The tenure of the current Insurance Regulatory & Development Authority of India (Irdai) chairperson, Debasish Panda, is set to end on March 13, and the Ministry of Finance has invited applications for the post.
The Kannada actress Ranya Rao gold smuggling case is slowly but surely assuming the proportions of a full-blown political war between the opposition BJP and the ruling Congress regime in the state, with accusations and counter-accusations heating up the political temperature.
For years, saffron cultivation in India has been synonymous with the Kashmir Valley, but the North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) has changed the narrative. Through innovative technology, scientific planning and farmer training, NECTAR has successfully cultivated saffron in the north-east, opening new doors of opportunity for local farmers.
Inviting a minister for a cultural programme by Gauhati Press Club (earlier Guwahati Press Club) seemingly touched the wrong chord, as the issue has gone out of proportion
At the moment, there are a total of 30 faculty members functioning on a contractual basis at the NIT. 15 of these teachers have gone to seek solace from the High Court citing rulings of the Supreme Court inter alia regularisation of contractual employees after prolonged service on ad-hoc basis.
The Howrah shooting incident, in which IC of Chanditala police station, Hooghly sustained bullet injury in the presence of a woman, turned murkier today, as investigations revealed that the alleged shooting had occurred from a local firearm usually used by miscreants and not the service revolver of the cop.
The English Bazar Police have detained five individuals in connection with a case involving threatening phone calls made to Krishnendu Narayan Choudhury, chairman of the English Bazar Municipality in Malda and a senior Trinamul Congress (TMC) leader.
In yet another provocative act, China conducted a second live firing exercise on Saturday in the Tasman Sea situated between Australia and New Zealand.
The tribal communities, unfortunately, are losing the legacy of their own cultural heritage and identity, said Bulu Chik Baraik, minister of state for backward classes welfare & tribal development here today during the inauguration of the 30th tribal drama competition.
Six persons died and many injured while traveling in two SUVs on the way to Kumbh Mela from Goghat and Gorbeta.
