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Tab fund of more students routed to N Dinajpur pupils

More students from different East Burdwan schools complained about not getting state's fund assistance for purchase of tablets and some problems were identified as wrongful submission of student's personal data and in certain cases some technical glitches could be ascertained.

Noted Tamil writer Rajanarayanan dies at 98

His first short story 'Mayamaana' was published in 1959. His writings on the lives of 'Karisal Bhoomi' (dry and hot land) of southern Tamil Nadu caught the reader's fancy.

I always have a story to complete: Ruskin Bond

Talking about the heavily illustrated book, Bond says that they are vital for a children's storybook. "I have always been fortunate to have excellent illustrators." The illustrations in the latest one are by Kashmira Sarode.

With humour and heart, quelling curiosity about periods

Told with a lot of humour and heart, this conversation starter, "What's the Big Secret" (Puffin), a full-colour illustrated book on periods, helps everyone, especially boys, understand the bodily process and quell their curiosity.