Salboni is one of the twenty-nine blocks of West Midnapore district in West Bengal. It is under teh Medinipur Sadar subdivision anmd 409 villages and 10 panchayats. Area: 559.41 sq km Topography:
As my train, the Aranyak Express, thunders past the plains of South Bengal, I catch fleeting glimpses of the paddy fields, small towns and numerous stations on the way to my destination — West Medinipur district. The train chugs into the sta
Close on the heels of steep increase in diesel price and cap on supply of subsidised LPG, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said greater alignment of domestic rates with global prices was in the interest of both consumers and investors.
Arvind Kejriwal on Monday alleged that there was a "quid pro quo" between the Congress, which is supporting Salman Khurshid on his NGO`s controversy, and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav who is facing a disproportionate assets c
Airing scepticism over the inter-linking of rivers serving the desired purpose, social activist Medha Patkar today charged Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with embarking on the project in the state without consulting people. "
CBI has registered two fresh cases against two companies for alleged forgery and cheating in connection with its probe in the coal block allocation scam and carried out searches in 16 locations, including Delhi and Hyderabad. The ag
Inflation rose to its highest level this fiscal at 7.81 per cent in September as prices of wheat, cereals and diesel soared, a development that may restrain RBI from cutting interest rates at its monetary policy later this month. In
After his return from London where he was “feted and felicitated” by erstwhile masters of pre-independent India’s destiny, union law minister Salman Khurshid justifiably found it difficult to discard the colonial hangover that bo
Three naval personnel, including two officers, were on Monday killed when their Chetak helicopter crashed while landing at Dabolim naval base here. "All three personnel on board have died in the crash which took place at about 1000 ho
Central Bureau of Investigation has registered two fresh cases against two companies for alleged forgery and cheating in connection with its probe in the coal block allocation scam in India and carried out searches in 16 locations, including Delhi
The post-monsoon Bihar is a treat to those eyes accustomed to watching concrete structures. Vast expanse of verdant greenery dotted with thick growth of trees is a telling tale of the state’s continued defiance to rapid and mindless urbanisa
As the central government and Ekta Parishad signed an agreement on Thursday on the land reforms issue, women and land rights groups wanted to know how serious the government was on women’s land rights issue. “The deal between both the
Salman Khurshid has compared Arvind Kejriwal to ‘gutter snipes’ and threatened legal action, after the maverick anti-corruption activist alleged that a trust run by the union law minister and his wife has bungled public money. But, goi
The Rangarajan Committee on Friday recommended deregulation of the sugar sector, the only remaining industry that continues to be controlled by the government, by giving freedom to mills to sell sugar in the open market. It has also sugges
Voicing concern over frivolous and vexatious use of RTI Act, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the citizens` right to know should definitely be circumscribed if it encroaches on an individual`s privacy. "There is a fine bal
Mumbai Police has stepped up vigil after an anonymous letter sent to the state Secretariat `Mantralaya` threatened to bomb important government installations in Mumbai and Nagpur. The letter, received on Thursday, specified timings at whic
Under fire for allegedly abducting the top medical officer of Gonda, Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Revenue Vinod Kumar Singh resigned on Friday. "I have sent my resignation to the Chief Minister as I am a devoted worker of SP. I
CPI(M) leader Mohammed Salim has accused Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee of trying to be more "Leftist than the Leftists" by attacking the government over reforms including FDI in retail. However, the Trinamool Congress
On the eve of right to information`s (RTI) seventh anniversary, the national campaign for peoples` right to information (NCPRI), organised a public hearing on the transparency law in New Delhi on Friday. At the hearing, the recent SC order on appo
Ten days after landless poor from different parts of the country embarked on a protest march to Delhi, demanding urgent implementation of land reforms, the government staged a give-in and the march was called-off at Agra on Thursday. An agreement
