The water level in the Yamuna reached 205.77 metres on Wednesday, 94 cm above the danger mark. Taking into account the slight rise in the water level, the city government’s flood control department said that the flood scare is not over yet. An official of the irrigation and flood control department said the water level will remain

The Delhi government and the Common-wealth Games Organising Committee dispatched letters to the Canadian and Australian Games Federations on Wednesday, explaining that the dengue situation in the host city is under control and it is safe for the delegations to arrive. A group of Australian and Canadian athletes, who were

Five senior officers of the Dum Dum Central Jail, including the jail superintendent, have been suspended on the allegation of mental and physical torture on some prisoners. Departmental proceedings against the officers will also be started shortly. The state administration has asked the additional director general (prisons) B.D. Sharma to investigate into the incident which happened on August 23.

Trinamul Congress chief and railway minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday held a meeting with governor M.K. Narayanan for nearly half-an-hour at the Raj Bhavan. Although Ms Banerjee parried questions on the agenda of her meeting, party insiders revealed that she had gone to invite the governor for the inauguration of the new

After Salt Lake Sector V, Rajarhat New Town and Bantala, the IT companies have got a fourth destination in Kolkata as chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the East Kolkata IT Park at Nonadanga near Kasba. Spread over 10 acres, it will house the facilities of the Rolta India, the HSBC Electronics Data Processing India Pvt Ltd and the HCL Infosystems.

In an apparent message to Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that his party was ready to join hands with the Trinamul Congress for an alliance but it would not bow down its head. “We have a partnership with the Trinamul Congress but it cannot be without self respect. Ham unka haath pakdenge lekin sar nahin jhukaenge,” he added.

In an apparent reply to Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi’s “two Bengals” barb against the CPI(M), party politburo member Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said there were two Indias.

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan won his fourth national award as best actor for his brilliant portrayal of the extraordinary character Auro in Paa, which was also named best Hindi film and won awards for best supporting actress (Arundhati Nag) and best makeup (Christein Tinsley and Dominie Till). Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots, meanwhile, won the best popular film award and also for best lyrics (Swanand Kirkere).

The country is set to emulate Gujarat in tracking pregnant women and children on a continuing basis through a constant monitoring of their health, nutrition and immunisation profile. Twenty-three officials of health and family welfare departments from the Union ministry of health and National Informatics Centre (NIC) from eight

In a significant development, the Army has stepped in to help the police and paramilitary forces in restoring peace in Kashmir Valley and particularly frustrate Syed Ali Shah Geelani-led Hurriyat Conference’s fresh calendar of protests and strikes announced here on Tuesday.