Another person fell victim to the H1N1 influenza in the city putting the death toll to two so far. The deceased Usha Sangvi, 62, died at a private hospital in the afternoon.
The resident of Watgunge was detected with the swine flu virus on July 26. “She was put on the ventilator at B.M. Birla Heart Research Centre since her admission. At a

The Centre has said that elements in Pakistan with the support of separatists were fomenting trouble in Jammu and Kashmir.
Minister of state for home affairs Ajay Maken said that the government is aware of anti-India elements based in Pakistan provoking the people of Kashmir with the support of certain sections of secessionist groups based in Kashmir on various pretexts to arouse the public sentiments.

The state government on Wednesday for the first time announced the surrender and rehabilitation policy for the Naxals and the Maoists. According to it, if a Naxal or Maoist surrenders, he or she will get Rs 2,000 per month for 36 months, besides getting vocational training at free of cost.

Three new medical colleges will start functioning from the academic session in 2011. State health minister Suryakanta Mishra made this announcement in the Assembly on Wednesday.

Railway minister and Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday evening to draw his attention to law and order situation in West Bengal as also the situation in Lalgarh where, she has already declared, she would be holding a party rally on August 9.

The state government has asked Tata Motors for its plans for the abandoned Nano project site at Singur. This was revealed by state industry minister Nirupam Sen in the Assembly. He was replying to a question from Congress Legislature Party leader Manas Bhunia.

The Opposition made a valiant bid corner the government on the issue of rising prices on Wednesday in both houses of the Parliament. Left party MPs belonging to the CPI(M), CPI, Forward Bloc and RSP, on the other hand, are planning to sit on dharna at the main gate of Parliament House on Thursday before the two houses commence their respective sittings for the day. They will be joined by MPs belonging to the AIADMK, BJD and TDP.

Upgradation of colonies within one kilometre of Delhi Metro lines to a higher category, factoring in the city land value and rent value of the properties are some of the measures suggested by the municipal valuation committee (MVC) to augment the property tax receipts of the MCD. The committee’s report was submitted to the standing

RJD chief Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday stated that he would like the Parliament to discuss in detail issue of alleged misuse of the CBI for political purposes. Mr Yadav asserted that he and the Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav were not afraid of CBI but would like to know to what extent the investigative agency is willing to go in the case of the killing of Sohrabuddin.

The high court on Wednesday asked the Centre to frame guidelines for restructuring of Nafed in order to stop alleged embezzlement of funds by officials.
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Manmohan asked the ministry of agriculture to convene a meeting with at least five members of Nafed and the nodal committee, set up following a court order, to frame guidelines and inform the court by next date of hearing.