The newly identified species are Simonia lawbah, a cave-dwelling ray spider from Meghalaya, and Hamataliwa papikonda, a lynx spider discovered in the forest canopy of Andhra Pradesh’s Papikonda National Park Hamataliwa papikonda Kolkata: Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have documented two new spider species from vastly different ecosystems in India, shedding fresh…
ECLGS was introduced in June amid the West Asia crisis Kolkata: As of July 16, a sum of Rs 11,272 crore has been sanctioned for different businesses under Centre’s Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS).ECLGS was introduced amid the West Asia crisis to provide a 100% credit guarantee scheme for MSMEs and 90% for non-MSME…
Calcutta High Court (file photo) Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday reserved its order on a plea seeking interim stay on the speaker’s appointment of Ritabrata Banerjee as leader of opposition in the Bengal assembly after arguments concluded before a division bench of justices Shampa Sarkar and Ajay Kumar Gupta.The court will decide if the…
Calcutta High Court (file photo) Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Friday extended Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s interim protection from coercive action in the Signgate case for one month on the grounds that the MP will attend summons and cooperate with the investigation. Justice Kaushik Chanda will hear the case again on July 23.The case against…
Bengal CM promises strictest action against those responsible for Murshidabad train accident KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday promised the “strictest possible action” against those responsible for the Murshidabad train tragedy that claimed three lives, including those of two school students, while asserting that negligence in the discharge of duty would not…
KOLKATA: Developing and nurturing bright young minds is crucial to build an inclusive knowledge-driven country where innovation should always be the backbone of India, Union minister of state for Education and minister of state for the Development of Northeastern Region Sukanta Majumdar said at the inauguration of a summer camp at IISER Kolkata. Majumdar, who…
Participants have been asked to wear black badges and armbands, while he stressed that the gathering would remain peaceful. KOLKATA: Security has been deployed around Bankra mosque following a call for a peaceful protest by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind’s West Bengal president Siddiqullah Chowdhury after authorities stopped access to the mosque, located within Kolkata airport premises, citing…
SILIGURI: A gruesome murder allegedly orchestrated over an extramarital affair was cracked by Bagdogra police within 48 hours with the arrest of five persons, including the victim’s wife and her alleged lover. Police said the accused allegedly conspired to eliminate the woman’s husband, beheaded him, and dumped his headless body in a tea garden in…
MURSHIDABAD: At least three people, including two school students, were killed and several others were injured after a train collided with a school van at a level crossing in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Friday, officials said.Visuals from the accident site showed the school van crushed after the collision, with more than 100 people gathered…
Kolkata: ITC Hotels has acquired a 100% equity stake in Ahmedabad-based GHK Hospitality and Infrastructures, which owns Welcomhotel Ahmedabad, for the enterprise value of Rs 155 crore. The hotel is currently operated by ITC under an operating services agreement. The acquisition is expected to be consummated within the current quarter.The 130-room upper-upscale business hotel has…
