This in turn will require us to invest in applied research and market oriented innovation for which we need a huge build-up of Academia-Research-Industry Partnership.

In a letter issued to CPIM leaders, the Kolkata Police has asked them to come for interrogation within 72 hours of receiving the letter.

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Among the 42 doctors, 12 were transferred out of Kolkata. The transfer order triggered uproar with the Opposition accusing the government of “punitive action”.

Talking about reverse migration, he pointed out that, “In India, workers are going back to villages, which we can term as reverse migration. In India, 90% workers are in the informal sector.

The CBI was directed by the court to file an interim report about the progress of its investigation.

Resident doctors at all medical colleges in West Bengal have scaled up their protests over the incident and struck work, including boycott of all emergency and non-emergency services.  

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The network of touts is spread in all the sections of the hospital – from the OPDs to Emergency to admission department to laboratory. The huge rush of patients -- about 2,500 patients visit the OPDs and about 1,500 the Emergency section of the hospital on a daily average.

Addressing the strike by the Junior doctors, the Chief Minister urged them to continue to provide service to the patients.

Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus was sworn in as the head of the interim government in Bangladesh Thursday.

Maintaining a strict vigil at the border, the Bangladeshis were removed from the spot by the Border Guards Bangladesh personnel, the Border Security Force confirmed.

This time, the 'Briksha Ropan' programme will be held at the old fairground, it said.

As per the HMI, this is the first divyangjan expedition to hoist the largest Indian flag atop Mt Kilimanjaro.

Currently, 18 per cent GST is charged on life and medical insurance premiums.

The weather office has issued a yellow alert for Sunday across several districts in Bengal. “Heavy rainfall (07-11cm) is likely to occur at one or two places over Kalimpong,

According to the central probe agency, Anisur Rahman, who is the Deganga block president of the TMC, and his brother Alif Noor allegedly diverted proceeds of the scam to their companies.

Following a two-day discussion on the resolution, which was brought by the state's Law Minister Moloy Ghatak and other Trinamool Congress members on Wednesday, the House passed it on voice vote on Thursday.

As a pilot project, the initiative will be first launched in Kolkata and later expanded to the whole of Bengal.

Earlier, Speaker Biman Banerjee had suspended the Question Hour session to facilitate discussion on the special notice.

The TMC leader, Raktim Kar, however, denied the allegations, alleging that it was an attempt to tarnish the image of the ruling party in West Bengal.

Mamata Banerjee also alleged that the state government was not invited to discussions between India and Bangladesh over the renewal of the Farakka Treaty

The local TMC leader, Gopal Tiwari, seen in the purported video was released on bail on Sunday. Sources said that police did not oppose the bail plea in the court.