Kolkata: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) handled 64 million tonnes (MT) cargo between April 2025 and Feb 2026, surpassing 63.9 MT traffic in the 2024-25 fiscal, in a major operational milestone.Kolkata Port Trust said the port had exceeded last year’s overall cargo throughput with a month remaining in the current fiscal, demonstrating sustained growth…
MUMBAI: A new nationwide survey of 1,200 doctors claims that India’s medical workforce is under mounting strain. 91% of doctors would discourage their children from choosing medicine as a profession in the current climate. Nearly half, 47%, said they had actively considered leaving the profession.The study reports that 67% doctors have faced medico-legal complaints and…
NEW DELHI: Delhi govt has extended the existing 2020-21 excise policy, which was set to expire on March 31 this year, up to March 31, 2027, to ensure continuity of the policy and prevent disruption in liquor supply in the capital as the new excise policy is yet to be approved by govt. This is…
CHENNAI: Congress and DMK started their seat-sharing talks at DMK headquarters on Saturday, with Congress asking for 41 assembly seats and two Rajya Sabha seats. DMK offered 25 assembly seats, the same as in 2021, and one Rajya Sabha seat. Power sharing, DMK told Congress, is off the table.DMK initially considered giving two additional assembly…
Patna: Patna Metro Rail Corporation Limited (PMRCL) announced that, on the occasion of Holi, falling on March 4, metro train services will remain unavailable during the morning. This temporary suspension is being implemented to allow safe celebration of the festival and to manage any potential challenges related to large gatherings, colour play, or related activities…
Hazaribag: Panic gripped Kutuma village under Ranichuwa panchayat late in the district on Saturday night after an elephant entered the area, prompting the administration to issue a public alert.Block development officer (BDO) Jaipal Mahto said information about the elephant’s movement was received late Saturday night, following which the forest department and other officials were alerted.“A…
Dhanbad: The authorities of Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, on Monday inaugurated the ‘Heritage Network Annual General Assembly-2026’, marking a significant step towards deepening academic collaboration between India and Europe.The four-day international conference, organised by the Office of the Dean (International Relations & Alumni Affairs) in association with the department of…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs (MEA) has set up a special control room to assist Indian nationals affected by the escalating crisis in West Asia and the Gulf region. The move comes amid growing security concerns as tensions continue to rise across the region.“A Control Room has been set up in the Ministry…
Kolkata: On March 8, Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will hold a political rally in South 24 Parganas’ Raidighi, merely 17 km away from the spot in Mathurapur where Union home minister Amit Shah held his ‘Poriborton Yatra’ on Monday. On Monday, meanwhile, Banerjee criticised the BJP ‘yatra’.“The zamindars have started a Rath Yatra….
MUMBAI: If the relentless upsurge in bullion prices over prolonged war between Russia-Ukraine and the turbulence in the Middle East were not enough, the actual breakout of war in West Asia has aggravated rates once again.Bullion traders and their associations speculate that gold could attain Rs 2 lakh per 10 gm and silver may well…
