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Everything you need to know about Maitra Bazar: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

CID officer, student commit suicide in Jharkhand

March 21, 2013 at 6:25 PM

Ranchi, March 21 (IANS) A senior CID officer and an engineering student committed suicide in the Jharkhand capital Thursday in two separate incidents, police said.

Award for unsung heroes launched in Kolkata

October 3, 2012 at 5:50 PM

Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) 'Officer's Choice Anandalok Salaam Bengal' - an award recognising the contributions of unsung heroes of society was launched Wednesday here amid much fanfare.

Prohibitive ticket prices keep Indian diaspora off Olympics opening

July 24, 2012 at 3:07 PM

London, July 24 (IANS) With three days to go for the Olympics opening ceremony, the rush for tickets is intense - but not for the estimated 1.6 million Indians in Britain.

Increasing female literacy can be a force multiplier for pushing socio-economic development: Patil

September 8, 2011 at 5:29 PM

New Delhi, Sep 8 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Thursday said that increasing female literacy has the potential of becoming a force multiplier in pushing forward socio-economic development of the nation.

Doctors' strike affects medical services in Hyderabad

May 9, 2011 at 2:04 PM

Hyderabad, May 9 (ANI): With junior doctors at government hospitals going on strike here, medical services in Hyderabad have been severely affected.

Sikkim gets its first Public art festival

March 23, 2011 at 3:05 PM

Gangtok, Mar.23 (ANI): Sikkim has organized its first ever art festival in Gangtok to create awareness among the locals about art and environment safety.

Sania's family, relatives visit historic places in Lahore

April 26, 2010 at 12:11 PM

Lahore, Apr 26(ANI): Indian tennis star Sania Mirza's family and other relatives visited the Data Darbar in Lahore to pray and lay flowers at the tomb of Hazrat Syed Al-Hajweri, a famous Persian Sufi saint.

W. Bengal Law Minister visits Maoist affected West Midnapore

October 21, 2009 at 1:33 PM

West Midnapore, Oct 21 (ANI): West Bengal Law Minister Rabilal Maitra visited West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Wednesday.

Elephant rescued from a ditch in West Bengal

May 31, 2009 at 11:55 AM

Jalpaiguri, May 31 (ANI): Forest rangers in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District have rescued an elephant that had fallen into a ditch.

India-US team finds new therapy for pancreatic cancer

December 30, 2008 at 10:58 AM

Washington, Dec 30 (IANS) A team of Indian and American scientists has found a new way of treating pancreatic cancer that kills nine in 10 of some 40,000 people diagnosed with the disease in the US each year.

Amid anti-poll protests, very low voting in Srinagar

December 24, 2008 at 12:51 PM

Srinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) Voters trickled in slowly in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar region where polling for the seventh and last phase of the elections Wednesday was underway amid sporadic protests and a boycott call by separatists.

President distributes literacy awards

January 1, 2008 at 12:00 AM

New Delhi, Sept 8 (ANI): President Pratibha Devisingh Patil today distributed Satyen Maitra Literacy Award on the occasion of International Literacy Day at Vigyan Bahwan.