Fat, not sugar, contributes to Type-2 diabetes
September 4th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) Fat, not sugar, contributes to the more common Type-2 diabetes, said a leading scientist of the Visva Bharati University here Tuesday"Diabetes exists in two forms, Type-1 ... Read more...
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Visva Bharati victim joins another school
July 18th, 2012 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July (IANS) In spite of repeated requests by the Visva Bharati University to return to its Patha Bhavan school, the ten-year-old girl hosteller who was made to lick her ... Read more...
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Visva Bharati shocker: Varsity team visits student
July 12th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 11 (IANS) A team from the Visva-Bharati University Wednesday visited the house of the 10-year-old girl, four days after she was allegedly made to lick her own urine ... Read more...
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Vishva Bharati case: Girl yet to recover from shock (Lead)
July 10th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) Traumatised and shocked, the 10-year-old girl who was allegedly made to drink her own urine in the Visva-Bharati campus as a punishment for bedwetting is ... Read more...
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Vishva-Bharati case: Girl refuses to go back to school
July 10th, 2012 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 10 (IANS) The 10-year-old student who was allegedly made to drink her own urine in West Bengal's Visva-Bharati campus as a punishment for bedwetting says she does not ... Read more...
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PMO seeks report in Visva-Bharti incident
July 9th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Prime Minister Office(PMO) Monday sought a report in the incident of a class 5 student of West Bengal's Visva-Bharati university school being allegedly forced ... Read more...
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Child panel demands report in Visva-Bharati incident
July 9th, 2012 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) India's apex child rights panel Monday asked West Bengal and the Visva-Bharati university to take action within 10 days in the incident of a class ... Read more...
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Riot of colours as Holi celebrated with gaiety (Intro Roundup)
March 8th, 2012 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Vibrant red, blue, green, yellow and pink colours spread joy and merriment as people across India celebrated the festival of Holi Thursday by smearing coloured ... Read more...
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Riot of colours as Holi celebrated with gaiety (Roundup)
March 8th, 2012 - 7:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Vibrant red, blue, green, yellow and pink colours spread joy and merriment as people across north India celebrated the festival of Holi Thursday by smearing ... Read more...
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West Bengal celebrates Dol, Holi
March 8th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) West Bengal celebrated the festival of Holi - or "Dol Jatra" as it is called - with colour, songs and prayers amidst heightened security Thursday.Thousands of ... Read more...
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Tripura varsity confers honorary doctorate on Hasina
January 12th, 2012 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari Thursday conferred an honorary doctorate of Tripura University on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina."I am extremely grateful to the university ... Read more...
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Follow Tagore’s message to meet world’s challenges: President
November 29th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Santiniketan (West Bengal), Nov 29 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Tuesday said challenges like injustice and repression can be met through Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's message of fortitude, openness of ... Read more...
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London’s V&A; Museum showcases Tagore, Kalighat paintings
October 18th, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 18 (IANS) The Victoria & Albert Museum in London is carrying the cultural pact signed between India and Britain in July 2010 to the next level, with ... Read more...
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Tagore paintings ‘a huge draw’ in South Korea
September 23rd, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) An exhibition of 49 original paintings of Rabindranath Tagore now on display in the South Korean capital are drawing hundreds every day."It has been a ... Read more...
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Tagore souvenirs released on birth anniversary
May 7th, 2011 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Several commemorative souvenirs on Rabindranath Tagore, including a compilation of the digital prints of his paintings, a DVD pack of his restored movies and ... Read more...
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Tagore was Bengal’s Shakespeare: Sonia Gandhi
May 7th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore "is the Shakespeare from Bengal" and "it is our (country's) privilege to pay tribute to the greatest genuis of our ... Read more...
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Vote for Left Front, appeals Somnath
April 20th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) He was expelled from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) three years ago, but former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee has appealed to voters to ... Read more...
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Sit-in at Visva Bharati in Hazare’s support
April 8th, 2011 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Teachers, non-teaching staff and former students of Visva Bharati University founded by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore Friday held a sit-in to express their solidarity with social ... Read more...
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West Bengal celebrates Holi with traditional fervour
March 19th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The festival of colours Holi or Dol Yatra, as it is called in the state, was celebrated with traditional fervour with songs and dances in West ... Read more...
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Tagore memorabilia to get new home in Santiniketan
March 19th, 2011 - 11:04 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Visva-Bharati University set up by Rabindranath Tagore at Santiniketan in West Bengal has received 19 tentative blueprints from architects for a new state-of-the-art Tagore ... Read more...
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Australia to help set up Tagore museum in Visva-Bharati
March 15th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Australia will provide technical help to set up a proposed museum on Rabindranath Tagore in Visva-Bharati Univeristy, the Australian High Commission said here Tuesday.A two-day ... Read more...
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Australia, Visva-Bharati to collaborate on Tagore Museum
March 15th, 2011 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar. 15 (ANI): AusHeritage, Australia's international cultural heritage network and Visva-Bharati University will have a joint forum in Santiniketan on March 15-16, 2011 to develop a functional brief for identifying ... Read more...
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Blacklist the black gowns! Voices in Panjab University
February 12th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Alkesh Sharma
Chandigarh, Feb 12 (IANS) Black gowns at convocation ceremonies are back in the news with a Panjab University syndicate member, supported by some faculty members and students, appealing to ... Read more...
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Troopers arrested for harassing, assaulting girl students
February 6th, 2011 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS) Two troopers of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) were arrested in West Bengal's Birbhum district Sunday for allegedly assaulting two girl students of Visva-Bharati University, police said."Acting ... Read more...
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‘Hopeful of Viswa-Bharati getting world heritage status’
January 14th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) The central government Thursday said it was hopeful of Visva-Bharati University in West Bengal's Birbhum district being listed as a Unesco world heritage site."They (Unesco team) have visited ... Read more...
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Chinese checkers: Mandarin teachers in short supply in India
December 15th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
By Anjali Ojha
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) Growing economic and cultural ties with China may have spurred a demand for Mandarin but experts say strict visa norms are preventing teachers of the ... Read more...
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South India’s Kathakali debuts in Bangladesh
November 4th, 2010 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) Kathakali, the ancient dance form from South India's Kerala state, has made its debut here.A workshop was held at Shanto Marium University of Creative Technology Oct 26-31 and ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi wants Congress in West Bengal strengthened
September 15th, 2010 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Sep 15 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asked party activists to strengthen the party in West Bengal for an all-out fight against the CPI-M in the next ... Read more...
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Becoming PM not the only job: Rahul Gandhi
September 14th, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by ANI
Shantiniketan, Sep 14 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said becoming the Prime Minister of the country is not the only job in the world, adding that there are ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi’s take on fighting corruption
September 14th, 2010 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Santiniketan (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, interacting with students of Visva-Bharati here Tuesday, said allegations of corruption always draw applause but those who come up with ... Read more...
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Rahul skirts query on whether he will be next PM
September 14th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Santiniketan (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Tuesday adroitly deflected a question on whether he would be India's next prime minister and said serving the country should ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi arrives in West Bengal on three-day visit
September 14th, 2010 - 2:39 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Sep 14 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived here today on a three-day visit of West Bengal in order to rejuvenate the state Congress ahead of next year's assembly ... Read more...
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Rahul gets tumultuous welcome in Santiniketan
September 14th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Santiniketan (West Bengal), Sep 14 (IANS) "Rahulda" and "Rahulji" they shouted, surging forward to shake hands with him or seek his autograph. Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was given a tumultuous ... Read more...
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‘Rahul seeks pointed queries at Visva-Bharati session’
September 14th, 2010 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
Santiniketan (West Bengal), Sep 13 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has let it be known that he was looking forward to tackling pointed questions on any topic during a 40-minute ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi on three-day Bengal visit from Sep 14
September 11th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi will be on a three-day visit to West Bengal starting Sep 14 to boost the Youth Congress membership drive in the state, ... Read more...
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