At a time of mounting job cuts across sectors amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Darjeeling tea industry stands out with jobs available by the hundreds, but very few takers. Darjeeling gardens have been...

Output at Coal India fell more than 50 per cent during the three-day strike from July 2 to July 4, based on data released by the PSU. The public sector miner in a statement said that despite the stri...

The state government has asked schools in Jharkhand to do away with awards for students with 100 per cent attendance in a bid to discourage those who are unwell from attending classes, officials of th...

Face recognition, using a biometric, artificial intelligence-based application, is gaining global popularity. And unlocking mobile phones is not the only use it is being put to. Last year, an American...

A section of Kalyani University teachers demonstrated in front of the vice-chancellor’s office on Thursday demanding withdrawal of a new biometric attendance system.Tapas Banerjee, general secretary...

Calcutta University has turned down requests from a number of college principals to scrap the system of barring students from writing exams because of inadequate attendance.The university authorities ...

Daribhit High School resumed classes on Monday after a hiatus of 52 days but only around 400 of the 1,900-odd students were present. A clash on the school premises on September 20 seemed to have left ...

The Bihar Health Services Association (BHSA), the association of government doctors, on Sunday opposed the attendance norm for physicians working in state-run health-care facilities. The Associationâ€...

Sir — The 12th edition of the Indian Premier League is underway. It appears that bowlers of nearly every team are finding it impossible to contain Andre Russell of the Kolkata Knight Riders. The Jam...

The Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences here, Jharkhand's only state-run super-speciality hospital, will take the tech route to improve attendance of doctors and other staff.The RIMS management has...