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Free annual health check-up for workers above 40 launched at Bihta ESIC hospital

Patna, May 7 (UNI) In a major step towards strengthening labour welfare and occupational health security, a nationwide free annual health check-up programme for workers above the age of 40 was launched on Thursday at the ESIC Medical College and Hospital.
The programme was inaugurated simultaneously at 12 locations across the country through virtual mode by union Labour and Employment as well as Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya from New Delhi.
The launch ceremony in Bihar was attended by Labour Resources Department Secretary Deepak Anand as chief guest and Labour Commissioner Rajesh Bharti as guest of honour.
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Santiniketan, Nov 10 (UNI) A rare collection of Mahabharata manuscripts preserved at Bengal's prestigious Visva-Bharati University's (VBU) Lipika Manuscriptorium has been inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) Regional Register in November 2026.

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TMC will not return to power for 100 years: Bengal CM vows at Nandigram Martyrs’ Day observance

10 Nov 2026 | 9:33 PM

Nandigram, Nov 10 (UNI) Declaring that the Trinamool Congress had been politically wiped out in West Bengal, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday asserted that the party would not return to power in the state for the next 100 years, as he paid tribute to the victims of the Nandigram land movement on the 10 November Martyrs’ Day.

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Bengal: Tea industry associations seek early notification of minimum sustainable price

10 Nov 2026 | 9:26 PM

Kolkata, Nov 10 (UNI) Five major tea industry associations have welcomed the recommendation of a Tea Board of India committee to introduce a Minimum Sustainable Price (MSP) for tea, saying the move would help bridge the widening gap between rising production costs and stagnant market prices and ensure better returns for tea producers, particularly small tea growers.

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Bengal: Arms, ammunition found in abandoned bag near New Jalpaiguri, around 150 cartridges recovered

10 Nov 2026 | 9:19 PM

Siliguri, Nov 10 (UNI) A bag containing firearms and around 150 cartridges was recovered from an abandoned spot at Jabravita, under New Jalpaiguri police station, on Tuesday morning, triggering concern over the possible movement of illegal arms and ammunition in the area.

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Suvendu turns Mamata’s neighbourhood into political stage

10 Nov 2026 | 9:13 PM

Kolkata, Nov 10 (UNI) Turning the narrow lanes of Harish Chatterjee Street into an unlikely political stage, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday walked past the residence of his predecessor Mamata Banerjee, stopping at one Kali Puja pandal after another, greeting residents, exchanging pleasantries with elderly people, showering affection on children and obliging neighbours with autographs.

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