Kolkata: The third consecutive hike in petrol and diesel prices in 10 days is forcing many car owners to consider switching over to public transport for daily commute. Many people who drove to their workplaces in their own cars till Saturday have decided that they will use public transport, especially Metro and AC buses, to…
Kolkata: The Orange Line overcame its most difficult hurdle and managed to bridge the 62m viaduct gap atop the busy Chingrighata crossing early on Sunday.Making full use of the continuous day-night block since Friday night, RVNL was able to place 12 concrete pieces across the 34m viaduct gap between piers 318 and 319 around 7…
Kolkata: In a thought-provoking session that blurred the lines between science and philosophy, a renowned astrophysicist and former director of MP Birla Planetarium, Dr Debiprosad Duari invited students to confront the possibility that human existence is a product of sheer cosmic accident. He underscored the precarious nature of our existence by describing the sun as…
Kolkata: The mere involvement of a vehicle in an accident cannot invite criminal charges under animal cruelty laws unless there is evidence of intent to cause harm, the Calcutta High Court has held while quashing a criminal case against a Howrah man accused of running over a stray dog.The single bench of Justice Ajoy Kumar…
Kolkata: Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has sought 10 days’ time for submission of detailed building-plan drawings to Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) buildings department executive engineers, said municipal commissioner Smita Pandey on Sunday. The appeal reached the KMC buildings department through Banerjee’s lawyer, KMC sources said. However, his lawyers may visit KMC this week, sources…
Kolkata: The civic body has put up demolition notices on several buildings in Tiljala and Beleghata, giving residents 48 hours to vacate the properties branded “unauthorised”. Residents who had moved into those buildings in the past 15 years feel the bulldozer fear and are worried about moving homes in a short span of time. What…
Kolkata: Several vehicles, including a police vehicle fitted with a blue beacon, an SUV and a luxury bus, were allegedly vandalised by a group of armed miscreants in Sodepur around 4.30 am on Sunday morning. Police are examining CCTV footage to identify and capture the attackers. Witnesses said the goons arrived in an auto and…
BJP secured a massive victory in Falta, winning by over a lakh votes, marking its highest margin in the 2026 assembly elections. KOLKATA/FALTA: CPM came in a distant second – but a second, nevertheless – in the first election to an assembly seat after BJP’s victory in the recent state poll. Debangshu Panda of BJP…
Kolkata: Aortic dissection — a potentially fatal condition in which the inner wall of the aorta, the body’s main artery, ruptures — causes a significant number of deaths in Bengal but remains one of the most underdiagnosed and delayed-to-treat ailments, experts said at the 4th Eastern India Aortic Conclave 2026, which concluded in Kolkata on…
Kolkata: The KMC on Sunday launched a massive drive to demolish illegal buildings ‘linked’ to Trinamool councillor Faiz Ahmed Khan, real-estate promoters, Beleghata strongman Raju Naskar and Kasba strongman Sona Pappu (now in ED custody). According to a buildings department source, a special hearing officer on Saturday ordered complete demolition of these buildings as they…
