Kolkata: From airway inflammation to increased susceptibility to respiratory infection and reduced lung function, pollution is taking an increasing toll on lung health of individuals.Doctors said children whose lungs are yet to get developed are the most vulnerable to the rising pollution.The impact of air pollution on lung health was among the important topics discussed…
Wreckage of a school van after its collision with a train at the Karnasubarna railway crossing in Behrampore, Murshidabad district of West Bengal, on Friday, July 17, 2026. At least four people, including three schoolchildren, were killed and several others suffered injuries in the accident. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata: To end dangerous track crossings, Eastern Railway’s…
Salanpur (West Burdwan): Protests erupted in West Burdwan’s Salanpur block on Sunday after locals belonging to the Bauri community alleged they were being prevented from entering a Durga temple in Karmakar Para of Athora gram panchayat.Community members gathered outside the temple around 11am, locked its main gate and staged a demonstration against the alleged discrimination.A…
Messi jersey sale in Kolkata Kolkata: It was literally the Bijoya Dashami of World Cup football on Sunday but the magic of Lionel Messi or LM 10 and Argentina helped traders fill their coffers not just at Bidhan Market, but even the official stores of Messi’s jersey spread across the city.Argentina’s blue-white jersey sold ten…
TMC leader in Rajya Sabha Derek O’Brien (file photo) Kolkata: Trinamool and NCPI took sharply divergent positions on the BJP-led NDA’s legislative agenda on Saturday, with the Mamata Banerjee camp urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to halt two proposed bills, even as NCPI pledged support to all govt legislation.In a letter to the PM, Trinamool…
Kolkata decked up in World Cup colours: Argentina fans on Sunday at Ganapati Seva Dol club; photo by Sayantan Chakraborty Kolkata: As the city favourites squared up with the dark horses who showed a late burst of brilliance, threatening to halt the blue-and-white brigade’s march to glory, Kolkata split, almost right down the middle, to…
Travel agent Anil Punjabi with family and friends at his home ahead of the match Travel agent Anil Punjabi watched the match with family and friends on a big screen at his home Kolkata: Loyalties changed, colours were switched and heroes altered as some of the big teams tumbled in the run-up to the World…
Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah with West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari during the inauguration ceremony of the Museum of Word (Shabdalok), at the National Library campus in Kolkata, Sunday, July 19, 2026. Kolkata: It was time Bengal, once “a global beacon of Indian consciousness”, was made capable of awakening the consciousness of the…
Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee (file pic) Kolkata: Calcutta High Court, in an urgent hearing on Sunday, ordered a status quo on the demolition of the five-storey Amtala building in South 24 Parganas which serves as Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s Diamond Harbour constituency office, until the end of July or until further orders. The matter will…
Haldia: In a tragic attempt to save each other from a live wire, three members of a family, including a 12-year-old boy, were electrocuted on Saturday evening at Kumarpur village in Haldia.The incident took place around 7 pm when Siraj Ali Mollik tried to handle a wire in his house. When Siraj was shocked, his…
