Fang marks on the child’s leg Kolkata: The private school near Ruby Hospital remained closed on Wednesday to conduct a thorough inspection of the premises to ensure it was clear of snakes. The student is undergoing treatment at a private hospital and is in stable condition.A Class 3 student of the school suffered a snakebite…
Special Investigation Team to probe blaze Kolkata: Nine people, at least five of them Bangladeshi nationals, choked to death in their sleep after a fire broke out at a lodge inside a five-storey building on Free School Street in central Kolkata around 1.40 am Wednesday, trapping guests inside smoke-filled rooms. Around 80 people were rescued…
Kolkata: Kolkata’s Municipal Building Committee — the final sanctioning authority for a wide range of construction proposals — has not met for six months, resulting in more than 300 projects getting stuck in a bureaucratic freeze.The deadlock has halted approvals for several categories of projects, including commercial developments, residential projects on 500-square-metre plots, hospitals, educational…
Debasish Dutta and his wife Afsana Kolkata: Tuesday evening was marked with joy for Kushtia resident Debasish Dutta as he and his family picked out new clothes for Durga Puja along the alleys of New Market.Barely seven hours after the shopping outing, the bodies of the family of four — Debasish, his wife Afsana, the…
Naushad Ali, a lawyer from Islampur in Uttar Dinajpur, had travelled to Kolkata with his colleagues to attend a hearing at Calcutta High Court Kolkata: Among those trapped in the blaze that broke out a little before 2 am in the five-story building housing multiple hotels was a lawyer from Islampur in Uttar Dinajpur. Naushad…
The fire brigade headquarters on Free School Street Kolkata: The building that was up in flames and the headquarters of fire and emergency services were about 40m apart on Free School Street (Mirza Ghalib Street). There wasn’t any delay in response either. The fire brigade had arrived at the spot in about a minute after…
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari (file photo) Kolkata: In a move aimed at resolving land issues holding up industrial projects, the Bengal cabinet on Wednesday proposed leasehold allotment of land in eight industrial parks under West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (WBIDCL) to 24 industrial units. The parcels cover 463.1 acres and 6,397.2 sq…
Kolkata: The state govt on Wednesday informed the Calcutta High Court that it has withdrawn a notification mandating teachers to engage in census work after school hours and on weekends.This came a day after the HC flagged a lack of coordination between the state and the Centre over the work schedule for teachers assigned census…
Ministers Agnimitra Paul at Mirza Ghalib Street Kolkata: A prod from chief minister Suvendu Adhikari prompted the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to form a five-member committee to assess fire safety in residential and commercial buildings in the city. Two members will come from KMC’s buildings and trade licence departments, and three from fire services, CESC…
A case was filed against Mahua Moitra alleging she insulted women and delivered hate speech, following which pre-cognisance summonses were issued to her Krishnanagar: A Krishnanagar court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for failing to appear before it despite repeated summonses. The court directed that an execution report…
