Residents alleged that the water reservoirs and the water treatment system at the complex have not been maintained properly for a long time Kolkata: More than two dozen residents of Siddha Happyville, a housing complex near Rajarhat Chowmatha, have reportedly fallen ill after allegedly consuming contaminated water supplied from the complex’s reservoir, prompting residents to…
The assessee numbers of more than 9 lakh property taxpayers in Kolkata will change Kolkata: Following the delimitation exercise, the assessee numbers of more than 9 lakh property taxpayers in Kolkata will change as the ward numbers to which the assessee numbers are linked are undergoing a major rejig following the addition of 65 new…
Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha held a late-night review meeting on Saturday, soon after returning from Delhi, amid widespread protests over high electricity bills, smart meter installation and frequent power outages.The protests were triggered by complaints of exorbitant electricity bills and recurring outages following the installation of smart meters. Several offices of the Tripura State…
Kolkata: Disoriented by laser beams, the pilot of a Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to reposition his craft and delay the landing barely 15 km away from Kolkata airport on Saturday night. The plane, with 159 passengers and seven crew members on board, had to gain elevation and circled for some time before making a…
CM Suvendu Adhikari with parents of the RG Kar rape-murder victim at the memorial event in Panihati on Sunday Kolkata: The state govt will set up an inquiry commission to investigate the RG Kar rape-murder case, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday, exactly two years after the crime shook Bengal and the nation. Police…
The city’s average PM2.5 concentration remained above India’s prescribed standard through Jan-June Kolkata: Kolkata bucked West Bengal’s broader trend of improving air quality in the first half of 2026, recording a rise in fine particulate pollution even as Howrah, Asansol, Durgapur and Barrackpore registered significant declines, finds an analysis by an independent research organisation, Centre…
Kolkata: The crackling sound over walkie-talkies announcing the VIP call sign, “Charlie Mike on the go” (Chief Minister on the move), will soon be a thing of the past.The police Wireless Branch, which maintains radio communication networks to enable instant real-time data transmission between field officers and headquarters, will be relieved of its VIP security…
Road opened for cars at Mechhua market Kolkata: In a city where bulldozers have become synonymous with drive against encroachments since the new govt assumed office in May, clearance of roads and pavements at Mechhua fruit market has taken a different route.Govt has cleared decades-old encroachments from one of central Kolkata’s busiest commercial pockets without…
CM Suvendu Adhikari hands over the Paschimbanga Loktantra Senani Samman to a recipient at Nabanna on Sunday Kolkata: In a first in Bengal, 325 people imprisoned during the 1975 Emergency were conferred the Paschimbanga Loktantra Senani Samman by the state govt on Sunday. CM Suvendu Adhikari handed over the honour at a special programme at…
CM Suvendu Adhikari hands over the Paschimbanga Loktantra Senani Samman to a recipient at Nabanna on Sunday Kolkata: In a first in Bengal, 325 people imprisoned during the 1975 Emergency were conferred the Paschimbanga Loktantra Senani Samman by the state govt on Sunday. CM Suvendu Adhikari handed over the honour at a special programme at…
