Kolkata: A partly sliced off left thumb and a copper bracelet helped families identify two workers who died in the Taratala warehouse collapse. Their bodies were kept at SSKM Hospital’s morgue on Friday.The two workers were Suman Karmakar (37) of Shyamnagar and Swapan Mondal (56) of Jagaddal. They were brought to the hospital between Thursday…
Plan to revive Kolkata’s tram network Kolkata: In a push for clean urban mobility, the state has engaged RITES (Rail India Technical and Economic Service) to prepare a blueprint for the revival of trams in the city. The initiative aims at modernising and restoring Asia-Pacific’s oldest surviving tram network, integrating it into Kolkata’s rapidly expanding…
Kolkata: Chandan Sarker, owner of a construction firm, has lodged a complaint at the Survey Park PS against Tarak Chakraborty, former councillor and a former KMC borough chairman, accusing him of Rs 1 crore extortion, death threats and property damage. Sarker claimed Chakraborty used his political clout and local thugs to disrupt his projects as…
CM Suvendu Adhikari at an event to mark the 189th birth anniversary of Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay Kolkata: Bengal govt will not only implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) but also bring tough laws on land jihad, love jihad and forcible conversions, chief minister Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday, adding, “Keep the faith. Please allow us some…
Kolkata: The toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse rose to 16 on Friday after three more bodies were pulled out of the debris, the last around 1.10 am, and two injured workers died at SSKM Hospital on Thursday night and Friday evening.One of the bodies recovered early on Friday was yet to be identified till…
Officials will examine under-construction projects for major violations, recommend rejection where required or suggest rectification measures to protect sanctioned plans Kolkata: Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari on Friday widened the ambit of the special audit of building plans and the construction pause at private high-rise and commercial projects to include more municipalities around Kolkata, but clarified…
Kolkata: A family disagreement turned into a life-saving decision for 35-year-old metal casting worker Dharmendra Chowdhury of Jagaddal in North 24-Parganas, who narrowly escaped becoming a victim of the Taratala warehouse roof collapse after deciding not to take up a week-long assignment at the site.Chowdhury had initially agreed to work at the under-construction warehouse, where…
The Taki Municipality has issued demolition notices to two multi-storey guest houses, Taki City Guest House and Disha Riverside Hotel, built illegally on the banks of the Ichhamati, directing the facilities to complying with a directive from the Calcutta High Court. The civic body has set July 1 as the deadline for demolition. The HC…
Kolkata: The El Nino effect has started showing in Kolkata this monsoon, with heavy rain happening in clusters interspersed with dry and warm periods. Severe disruptions like the ones triggered by Thursday’s deluge could continue as the monsoon progresses, warned meteorologists.While Kolkata was lashed by a severe thunderstorm and 59 mm of rainfall on Tuesday,…
Kolkata: VietJet Thailand is set to fly into the city again on July 1, some 11 weeks after it had withdrawn the Kolkata-Bangkok flight citing rising fuel costs in the wake of the war in Iran.The airline will resume its four days-a-week operations. The incoming flight from Bangkok will land just before midnight on Sundays,…
