Body cams must for women’s safety Kolkata: Conductors on buses run by all state transport undertakings (STUs) in West Bengal will have to wear body cameras, with the transport dept planning to use video footage to verify complaints of misconduct, particularly those involving women passengers.The department is also strengthening its grievance-redressal system with dedicated helplines…
Kolkata: Nepal Police has called for DNA profiles from children, siblings or parents of those missing in the Nepal flash flood that has prompted families of missing tourists from Bengal to begin arranging submission of genetic samples for comparison. Relatives of four families have already submitted their samples to Nepal authorities on Wednesday.On Thursday, relatives…
A waterlogged stretch on VIP Road Kolkata: Torrential overnight rain brought airport-bound traffic on VIP Road and the Chinar Park stretch to a crawl on Thursday, with waterlogging at the airport’s arrival terminal approach and several parts of the arterial road compounding the disruption.A newly created median cut near Haldirams Crossing, however, allowed vehicles to…
Kolkata: An elderly woman allegedly stole a 1.5-kg Padma hilsa worth Rs 3,700 from a busy fish market in Madhyamgram on Thursday morning, during peak hilsa season.The incident took place at Kalibari Bazaar, leaving fish seller Prasenjit Biswas stunned and angry. According to Biswas, the well-dressed woman introduced herself as the owner of a reputed…
The entrance to Chinatown in Kolkata Kolkata: Panic has gripped several eateries in Tangra after a surprise inspection by a KMC food team at Big Boss restaurant on Wednesday, with a number of restaurant owners saying they have either disposed of their stock in the freezer or returned it to suppliers. Others said they have…
Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari pays tribute at Uttam Kumar’s statue to mark the icon’s birth centenary Kolkata: Setting aside differences, the cinematic universe of Bengal united on Thursday morning at Tollygunge to honour the birth centenary of the Mahanayak, as several prominent figures, who were earlier associated with the Trinamool, shared the stage and celebrations….
Kolkata: It’s beendecades since viewers have had the chance to watch Uttam Kumar-starrers, Ajoy Kar’s ‘Harano Sur’ (1957) and Satyajit Ray’s ‘Nayak’ (1966), projected from their original physical prints. As a groundbreaking initiative for the Mahanayak’s centenary, the state govt will bring the two masterworks back in 35mm at Radha Studio, with ‘Harano Sur’ screening…
A battered stretch on Diamond Harbour Road at Mominpur area Kolkata: With commuters facing inconvenience on the battered roads on Majerhat-Mominpore-Ekbalpore stretch — often caught in traffic jams — the top brass of Kolkata Police stepped in. A team of senior traffic cops, led by commissioner of police, Ajay Nand, urged the civic authorities to…
Kolkata: After a long period when the dengue cases remained lower than last year’s count around the same time of the year, the city hospitals have started getting dengue patients, requiring hospitalisation. The first cases of dengue admission this season have been reported from two private hospitals in the city. Usually, the period between July…
Kolkata: The city’s residential market is seeing a clear shift in developer strategy with new supply moving decisively towards premium and luxury housing.The trend mirrors the national pattern, where rising land, construction and financing costs are reshaping project feasibility, pushing developers towards higher-ticket projects to protect margins and capture demand from buyers with stronger purchasing…
