Bengal
Fire in office building on Park Street, people evacuated
A fire broke out at Apeejay House – an eight storeyed building on Park Street that…
Bengal
Air quality monitoring stations to check pollution levels in Kolkata
The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has decided to install some “continuous ambient air quality…
Food
Check the quality of your restaurant-bought biryani or shorshe ilish instantly on this mobile unit in Kolkata
“Food Safety on Wheels” – a mobile unit of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has been…
Bengal
Fake Facebook account of actor Soumitra Chatterjee reported to police
A fake Facebook account of actor Soumitra Chatterjee that carried posts uncharacteristic of him, prompted his…
Nation
Assam tense after five Bengalis killed by suspected militants; protests in Assam and West Bengal
Five people were killed in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Thursday evening by suspected United Liberation…
Gender
#Metoo: Nine complainants in All India Radio sacked after complaints
The #Metoo movement has taken the country by storm, with more women calling out harassers and…
Bengal
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s sister’s house in Santiniketan burgled
The house of Kajari Roy Chaudhury, sister of Noble laureate Amartya Sen, was burgled on Tuesday…
Bengal
Retaining façade of old, interesting building and developing rest of the plot to retain unique character of Kolkata is new plan on the anvil
The West Bengal Heritage Commission is placing a proposal before the Kolkata Municipal Corporation that can…
Nation
Baby boy for Sania Mirza-Shoaib Malik
Tennis star Sania Mirza and Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik have a baby boy. Malik confirmed the…
Bengal
Is it winter yet? Kolkata cools with the rain and it’s a winter-like feeling!
Has winter arrived in Kolkata? Not yet, say weather experts. Kolkatans enjoyed a wintry chill during…