Kolkata

WB: Private hosps ready paediatric Covid infra

KOLKATA: Several private hospitals in Kolkata have started identifying wards, beds and areas to accommodate paediatric Covid patients whose number…

5 years ago

Kolkata: Woman loses Rs 1 lakh after Aadhaar fraud call

KOLKATA: A woman, who reportedly attended a Covid vaccination camp in Baghajatin, where she had to produce her Aadhaar card,…

5 years ago

Salt Lake gets first micro containment zone in 2nd wave

Kolkata: The BF Block off First Avenue close to Baisakhi crossing in Salt Lake has been declared as a micro…

5 years ago

Key Darjeeling link closed after landslides

DARJEELING: Incessant rain throughout the night damaged a major portion of National Highway-55 in Kurseong sub-division — Gairi Gaon, Tindharia—…

5 years ago

Bengal: Sunderbans islands evacuated ahead of high tide

KOLKATA: The South 24 Parganas district administration began evacuating villagers from Mousuni, Ghoramara, Sagar, Patharpratima and Gosaba in the Sunderbans…

5 years ago

Vax conman took advantage of Covid to spread web of lies

KOLKATA: Debanjan Deb, the 28-year-old con artist, who went around claiming to be the joint commissioner of KMC, and functioned…

5 years ago

Kolkata cops arrest illegal arms dealer, seize pistols

KOLKATA: Kolkata Police arrested an illegal arms dealer and seized a few country-made pistols from his possession, an officer said…

5 years ago

Dreams crushed as India’s football Mecca falls silent

KOLKATA: Monsoon is the peak season at the Mecca of Indian football, but the grounds across Kolkata Maidan lie vacant,…

5 years ago

Online classes: Schools tell teachers to follow dress code

KOLKATA: Complaints from parents after allegations of a teacher being “inappropriately” dressed while conducting an online class have prompted the…

5 years ago

Kol: Vax queues get longer as recipients turn up for 2nd shot

KOLKATA: With a surge of recipients in the 45+ age group — for whom it’s time for the second shot…

5 years ago