Kolkata

Kolkata Municipal Corporation ponders reopening of parks

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation brass may respond to the growing demand from citizens to allow access to parks for…

5 years ago

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, wife discharged from nursing

KOLKATA: Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was on Wednesday discharged from a nursing home in Kolkata where he…

5 years ago

4k evacuated from 2 islands after high tide warning

KOLKATA: More than 4,000 inhabitants of cyclone Yaas-hit Mousuni and Ghoramara islands in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district have…

5 years ago

Nagaland extends lockdown till June 11

KOHIMA: The Nagaland government on Wednesday announced an extension of the ongoing Covid-related lockdown till June 18 with easing of…

5 years ago

STF Kolkata neutralises two drug smugglers

LUDHIANA: "Most wanted drug smuggler and gangster", Jaipal Singh Bhullar of Ferozepur and Jaspreet Singh Jassi of Kharar, in SAS…

5 years ago

Bengal reports 5,384 cases, 95 fatalities

KOLKATA: West Bengal's Covid-19 tally rose to 14,42,830 on Wednesday as 5,384 more people tested positive for the infection, while…

5 years ago

Kol: ‘As firing went on, 10 minutes seemed like a lifetime’

KOLKATA: Techie Saptadip Sanyal was on the terrace of his building, speaking on a conference call, when he suddenly saw…

5 years ago

Kol: 2 Punjab gangsters killed in shootout at New Town

KOLKATA/LUDHIANA: A team of Bengal cops gunned down two Punjab gangsters — including its most-wanted drug smuggler Jaipal Singh Bhullar…

5 years ago

WB: Lightning kills 3 more; Abhishek meets victims’ kin

BANKURA/HOOGHLY/MURSHIDABAD: Three more persons were killed by lightning in Bankura on Tuesday evening, taking the district toll to five since…

5 years ago

Bengal lets pvt hosps charge extra for off-site vax camps

KOLKATA: Private hospitals will be allowed to negotiate a price for “value-added” services with their clients for off-site vaccination camps…

5 years ago