W Bengal's Covid death toll climbs to 4,298
WB: 2 held for acid attack on student in Nadia
Blame game in WB over arrest of terrorists
Covid victims' last rites: KMC to seek ICMR advice
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will approach the ICMR for advice after the Calcutta high court on Wednesday ruled that the family of a Covid-19 victim should be allo
Bengal has become home to illegal bomb-making: Dhankhar on NIA arrests
Kolkata: Co-morbidity survey nears halfway mark
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation will lay more stress on treatment of diseases like diabetes or hypertension through its ward health clinics after preliminary reports (a
Bengal: TMC leaders 9-year-old son killed, 3 held
Bengal: Parks set to reopen from Sept 23, zoos from Oct 2
Kolkata Police initiates probe into fashion designerSharbari Dutta's death
A doctor, called by Dutta #39;s family members after they found her body in the bathroom, attributed her death to cardiac arrest.
Kolkata Police DCP tests COVID-19 positive, admitted to hospital
The IPS officer was having some health-related issues and was on leave since last Saturday, sources in Kolkata Police said.
Kolkata Police initiates probe after fashion designer Sharbari Dutta found dead at home
Kolkata to London, still via Delhi
Kolkatas 11-year wait for a direct connection to Europe just got longer. The direct Kolkata-London flight that was to take off in the early hours of Thursday was cancelle
'Hosps can't refuse to admit Covid patients'
Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ruled that hospitals refusing to admit Covid patients without a valid reason could be a culpable breach of the fundamental duty of a medi
Country's biggest med cyclotron gets functional
The countrys biggest medical cyclotron, Cyclone 30, that can produce radioisotopes for diagnosis and treatment of cancer at one-third the existing cost, has started funct
Childs death, debt drive Kol couple to suicide
The death of their four-month-old son during lockdown, debts incurred during the Covid pandemic, failure in paying EMIs for cars bought under a state finance scheme led a
Kolkata: Esplanade-Shyambazar tram services to resume in 10 days
Bengal govt misusing police, admin officials: Governor
Calcutta HC: No hospital can refuse to admit Covid-19 patient if beds are available
KMDA to move SC after NGT bars Chhath Puja at Rabindra Sarobar
West Bengal: No masks and no social distancing as people offer tarpan on Mahalaya
West Bengal: In a first, over 60 deaths recorded on consecutive days
Mahalaya celebrated amid COVID-19, Durga Puja a month later
The day started with lakhs of people paying obeisance to their forefathers on the banks of Hooghly and other rivers and water bodies across the state amid the COVID-19 pa
Kolkata: Special trains to Jodhpur, Bikaner
The railways has announced seven pairs of special trains every week from Howrah to Jodhpur and Howrah to Bikaner from October.
Hunt on for gang behind fake social media accounts
Several fake social media accounts of senior Bengal police officers, being used to solicit favours, including money, has prompted a detailed CID probe into the fraud.
Covid: 'Allow kin at last rites but follow SOPs'
Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ruled that the family of a Covid-19 victim should be allowed to perform the last rites calling it akin to a fundamental right but stres
Kol: Covid cert confusion mars London flight
Twelve out of 28 passengers booked on the inaugural Air India flight from London to Kolkata could not board the aircraft as they did not carry Covid-19 negative test repo
Kol: 4th list on, cut-offs refuse to go below 91%
Plus-II scores have been so high this year that even after fourth merit lists were published, admission cut-offs at prominent colleges in the city remained between 91% an
Health activists, BJP leaders join Trinamool ahead of 2021 Bengal polls
Karim, a former Congress Doctors #39; Cell chief and CPI (M) #39;s Birbhum candidate in last year #39;s Lok Sabha election, was welcomed to the party by its secretary-gen
Calcutta HC allows families of those dying due to COVID-19 to perform last rites
It directed that the body should be secured in a body bag, the face end of which should be preferably transparent.
Physical or digital screening: Kolkata International Film Festival yet to decide
Preparatory work such as the selection of films in different sections are going on but it is not clear how the situation will unfold in November.
Mum Metro eyes Kol e-pass model to resume ops
Kolkata Metro's system of crowd management seems to have become a model for the country.
In Kolkata, Covid cases dip in September 1st half
Covid positive cases and deaths in Bengal in the first two weeks of September have gone up marginally compared to the corresponding period last month. But in Kolkata, bot
WB CM to resume district admin meetings
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is headed to North Bengal next week to resume her district administrative meetings, her first such visit since the Covid-19 outbreak in Mar
Cabby harasses Mimi Chakraborty on Kol road
A taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly making lewd comments and gestures at actor and Trinamool MP Mimi Chakraborty in the heart of south Kolkata on Monday afterno
Kolkata: Driver makes indecent gestures at MP Mimi Chakraborty, held
Bengal nets big catch as Bangladesh starts exporting 1,450 MT hilsa to stater
11 years on, 1st London flight to land in Kolkata
At noon on Wednesday, Air India flight AI 1550 will take off from Heathrow airport in London for Kolkata airport, reconnecting the umbilical cord that had been snapped 11
West Bengal: 59 more Covid deaths, 3,227 cases
The Covid-19 death toll in West Bengal rose to 4,062 on Tuesday with 59 more people succumbing to the disease, the state health department said in a bulletin.
Welcome change: No more dada, ektu chepe boshun
As MR 311 chugged into Dum Dum station sharp at 8am, it was a welcome sight as no passenger rushed towards the door to grab a seat. Another pleasant change that was notic
Govt aid for purohits; backing for Hindi, dalits
CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a monthly stipend of Rs 1,000 and housing benefits for poor Brahmins (Hindu priests) as well as the establishment of a Dalit Academ
First step for Kolkata Metro after 6 months
Sanitized coaches, social distancing, relative ease of travel... the citys commute lifeline, the Metro the countrys oldest was back on track on Monday in a new avatar.
Lawyer convicted for killing husband 2 yrs ago
A Barasat fast track court on Monday convicted New Town lawyer Anindita Pal Dey (35) in connection with the murder of her husband Rajat Kumar Dey (34), who was also a law
Dont take advantage of fee waivers, HC to parents
The Calcutta High Court on Monday urged parents who can afford the original school fees not to take advantage of the waivers proposed by school committees so that the sch
TMC MLA murder: BJP MPs name added in chargesheet
Bengal: Another BJP worker found dead, party blames Trinamool
Bengal: TMC revamps Hindi cell, to be headed by Dinesh Trivedi
WB: Mamata announces sops for Brahmin priests
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a monthly allowance of Rs 1,000 and free housing for more than 8,000 poor Sanatan Brahmin priests of the st
Fake news: WB cops form separate groups
The West Bengal Police have formed separate core groups of police officers with expertise in cybercrime detection to deal with the menace of circulation of fake news, a s
Covid-19: Wajid Ali Shah's scion passes away
Kaukub Quder Sajjad Ali Meerza, the great-grandson of Awadhs last monarch, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, and grandson of Nawab Birjis Quder, died of Covid-19 in Kolkata on Sunday
Kolkata Metro resumes services after 5 months
Metro rail services in Kolkata resumed on Monday after a gap of more than five months, a senior official said. The regular services were suspended due to the Covid-19 out
BJP eyeing South Kolkata assembly seats: Sikdar
Shankar Sikdar, BJP president of South Kolkata district is eyeing to wrest a number of assembly seats from South Kolkata, he told media. Sikdar who had been newly appoint
Kol: Man assaulted over neighbours Covid death
The death of a neighbour suspected by a section of locals due to Covid led to another neighbour assaulting a 25-year-old man. The victim, identified as Biswanath Roy an
Kol: Height bars on six up ramps of Maa flyover
Three arrested for college theft in Kolkata
Three persons, including two brothers, were arrested from Peyarabagan slums for sneaking into David Hare Training College on Ballygunge Circular Road early on Saturday an
Covid-19: West Bengal past 2 lakh-mark
West Bengal crossed the two-lakh total cumulative Covid case mark on Sunday, a little over a month since it reported its first lakh cases on August 11.
Kolkata Metro passes exam-day soft launch
Sundays special 10am-7pm NEET run served as the perfect soft launch and a successful dress rehearsal for the Kolkata Metro ahead of the resumption of its commercial servi
Tales of examinees courage behind NEET success
A girl from Murshidabad spent the better part of Saturday night on a Salt Lake road after travelling 200km from home; a boy from Malda came to Kolkata three days early to
Buses fear revenue cut in Kolkata
With Metro services restarting, bus owners have expressed concerns over the possibility of the trains eating into their meagre revenue. Autorickshaw operators, however, h
Countrys oldest metro set to run again
After days of apprehension over crowd control in the countrys oldest Metro, which caters to the highest passenger density, a unique solution emerged from meetings between
Bengal: Cases over 2 lakh, but decline in infection growth continues
Day 1: 1,648 take ride on Kolkata Metros spl service
Hooghly BJP worker found dead, party accuses TMC of murder
Bengal: BJP aims to induct 20L minority community members by 2020
S-24 Parganas: Four cops injured in attack on police station, seven held
Looking to adopt a desi dog? Dont forget to make them run and socialise
WB BJP worker's body found hanging from tree
Mahalaya morning: Dakshineswar temple to be shut
Dakshineswar Kali temple will be off limits on Mahalaya morning and will open only at 3pm. The decision to keep the temple shut on a day when lakhs usually gather for rit
Bengal: BJP workers body found hanging from tree in Hooghly
Bengal farmers, fishermen to get Rs 2,000 advance pension ahead of Durga Puja
Cops should resign, sell veggies instead of acting as TMC cadre: Dilip Ghosh
Road near Kolkata airport gets a healing touch
The 1-kilometre link road between airport arhai number gate and VIP Road-Jessore Road crossing, which was in a shambles leading to snarls in and around the airport for mo
TMC to protest BJPs agri policy on Sept 16, Mamata likely to join
Bengal: 3,000-plus Covid cases added for seventh straight day, total count almost 2 lakh
Kolkata: Teacher training college looted
An unidentified gang sneaked into David Hare Training College on Ballygunge Circular Road early Saturday and reportedly vandalized multiple rooms. Though the apparent mot
Kol: Pandemic brings C-change in life of doms
For 27-year-old Dhapa crematorium worker Dharmendra Mallick, Covid-induced social distancing has led to an emotional crisis that he has been struggling to come to terms w
WBl: NEET centres pass NTA scrutiny
As many as 66 centres for NEET in Kolkata and 16 in Howrah have readied themselves for Sundays examination. In the past one week, each centre went through multiple rounds
WB: Change in AC mode to pump in more fresh air
When the first rake chugs out of Noapara carshed at 9.45am on Sunday, exactly 174 days after coronavirus put brakes on Metro services on March 22, brace for a comparative
Kol Metro staffers brace for biggest challenge
For the 2,000-odd Metro Railway personnel, resumption of services will be their biggest professional challenge ever.
Cong hopes to resolve internal issues in Assam
'Victimisation' of Rhea: Cong takes out rallies
WB: BJP youth wing chief detained over sit-in
West Bengal BJP's youth wing president Soumitra Khan was detained for allegedly blocking a road by organising a sit-in outside the city police commissioner's office here
Rail divisions likely to talk back-on-track plan with state Bengal govt
Lockdown in West Bengal complete, no new dates set
Kolkata East-West Metro will also resume on September 14
Imphal man, who came back from Mum, found hanging
Nobody had heard of Khomdram Gambhir Singh since he went missing from his Imphal home in 1978. All efforts of his family members to track him proved futile and there was
Visva-Bharati VC apologises for Tagore was an outsider in Shantiniketan remark
#Durgapuja2020: Sushant Singh's images to greet visitors at Kolkata pandal
1,450 tonnes of hilsa on way to West Bengal
In less than a week, fish lovers in the city can load their shopping bags with the most coveted catch of the season at their local markets. A huge consignment of Padmar i
Kangana's fan from Kol threatens Sena MP, held
A Mumbai Police Anti-Terrorism Squad team arrested a 49-year-old gym instructor from his Russa Road home in Tollygunge on Thursday for threatening Shiv Sena MP and spokes
'Will try to start train services before Puja'
South Eastern Railway (SER) may consider running graded suburban services before the Pujas after consultations with the state government and after studying the impact of