The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

KOLKATA: Unlike previous two attempts to reopen campuses when colleges and universities gave priority to outgoing batches and those students with lab-based subjects for in-person classes, this time they are calling junior students from even first and second semesters for physical classes.

KOLKATA: Even though the number of Covid cases has dropped sharply since the third wave peaked in early January, the number of deaths hasn't declined appreciably, hovering above 30 per day in Bengal and between 5 and 9 in Kolkata.

NEW DELHI: All India Football Federation's (AIFF) Leagues CEO Sunando Dhar on Wednesday assured that it is "safe to resume" the I-League in the first week of March, two months after it was suspended due to a COVID-19 outbreak inside its bio-bubble in Kolkata.

KOLKATA: The state government has given the go-ahead to reopen school and college campuses from Thursday but several institutes in the city have decided to start physical classes next week after Saraswati Puja so that outstation students get enough time to shift to Kolkata and the authorities can also finish…

KOLKATA: Paray Samadhan (solution at the neighbourhood), a state government initiative to reach out to citizens in their neighbourhoods instead of calling them to government offices, was launched across the state on Monday.

KOLKATA: Airlines officials on Monday greeted the state government’s decision to remove restrictions on flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Kolkata but said that normal operations would resume only from Wednesday or Thursday onwards as changes in schedules required to reinstate the flights would take some time.

KOLKATA: Hoteliers, travel agents, tour operators and tourists breathed a sigh of relief after the state announced tourist spots, parks, entertainment parks and zoos would open with 75% capacity from Tuesday, right before the Saraswati Puja weekend.

KOLKATA: With the night restriction time deferred by an hour to 11pm from Tuesday, restaurants and bars braced to welcome back the dining crowd who had largely gone missing due to the early shutdown.

KOLKATA: Authorities in several colleges and universities have scheduled meetings on Tuesday with senior professors and administrative staff to discuss the reopening procedure and start the preparations. Students were excited sharing the news of reopening with their friends and classmates on social media.

KOLKATA: Even as winter is set to bow out, the city is heading for yet another spell of cloud and drizzles triggered by a western disturbance (WD) — the fourth since December to have an impact on the region — on February 3 and 4.

KOLKATA: Kolkata Municipal Corporation has formed a team with officials from irrigation department, Kolkata Environment and Infrastructure Improvement (KEIIP) and the civic body’s drainage department that will work in collaboration to give citizens relief from waterlogging.