The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

KMC plans mobile courts to rein in city litterbugs

KOLKATA: In an effort to keep city streets free of garbage, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is planning to set up a mobile sanitation court that will be doing the rounds and imposing littering fines on the spot. The mobile court will consist of a senior civic official, inspectors and clerical…

The Times of India · Feb 25, 2022

Two held for robbery bid with fake gun in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Two persons allegedly barged into a house on Rotu Sarkar Lane at Jorasanko in central Kolkata, held a young woman and her mother at “gun point” and attempted to rob jewellery and cash on Thursday evening. The accused, Sk Adil Hussain and Md Arman, were arrested from the Park…

The Times of India · Feb 25, 2022

Kolkata airport flight count set to soar 20% with 3 new ‘rapid exit taxiways’

KOLKATA: The city airport is ready to kick off a crucial project that will help increase flight operation capacity by 20% and allow seven to eight additional arrivals and departures per hour.

The Times of India · Feb 25, 2022

Kolkata: No more PPE at private hospital non-Covid wards

KOLKATA: With the number of Covid patients sliding drastically across Kolkata’s private hospitals, the latter have discontinued the compulsory use of full PPE and protective gear for their health workers in non-Covid wards that have seen a sharp rise in occupancy ever since the third wave ebbed in late-January. Several…

The Times of India · Feb 24, 2022

Kolkata flight count set to soar by 50% in a month as carriers plan more operations

KOLKATA: The flight count at Kolkata airport is set to soar by more than 50% in a month with daily flight operations set to increase by 140-150 movements (departures and arrivals) by March-end.

The Times of India · Feb 24, 2022

War declared, Kolkata students stuck in Ukraine on tenterhooks

KOLKATA: Parents of at least three Bengal medical students studying in Ukraine heaved a sigh of relief as they flew back home in evacuation flights on Thursday.

The Times of India · Feb 24, 2022

Kolkata: Colleges focus on infra upkeep as offline classes start in full swing

KOLKATA: After the resumption of offline classes, universities and colleges have shifted their focus on infrastructure, repairs and renovations that could not be carried out during the pandemic.

The Times of India · Feb 24, 2022

Kolkata: Youth found dead at Patuli home, dad absconding

KOLKATA: A 25-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside his ground floor residence at the N block of the Baishnabghata-Patuli Township on Thursday.

The Times of India · Feb 24, 2022

Goldsmith employed by jeweller arrested in West Bengal for making off with 1.3 kg gold bar

The Jayanagar police on Thursday arrested a 33-year-old goldsmith from Kolkata who was on the run with a gold bar weighing 1.3 kg that he had taken after promising his employer in Bengaluru that he would craft pieces of jewellery from it to be sold to customers. 

The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022

AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers: India clubbed with Cambodia, Afghanistan and Hong Kong

NEW DELHI: The Indian team was on Thursday drawn alongside Hong Kong, Afghanistan and Cambodia in Group D of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup final round qualifiers to be played in Kolkata in June this year.

The Times of India · Feb 24, 2022