The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

Unassessed properties under KMC scanner

KOLKATA: From now on, there will be no unassessed properties in Kolkata. Inspectors in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s assessment department have been asked to bring all unassessed properties under the mandatory assessment scheme. These properties include vacant land, buildings and flats that are yet to be assessed.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

Rising input cost pushes up bread price in Kolkata

KOLKATA: Major bread manufacturers in Kolkata and Howrah have revised the price of regular white bread loaf from Rs 24 to Rs 28, citing hike in input costs including fuel. The last time bread price was hiked was four years ago in 2018. Then, too, the MRP of bread had…

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

Kolkata: Rise in Covid pneumonia patients prompts hospital concern over emerging variants

KOLKATA: Doctors are seeing a steady rise in the number of patients being admitted to ICU with Covid pneumonia over the past couple of days.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

Kolkata: For second time in 205 years, Presidency University goes online with Founder’s Day celebration

KOLKATA: Presidency University and its alumni association observed the institution’s 205th Founder’s Day on Thursday. Like last year, this year, too, the Founder’s Day celebration went online due to the pandemic.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

NGT asks PCBs to conduct noise pollution survey

KOLKATA: The Eastern Bench of National Green Tribunal on Thursday asked the central and state pollution pollution control boards to conduct a joint survey of sound pollution levels in Kolkata, including silence zones. The report has to be submitted by February 23.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

Smog envelops Kolkata pockets due to pollution spurt, drives up AQI

KOLKATA: Although the minimum temperature dropped by a degree in Kolkata on Thursday, the air quality index (AQI) worsened at most monitoring stations. Parts of the city were covered by smog, which could be the result of a spurt in pollution levels, said experts. With the mercury set to remain…

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

91% bereaved families apply for Covid relief in Bengal, 80% paid

KOLKATA: Bengal has received as many as 18,554 Covid death compensation claims, or 91% of the total recorded deaths of 20,231, and honoured nearly 80% of those, spending nearly Rs 75 crore from the State Disaster Response Fund, even as claims from Kolkata — which has had the highest share…

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

West Bengal: Defence ministry rejects Onir film script inspired by gay Major who quit

KOLKATA: The defence ministry has rejected the script of Onir’s next feature film inspired by the real-life story of a gay Major who quit because it was no longer tenable for him to remain a homosexual and be in the Indian Army.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022

West Bengal: Education department to digitise notes to help UG, PG students in Covid times

KOLKATA: The higher education department has decided to digitise the study material generated by under graduate and post graduate faculty members of several colleges across the state during the pandemic when teachers shifting from the traditional offline mode to online method of teaching.

The Times of India · Jan 19, 2022

Kolkata duo on 566km walk to link Netaji with Vivekananda

By Aheli Banerjee

The Times of India · Jan 19, 2022