The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

KOLKATA: A NGO has come forward to distribute cloth bags at subsidized rates in New Town markets.

KOLKATA: Taking advantage of the multi-pronged commute trouble from Kolkata airport, where pre-paid taxis are few and app cabs throw tantrums (right from refusing to go to passenger's destination to seeking cash as the preferred mode of payment), taxi touts are slowly making a comeback outside Kolkata airport. Unlike on…

KOLKATA: A 27-year-old mason who fell from a height of 30ft and was impaled on a bamboo pole, which pierced through his pancreas, stomach and a kidney, underwent a marathon repair and reconstruction surgery at the state-run IPGMER. Doctors at the hospital's Trauma Care Centre said the patient, Sushanta Das,…

KOLKATA: With Covid waning and life getting back to the 'old normal', doctors warn of a spurt in dengue cases this season. Lifting of restrictions and relaxation of health norms that had been strictly followed during the pandemic over the last two years make return of dengue a strong possibility,…

KOLKATA: Community market complexes across Salt Lake will soon get a facelift. The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has allocated Rs 2.5 crore funds this year to repair and renovate several markets, which have been in a bad shape.

KOLKATA: National Flags made by women in Kashmir are set to flutter in homes of Kolkata soon. Organisations in Kolkata and Kashmir, along with the Army, are facilitating this move to generate funds to help the Kashmiri women earn a living and become self-dependent.

KOLKATA: A handful of talented but marginalised women - underprivileged, sex workers, trafficking victims and transgenders - have been receiving support from an unusual quarter to rebuild their lives. Businessman Namit Bajoria has been the pillar of hope for these women, and some young children, for whom 'Kutchina Krritika' turned…

KOLKATA: A low-pressure set to form over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal on August 7 is likely to trigger rain in the coastal districts of Bengal, including Kolkata between August 9 and 11.

KOLKATA: Students of Presidency University on Friday said they were unable to exit the campus after around 50 alleged Trinamool supporters blocked the three gates of the institute. Trinamool Chhatra Parishad, however, denied the claim. A PG student said 10 students were attacked while they were returning home on Friday.