The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

KOLKATA: The first thing you notice about Swapna Burman is the bubbly giggle. Almost every sentence is followed by the giggle that puts people around at ease.

City to have its first fountain–pen show that will last three days

Ballygunge registered 41.01 % polling, while at Asansol it was 64.07 % till 5 p.m.

Trams have been running in Kolkata for over 140 years. They are unique to the city and added to its culture and economic growth. But now, these trams face a great deal of uncertainty. Will trams, once an iconic landmark of Kolkata, die?

KOLKATA: Ashok Hall School, Mahadevi Birla Shishu Vihar and G D Birla Centre for Education reopened their gates on Monday to those students whose parents have cleared their pending fees, following a two-day shutdown. While these students were given special identity cards, the rest stayed away from the schools, ensuring…

KOLKATA: Passengers on board the Down Bongaon-Majherhat local were stranded for over 30 minutes on Monday after the train hit a bull crossing the railway track between Habra and Sanhati railway stations.

KOLKATA: The Himalayan climbing season is back and mountaineers from Bengal have already reached Nepal. The Nepal government has started handing over permits for the spring season and the climbers are looking forward to a good start this year.

KOLKATA: Bhabatosh Sutar (49), celebrated for his Durga idols in the city and beyond, hosted his first solo exhibition ‘Celebration’ — primarily installations and busts — as a memorial to the pandemic. The exhibition that got over on Sunday was held at Chander Haat conceived by veteran painter Tarun De…

KOLKATA: The West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) and four of its counter-parts from other states and unuion territories — Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and Chandigarh — have written to the Centre demanding restoration of cognisability of seven serious offences that were made non-cognisable by the Juvenile Justice…