Barrackpore witnessed a devastating fire today near the Atindra Cinema Hall, located in the Ghoshpara area near Station Road. The fire sparked widespread panic among local residents as flames engulfed a shopping mall adjacent to the cinema.
A speeding state government bus on the S-31 route hit a two-wheeler killing a 28-year-old woman on-the-spot and severely injuring her husband.
The first trial run on the Sealdah-Esplanade Metro stretch through the mishap affected west-bound tunnel was conducted successfully today.
In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have identified 23 species of blood-sucking flies belonging to the Culicoides genus in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with 13 species being reported for the first time in India.
It's possibly the time for the Jharkhand tigers to return home, as their current movement reflects.
The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, has sought reports from two leading commissionerates in West Bengal, namely Kolkata Police and Howrah City Police over complaints relating to delay in uploading of first information reports (FIRs) on their respective websites.
Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee today condemned the statement of Mohan Bhagwat, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief as anti-national and said this was uncalled for.
The journey time between Kolkata and Delhi is expected to be reduced considerably in the near future.
Assuring all help to the residents of the tilted building at Baghajatin, mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Firhad Hakim alleged that disaster had been brought by usage of wrong methodology for lifting the building.
The Indian Tea Association (ITA) has presented a comprehensive white paper on the challenges and opportunities in the Darjeeling tea industry to the minister-in-charge of labour, law & judicial departments.
