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.
Rattled by the nationwide protest demanding justice for the horrific incident of rape and murder of a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee (PGT) doctor at her workplace
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside a Calcutta High Court judgment, which had advised “adolescent girls to control their sexual urges”, and restored the conviction of an accused, charged of sexually assaulting a minor girl and later marrying her.
An overcast sky and showers on most of the days for the last twenty days has also failed to make up for the deficit rainfall in Kolkata. The city continues to be deficit in seasonal rainfall despite having several rainy days.
The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday has cautioned the public about a fake letter that has been circulating on social media platforms regarding the probe into the rape and murder of a trainee at a Kolkata medical college.
n the other hand, the city police too today filed an FIR for financial irregularities at RG Kar hospital against Mr Ghosh.
