Christmas was observed in the city with usual enthusiasm. Thousands of people visited the places of importance while long queues were seen outside restaurants. Vast areas of central Kolkata were lit up giving the flavour of a magical world.
The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has agreed to release irrigation water for five South Bengal districts, which will commence on 5 January for Rabi and 26 January for Boro cultivation in the first phase.
True burden of vaccine-preventable diseases among the adults in the country still remains unknown, claimed the infectious diseases experts here, today.
The three-and-half-year-old Royal Bengal tigress, last month crossed the borders after her soft release along with her another mate. This was a part to strengthen the tiger population of the reserve.
Green vegetation plays a major role in maintaining ecological balance, very important for the life process of all living beings. Humans are indebted to the green vegetation on the earth since we are totally dependent on the green vegetation for our survival.
Putting efforts to reduce crowding at ticket counters, the Kolkata Metro Railway today launched the app-based ticketing services of IOS mobiles.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has prepared a standard operating procedure (SOP) for its officials to handle instances for illegal construction.
Aam Aadmi Party West Bengal members and supporters today staged a protest against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest by ED, outside BJP Muralidhar Sen Lane office in the city.
Trinamul Congress candidate from Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha seat Nirmal Roy today filed his nomination papers.
The Trinamul Congress on Friday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) accusing West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose of "acting beyond his constitutional jurisdiction" and "running a parallel election-monitoring system" in the state.
