The iconic singer Mohammad Rafi, who had sung the immortal song Choti si mulaqat pyar ban gai, died on 31 July 1980, just after a week of the passing away of Uttam Kumar, the most popular star of Bengali films, who had lip-sung the song in the film Chhoti Si Mulaqat.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is considering sending a proposal to the West Bengal Heritage Commission for revision in the formula of gradation of heritage structures.
Amid concerns for deteriorating air quality, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation is carrying out a ward-wise survey to find out the factors and solutions that would enable improvement of AQI at micro level.
The upgraded public toilets of Kolkata Municipal Corporation are facing the challenge of theft of articles, making the civic body look for solutions to prevent it.
The international climate community was apprised of the forthcoming Kolkata Climate Action Plan on the sidelines of the recently-concluded UN climate conference, COP-29, at Baku, Azerbaijan.
The deceased, Satyajit Bandyopadhyay was also the vice-chairman of the Barrackpore Municipality (North).
Talking tough on the police, mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Firhad Hakim today raised questions on the ‘intelligence’ wing urging the former to act immediately.
Iqbal alias Afroz alias Gulzar Khan, the kingpin behind life-attack on the Trinamul Congress councillor Susanta Ghosh was intercepted by the police on NH-19 in East Burdwan last night.
Though two of the miscreants were apprehended, one managed to escape on a bike. Police said the arrested youth has been identified as Md Iqbal.
The state BJP has today filed a complaint with the chief electoral officer (CEO) of the West Bengal Election Commission, condemning recent remarks made by Trinamul Congress (TMC) senior leader and mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation Firhad Hakim.
