Chief minister Mamata Banerjee today issued a stern warning to the contractors and the officials for dereliction of duty, while doing work for laying of pipelines to distribute water to every household.
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.
In view of the persistent rise in the price of potatoes in the retail markets of Kolkata and adjacent areas, state minister Beccharam Manna held a meeting with the potato wholesale market dealers of Hooghly.
An event-management company staff was arrested by the police last midnight after a woman complained of rape and physical assault at a hotel in Benachity Market area here.
The Indian Navy successfully steered a tactical phase of Sea Vigil-24 at Victoria Memorial, Kolkata, showcasing a robust security response to a simulated VVIP hostage situation.
Amid incessant rain, the number of dengue cases in the city has seen a rise in the last week, informed officials of the Health Department of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.
Waterlogging was reported from several parts of Kolkata, including at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport(NSCBI). However, there are no reports of disruptions in flight movements so far.
A former temporary staffer of the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata, who filed a sexual harassment complaint against Governor CV Ananda Bose
Incessant rains have resulted in overflowing of different irrigation canals, leading to inundation of large parts of Goghat and Kamarpukur panchayat areas.
The state health department has decided to set up a seven-storied state-of-the-art Institute of Neurosciences on 17, Convent Road in the eastern part of the city.
