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Nine killed in Kolkata building collapse

At around 11.50 pm on Sunday, the building suddenly came down heavily

19 Mar 2024 1:46 AM

MDL to launch P17A stealth frigate 'Taragiri' of the Navy this weekend

The warship, designed by the Bureau of Naval Design of the Navy, would be launched with a launch weight of approximately 3510 tons

06 Sep 2022 9:03 PM

Heritage vessel to sail again in Kolkata before Durga Puja

Kolkata is set to witness the comeback of a UK-built Paddle Steamer, 'P S Bhopal' in a new avatar with a charm of the British era

24 Aug 2022 5:07 PM

GRSE to build electric ferry for Bengal government

The ‘Green’ vessel has the potential to replace the conventional diesel engine driven ferries operated in Hooghly river

05 Jul 2022 7:56 PM

Martyrs commemorated on Remembrance Day in Kolkata

A wreath laying ceremony was held to pay tribute to the sacrifices of those who had laid down their lives at the war

14 Nov 2021 5:09 PM

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CM Mamata Banerjee's idol installed at Kolkata Durga puja pandal

The pandal is situated in Nazrul Park Unnayan Samithi Baguihati of North 24 Parganas

08 Oct 2021 9:44 AM

AIMIM to kick off Bengal campaign with Owaisi's rally on Feb 25

AIMIM has already come up with posters and the slogan Awaz uthaneke waqt aa chuka hain (time has come to raise your voice)

21 Feb 2021 3:04 AM

Former Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee quits TMC

He sent his resignation letter to the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee

29 Jan 2021 6:18 PM

TMC's Samaresh Das, three-time MLA from Egra, dies of COVID-19

Das is the third notable politician from the state, who died after testing positive for COVID-19

17 Aug 2020 2:04 PM

Kolkata: COVID-19 positive man tries to jump off hospital building, saved by alert worker

The incident happened around 9 am at the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital

08 Aug 2020 6:11 PM

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Fire breaks out at Union Bank branch in Kolkata, no injuries reported

The incident was reported at India exchange place branch of the Union Bank and six fire tenders were rushed to the spot, the official said

31 Jul 2020 1:09 PM

Ban on flights to Kolkata extended to July 31

Mamata Banerjee requested an extension of the ban in view of the rise in COVID-19 cases

18 Jul 2020 11:15 AM

Panic buying returns in Bengal markets ahead of fresh lockdown in containment zones

Long queues were witnessed outside department stores as people bought commodities for storage during the lockdown period

09 Jul 2020 2:30 PM

Kolkata woman killed in moving taxi, body dumped in a canal; cabbie nabbed

A driver of a mobile application-based taxi service has been arrested.

04 Jul 2020 5:58 PM

Senior Kolkata police officers come to blows

Protests happened by group of local people demanding restoration of power supply which has been snapped due to Cyclone Amphan's strike

25 May 2020 5:52 PM

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Cyclone Amphan death toll rises to 85 in Bengal, residents protest over basic needs

People in various parts of Kolkata staged protests and blockades since Friday night demanding immediate resumption of power and water supply

23 May 2020 3:33 PM

West Bengal asks Railways not to send 'Shramik Special' trains till May 26

With normal life thrown out of gear by the region's worst weather disaster, the authorities have been scrambling to restore normalcy

23 May 2020 12:59 PM

Kolkata hospitals in a spot as nurses quit jobs, leave city amid covid19 crisis

A nurse, who left for Manipur earlier this week, said safety concerns and parental pressure were the two main reasons she quit her job

17 May 2020 9:01 PM

Senior govt doc dies in state, CM tweets tribute

The doctor died at a private hospital in Salt Lake at 1.30 am on Sunday

27 Apr 2020 5:31 PM

Bengal governor says Mamata's staff should be sacked, paramilitary called in

Jagdeep Dhankar says lockdown not being enforced in some areas

15 Apr 2020 1:35 PM

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