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Defence PSU, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), is going to launch Taragiri, the third of the four Project 17A warships it is building for the Indian Navy, on September 11.

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...

6 Sep 2022 3:33 PM GMT

P S Bhopal. (Photo by arrangement)

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...

24 Aug 2022 11:37 AM GMT

The zero-emission full electric ferry, which is 24-meter-long, is powered by 210 kilowatt per hour liquid cooled energy storage solution and ergonomically designed to carry 150 passengers with provision of air conditioning sitting arrangements. (Photo by arrangement)

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

5 July 2022 2:26 PM GMT

British Deputy High Commissioner in Kolkata Nick Low pays tribute on the occasion of the Remembrance Day in Kolkata. (BY arrangement)

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 11:39 AM GMT

The idol has 10 hands depicting the ten schemes undertaken by Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: ANI)

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

8 Oct 2021 4:14 AM GMT

TMC MLA Rajib Banerjee talks to the media after resigning as West Bengal forest minister, outside Raj Bhawan in Kolkata on Friday. (Photo:PTI)

Former Bengal minister Rajib Banerjee quits TMC

He sent his resignation letter to the TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee

29 Jan 2021 12:48 PM GMT

Trinamool Congress MLA Samaresh Das. ( Photo- ANI)

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 8:34 AM GMT

The prosecutors told the court on Tuesday that Donald Thurman had confessed to the crime and it ordered he be held without bail. (Reprewsentational Image)

Kolkata: COVID-19 positive man tries to jump off hospital building,...

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

8 Aug 2020 12:41 PM GMT

Fire broke out at a bank in the busy central Kolkatas BBD Bagh area on Friday morning. (Representative Image)

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,...

31 July 2020 7:39 AM GMT

Policemen wearing face masks keep vigil at barricades of a coronavirus containment zone in Kolkata. The Union government has extended the ban on flights to the city in view of the growth in infectionsn. AP)

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 July 2020 5:45 AM GMT

People resorted to panic buying in several markets of West Bengal on Thursday disregarding social distancing norms. (PTI Photo)

Panic buying returns in Bengal markets ahead of fresh lockdown in...

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

9 July 2020 9:00 AM GMT

The Kolkata police however brushed aside the allegation. Representational Image. (Photo: PTI)

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

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

4 July 2020 12:28 PM GMT