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KMC sees 10% rise in property tax collection in Q1 of 2025-26 fiscal

Kolkata, July 27 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has recorded a 10.24 per cent rise in property tax collection in the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal compared to the same period in 2024... Read More


PWD introduces QR codes in Maidan statues for digital insights

Kolkata, July 27 -- The state Public Works Department (PWD) has installed QR codes on 26 statues located in and around Kolkata's Maidan area, as part of a broader initiative to use technology to infor... Read More


'Duare KMC': Civic body holds special camp for seniors

Kolkata, July 26 -- The Assessment Department of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Saturday visited a housing complex in South Kolkata to assist senior citizens with their property tax-relate... Read More


New spider species discovered on Sagar Island in the Sunderbans

Kolkata, July 25 -- Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Kolkata, have discovered a new species of spider on Sagar Island in the Sunderbans, highlighting the region's rich yet undere... Read More


State PSUs trained on new MCA compliance framework

Kolkata, July 25 -- In a significant stride to make the state public sector undertakings (PSUs) abreast with the latest amendments to the provisions of the Companies Act and corresponding rules by the... Read More


Mamata: Shocked to see 'atrocities of double-engine govts on Bengalis'

Kolkata, July 24 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed deep shock over the alleged atrocities on Bengali-speaking people in BJP-ruled states and the reported illegal "pushbacks" of B... Read More


Chief Minister launches 'Amader Para Amader Somadhan' scheme for villages

Kolkata, July 22 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced a new programme titled "Amader Para, Amader Somadhan" aimed at resolving minor local issues in villages across the state. This ... Read More


Jadavpur University to start digitisation of rare Santali docus & scriptures from B'desh

Kolkata, July 21 -- Jadavpur University (JU) will soon start digitisation of rare Santali documents and scriptures from Bangladesh which will be the first Santali archive of the neighbouring country t... Read More


Amended Liquor Law: Excise dept seizes 35 vehicles, begins confiscation

Kolkata, July 20 -- The Excise department has initiated confiscation proceedings for 154 vehicles and seized 35 of them till May 31, 2025, following the amendment of the Bengal Excise Act, 1909, which... Read More


'Breakthrough': Scientists decode genome of 'endangered' turtle, map their habitats

Kolkata, July 20 -- A team of international scientists from the Republic of Korea and India has achieved a breakthrough in wildlife conservation by decoding the complete mitochondrial genome of the cr... Read More