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Behala: Fire breaks out at apartment building

Kolkata, May 4 -- Tension spread in Banomali Ghosal Lane area in Behala after a fire broke out at an apartment building on Sunday afternoon. Three fire tenders doused the flames after almost three ho... Read More


'Nearly 31 trains delayed daily due to road traffic at level crossings'

Kolkata, May 4 -- An average of 31 trains were delayed daily in the 2024-25 financial year due to road traffic congestion at level crossing gates across Eastern Railway (ER), officials said. Accordin... Read More


Kolkata Port sees record 45% cargo growth in April 2025

Kolkata, May 4 -- The Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), Kolkata, has recorded a 45.32 per cent year-on-year cargo growth in April 2025, handling 5.967 million metric tonnes (MMT) compared to 4.106 MM... Read More


KMC bars mutation of rooftops, directs terraces remain 'unlocked'

Kolkata, May 4 -- Amid a city-wide crackdown on commercial use of terraces, Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has now barred mutations of rooftops while directing that doors to the roof must remain ... Read More


SC likely to hear review petition against SSC judgement on 'May 8'

Kolkata, May 4 -- The West Bengal government and the state's School Service Commission (SSC) is learnt to have filed a review petition at the Supreme Court for reconsidering the judgement that had inv... Read More


Bidhannagar areas: Rooftop restaurants under scanner

Kolkata, May 4 -- Following the direction of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to shut down rooftop cafeterias and restaurants across the city, Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) too has st... Read More


State SHGs earn about Rs 100 cr through sale & supply of products

Kolkata, May 4 -- The Self-Help-Groups (SHGs) under the Panchayat and Rural Development (P&RD) department have earned Rs 100 crore in the 2024-25 fiscal through sale in fairs and supply of handicraft ... Read More


NKDA to crack down on commercial units flouting rules

Kolkata, May 4 -- Following the Mechua Bazar hotel fire incident, the New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has started a drive in New Town to ascertain whether commercial activities within it... Read More


IIT Kharagpur: Third-year student found hanging in hostel

Kolkata, May 4 -- In a mysterious circumstance, a third-year Civil Engineering student of IIT Kharagpur was found dead inside his hostel room in the wee hours of Sunday.According to sources, around 2:... Read More


Heightened Railway vigil in North Bengal post Pahalgam terror attack

Jalpaiguri, May 4 -- In the wake of the recent militant attack on tourists in Kashmir's Pahalgam, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has ramped up security measures across key railway stretches in N... Read More