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Kolkata malls see record Puja shopping rush on final weekend

Kolkata, Sept. 21 -- Kolkata's leading malls witnessed a massive rush of shoppers over the last weekend before Durga Puja, with footfall and sales touching new highs as festive fervour reached its pea... Read More


India-China dialogue in city stresses co-op over rivalry

Kolkata, Sept. 21 -- The Tagore Institute of Peace Studies (TIPS), in collaboration with the Consulate of the People's Republic of China in Kolkata, on Friday hosted a session on "Shifting Geopolitics... Read More


Mamata pens 16 songs for new Puja album 'Durga Angan'

Kolkata, Sept. 21 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Chief Minister chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Sunday released the festival issue of the party's mouthpiece Jago Bangla, with the cover designed by her... Read More


Trinamool bars councillors from ward president posts

Kolkata, Sept. 21 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillors will no longer be allowed to serve as presidents of their respective wards, as the ruling party has reportedly introduced this rule across mun... Read More


East-West Metro boosts Puja rush; Bidhannagar Police step up vigil

Kolkata, Sept. 21 -- Expecting a significant increase of the pandal hoppers this year owing to the newly-started Metro services between Howrah Maidan and Salt Lake Sector V, Bidhannagar City Police ha... Read More


From childhood tales to AI: North Kolkata pujas push creative boundaries

Kolkata, Sept. 21 -- From revisiting the childhood worlds of writer Leela Majumdar to confronting the promises and perils of artificial intelligence and questioning long-held superstitions, Durga Puja... Read More


Expert opinion must before summoning doctors: HC in medical negligence case

Kolkata, Sept. 21 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that a magistrate cannot rely on lay assessment in cases of alleged medical negligence and must first obtain an impartial medical opinion. Justi... Read More


TMC leader dies under mysterious circumstances

Kolkata, Sept. 21 -- In a mysterious circumstance, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader's hanging body was found from his farmhouse in Durgapur of West Burdwan on Saturday night. Though the Trinamool Co... Read More


Youth stabbed in Liluah

Kolkata, Sept. 21 -- A youth was attacked and stabbed in Liluah, Howrah, on Saturday night, allegedly over his relationship with a married woman. Police have arrested one of the accused, while two ot... Read More


Mamata pens soulful tribute as Puja honours Bengal's martyrs

Kolkata, Sept. 21 -- Suruchi Sangha in New Alipore is paying tribute to the freedom fighters from Bengal who sacrificed their lives for the Independence of the country through its theme 'Ahuti'. The c... Read More