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Kolkata Metro records highest-ever daily ridership on Panchami

Kolkata, Sept. 28 -- The Kolkata Metro Railway registered its highest-ever single-day ridership on Maha Panchami (September 27), carrying more than 9.82 lakh passengers and surpassing all previous rec... Read More


Shyamnagar: Three dead in train accident

Kolkata, Sept. 28 -- Three people, including a child, died late on Saturday night after being struck by a through train near Shyamnagar Railway Station in North 24-Parganas. The accident occurred aro... Read More


Behala: Puja pandal mirrors 'Gaza crisis' through famine imagery

Kolkata, Sept. 28 -- A Durga Puja pandal in Behala has turned into a space of protest and remembrance, drawing parallels between the Bengal famine of 1943 and the hunger unfolding in Gaza. The theme,... Read More


AI art turns Puja pandal into European art museum

KOLKATA, Sept. 28 -- Durga Puja has always been about transporting us into different worlds. From Egypt to Dubai, Kolkata's pandals have taken visitors on journeys across the globe. This year, Falguni... Read More


Rare deluge in Kolkata tied to climate change, say experts

Kolkata, Sept. 28 -- Scientists and meteorologists have termed the extremely heavy rain that lashed Kolkata from Monday night to Tuesday morning-251.4 mm in less than 24 hours-as rare and unusual, lin... Read More


Kolkata Port adopts Sunderbans village for development

Kolkata, Sept. 28 -- Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) has adopted Satyadaspur, a remote fishing village in the Sunderbans, under the 'Swachh Sujal Gaon' initiative, aiming for sustained, mu... Read More


'Kolkata Shree' awards to honour excellence in Puja

Kolkata, Sept. 28 -- Mayor Firhad Hakim, along with Member-Mayor-In-Council (MMIC) Debasish Kumar and senior officials of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), on Sunday announced the Kolkata Shree awa... Read More


Determination: All-women dhaki troupe beats to the rhythm of 'Shakti' in Darjeeling

Darjeeling, Sept. 28 -- The journey from Gobordanga in North 24-Parganas to Darjeeling has been one of grit, determination and challenge. However, the 'Dhaki Champion,' have lived up to their name. Th... Read More


Supreme Court stays demolition of Elita Garden Vista's Tower 8

Kolkata, Sept. 28 -- The Supreme Court has stayed the Calcutta High Court's order directing the demolition of Tower 8 of Elita Garden Vista, a 26-storey residential tower in New Town housing 160 famil... Read More


Santosh Mitra Square row: Police stress public safety

Kolkata, Sept. 28 -- The Kolkata Police on Sunday dismissed allegations made by BJP leader Sajal Ghosh, chief of the Santosh Mitra Square Durga Puja, and stressed that there will be no compromise on t... Read More