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After Satya Niketan collapse, Delhi turns to PG safety

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- The Satya Niketan building collapse has widened into a city-wide scrutiny of Delhi's unsafe paying guest (PG) accommodations, with the government now turning its focus from rescu... Read More


A life cut short, plans left behind...

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- A mother waiting for him to walk through the door, a friend holding on to a plan to attend a concert with him... But Arpit has gone, killed in a building collapse in south Delhi,... Read More


Plan afoot to audit 50+ year-old DDA buildings

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday expressed his anguish over the tragic incident in Delhi's Satya Niketan and said that the government is thi... Read More


Box-like rooms, steep rents: How students survive in cramped PG maze

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- For students arriving in the national capital from across the country, Satya Niketan's proximity to Delhi University's South Campus makes it an easy place to look for a home, eve... Read More


Ageing buildings, is Delhi prepared for disaster?

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- The Satya Niketan building collapse has left students and residents worried not only about Delhi's ageing and vulnerable structures but also about the city's preparedness to resp... Read More


Bengal BJP rolls out month- long 'Seva Sankalp' campaign

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Bengal BJP will organise a month-long 'Seva Sankalp Abhiyan' from September 17 to October 17 to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's completion of 25 years in the highest levels... Read More


Food safety violations in city markets under KMC radar

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Monday intensified its crackdown on food safety violations, conducting raids at Bowbazar's traditional Chhana Patti and Gariahat markets ... Read More


HC pulls up drug control official over licence row

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday reprimanded the Drugs Control authorities for cancelling a blood centre's licence while proceedings concerning its functioning were pending before... Read More


'Ayushman cards cross 3.23-cr mark'

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- The West Bengal government on Monday claimed a "major milestone" in healthcare, with over 3.23 crore beneficiaries now holding active Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY cards. CM Suvendu Adhi... Read More


South Kolkata tops mosquito-breeding survey, cases near 4K

Kolkata, Sept. 7 -- South Kolkata has emerged as the bigger mosquito-breeding hotspot, even as fever cases remain concentrated in parts of North Kolkata, according to findings from a three-day joint d... Read More