Rampant illegal construction, flouting of building norms without checking the bearing capacity of the city’s soil, needs to ...

Many of his students, some in their 80s, sat surrounding him in a circle as they reminisced about their student days in the ...

Looking for the perfect spot to celebrate love this Valentine’s Day in Kolkata? Here are some of the best places to visit in ...

Dhaval Jain, the municipal commissioner, highlights the need to strike a balance between 'community rights' of conserving heritage and the 'personal rights' of the owner of a building in a heritage pr ...

CHENNAI: In a major operation, three mid-level Chennai Customs officers, a New Delhi-based importer, and a Customs house agent (CHA) were arrested by the Direct ...

Mohan Bhagwat was on a scheduled visit to West Bengal and the parents of the RG Kar victim requested a visit from him.

Amit Kumar Sarkar had applied for leave, but his request was rejected. Following this, he got into a heated argument with his colleagues and, in a ...

Three labourers died in a tragic manhole accident at Kolkata Leather Complex, sparking a probe and compensation discussions.

A controversy erupted at the West Bengal Governor's house in Kolkata on Republic Day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Kolkata police musical band was initially denied entry to ...

KOLKATA: For the first time in 28 years, Bangladesh has not been included as a participating country in the Kolkata International Book Fair, which West Bengal C ...

The proverbial "joy" is steadily fading away from the faces of lower and middle-class families living in and around the City of Joy as reports of tilting low-budget high-rises continue to trickle in ...