Kolkata: The state govt has planned to develop the Sundarbans as the second global eco-adventure and wellness tourism destination after Darjeeling, said tourism minister Shankar Ghosh.He made the announcement at an event on the occasion of World Mangrove Day.The minister said it had been mentioned in the state Budget that Darjeeling would come under the…
A potholed stretch of VIP Road Kolkata: Spells of rain have damaged stretches of city roads so much that Kolkata Traffic Police has asked civic agencies — especially Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the state PWD — to repair them. Cops have sent an initial list of battered stretches to KMC. Cops said these stretches…
Satellite image of the cloud band Kolkata: A massive 7,000 km-10,000-km-long ‘rain belt’ stretching from northern India across the Himalayas, China and into South Korea — which has contributed to the current rainy spell in Kolkata and east India — is about to get fragmented into smaller low-pressure zones by July 31. Also called a…
Kolkata: Services on metro’s Blue and Green lines as well as operation hours will be increased from Monday, on an experimental basis. Blue Line will have 272 trains on weekdays and 158 on Sundays. Green Line will have 236 services on weekdays and 111 on Sundays.On weekdays, the first services will be at 6 am…
The computer centre in the Sundarbans Kolkata: A flood relief centre that had given shelter to about a hundred villagers of Sundarbans during cyclones Remal and Dana in 2024 has been transformed into a computer learning school for local children.At a time when the new govt has announced its plan to develop tourism in Sundarbans,…
The man lost Rs 7 lakh in the scam Kolkata: A 70-year-old resident of Naktala lost Rs 7 lakh in a digital arrest scam. Kolkata Police launched an investigation to track the culprits and froze the recipient bank accounts. The scam came to light when the senior citizen appeared distressed in his home, prompting his…
Md Salman Hossain, one of the 14 accused, being produced in court on Sunday Kolkata: Foreign-funded “Jamatis”, and not students, may have been behind the attacks on police personnel and journalists during Friday’s demonstration in Esplanade over the alleged NEET paper leak, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Sunday. He clarified that neither Cockroach Janta Party…
The Indian Museum, Kolkata, on Sunday commemorated the birth centenary of artist and visual chronicler Rathin Mitra Kolkata: The Indian Museum, Kolkata, on Sunday commemorated the birth centenary of artist and visual chronicler Rathin Mitra (1926-2019) by inaugurating a retrospective exhibition and released a commemorative volume that pays tribute to his contribution in documenting India’s…
Kolkata: The renewed attempt to issue a no-objection certificate (NOC) to Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIM-C) will pave the way for Rs 500-crore project comprising a 950-capacity hostel building, a substation building, a service building, academic block and a food court. This is part of a phased modernisation plan of the business school campus…
Kolkata: Actor Sreelekha Mitra is facing fresh legal trouble after multiple police complaints were filed against her for holding an offensive caricature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a student rally between Sealdah and Esplanade in Kolkata on Friday.BJP spokesperson Keya Ghosh lodged a formal complaint at Anandapur Police Station, while additional complaints were filed…
