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Trinamool storms to power in Kolkata polls

Riding the winds of political change, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress on Wednesday won the 141-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls, inflicting a crushing blow to the ruling Left Front in......

Left supports Congress for Siliguri mayor's post

The Congress on Thursday won the mayor's post in Siliguri Municipal Corporation in north Bengal with the support of Left Front councillors, defeating ally Trinamool Congress, which had refused to......

Kolkata: Mamta suffers setback

After five years, the Communist Party of India-Marxist-led Left Front on Tuesday wrested power in the 141-ward Kolkata Municipal Corporation from Trinamool Congress and retained Bidhannagar......

KMC poll crucial for Trinamool Congress

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation electionto be held on June 19 will prove to be a crucial test for the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress as the party has lost ground in successive elections......

Parliament debate wasn't about FDI, but about polls

The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party saved Dr Manmohan Singh's chair today; will they tug it away from under him tomorrow? asks T V R Shenoy. The debate in Parliament was about anything......

Philips, Bridgelux, NTL compete to switch on LEDs for street lighting

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) undertook a pilot project in 2010 by replacing 276 street lights with LEDs. It saved 54 kw energy and Rs 11 lakh in electricity bills. Now, KMC is......

Bengal: Realtors wait for new regime

With the Left Front losing the mandate in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation elections, city real estate developers are keenly awaiting Mamata Banerjee's policies towards the development of city......

Cities in reform rush, pitch for makeover

Fed up of living in an overgrown slum? Does your city have no footpaths, no gardens, no streetlights and a municipal corporation that just does not care? All that will change soon. In less than......

Realty players protest against delays in clearance grant

Mumbai's realty sector will protest against an alleged decision deficit and policy paralysis in both the state and central governments besides various pertinent agencies.Various realty......

Work on Wipro second campus to start soon

India's third largest service provider Wipro Technologies, is set to begin construction on Rajarhat campus, the second in the city, 'as quickly as possible', said state information......

Om Puri: My friend, Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze, who lost the battle to pancreatic cancer on Monday, had a close Indian connection. He starred in the film, City Of Joy, featuring Om Puri and Shabana Azmi. The film was shot in......

Red Chillies pay KMC Rs 10 lakh

Red Chillies Entertainment, owners of Kolkata Knight Riders team, on Saturday paid the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Rs 10 lakh as amusement tax, KMC sources said.The KMC has demanded Rs 25......

Alternative to Eden Gardens?

Plot and silver plate for Sourav GangulyThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation willpresent Indian cricket skipper Sourav Ganguly a plot of land for setting up a gymnasium and a silver plate with......

Fans run riot outside Eden after KKR felicitation

There was chaos outside the Eden Gardens after an hour-long felicitation function of IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders on Tuesday, as cricket fans broke barricades and engaged in scuffles with......

C'wealth Games scam: CBI registers 3 fresh cases

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday registered three fresh cases and carried out searches at over 20 places in three cities at the premises of officials of the New Delhi Municipal......

Al Kuwait beat Mohun Bagan

Mohun Bagan failed to convert the chances that came their way and Al Kuwait SC rode on a Samer JAS Almartah strike to register a 1-0 victory in the Group D AFC Cup match at Howrah Municipal......

People speak for kolkata municipal corporation

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Q. What is garia(kolkata) famous for?
: A. last place of south kolkata under kolkata municipal corporation,last staion(till now) of metro railway from dumdum more

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Q. Dr Shyam Prasad Mukherjee was blessed to Heaven on 23 rd June in the year 1953. Any Message
QnA Quiz: A. Mookerjee was born on July 6, 1901 in Kolkata the capital of British India. His father was Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, a well respected advocate in...... more

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Q. does the kolkata municipal corporation has the legal right to change the top level of the metal roads and thus disturbing the total environmental balance of most of the buildings in the city. if not, then does kmc should be responsible for restoring the road levels to the original ?
Anand Agarwal: A. You mean that the top level of metal roads should not be changed? A few days of inconvenience to you is intolerable in the better public interest?...... more

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Q. What is the total area of Kolkata(in acres)?
Ujjal Ray: A. The answer is 46228 acres approximately. This is how it was arrived at. Kolkata has an area of 187 square kilometers according to...... more

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Q. Where was the municipal corporation in India set up?1. Bombay2. Delhi3. Calcutta4. Madras
Anindya Mukherjee: A. Kolkata more

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Web results for Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Residents drag Palike to court over dumping of waste

Kamakshipalya residents have dragged the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the State government to court over the gradual turning of... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333426/residents-drag-palike-court-over.html

KMC markets in bad shape

statesman news serviceKOLKATA, 18 MAY: Many markets under the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) are in a bad shape and lack fire safety measures,... ...

http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=457034&catid=42

Man gets six months imprisonment, fine for illegal construction

tarun goswamiKOLKATA, 18 MAY: The Municipal Magistrate's court has ordered six months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000 failing which another two... ...

http://www.thestatesman.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=457037&catid=42

Poll season triggers court battle as Trinamool faces major test (West Bengal Newsletter)

Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) It's poll time again in West Bengal - and the judiciary is playing a vital role in making it happen. Facing its first major... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/poll-season-triggers-court-battle-as-trinamool-faces-major-test-west-bengal-newsletter-795319.html

Time to put garbage on the table

In 2012, for the first time in its history, India saw nationwide public protests from the northernmost Jammu and Kashmir to southernmost Tamil Nadu... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/time-to-put-garbage-on-the-table/article4724987.ece

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