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Owner, manager held after 14 killed in Kolkata hotel fire

Police on Thursday arrested the owner and manager of Rituraj Hotel, two days after a devastating fire engulfed the central Kolkata property, leaving 14 people dead. IMAGE: People try to escape......

Kolkata: Severed human head found in garbage dump

A severed human head, suspected of that of a woman aged between 35 and 40, was recovered from a garbage dump in Kolkata's Tollygunge area on Friday morning, the police said. Image used only for......

5 held for illegally collecting rent for 17 yrs from waqf properties in Guj

Five persons have been arrested for allegedly posing as trustees and collecting rents for 17 years for structures built on land owned by two Ahmedabad-based trusts registered under the state Waqf......

9 dead, several injured as under-construction building collapses in Kolkata

The collapse of an illegal under-construction building in Kolkata's western fringes claiming at least nine lives and injuring 17 more early on Monday provoked a fierce political debate over whether......

TMC's Firhad Hakim to be Kolkata's first Muslim mayor since 1947

In the 145-year history of Kolkata Municipal Corporation, nationalist leaders like Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Bidhan Chandra Roy, also a former chief minister,......

Kolkata has enough water, yet there's a problem

Kolkata is one place where domestic water supply isn't billed. The Hooghly river is the primary source and there's no supply crisis looming, unlike some other cities. Also, there are no charges......

Online lotteries to boom in Kolkata

There is great news for the lottos and Super lottos of the world -- the city of Kolkata will slash the tax payable on such machines, according to a proposal made by the Kolkata Municipal......

Bengal minister backs tax waiver for buildings painted blue and white

Backing the decision by the KMC to waive property tax for residential buildings painted in blue and white in West Bengal, a state minister on Wednesday said an amendment should be passed by......

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......

Eden Gardens proves costly for Shah Rukh

Although Red Chillies Entertainment, owners of Kolkata Knight Riders team, has already earned Rs 12 crore from ticket sales of its home matches at Eden Gardens so far, its expenses have shot up......

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......

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......

PHOTOS: CM Mamata felicitates Atletico de Kolkata team

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with the players of Atletico De Kolkata during a felicitation ceremony, in Kolkata on Wednesday. Photograph: PTI The members of the victorious inaugural......

Kolkata turns pink as countdown for first Day/Night Test begins

IMAGE: Ganguly with match ticket and the mascots at the Eden Gardens. Photographs: CAB/Twitter The Countdown for India's first-ever Day/Night Test began, on Sunday, with the City of Joy......

East Bengal take on Mumbai FC in empty stadium

An empty stadium for a football match in the country is nothing unusual, but on Saturday East Bengal will take on Mumbai FC in the I-League behind closed doors at the gigantic Vivekananda Yuva......