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Heavy rains disrupt Durga Puja preparations in Kolkata

The heavy overnight rain in Kolkata forced Durga Puja organisers to defer the inauguration of the idols as the calamities wreaked serious damage to marquees that are complete or nearly so, and......

Mamata govt transfers over 500 bureaucrats amid electoral roll revision

The West Bengal government on Monday announced the transfer of over 500 bureaucrats amid the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in the state. IMAGE: West Bengal Chief......

Kolkata gang rape: BJP rally stopped, leaders detained during protest

The police on Saturday stopped a Bharatiya Janata Party rally led by its West Bengal unit chief Sukanta Majumdar and detained him along with several other party leaders when they tried to take out......

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......

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......

East India Hotels mulls five-star hotel in Kolkata

One of the oldest hoteliers in Kolkata, East India Hotels, is looking at setting up another five-star hotel in Kolkata. The Oberoi group's flagship company has evinced interest in a Kolkata......

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......

Kolkata's rickshaw pullers stare at a bleak future

The West Bengal government wants to replace hand-pulled rickshaws with battery-operated ones. But the rickshaw pullers are apprehensive that they will lose their livelihood Image: A rickshaw......

IPL: KKR home matches postponed due to Kolkata Municipal elections

Kolkata Knight Riders players celebrate with the trophy after winning the seventh edition of the IPL. Photograph: BCCI The Indian Premier League's Kolkata schedule has been slightly rejigged owing......

PIX: Triumphant Richa Ghosh returns home to Siliguri's love

'My parents have the biggest role in what I have become. They always told me that if you dream, dream big.' IMAGE: Richa Ghosh is driven in an open jeep on her return to Siliguri. She was driven......

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......

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......