The coffins were taken to the army base hospital in Bengdubi, around 5km away. Officers of the Indian Army, the families of the deceased, representatives of different political parties and the general...
The sub-Himalayan districts of Bengal and Sikkim experienced yet another bout of torrential downpour since Monday night which continued through much of Tuesday, courtesy the southwest monsoon.
At Bag...
A trader from Bihar was intercepted at Bagdogra airport on Sunday afternoon for carrying a firearm in his luggage.
Mohammad Rahanuddin, who is from Katihar district of Bihar, was arrested.
Sources s...
Mukundapur had a large number of marshy plots and water bodies. As the population burgeoned, the water bodies and marshy plots, where excess water from the area would flow into, were filled up and bui...
From Doha to Los Angeles, showstopper art installations are now an integral element in some of the best airports across the world. My favourite installations at Changi pay tribute to travellers who ma...
The Kolkata airport authorities are struggling to implement the mask mandate and officials said raising awareness among passengers was a better way than imposing fines on them to ensure compliance.
S...
The construction of the 29km New Garia-airport Metro corridor has led to blockades on portions of roads, including EM Bypass, on multiple stretches. The width of the carriageway has reduced, resulting...
The Kolkata airport authorities started making announcements on Thursday asking all passengers to wear masks.
Officials said they have set up a surveillance team that would from Friday slap fines on ...
The last few kilometres of roads in northeast Kolkata leading to the airport are a traffic mess.
A meeting of the airport advisory committee on Tuesday discussed how traffic congestion was leading to...
Traffic congestion
The problem of traffic congestion on the way to the airport was raised at Tuesday’s meeting. “There are congestions at several points — on VIP Road and Jessore Ro...