A tough and thankless job with hardly any pay. A fireman in West Bengal is paid an overtime of Rs 7 to Rs 13 per hour depending on rank...

Calcutta's infrastructure tragedies are symptoms of a seemingly incurable condition: administrative apathy...

Observations made during a survey of buildings appear to mirror why a disaster like Bagree is just a jolt away...

State Opposition betrays fatigue ...

IIT Roorkee team specifies radius of possible evacuation ...

The return of hawkers to Canning Street and the adjoining lanes started the moment police eased entry restrictions on Saturday...

A young man wearing a t-shirt and camouflage pants stepped out of Bagree Market that had been burning for three days now....

Maintenance was Bagree Estate’s responsibility, says Paras Mal Lodha...

Buildings facing hawker stalls with tarpaulin or plastic roofs are exposed to the threat of a fire every minute...

Medicines and cosmetics from the fire-ravaged Bagree Market could pose multiple threats if dumped at Dhapa, environmentalists have warned...