2014: Actor Robin Williams commits suicide by hanging at his California home on August 11. The incident shocks fans who loved him in comic roles such as in Mrs. Doubtfire, thrillers such as Jumanji an...

Young ones of SOS Children’s Village were invited to attend an Independence Day event at route 206 bus stand this year. Krishna Chakraborty, chairperson, board of administrators, Bidhannagar Mun...

The Salt Lake civic body has started a drive to clean the sewerage and drainage lines across Salt Lake. The moves comes after all three sectors of the township have been getting swamped even after mod...

“Many women, who had not reported the matter to the police, came forward and shared the incidents with us. A Whatsapp group on women’s security has been formed which reached the highest pe...

The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation has started the repairs but their engineers are relying on patchwork — a layer of bitumen that is laid over craters — as a quick-fix solution. Krishn...

Last week, a 26-year-old biker riding home suffered fatal head injuries after the front wheel of his motorcycle got caught in a mesh of cables lying on the road near Salt Lake’s Baisakhi island ...

At least two bikers met with accidents recently after their two-wheelers skidded while they tried to negotiate craters. Among the worst-affected stretches is a 1-km road in front of the Geographical ...

The food processing and horticulture department has requested the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation to earmark a plot where a fruit orchard can be set up. Subrata Saha, the minister of state, food pr...

It’s not just residents who care about the environment; shopkeepers did their bit to spread greenery too. The traders of IA Market held a week-long drive. The first day of the event was graced ...

A family waited for the Covid shot outside Bidhannagar Sub-divisional Hospital for more than 11 hours on Wednesday only to be told there were no doses left for them. At least 400 men and women who ha...