More than 500 motorists from different parts of Kolkata and over 100 from Bidhannagar were prosecuted between Saptami night and the early hours of Ashtami on Monday for violating traffic rules. Accor...

A youth from Haryana whose family is said to have paid Rs 40 lakh to send him to the US for a job was allegedly kidnapped and kept in Kolkata for a month. He was rescued from near the Kolkata airport ...

However, around 6pm, traffic volume increased manifold and the speed reduced to a crawl near the Sreebhumi puja. “We are trying to keep traffic moving but given the number of vehicles on Sunday...

West Bengal Bidhannagar City Police on Sunday busted an international kidnapping racket near the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport in Kolkata and arrested three masterminds. Th...

In the north, in Lake Town, The Telegraph spotted people crowding outside an unfinished pandal and disrupting traffic. Multiple carpenters and decorators were seen working on pillars trying to finish ...

Traffic management and crowd control on VIP Road in northeast Kolkata during Durga Puja emerged as a major concern at a meeting organised by the Bidhannagar commissionerate on Monday. The meeting was...

A single window facility will be offered on Friday to Puja organisers of New Town and Rajarhat who are unable to fill up the online form to seek permission. Forms can also be filled up online since S...

The officer-in-charge of Baguiati police station and the investigating officer of the case were suspended, but questions were raised on whether the probe was monitored properly. An officer of the Bid...

Two homes of IPS officer Debasish Dhar were searched on Sunday by a team of CID officers in connection with a case of disproportionate assets against him. CID officers said Dhar, who earlier served i...

He apparently told the cops that he had no intention of paying his four accomplices the Rs 8 lakh he had promised them for helping him kill the boys. “He is saying he killed the two boys becaus...