The Calcutta Municipal Corporation has to prepare an action plan to deal with waste accumulation around the Metro piers and under the elevated stations on the Adi Ganga in a month, the National Green ...

She spoke of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi visiting the family of the Delhi gangrape victim in 2013. “The Delhi gang rape was equally horrific. But it (the visit) was a moment of compassion and grace. ...

Only if there is no “restraining order” from court, defaulters can make use of the scheme. If the matter is sub judice and there is no restraining order, anyone making payment under the sc...

Five bridges on Calcutta’s northern outskirts and the Belgachhia bridge near RG Kar hospital will be repaired after Durga Puja. The PWD maintains all the bridges. A recent health check on the b...

The first comorbidity survey among Calcuttans came to an end on Wednesday with over 7.69 lakh households out of the targeted 10 lakh covered. Firhad Hakim, the chairperson of the Calcutta Municipal C...

Hand sanitisers are highly inflammable because of the high alcohol content and can be a direct fire hazard when kept near puja pandals. The matter was discussed during the Durga Puja coordination mee...

The Calcutta Municipal Corporation will roll out a penalty and interest waiver scheme for property tax defaulters from October, Firhad Hakim, the chairperson of the CMC’s board of administrators...

The civic body has launched a number on which people with unassessed properties can WhatsApp their property details and the CMC will take steps to complete the assessment, Firhad Hakim, the chairperso...

A man returning home to Surya Sen Street from the market died after a reversing lorry hit him inside College Square on Friday morning, police said. Surya Sen Street runs along the southern boundary o...

The boss of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation has promised to “rectify” public utility buildings and other public spaces that are not friendly towards the physically challenged in terms o...