The space in front of Mother’s Wax Museum, opposite Eco Park gate No. 2, has been designated as the third community zone in New Town where food trucks are allowed to park and operate after sundo...

The Bengal government has managed to find a buyer for five incomplete residential towers located at the heart of Newtown, raising the prospect of urban regeneration in the area. A special purpose vehi...

The East Kolkata Wetlands are in danger of real estate encroachment. This was the focus of a seminar last week celebrating Water Body Conservation Day and Wetlands Day. The June 16 event was held at ...

Architect Abin Chaudhuri, whose Abin Design Studio along with Kolkata Architecture Foundation, has designed New Town landmarks like Nazrul Tirtha and The Newtown School, was in charge of the Community...

Festival kickstart A three-day festival was organised last weekend to kickstart the opening of the facilities. The festival included a futsal tournament with five-member teams from across New Town. I...

Swimming pool manual The officials also took the opportunity to release a safety manual for swimming pools across New Town. This follows the death of an eight-year-old girl in the swimming pool of Mi...

Eco Park now has a book shop cum library. And it is open to air and mobile. In place of a brick and mortar structure, the library is housed in a 22-feet-long van that stands parked in the Gate 4 park...

Calcutta High Court on Wednesday issued a significant order allowing the owners of a housing apartment in New Town to cast their votes online for selection of representatives in the board of managemen...

A 1.5km-long flyover that is coming up near Balaka Abasan in New Town’s Action Area I will create an alternative route to New Town from Salt Lake and Sector V. The four-lane flyover is being co...

More than 50,000 visitors thronged Eco Park and the Mother’s Wax Museum on Friday. Although the day was hot and humid, a steady stream of cars and two-wheelers were seen making their way toward...