The New Town authorities have started repairing several stretches of roads across the township that had caved in after being lashed by heavy spell of rain last September. New Town Kolkata Development...

The New Town authorities held a review meeting this week to monitor their preparedness for the monsoon. A New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) official said several measures were in place to...

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...

The facade has a giant Jamini Roy style painting with graphic wall fins. “We tried to make the architecture welcoming. In the ground floor, the oval public space that opens out to the lawn is de...

According to a senior NDITA official, problem areas were identified where the water was not getting drained out, especially near the ongoing construction sites of the Metro viaduct. Pump sets were req...

In order to reduce the depth of the craters the New Town Kolkata Development authority had filled them with sand. But with time the jagged edges of the carters jut out putting motorists and pedestria...

The New Town authorities started a survey to identify places where construction materials are stacked up or waste is dumped blocking pavements, bicycle lanes or portions of roads last week. According...

At least 25km of bicycle tracks will be added and docking stations built near every Metro station and cycle sheds near offices in New Town. The township has been declared the winner in the Cycle 4 Ch...

Road and pavement-grabbing shacks that sell anything from biryani to mobile phone accessories are a common sight in New Town. The temporary hangars set up by the New Town Kolkata Development Authorit...

A cyclist died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in New Town on Sunday morning, police said. An officer of the Bidhannagar Commissionerate said that the man was spotted lying on the Major Ar...