All markets in New Town, including temporary stalls selling fish, vegetables, poultry, grocery items and tea among others, will be shut this weekend, a New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) of...

The ubiquitous security guard fraternity in the city is facing a crisis as most offices, housing complexes and commercial establishments have reduced their numbers as a cost-cutting measure to cope wi...

A 22-year-old woman gave birth to a baby boy 35,000ft above sea level in Indian airspace on a Boeing 777 early on Tuesday with the help of five air hostesses and a doctor who happened to be a co-passe...

A 16-year-old girl who was allegedly forced into prostitution was rescued from a residential apartment in New Town on Tuesday, police said.Two women and a man, who were allegedly running the sex traff...

Residents of New Town’s AA Block walked around the block on Sunday in a bid to create awareness about mosquito breeding grounds and the use of plastic. “Mosquitoes are a menace in our block, breed...

Two police stations were inaugurated in New Town on Wednesday. While one has come up inside Eco Park on a half-acre plot near the Eiffel Tower replica, the other one — called Technocity — will ope...

The 27-year-old girl, who was severely injured after a car rammed into the gearless scooter she was riding pillion on in New Town on Sunday night, died on Wednesday afternoon. Neha Giri was riding bac...

The traffic guardrails on New Town roads will be fitted with LED beacon lights to make them more visible to motorists, especially at night, police said. The move comes a day after a Maruti Brezza ramm...

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A two-year-old boy walking home with his mother in New Town was fatally hit by an e-rickshaw, whose ignition was turned on by the driver’s five-year-old daughter who was alone in the vehicle.“Ayus...