Traffic crawled on the VIP Road and the Major Arterial Road in New Town — two arteries that connect the airport with the rest of the city as lakhs of revellers were headed to Puja pandals on a h...

The puja that has for years been the biggest crowd-puller in New Town is focusing on the ill effects of mobile phones this year. Balaka Abasan has created the replica of a mobile tower the height of ...

The New Town Sarbajanin Durga Puja, set to be inaugurated on Monday, has many firsts to showcase, including all-women teams of priestesses and 'dhakis'. The first community Durga Puja in the ...

Nine men allegedly involved in running a call centre in New Town were arrested late on Thursday on the charge of duping people. A team from the Eco Park police station raided the call centre in an of...

The lot is coming up opposite the entry gate at a side of the City Square, next to the Clock Tower, with a flank of the road being widened and laid in concrete. “We are getting many bookings for...

Subhadeep Halder, a resident of Mathkal, was flung off his scooter while riding home two weeks back. “The front wheel of my scooter skidded while I was trying to negotiate a pothole. I fell and...

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...

Sruti Niketan The Rabindrajayanti programme organised by music school Sruti Niketan at Rabindra Okakura Bhavan started with songs by Chandrabali Rudra Dutta. Four people were felicitated for their c...

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...

Drone rules Nano unmanned aircraft system: weighing less than or equal to 250 grams (no permits required) You are required to ensure that you do not fly any nano drone beyond 50 ft (15m) Abov...