The intimacy of the block is best seen during Durga Puja. After years of celebrating the festivities in the Community Hall with a traditional pratima, the Pujo Committee took things up a notch. They c...

A man and a woman in their 20s have been arrested for allegedly robbing an app cab driver before driving away with the vehicle. An officer of the Bidhannagar Commissionerate said Bunty Ranjit and Kaj...

The Durga Puja organised by BJP’s Bengal unit, in its second year, proved to be a major failure as most party leaders gave it a miss, the turnout baring once again the  factionalism in the ...

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In love with rains Rainy season is so special to me because it comes after the hot, blistering summer. So it brings relief to the burning earth scorched in the summer heat. The temperature remains pl...

Canalside stalls dumping everything from chicken feathers to thermocol plates in the water, garbage-filled vacant plots, cars parked blocking roads and unlit streetlights were some of the problems Sal...

Reflecting in 2014 on his days in Kolkata, Messi had observed how he was “overwhelmed with the warmth and the passion...My experience over there has left a lasting impression on me.” That...

Durga Puja committees of the area can apply online for permission from September 18 to 30 on the Bidhannagar Commissionerate’s website bidhannagarcitypolice.gov.in. Committees across New Town u...

The roads and lanes of Salt Lake and adjoining areas like Kestopur, Baguiati and parts of Rajarhat that are dotted with potholes will be repaired by the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) before ...

JVV residents are also concerned about the security once the footbridge comes up. “Our boundary walls are 6ft from the base concrete beam but due to layers of brick at the bottom, it is effectiv...