Dipak Haldar, an ENT specialist with the Panihati State General Hospital, was on an autorickshaw on the way to work on Wednesday morning when his cellphone rang. “Is Suchana there? Madam wants to sp...

Please come a bit late. She might be up late studying,” said Aratrika Pal’s mother Indira Pal Datta when The Telegraph Salt Lake called her to fix an appointment. The ISC results had come out...

The attention was overwhelming. It was a new experience,” smiled Dewang Agarwal on Wednesday. The Purbachal boy had scripted history the day before when he registered a perfect score in the ISC exam...

An underground pipe network in Salt Lake’s JD block sprang four leaks, triggering water crisis in at least seven blocks.At least two large puddles and several smaller ones have formed near the SN Bo...

Last weekend, away from the public eye, a three-nation T20 tournament took place in New Town. The players were in the jerseys of India, Bangladesh and Nepal. But it wasn’t as if international stars ...

Residents seem to be melting away this week, one bead of sweat at a time. The sun is scorching from above, the roads are reflecting heat from below, the air is hot and humid and together they are drai...

Days before Rabindrajayanti, let me share some anecdotes about one of Rabindranath Tagore’s favourite flowers — the Ashok. Ashok (Saraca indica, family Fabaceae) is a tree of undisputed Indian ori...

Muddy water continues to flow from taps in ED and EE blocks of Salt Lake despite pipeline repairs, residents have complained.The Salt Lake civic authorities had sought the help of the Calcutta Municip...

Close to thousand employees had to be evacuated after a fire broke out on the third floor of Globsyn Crystals building in EP block of Sector V, Salt Lake, on Thursday afternoon.The fire was first spot...

Plants will be grown on the concrete pillars of the New Garia-Airport Metro line in New Town to increase green cover in the township, reduce pollution and add to its aesthetics.The vertical gardens wi...