A group of children, many of whom are engaged in odd jobs, participated in a walk to sensitise men and women to give children a chance to study so that they are not forced into work. Around 60 childr...

Both flanks of the Taratala flyover in Alipore will remain shut to traffic on Sunday to make way for repairs of the expansion joints of the flyover, police said. While the flank that brings vehicles ...

Between Saturday night and Sunday morning, a giant crane erected 10 girders that will form the base of the Majerhat Metro station of the Joka-Esplanade corridor. The station is being built above the ...

A 10-year-old girl was killed after being knocked down by a goods vehicle loaded with bags of cement on Goragacha Road in Taratala on Wednesday afternoon. Eye witnesses told police Sanjana Das was cy...

A fake call centre was busted and seven persons were arrested for allegedly cheating UK nationals on Monday night. The group would allegedly make internet calls to UK residents posing as representati...

Many Covid-19 patients in home isolation in Taratala, New Alipore and Behala are heading to a gurdwara instead of a hospital when gasping for breath. Once at the gurdwara, a patient’s vital par...

Large parts of south Calcutta will not receive filtered water on June 12 because the Calcutta Municipal Corporation will shift a water supply pipeline for the piling work of the proposed Majerhat brid...

A thief’s limp gave him away as he was spotted by cops in CCTV footage.A part of the booty was found stuffed inside a soft toy at the suspect’s home, police said.Devamun Shah, a resident of the Ca...

The Taratala flyover will be 1,800 tonnes lighter by the end of this month as the public works department has embarked on a project to remove 10 inches of bitumen and concrete layers from the structur...

The National Green Tribunal on Monday directed Bengal’s chief secretary to ensure there are no violations in Rabindra Sarobar during Chhath Puja on November 2.The tribunal disposed of the case after...