Mintu Paul has about 12 orders for Durga idols by Poila Baisakh every year. This year, he received his first order from a city puja committee on Monday.The order from Santosh Mitra Square Sarbojanin D...
A fire broke out on the 10th floor of a 12-storey building near RDB Boulevard in Salt Lake’s Sector V on Sunday morning.Five fire engines from the Sector V fire station doused the flames at Megather...
A group of students of the National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) raised funds to provide Rs 5,000 to each of the 80 members of the institution's support staff.The students arranged the one-...
The postponed final semester exams of undergraduate and postgraduate courses will be held a month after the colleges and universities reopen following the withdrawal of the lockdown, education ministe...
Footage from a couple of CCTV cameras placed on separate houses in Salt Lake helped police nab two scooter-borne men who had allegedly snatched a gold chain from a woman walking back home in GD block ...
New Town is using drones to fly over its markets and streets to ensure residents abide by the lockdown rules.“We had invited companies to demonstrate drone technology and are using it to monitor the...
With blood banks drying up during the pandemic, residents of New Town have come together to organise a series of blood donation camps in the residential complexes and blocks across the township.With b...
To call or not to call the domestic help: that is the question. The lockdown is well into the second month and by now residents are exhausted at having to cook and clean all by themselves.From May 4, ...
The headmaster of a school in North 24-Parganas, along with some ex-students, has helped provide ration to more than 150 families in nearby villages.The initiative started by the headmaster of Kanakna...
La Martiniere for Boys has decided to start an online photography competition for students apart from holding classes online.Students of Classes I-XII can send their entries on the topics “From my w...