Calcutta

A 22-year-old student whose father is admitted to MR Bangur Hospital said the family’s only channel of communication with him could be cut off with the government’s ban on patients using mobile ph...

Loreto House on Middleton Row will conduct motivational and counselling sessions for students of Classes VI to XII to help them open up to their teachers and share what is troubling them during the lo...

Several schools have either stopped online classes for primary students or cut down on assignments because parents cannot devote too much time to monitor their online classes/activities while they the...

My dearest Sohini, It’s been over seven years now since a new chapter started in our lives. Since our marriage, I’ve moved twice to get closer to you, but I’m still almost 4,000 km away — in I...

An AD Block resident was surprised when a man covered from head to toe in a protective suit stood in front of her and pointed an infrared thermometer at her head in front of the BD market.Debapriya Ro...

A few app cabs are now available for medical emergencies .Calls can be made to 9804886028 or text messages sent to 9432324341, stating the pick-up location and time two to three hours before the pick-...

The owner of a small eatery in a Metiabruz bylane feeds the day’s excess food to poor and homeless people in the neighbourhood. The 58-year-old was seen standing in a queue for free ration last week...

IIT-Kharagpur alumni based in the US have reached out to help workers at their alma mater who have lost their livelihood because of the lockdown.The alumni have raised $2,42,000 (around Rs 1.86 crore...

Eight doctors’ organisations, including the Indian Medical Association (IMA), on Tuesday requested chief minister Mamata Banerjee to create more testing and sample collection centres for Covid-19 an...

Parents of hundreds of students of state-aided schools in the city came from far and near to collect midday meal ration on Monday, the first day of distribution. Some walked and some cycled to school ...