Overview of Kolkata high-rises Kolkata: Kolkata emerged as one of the few resilient housing markets in April-June 2026, reporting annual sales growth at a time when most major cities saw demand weakening. Across the top seven cities, housing sales fell to about 90,715 units in Q2 2026 from 96,285 units a year earlier, and were…
Proceedings underway in the Bengal assembly on Monday Kolkata: The Bengal assembly on Monday passed two amendment bills aimed at overhauling the legal framework governing reservations for OBCs, specifying 66 communities (54 Hindu and 12 Muslim communities) outside the SC and ST categories will be eligible for OBC quota. The new framework reduces 65 Muslim…
Midnapore: A police constable was arrested on Sunday evening for allegedly assaulting and molesting a college student while she was returning home from a computer class in the Khirai area of West Midnapore district. The incident has triggered widespread public outrage.The accused has been identified as Biswajit Bhowmik, 30, a resident of Gobardhanpur village in…
Kolkata: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Taratala warehouse collapse has recovered two mobile phones and several documents during a raid at the Shibpur residence of Kalicharan Banerjee on Sunday. Banerjee served as the officer on special duty (OSD) to former mayor Firhad Hakim.Following the recoveries from the Howrah residence, the SIT directed five…
KOLKATA: In a quiet citizen-led effort, a seven-member volunteer team cleared hundreds of unauthorised advertisements from public infrastructure across parts of south Kolkata.The drive began at 5.30 am outside Menoka Cinema and lasted more than 2 hours. Volunteers moved along Sarat Chatterjee Avenue, Southern Avenue and SP Mukherjee Road, removing material from roadside grills, wire…
Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference after the 49th GST Council meeting in New Delhi Kolkata: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and chief ministers of at least a dozen states are likely to attend the GST Council meeting in Kolkata, proposed to be held on July 16-17. CM Suvendu…
Kolkata: The Thakurpukur police has registered an FIR against former cabinet minister Partha Chatterjee, former Trinamool councillor Ghanasree Bag, Tilak Bhattacharjee and Sudip Ghosh on charges of assault, extortion and criminal intimidation over an alleged 2020 incident involving a former Behala BJP functionary who died in judicial custody months later.The case has been registered under…
National rower Sanglap Bose, who is based in Kolkata, became the first Indian to win the Open Men’s Double Sculls event at the 65th Grand Moscow Regatta, held in Moscow from June 3 to 9, 2026. Competing at one of the world’s oldest and most prestigious rowing events, Bose clinched the gold medal in the…
Kunal Ghosh was outside Victoria House on Sunday with decorators to take measurements for July 21 observance Kolkata: The Trinamool bloc loyal to Mamata Banerjee filed four fresh police complaints on Sunday against the rebel faction led by Ritabrata Banerjee, accusing the breakaway group of illegally using the party’s name, symbol and designations to mislead…
Dwaipayan.GhoshKolkata: Former ward 104 councillor and ex-borough XI chairman Tarakeswar Chakraborty illegally filled multiple public water bodies and protected wetlands in east Kolkata for commercial construction, police told the court.Seeking his custody, investigators alleged he misused his official position to grab land for personal gain. Police said his interrogation revealed clues about an organised land-grabbing…
