Kolkata: The heat is on in the city after a very short spring. While the maximum temperature dipped slightly on Wednesday after it stepped on the 33°C mark on Tuesday, Met officials said it is likely to go up to 33°C by Thursday.Climatologically, spring in Kolkata is a short period of transition from winter to…
Kolkata: Bengal govt will now allow cashless facility in cases of hospital indoor treatment to go beyond Rs 2 lakh for pensioners. State has asked pensioners or their representatives to inform the finance department when the cost exceeds the ceiling limit of Rs 2 lakh. As of now, only current employees are allowed to avail…
Kolkata: The state govt has initiated the process of handing over 105 acres of land to the BSF to strengthen border security and facilitate the construction of fencing and border outposts. A group of ministers formed by chief minister Mamata Banerjee cleared the proposal on Friday.The panel includes urban development and municipal affairs minister Firhad…
Kolkata: Speaking at an CII West Bengal annual day event, Singapore Business Federation (SBF, India Business Council) chairman Prasoon Mukherjee on Monday invited members of the CII state council to visit Singapore and explore possibilities of investment in Bengal. Mukherjee, also the chairman of Universal Success, said that there was a lot of business scope…
Kolkata: Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata (SMPK) handled 64 million tonnes (MT) cargo between April 2025 and Feb 2026, surpassing 63.9 MT traffic in the 2024-25 fiscal, in a major operational milestone.Kolkata Port Trust said the port had exceeded last year’s overall cargo throughput with a month remaining in the current fiscal, demonstrating sustained growth…
Kolkata: On March 8, Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will hold a political rally in South 24 Parganas’ Raidighi, merely 17 km away from the spot in Mathurapur where Union home minister Amit Shah held his ‘Poriborton Yatra’ on Monday. On Monday, meanwhile, Banerjee criticised the BJP ‘yatra’.“The zamindars have started a Rath Yatra….
Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday promised a Rs 5,700 crore package for women, implementation of seventh pay commission benefits in 45 days, and filling of govt job vacancies within a year if BJP forms govt in Bengal after the elections.Defence minister Rajnath Singh promised an unemployment-free and debt-free state in 10 years…
Suri: A 28-year-old man died after suffering a stroke on Monday, with his family alleging he was distressed after his name was marked “under adjudication” in the final electoral roll released by the Election Commission following its Special Intensive Revision (SIR).Sheikh Kamrul, a contractual labourer from Dhalla village in Birbhum’s Suri and the sole breadwinner…
Anusha Viswanathan and Mainak Bhaumik walk down Purna Das RoadPics: Anindya Saha Few neighbourhoods reflect Kolkata’s changing urban story as vividly as Hindustan Park. Once defined by shaded lanes and closely knit residential life, the area has gradually evolved into a lively cultural pocket – where cafés spill onto pavements, restored homes house creative businesses,…
Union minister Sukanta Majumdar was speaking at a gathering in Kolkata on Friday afternoon when the city was shaken by an earthquake. KOLKATA: Union minister Sukanta Majumdar was speaking at a gathering in Kolkata on Friday afternoon when the city was shaken by an earthquake.Tremors were felt across Kolkata and neighbouring districts of West Bengal…
