The Latest Breaking News from Kolkata

KOLKATA: Raj Bhavan in the city is gearing up for the 4pm show of swearing-in ceremony of the new ministers, as West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is going to reshuffle her cabinet. For the swearing-in ceremony at Raj Bhavan, governor La Ganesan who is holding dual charge of Bengal and…

KOLKATA: A joint team of CID and the state directorate of economic offences raided a condominium in Jaipur and arrested the daughter and wife of a Ballygunge-based businessman, Shantilal Surana. They have been arrested on charges of misappropriating funds running into several crores. The mother-daughter duo was named in 13…

KOLKATA: A 22-year-old woman set herself on fire along with her three-year-old daughter at Mondalpara in Maheshtala on Tuesday morning. The woman and the child later succumbed to burn injuries at a hospital. Cops have detained her husband for questioning.

KOLKATA: The state government has started shifting the offices of various departments, such as PWD, housing, sports and youth affairs, law, tourism, police and labour, from the New Secretariat building to house several courts, including fast track courts and tribunals, there.

KOLKATA: In 2001, Chandra Shekhar Ghosh started Bandhan-Konnagar with the objective of empowering the underprivileged and creating new employment opportunities. He concerned himself with figuring out ways to provide support to people to increase their per capita income. The answer was microcredit. While the venture was a success, Ghosh realised…

KOLKATA: The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police has caught an arms dealer, who was carrying illegal single-shot firearms and 40 rounds of ammunition. Accused Samir Kumar Pattanaik (54) from Danton in West Midnapore was arrested from near Howrah Bridge around 1.20pm on Tuesday.

KOLKATA: The dismantling of Vivekananda Road flyover, which had collapsed during construction, is expected to be completed by the end of the month. Pointing out that the razing of the last 200m from the Malapara junction towards Posta market remained, a KMDA official said two deck slabs and four girders…

KOLKATA: Motorists and locals have raised safety concerns over cracks on a section of the VIP Road-bound arm of the Ultadanga flyover that has been plagued with problems since it was commissioned 11 years ago. A girder in the EM Bypass-bound arm had collapsed in 2013. A crack had developed…

KOLKATA: Indian Technology Congress Association (ITCA) and South Point High School on Tuesday inked an MoU to launch a nano-satellite in early 2023 and build a space laboratory in the school to monitor the satellite and harvest its data over a three-year period.

KOLKATA: The New Town Kolkata Development Authority (NKDA) has opened urban health and wellness centres in five different locations across New Town. All the centres have OPD facilities as well as non-communicable disease screening, routine child immunization, health check-up for pregnant women and wellness activities, like nutrition counselling and guidance…

KOLKATA: The short but sharp spells of rain this monsoon have opened up craters on several city roads and made driving a challenge for motorists and a hazard for two-wheeler riders. KMC roads department officials said urgent repairs will be carried out soon.