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A rubber factory in the Tiljala area of the city was gutted in a massive fire that broke out on Monday night and kept smouldering till late in the evening on Tuesday. The fire was detected at the factory housed in a three-storied building at about11 pm on Monday. Twenty fire tenders were pressed into More >

Management of government and private hospitals in the city seem not to have learnt any lesson from the dreaded fire at the Kolkata hospital, which caused a large number of human casualties. During a surprise check by fire and emergency services wing of the Chandigarh municipal corporation on Monday, authorities came across three city hospitals More >

Indian politicians are a bit too sensitive on how they’re portrayed online. Why else would government agencies inundate Google – used by an estimated 100 million people in India – with requests to remove content, especially those showing political leaders in bad light and, now, even insist on pre-screening of content uploaded online. Telecom and More >

The seat has fallen vacant following Mamata Banerjee’s resignation as MP after she became West Bengal Chief Minister. There are five candidates contesting in the by-election. The main fight is between CPI-M’s Ritabrata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress’s Subrata Bakshi. Besides, there are three independent candidates. Polling will be from 8am to 5pm. Total no. of More >

A day after chief minister Mamata Banerjee formally resumed joint operations against the Maoists, the rebels on Tuesday shot off a letter to the interlocutors appointed by her government , proposing a four-month ceasefire. Caught in a bind, the mediators met in the evening to stake stock of the situation in the backdrop of the More >

After the success of its first two seasons, the reality show has emerged as one of the best platforms for talented and aspiring dancers to prove their dancing skills and potentialities. In season 3 of Kolkata audition, the enthusiastic participants took the stage, showed their dancing moves and competed under the patronage of dancing gurus More >

Kolkata Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s dream of turning Kolkata into London will remain a distant one till the city gets rid of its clogged drains. A report prepared by a nine-member expert committee chaired by Principal Secretary of Irrigation Department has concluded that the city has to stop dumping of medical wastes and plastic bags More >

The interlocutors may have got a word from the Maoists, but they are yet to hear from the government. Asked whether they would insist on the government to come clear on its stand, Bhadra said: “We are expecting a statement from the government.” It’s true that chief minister Mamata Banerjee has kept her doors open More >

On the eve of Kolkata Police taking over the added areas of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), city police commissioner R K Pachnanda told Krishnendu Bandyopadhyay how the force may make a difference in the lives of people. People in the added areas have high expectations from Kolkata Police… We have ensured successful implementation of chief More >

A student of class X from south Kolkata was kidnapped on Sunday and a ransom of about Rs 15 lakh has been demanded from his family. The student, Surajit Roy, is a resident of Behala and had been missing since Sunday after his friend Sheikh Rajan called him out from his home. Calls demanding a More >