Five dead, several injured as Kolkata bound bus falls from bridge in Odisha
At least five people, including a woman, died and several others sustained injuries after a Kolkata-bound bus fell from a bridge in Odisha's Jajpur district on Monday evening, media reports said.
Kolkata’s transgender community marks 10 years of SC's landmark verdict recognising their rights
Transgenders in Kolkata Monday marked the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court verdict that provided legal recognition to members of the community.
Kolkata: Bomb threat emails received by several schools are a 'hoax', say police
Kolkata/IBNS: The bomb threat emails received by several schools in Kolkata were a "hoax", said the Kolkata Police on Tuesday.
In a bid to maintain cleanliness and stop growing littering, Kolkata Metro has decided to launch a campaign among commuters and impose a penalty up to Rs 500 as fine, official sources said on Monday.
Mahua Moitra's Kolkata residence raided by CBI in cash-for-query case
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday raided Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra's residence in Kolkata in connection with the cash-for-query case, media reports said.
Kolkata: Garden Reach illegal multi-storey building collapse toll rises to 10, 1 more missing
Kolkata/UNI: With the recovery of one more body, the toll in the five-storey under-construction illegal building collapse at Garden Reach in the city on Sunday night, left ten people dead, even though one more person is missing at the mishap site, official sources said on Wednesday.
The NDRF on Tuesday began a fresh search operation using sniffer dogs to find if any survivors were still trapped under the debris of the Sunday five-storied building collapse at the Garden Reach area in Kolkata where 9 people were killed and about a dozen others injured.
Death toll in Kolkata's under-construction illegal building collapse rises to 9
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The death toll in the "illegal" under-construction five-storied building collapse at the thickly populated Garden Reach area in Kolkata rose to 9 so far, even as the rescue operations were underway using floodlights, official sources said on Monday.
Five, including two women, die after under-construction building collapse in Kolkata
At least five people, including two women, died when an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday night at Garden Reach region in Kolkata, official sources said on Monday.
Kolkata/IBNS: Two persons were killed and at least seven were injured as an under-construction building, which the administration called "illegal", collapsed at Garden Reach area in Kolkata on Sunday night, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee suffered 'major injury' due to 'push from behind': Kolkata hospital
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has suffered a "major injury" on her forehead due to a "push from behind" and received four stitches, stated state-run SSKM Hospital where he was admitted to last evening.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee suffers 'major injury'
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Thursday hospitalised in Kolkata after she suffered a "major injury".
Mamata Banerjee suffers injury, taken to Kolkata hospital
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday suffered major injury and was taken to a state-run hospital in the city.
India's first underwater Metro route was inaugurated in Kolkata on Wednesday which will connect city centre Esplanade with Howrah, promising to provide a faster communication alternative to daily commuters in one of the densely populated cities of the country.
Narendra Modi to inaugurate India's first underwater metro service today in Kolkata
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday will inaugurate the first underwater metro service in Kolkata, adding a new dimension to the city's transportation landscape.