Services affected in Kolkata as migrants return to villages for rural pollsMigrants who left Kolkata for their villages to vote in the West Bengal panchayat elections have yet to return to work, causing disruptions...
11 Jul, 2023, 10.32 AM IST
Malls, religious places open in some places as India steps out of lockdown, slowly and cautiouslyIndia on Monday took a tentative step out of a 75-day lockdown with malls, religious places and offices opening in several parts of the cou...
08 Jun, 2020, 06.53 PM IST
Shopping malls, restaurants reopen in West Bengal as 'Unlock-1' kicks in; commuter woes continueThe Mamata Banerjee-led government had already eased curbs in the state from June 1, allowing places of worship to reopen and full operatio...
08 Jun, 2020, 01.55 PM IST
Gokhale's saying 'what Bengal thinks today India thinks tomorrow' now sounds like a curseBuddhadeb Bhattacharjee, state CM between 2000 and 2011, had no Marxist hang-up about private investment if it could create jobs or opportu...
12 Aug, 2014, 01.11 PM IST
Bus, mini-bus strike called in Kolkata for 3 days from June 25Although the price of diesel was hiked by the Centre several times, bus fares were not increased by the state government in tune with it, D...
16 Jun, 2014, 06.02 PM IST
- Private buses, taxis may go off the roads after Durga Pujas
Private buses and taxis in West Bengal may go off the roads after the Durga Pujas if fares are not increased.
23 Oct, 2012, 10.34 AM IST
- HC quashes IRDA order to hike third-party premium
The Calcutta High Court, in an order on Monday, quashed a notification by the insurance regulator raising premium on motor vehicles for thi...
21 Jun, 2012, 11.32 AM IST
- Transport associations decry hike in third-party premium, weigh floating own general insurance co, plan nationwide strike
Transport associations across the nation have called an emergency meeting on Wednesday to protest the hike that will be applicable from Apr...
19 Apr, 2011, 07.31 AM IST
- Kolkata breathes easy sans its old vehicles
With 15-year-old commercial vehicles out of Kolkata roads, the city's air is easier on the lungs these days, but many more green miles need...
07 Sep, 2009, 02.59 PM IST
- Left concerned over law & order situation in Kolkata
Left parties in West Bengal have expressed their anxiety over the joint drive by the police and motor vehicles officials against the 15-yea...
01 Aug, 2009, 10.50 PM IST
- KOlkata to see phase out of old vehicles from Aug 1
The high court has banned 15-year-old vehicles as they don’t have the requisite devices to check pollution.
31 Jul, 2009, 11.10 PM IST
- WB public transporters call for indefinite strike
Kolkata's commuters are in for a raw deal again from Friday. No public transport would be available in the city and the entire state for an...
23 Jul, 2009, 11.17 PM IST
- Cong shows strength with successful Bengal bandh
Congress activists virtually took over the streets of Kolkata and other regions across the state during bandh hours by taking advantage of ...
18 Jul, 2009, 05.46 AM IST
- Bus fares are about to go up in WB
After the Centre increased the price of petrol and diesel by Rs 4 a litre and Rs 2 a litre respectively, private transport operators in the...
02 Jul, 2009, 06.03 PM IST
- Petrol pumps run dry in WB
"The situation is bad. About 50 per cent private buses could not ply due to non-availability of diesel in petrol pumps," Sadhan Das, Presid...
29 Jan, 2007, 12.38 PM IST