Kolkata Police stop Army truck near Writers’ Buildings for ‘dangerous driving’Following the dismantling of a Trinamool protest stage, Kolkata Police stopped an Indian Army truck for reckless driving near Writers’ Buil...
02 Sep, 2025, 06.39 PM IST
Bengaluru no more the most congested city in India; This city tops the listKolkata is now India's most congested city, surpassing Bengaluru, according to the 2024 TomTom Traffic Index. It is the world’s second slow...
12 Jan, 2025, 12.35 PM IST
Nabanna Abhijan Protest: From water cannons to barricades, Kolkata police puts in high-security ring around secretariatNabanna Abhijan News: The West Bengal police have increased security around the state secretariat, Nabanna, ahead of the Nabanna Abhijan Ra...
27 Aug, 2024, 01.09 PM IST
Fire breaks out at Kolkata's Acropolis Mall, no casualties reportedThe fire at the mall in broke out around 12.15 pm, officials said. "As of now, there is no report of any injury. Firefighting operations ar...
14 Jun, 2024, 04.58 PM IST
Kolkata tops India with 2,448 cars per km; Most roads cross vehicle-carrying capacityKolkata has the highest vehicular density among all Indian metros, with 2,448 vehicles per km of road. The average trip times within the ci...
07 Aug, 2023, 04.45 PM IST
And now for a good cop routineThe latest manifestation of this sub-species was spotted on Saturday in Kolkata. Officer-in-charge Howrah Bridge Traffic Guard Souvik Chakr...
26 Feb, 2023, 10.58 PM IST
7 Kolkata bridges identified as 'most vulnerable'The PWD is preparing a detailed budget and a plan for immediately taking up the repair work of the seven bridges, the official said.
14 Sep, 2018, 11.25 AM IST
Bridge collapse: 2 yet to be traced as search operations continueA part of the 50-year-old bridge on the arterial Diamond Harbour Road caved in Tuesday evening, killing one person, trapping several people...
05 Sep, 2018, 02.30 PM IST
Kolkata's Majerhat Bridge collapses, one dead, many feared trappedThe bridge collapsed during peak hours of traffic and it is being feared that many people and vehicles might be trapped under the debris.
04 Sep, 2018, 07.44 PM IST
Kolkata Police launches ‘Karma-Meter’ app for better public transport servicesKolkata traffic police said it has plans to bring about 1.5 lakh drivers under the Karma app programme and reach out to about 2.5 lakh scho...
08 Mar, 2017, 01.00 AM IST
Kolkata takes Rio steps with Mamata Banerjee's Durga carnivalIt was, however, not clear whether Friday's mega roadshow was a sequel to the series of such events her government has been hosting in the ...
15 Oct, 2016, 12.11 PM IST
Flyover collapse: Five officials of construction firm detainedFive officials of the company that was building a flyover that collapsed on to vehicles and street vendors here have been detained.
01 Apr, 2016, 01.07 PM IST
Government should use available technology to prevent blackouts: NasscomImage of India as the new destination for foreign investment got dented, as jittery clients starting calling IT providers back home.
01 Aug, 2012, 01.55 PM IST
- Kolkata auto drivers' agitation leads to traffic chaos, several routes blocked
Traffic in Kolkata was a mess on Tuesday after auto owners and drivers put blockades at different important intersections of the city and i...
03 Apr, 2012, 12.50 PM IST