Renowned filmmaker Shyam Benegal passes away at the age of 90Celebrated filmmaker Shyam Benegal, renowned for his contributions to Indian parallel cinema, passed away on Monday at 90. Known for films ...
23 Dec, 2024, 11.20 PM IST
Poll fever missing in Bankura as a doctor, two lawyers fight it outIn the Bankura Lok Sabha constituency, election excitement is notably absent despite typical election paraphernalia. Polling is scheduled f...
23 May, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
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
Tapan Dutta murder: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into 11-year-old caseHigh Court’s Rajsekha Mantha’s bench today ordered the central agency to take over the investigation. Names of several heavyweight leaders ...
09 Jun, 2022, 11.08 PM IST
NGT orders Bengal govt to close all hotels, restaurants in Buxa Tiger Reserve in two monthsIn its order on May 30, the tribunal mentioned that the stand of the state government is hotels, restaurants/camping stations are not permi...
05 Jun, 2022, 11.02 AM IST
West Bengal allows only green crackers for 2 hours on Diwali, Kali PujaBursting of green crackers will be allowed for two hours on Chhat Puja from 6 am to 8 am, and for 35 minutes on Christmas and New Year's Ev...
27 Oct, 2021, 06.28 PM IST
Union Minister Puri sees "clear support" for Tibrewal in fight against MamataPriyanka Tibrewal, who accompanied Union minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, is challenging Chief Minister Mamata Ba...
22 Sep, 2021, 02.24 PM IST
NGT slaps Rs 5 crore fine on West Bengal government for failing to curb air pollutionThe NGT Eastern Zone principal bench on Tuesday said the fine should be paid within two weeks of the order, to the Central Pollution Contro...
28 Nov, 2018, 01.24 PM IST
NGT orders ban on noise, solid waste pollution in Sundarbans25 Nov, 2016, 01.12 PM IST
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's family plans rallies across IndiaDemanding declassification of Netaji files, family members of the late freedom fighter would take out a series of rallies in different citi...
01 Jun, 2015, 07.39 PM IST
Pollution affecting lungs of 35 per cent kids: SurveyThe survey, carried out in four cities, revealed that the kids in Delhi were the worst-affected with 40 per cent of them falling under the ...
04 May, 2015, 06.41 PM IST
- Pollution affecting lungs of 35 per cent kids: survey
Around 35 per cent of school children in Indian cities are suffering from poor lung health, according to a survey.
04 May, 2015, 06.16 PM IST
FIFA earmarks $38 million for U-17 World Cup in IndiaAs part of its various development initiatives, FIFA closed in on India after it beat Ireland, South Africa, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan.
20 Jun, 2014, 03.07 PM IST
Darjeeling: A close call between BJP's SS Ahluwalia and TMC's Baichung BhutiaBaichung Bhutia and SS Ahluwalia are both considered outsiders but voters aren’t concerned what colour their MP wears: all they want is gov...
12 Apr, 2014, 04.23 AM IST
- Metro derails, 2800 trapped in tunnel
At 9.21am, just as it was about to enter Central station, a severe jolt and screeching noise made passengers aware that something had gone ...
21 Oct, 2010, 09.35 AM IST
- Kolkata less polluted on World Environment Day
There was no honking of horns or emission in the metropolis on World Environment Day with almost no vehicles on the roads because of a gene...
05 Jun, 2008, 06.13 PM IST
Kolkata now India's pollution capitalKolkata has upstaged Delhi as the air pollution capital of India, accounting for more deaths due to lung cancer and heart attack than the c...
28 May, 2008, 10.24 AM IST