Calcutta Municipal Corporation and Kolkata Police kickstart efforts to identify hawking zones in cityMayor-in-Council and MLA Debasish Kumar was in Gariahat on Friday, with Municipal officers and police personnel, to get on ground informati...
28 Jun, 2024, 07.02 PM IST
Fish lovers may miss Padma Hilsa during festive seasonBangladesh has not yet allowed exports of hilsa for the upcoming festive season, triggering tension among Indian fish importers who have be...
08 Sep, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
High inflation, Ukraine crisis boost jewellery sales on Akshaya Tritiya"Customers are going for gold jewellery and bullion as a hedge against high inflation. The volatility in the stock market also made it cond...
03 May, 2022, 07.43 PM IST
Realty hot spot: A well connected residential area in KolkataThe area is 21 kms from the airport, 6 kms from the nearest railway station and 9 kms from the National Highway-12. The price range of prop...
17 Jan, 2022, 06.30 AM IST
Streets empty, shops closed as 15-day lockdown comes into force in West BengalBuses and other passenger vehicles stayed off the roads, and shops selling non-essential items had shutters down, in accordance with the cu...
16 May, 2021, 11.52 AM IST
Change in demand-supply dynamics: Mutton prices softer, while chicken and potatoes become costlierIn Punjab and Telangana, chicken prices have risen as much as seven times at the retail level, to more than Rs 210 per kg from around Rs 30...
11 Jun, 2020, 06.56 PM IST
Lockdown blues: Meat na mila re mann kaThe price of mutton, when available, has risen more than 80% in major cities as slaughterhouses are shut and people are unable to bring goa...
11 Apr, 2020, 07.39 AM IST
Unorganised but effective: The big wedding brands of BharatA look at some of the regional brands that have emerged as the one-stop shop for wedding shopping in India.
18 Nov, 2017, 12.37 PM IST
Office space demand makes a comeback in KolkataAlthough transaction sizes have not taken a significant leap, the increase in number of transactions have pushed demand and growth especial...
29 Mar, 2017, 01.50 PM IST
Demonetisation: Retailers at popular shopping hubs still accepting old currencyThe lack of supply of new notes coupled with the desire of buyers to hold on to their kitty of new notes resulted in retailers' sales falli...
01 Dec, 2016, 06.57 AM IST
Trams renovated to celebrate Kolkata's colonial-era heritageBands like 'Ganesh Talkies', 'Underground Authority', 'Neel Sarkar Project' and other youth bands were also invited to perform inside the t...
08 May, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
Onion prices fall as supplies arrive from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & KarnatakaOnion prices fell Rs 5 to Rs 10 a kilogram in wholesale markets on Tuesday as fresh supplies arrived from Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and K...
26 Aug, 2015, 06.25 AM IST
Rain water recedes from flooded areas of KolkataRain water that accumulated after Friday-Saturday's deluge in many city areas receded today as the situation improved with no rain since ye...
02 Aug, 2015, 04.31 PM IST
- Well-known painter Rumi to have exhibition and sale of her paintings
Rumi will be having an exhibition and sale of her paintings at Kolkata’s oldest private and commercial Modern and Contemporary Chitrakoot A...
22 Aug, 2014, 05.50 PM IST
- Retail players are seeing great potential for growth in Kolkata
Major retail players are seeing great potential for growth in Kolkata and some are planning to expand their presence in the city.
16 Sep, 2012, 05.02 PM IST
- Hawkers prevent Spencer's hyper mall inauguration
Hundreds of hawkers today foiled the inauguration of the second hyper mall of the Spencer's in upmarket south Kolkata.
04 Jul, 2008, 04.22 PM IST
- Homing into Rajarhat
New Town will see investments to the tune of Rs 14500 crore in real estate in the coming decade.
16 Feb, 2007, 03.02 AM IST