Tag: Kolkata

West Bengal multi-crore job scam: CBI seeks details of all Group C staff
West Bengal multi-crore job scam: CBI seeks details of all Group C staff

CBI has sent a letter to West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) seeking details of non-teaching staff currently attached to the different state-run schools in the state.

  • Saturday, 02 December 2023
Rs 35 lakh, gold recovered by CBI from TMC legislator’s residence
Rs 35 lakh, gold recovered by CBI from TMC legislator’s residence

CBI sleuths have recovered Rs 35 lakh unaccounted cash in addition to huge quantity of gold from the residence of Trinamool Congress legislator from Domkal Assembly constituency.

  • Thursday, 30 November 2023
ICC World Cup 2023
World Cup ticket black marketing: Kolkata Police seek info from BCCI chief

City police sources said that the decision to seek information from the BCCI president was taken after the investigating officers of city police questioned the officials of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and the online ticket marketing agency.

  • Sunday, 05 November 2023
Black marketing of World Cup tickets: Kolkata Police summons CAB officials
Black marketing of World Cup tickets: Kolkata Police summons CAB officials

The complaint made by an individual is against the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket Association of Bengal and BookMyShow which allegedly promoted the black marketing of tickets.

  • Friday, 03 November 2023
 Rourkela-Kolkata flight services kick-off
Rourkela-Kolkata flight services kick off

The district administration and the Rourkela Chamber of Commerce welcomed it and expressed their happiness over the launch of the flight services to Kolkata.

  • Wednesday, 01 November 2023
Eden Gardens
4 detained for waving Palestinian flag during Pak-Bangla match in Kolkata, let off later

"We had detained them for waving the Palestinian flag near Gate 6 and Block G1 (during the match on Tuesday)," a senior police officer said.

  • Wednesday, 01 November 2023
Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata: 'Kantara' themed pandal turns a huge draw
Durga Puja festivities in Kolkata: 'Kantara' themed pandal turns a huge draw

Devotees can see a true reflection of the Kannada film at the puja pandal of the Girish Park area. Starting from the Goddess Durga to the demon Mahisashura, from side deities to walls and interiors, everything is gracefully sculpted and decorated by artisans on the theme of this much-acclaimed film. 

  • Sunday, 22 October 2023
Visually Impaired Artists Craft Idols With Clay Ahead Of Durga Puja In Kolkata
Visually Impaired Artists Craft Idols With Clay Ahead Of Durga Puja In Kolkata

A special art workshop called ‘Jol Chabi’ was organised for visually-impaired artists to welcome Goddess Durga ahead of Durga Puja in Kolkata on Sunday.

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  • Monday, 25 September 2023
Kolkata becomes 3rd Indian city to get air quality early warning system
Kolkata becomes 3rd Indian city to get air quality early warning system

Through a dedicated website developed for that purpose, it will be possible to deliver detailed information about the contribution of PM2.5 and PM10 emissions.

  • Friday, 25 August 2023
Vande Bharat Express
Odisha’s first Vande Bharat Express between Puri-Howrah likely to start from May 15

The Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express is expected to have nine halts-Howrah, Haldia, Balasore, Bhadrak,  Jajpur Keonjhar Road, Khurda Road Junction, Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and Puri.

  • Thursday, 11 May 2023
Meet Dipta Ghosh, B.Tech (Electrical) graduate female Uber driver from Kolkata
Meet Dipta Ghosh, B.Tech (Electrical) graduate female Uber driver from Kolkata

And, this story of a female Uber driver, who is a B.Tech graduate, is surely a precious addition to the long list of inspiring stories.

  • Wednesday, 03 May 2023
24-year-old woman passenger caught smoking on Kolkata-Bengaluru flight
24-year-old woman passenger caught smoking on Kolkata-Bengaluru flight

The incident took place on an Indigo flight on March 5.

  • Wednesday, 08 March 2023
Adenovirus: Three more child deaths reported from Kolkata
Adenovirus: Three more child deaths reported from Kolkata

One of two children reported to have died at the Calcutta Medical College & Hospital is Sayan Pal (10 months) of a family residing in Hooghly district. He was referred to the hospital from Imambara Sadar Hospital in Chinsurah in Hooghly.

  • Wednesday, 08 March 2023
Kolkata Safest City
Sea level rise a key risk for Asian megacities including Chennai, Kolkata: Study

The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change, showed that internal climate variability could increase sea level rise in some locations by 20-30 per cent more than what would result from climate change alone, exponentially increasing extreme flooding events.

  • Sunday, 05 March 2023
Paresh Rawal
Kolkata Police summon Paresh Rawal for 'anti-Bengal' comments

Rawal has been asked to be present at the Taltala police station by 2 p.m. on December 12.

  • Wednesday, 07 December 2022
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