Tag: Kolkata

New Delhi: In the first launch of real-time transit information for Google Maps in India, commuters riding the West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) buses in Kolkata will now be able to get real-time bus information on the app. Starting Monday, Google has teamed up with the WBTC to add real-time information about bus arrival times […]

Kolkata: A software engineer died after he fell down while running on treadmill as part of an exercise regime on Saturday, police said. Police have started an investigation after registering a case of unnatural death, an officer at the Newtown police station said. According to eyewitnesses, the 24-year-old techie Amar M apparently lost his balance […]

Kolkata: All tickets for the 10 matches of the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India from October 6-28 here have been sold out in less than 12 hours after the first phase of tickets were launched. With football supporters of the city lapping up tickets for the 10 games which will be […]

Kolkata: During the first phase of ticket sales, an FIFA U-17 World Cup pass will cost just 48 rupees, tournament director Javier Ceppi said here on Sunday. The World Cup final will take place at the Salt Lake Stadium on October 28. The first phase of online ticket sale will start at exactly 19:11 hours […]

Kolkata: Two workers were killed and four others injured in a major accident in West Bengal’s IISCO Steel Plant early on Saturday morning, an official said. The accident occurred at 4 a.m. in the Burnpur unit of the Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO), a company statement said. “Prima facie, it appears that molten steel […]

Kolkata: A 55-seat bus powered by biogas, sourced from cow dung, was launched here on Friday. The operators claim it is India’s first such bus service. A nominal fare of Re 1 will be charged from each passenger. The bus, to run on the 17.5 km Ultadanga-Garia stretch, will be one of the fleet of 16 […]

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday condemned the twin blasts in Bangladesh’s Sylhet city which killed six persons. “Strongly condemn the suicide attack in Sylhet. My solidarity with the brothers and sisters in Bangladesh,” Banerjee tweeted. More than 40 others were injured in the explosions on Saturday near a militant hideout in the […]

A Jadavpur University professor was arrested today for allegedly posting a cartoon on the internet showing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in poor light after she forced out Dinesh Trivedi and put Mukul Roy in his place as Railway minister. The arrest of Ambikesh Mohapatra, a Chemistry professor, sparked an outrage with opposition.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will demand for early handover of the Mahanadi tribunal terms of reference during the first regional conference of five states to be held in Kolkata tomorrow, said sources. Besides, the State would ask for halt in construction work of Mohamala Sirapur barrage and other projects on Mahanadi upstream in Chhattisgarh. The […]

Kolkata: Dadasaheb Phalke award-winning film director Mrinal Sen passed away on Sunday after a prolonged battle with age-related ailments, family sources said. He was 95. The Padma Bhushan awardee, best known for films such “Neel Akasher Neechey”, “Bhuvan Shome”, “Ek Din Achanak”, “Padatik” and “Mrigayaa”, was one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of the country […]

Kolkata: India ended a four-match winless run against the West Indies with a five-wicket victory that came on the back of debutant Krunal Pandya’s flourish and Dinesh Karthik’s poise here Sunday. Wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav (3/13) led the Indian bowlers’ fine show to restrict West Indies to 109 for eight after stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma […]

Kolkata: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Saturday termed as “frivolous” the criminal defamation complaint filed by the BJP against him in a Delhi court and alleged that it was an attempt to “throttle the freedom of expression”. Delhi BJP leader Rajeev Babbar filed the complaint against Tharoor’s alleged “scorpion” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]

Kolkata: A massive fire broke out in a multi-storey building early Sunday in the central part of the city’s congested Bagree Market on Canning street, a senior official of the fire department said. No casualty has been reported so far, he said. Thirty fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the fire. “As […]

Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition BJP organised rallies and colourful processions to celebrate Ram Navami in various parts of the state today, with the saffron party dubbing these rallies as the first step towards “uniting the Hindus” of Bengal. The TMC in a bid to counter the rallies by the BJP and […]

Kolkata: A massive fire broke out today on the 16th floor of a commercial building in central Kolkata, gutting the global market office of the State Bank of India (SBI). Thirteen fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire that originated from the server room of the SBI’s global department at the Jeevan […]