June 25, 2024, 01:50 AM - 4 mins read
Britannia shifting focus to shutting down older, less efficient factories near city centers and establishing modern facilities with higher production capacities have, reportedly, led to the development.
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May 25, 2024, 05:57 AM - 1 min read
Operations will cease from 6 pm on Sunday until 6 am on Monday, ensuring the safety of dock workers, port officials said.
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May 21, 2024, 05:34 AM - 3 mins read
Anar, who arrived in the city on May 12 for medical treatment, has been untraceable since May 13, according to a senior official from the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata.
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April 30, 2024, 08:52 AM - 2 mins read
Salt Lake recorded 43.5 degrees Celsius, while Barrackpore in North 24 Parganas sizzled at 44.6 degrees Celsius.
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April 8, 2024, 06:48 PM - 6 mins read
After they were detained, the TMC leaders said they would be continuing their protest at the Mandir Marg police station, where they were taken by the police.
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March 28, 2024, 07:42 AM - 2 mins read
The inauguration of the country's inaugural underwater metro service, linking Howrah Maidan and Esplanade stations along the East-West corridor of the Kolkata Metro Railway, took place earlier this month.
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March 19, 2024, 07:02 AM - 6 mins read
“This business of illegal construction has turned into a social menace, which we have failed to contain. But I am trying. There are a few other buildings in the area which have been identified as illegal. We will take steps against them,” Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim told reporters.
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March 18, 2024, 08:51 AM - 7 mins read
The tragedy triggered a war of words between the TMC and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party with the leader of the opposition in West Bengal assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, accusing the TMC-led Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) of illegally filling up water bodies in collusion with local politicians and police. On the other hand, TMC leaders urge to not politicise the matter.
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March 18, 2024, 01:52 AM - 2 mins read
The Kolkata-Imphal flight is scheduled to depart at 7:00 am and arrive in the Manipur capital at 8:05 am. The return flight is slated to depart at 8:35 am and reach Kolkata at 10:20 am, as per the airline's statement.
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March 17, 2024, 11:05 PM - 4 mins read
“An under-construction five-storeyed building collapsed around midnight. Two persons were killed and at least seven people were injured,” said city mayor Firhad Hakim. Police and disaster management teams swiftly evacuated 13 people, while the search is on for survivors who may be trapped under the rubble.
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March 15, 2024, 04:48 AM - 4 mins read
Jubilant commuters experience country's first under-river metro service
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March 9, 2024, 09:10 PM - 3 mins read
"We are organising a rally at Brigade Parade Grounds after a long time. It is going to be a historic event. Our party supremo Mamata Banerjee will give a message which we will take to every nook and corner of West Bengal and ensure the defeat of the BJP in all the 42 Lok Sabha seats of the state."
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