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Chandernagore set for French revival, state signs MoU with France

Chandernagore, Sept. 11 -- Once a French colony, Chandernagore is again all set to revive its French legacy, with the state government joining hands with France to restore its colonial-era heritage an... Read More


Through lens, at a price: Kumartuli tightens photography curbs for visitors

Kolkata, Sept. 10 -- From foreign tourists to city photographers, disappointment is creeping into Kumartuli's artistic lanes as new curbs on photography and videography come into force. Charging visi... Read More


TMC seeks probe into worker's 'custodial death'

Kolkata, Sept. 9 -- TMC delegation visited the family of booth worker Palan Roy in Bakhrahat, South 24-Parganas, following his death in police custody. The delegation, sent on Mamata Banerjee's instru... Read More


TMC alleges crackdown ahead of Mamata visit

Kolkata, Sept. 8 -- Ahead of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee's district tour, which begins from Hooghly, the Mamata-led faction of the Trinamool Congress has alleged a police crackdown on its leaders and ... Read More


TMC office ransacked, Abhishek blames BJP; 6 held

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- In an unprecedented incident in Bengal's political history, the Trinamool Congress's Camac Street office was vandalised in the early hours of Thursday. CCTV footage showed masked,... Read More


Rising seas put Kolkata at risk of permanent inundation: Report

Kolkata, Sept. 3 -- Kolkata is staring down a rising tide, with the UN warning that the city is among South Asia's low-lying urban centres where millions could lose their homes to permanent inundation... Read More


City records the season's heaviest rainfall, 129.8 mm in 24 hours

Kolkata, Sept. 2 -- Kolkata woke to a deluge on Wednesday, with 129.8mm of rain recorded in 24 hours till morning - the season's highest so far. The downpour, which began Monday night and persisted th... Read More


ISKCON tells HC: 'No role in KMC mid-day meal supply'

Kolkata, Sept. 1 -- Amid an ongoing PIL at the Calcutta High Court over the supply of mid-day meals in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) schools, TMC on Tuesday claimed that ISKCON has now informed ... Read More


Mamata writes to EC for third time, seeks early decision on symbol, funds

Kolkata, Aug. 31 -- The Trinamool Congress' internal battle over the party's ownership, election symbol and funds remains unresolved even as August draws to a close. With the Election Commission yet ... Read More


Mamata: TMC will return to power soon

Kolkata, Aug. 28 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her party would "return to power very soon" in Bengal, accusing the BJP government of using the police to carry out it... Read More