Kolkata, Aug. 19 -- In a bid to boost urban voter turnout, the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) is planning to set up polling booths within housing complexes and high-rises that have ... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 18 -- The saltwater crocodile population in the Indian Sunderbans is estimated to be between 220 and 242, according to a new Forest department study released at Sajnekhali on Monday. Th... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 17 -- The Election Commission (EC) has issued show-cause notices to a dozen registered but unrecognised political parties in Bengal, seeking an explanation as to why they should not be d... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 13 -- A five-member Bengali mountaineering team, led by former Kolkata Police Assistant Commissioner Ujjal Ray, has successfully scaled two unnamed peaks-6,150 metres and 6,086 metres hi... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 12 -- The Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will gradually deploy one movable compactor in each of its 41 wards for door-to-door waste collection, directly transporting garbage to ... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 11 -- To enhance governance, improve service delivery and promote transparency, the state government has floated an Expression of Interest (EOI) to select firms for developing Artificial... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has partnered with a Bengaluru-based premier organisation with proven expertise in clean energy transition and clean air initiatives... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 10 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will repair several major thoroughfares using recycled plastic hot mix, encouraged by its experience that plastic roads are more resistant t... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 9 -- A 25-year-old woman, allegedly abducted from Shyampur in Howrah to Uttar Pradesh, is all set to be united with her family with the assistance of ham radio enthusiasts in the state a... Read More
Kolkata, Aug. 7 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday, accused the BJP-led Central government of attempting to strip citizens of their rights to vote under the guise of revising the state's v... Read More