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KMC detects 11,452 TB cases, screens 11.9L slum dwellers

Kolkata, Feb. 18 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has reported significant gains in tuberculosis (TB) control under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme (NTEP), screening 11,90,86... Read More


Cal HC upholds life term in 2010 Thakurpukur murder

Kolkata, Feb. 18 -- The Calcutta High Court has upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of murdering a woman by strangulation at a house in Thakurpukur, holding that minor discrepancies in eyewitn... Read More


State mulls Rs 49L CCTV shield for Kolkata Leather Complex belt

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- The state government has floated a Rs 49-lakh project for the installation of 76 new IP-based CCTV cameras across 24 locations under the Kolkata Leather Complex (KLC) Police Statio... Read More


KMC reports 91% fall in dengue cases since 2023

Kolkata, Feb. 17 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has reported a 91% reduction in dengue cases compared to 2023, while excluding 2024 from its year-to-year comparison in the 2026-27 Budget, ... Read More


New KMC policy splits city parking lots into 5 segments

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- Parking spaces across the city will now be divided into five segments - each accounting for roughly 20 per cent of the total - under a new tender policy approved by the Kolkata Mun... Read More


Cal HC sets aside convictions in 1985 assault-death case

Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- The Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of multiple appellants in a 1985 assault case that had resulted in a finding of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, hold... Read More


Before 2026 polls, KMC Budget goes big on slum housing

Kolkata, Feb. 15 -- With an eye on the 2026 Assembly elections, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has intensified its focus on slum development in its 2026-27 Budget, placing the Uttaran Service... Read More


HC orders CISF to partially vacate Tangra's Chinese school rooms

Kolkata, Feb. 13 -- The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the CISF commandant to retain only 10 rooms at Tangra's Pei May Chinese High School and vacate the remaining by 6 pm to facilitate celebr... Read More


Cal HC acquits 3 in 1996 murder after 22 yrs trial

Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- Calcutta High Court has set aside the conviction of three men in a 1996 murder case, holding that serious investigative lapses, unexplained delays, and procedural irregularities ha... Read More


WB Police eyes surveillance drones with cargo-drop capability

Kolkata, Feb. 12 -- The state government has moved to equip the West Bengal Police force with high-end surveillance drones capable of not only aerial monitoring but also precision delivery of small pa... Read More