Kolkata news

Mediapersons do not stand as Speaker arrives, told to leave House

The Left Front members immediately rose to their feet protesting and requested the Speaker not to set a precedent by asking the media to go out.

Religious leader meets para teachers on hunger strike, arranges meet with Partha

Demanding training and regularisation of pay, the teachers reiterated their stand.

Police yet to identify lynched ‘mobile thief’

Principal Dr Manju Banerjee said that members of the committee formed to probe the incident had visited the hostel.

TMC’s Monday meet postponed

Party leader Partha Chatterjee said the decision was taken due to cyclone Hudhud.

Kolkata smokes most cigarettes: Survey

National survey, conducted in association with GfK Mode, covered four regions Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Hyderabad, with a sample size of 1,111 respondents.

Kolkata ragging horror: Principal remanded to three days' police custody

Earlier,she had resigned her post after an 11-year old died after being locked in the toilet.

SC judgment historic: Husband of deceased in AMRI negligence case

SC directed AMRI to pay Rs 5.96 to Dr Saha for the loss of his wife in 1998.

LS poll expenditure hike to help capitalists, says ‘shocked’ Didi

Describing the decision as “shocking”, she said that the decision would put poor parties like the Trinamool Congress in a disadvantage.

117 homeless families get ration cards, minister pats own back

With Roudra Brishti, govt ventures into food and agri produce retail

State food minister Jyotipriyo Mullick inaugurated its first store on Free School Street.