Do I have to sweep roads? Mamata pulls up MLAs, officials over poor amenities

Alleging that civic amenities almost everywhere in West Bengal have gone for a toss, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday questioned the ministers, MLAs and bureaucrats whether they expect her......

Bangladesh MP murder: Police recover flesh, hair from septic tank

Investigators of the West Bengal central investigation department on Tuesday claimed to have recovered pieces of flesh and strands of hair from the septic tank of a flat in New Town area near here,......

2 die as Cyclone Remal tears through Bengal, heavy rain to continue

At least two persons died in West Bengal and its coastal areas suffered extensive damage to infrastructure and property, as Cyclone Remal tore through the state and neighbouring Bangladesh with......

5 killed, over 100 injured as storm hits Bengal's Jalpaiguri

The death toll due to a storm that wreaked havoc in parts of Jalpaiguri district in northern West Bengal has risen to five, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said. IMAGE: Among the most affected......

IIT-K plans campus at Rajarhat

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur is planning to set up a research and development and industry interface cell in Kolkata, according to Shishir K Dube, director, IIT-K."A formal proposal......

'The Singur Bill will mess up things in Bengal'

Housing minister in the previous West Bengal government, Gautam Deb, is credited with creating New Town in Rajarhat or Jyoti Basu Nagar, a planned township spread over 7,000 acres in West Bengal,......

Ratan Tata's cup of woes spills over

Tata Group's plans in Bengal have gone awry, once again. It's not just Tata Motors, but Tata Housing Development Company's (THDC's) projects, too, have hit a wall. THDC had spun big real estate......

Wipro gets land for second campus in West Bengal

Software major Wipro accepted on Friday a 50-acre plot at Rajarhat near Kolkata for its second campus, two months after chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee stepped in to assure alternative land......

First Look: Maradona arrives in Kolkata sans fan-frenzy

'Kolkata is a very special place and I have good memories from my trip there many years ago, the fans were fantastic.' IMAGE: Diego Maradona waves to his fans in Kolkata. Photograph: PTI Legendary......