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First bus to run on biogas to hit Kolkata roads soon

The fare will be a nominal R 1 irrespective of the distance covered.

Demonetisation blues hit New Year parties in city

A host of shows scheduled for Saturday night have been cancelled at the eleventh hour after organisers failed to arrange the cash needed to pay vendors.

Pune techie stabbed to death: Cops hunt for friend who ‘proposed’ to victim

The Pune police have formed three teams to nab the killer of a software engineer who was stabbed to death Friday night and turned their focus on a friend of the victim after her parents expressed suspicion about him.

IAS officer misses flight over power bank, lodges complaint with DGCA

He alleged he was not allowed to take it out and carry it in the cabin luggage. The flight took off and he had to return the next day after spending a hefty sum on new tickets, the officer has complained.

A conman with a nose for news

This Kolkata resident would scan newspapers to locate unsolved criminal cases and dupe only police officers.

TMC to organise football meet to protest against demonetisation

Party leaders from the Rajarhat-Gopalpur assembly constituency, on the fringes of Kolkata, are organising a two-day football tournament starting Saturday to remember the ‘citizens who died following demonetisation’

Mamata Banerjee fumes as PMO seeks civic body’s tax details

Acting under instructions from the prime minister’s office (PMO), income tax officials on Friday met the top brass of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) and sought details of the revenue collected by the civic body through property tax post-demonetisation.

Even god is feeling the pinch of cash recall

Trusts hard pressed to arrange money for preparation of bhog (ritualistic offering to god) and the routine maintenance of temples and deities.

No trams on one of the oldest routes in Kolkata for 3 yrs

Tram routes leading to and from the 136-year-old historic Dalhousie tram depot are all set to close down for at least three years to facilitate work for the East West Metro Corridor.

Cash Crunch: Soon, you can swipe cards to pay traffic fines in Kolkata

The traffic department of Kolkata Police is planning to switch to plastic transactions while realising spot fines for violations.

Bengal tops list of states in arrest of ISI linkmen

More than one-third of those arrested in India in the past three years are from this state.

Slack policing paves the way for accidents on highways

Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee’s accident on the highway near Singur highlighted the perils of highway driving in Bengal.

Finally, police ready to hand over body of Ritwik Ghatak’s cinematographer

The body will be handed over to Kumar’s friend and is expected to be cremated on October 21.

Bureaucrat appointed to speed up handover of Ghatak’s cinematographer’s body

It’s almost a fortnight that Kumar’s body is lying in a police morgue even as students and friends lobby cops for doing the last rites.

Ten days after death, Ghatak’s cinematographer’s body still lying in morgue

Mahendra Kumar worked with him in landmark films such as Meghe Dhaka Tara, Komal Gandhar, and

Kolkata Police to launch an app to help pandal-hoppers

Kolkata’s police commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, announced the launch of Utsavapp 2016 on Monday.

Kader Khan, Prime accused in Park street gang rape case arrested after nearly five years

A joint team of Kolkata and Delhi police arrested Khan from Delhi

Getting their Sanskrit right

2,000 priests attended a refresher course on pronunciation and puja rituals in a 10-day workshop in north Kolkata.

Now you can rent a car and drive to work

Orix has officially launched self drive rental services in Kolkata.

Where masters of art bring Durga to life

Artists of the stature of Bikash Bhattacharya, Nirode Mazumdar and Paritosh Sen designed the idol and none charged for the service.

No takers for Kolkata Corporation pet licence

Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who has four pet dogs, overseas this department.

6 JMB operatives arrested from Bengal, Assam

Kolkata Police arrest six JMB members from Assam

Five of those arrested were named in the 2014 Burdwan blast chargesheet.

Nigerians in city come under police scanner

Alarm after two Kolkata-based Nigerian footballers were arrested in Nagpur with fake passports.

Madan Mitra in search of a home and followers

Once a president of hundreds of puja committees, Mitra will watch Durga puja on television this year.

I plan to sleep on the floor, the hotel bed is giving me backache: Madan Mitra

The former minister takes 32 pills a day, and longs to return home.

Miss Japan hasn’t forgotten her Tagore, phuchka roots

Wants a tram ride when she is in Kolkata next time

Chased by dogs, AC mechanic falls from roof, dies

Police arrest owner of the dogs, charge him with culpable homicide not amounting to murder.

Kolkata eatery shuts door on chauffeur, faces flak online

Kolkata eatery shuts door on chauffeur for not wearing ‘neat’ dress, faces flak

On Friday evening, Mocambo, one of the most popular restaurants in the city, refused entry to the driver of a car whose owner wanted to treat him to a meal before she left the city as a reward of his service.