Kolkatans had their first taste of waterlogging this monsoon when a number of city roads were submerged following a 90-minute downpour on Monday morning. From south to north, streets after streets remained waterlogged even hours after the rains stopped. “This was the first test of the Trinamul Congress-controlled new civic board at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. Sadly it failed in it,” said Tarun Sarkar, a shopkeeper in Hazra.

Alarmed by the steep rise in suspected honour killings, the Central government has decided to bring a new bill providing for the prosecution of the entire khap panchayat for ordering violent punishment for young couples marrying against their diktats, a senior minister said on Sunday. The Central government will soon come out with a law against honour killings and a draft has already been prepared, law and justice minister M. Veerappa Moily said on Sunday.

The mystery surrounding the Karachi-bound ship, intercepted on the Hooghly with arms and ammunition used by multi-national troops in a United Nations peacekeeping mission, was resolved on Sunday with the UN authorities confirming the consignment.

A Maoist and a jawan of the state armed police (SAP) were killed in a violent encounter between the rebels and the joint security forces which lasted over six hours in Jhargram in West Midnapore on Sunday. The body of the rebel was recovered. At least two more rebels may have been critically injured in the encounter, the police said.

The mystery over the country of origin and authenticity of the cargo of the vessel that was intercepted at the Diamond Harbour on Friday evening en route to Karachi, remained unresolved. The ship would be brought to Kolkata on Sunday for “thorough investigation.” Meanwhile, a report has been sent to the United Nations

The 24-hour transport strike called by the CPI(M)’s labour arm Citu to protest against the hike in petroleum prices, turned into a virtual Bangla bandh on Saturday.
As all modes of public transport, buses, minibuses, taxis, trams and autorickhaws, remained off the roads, common people had a harrowing time in reaching their d

Heroin worth Rs 25 lakhs was seized in the city on Saturday. Ironically, this major haul of narcotics was seized on a day which is observed as the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. The Railway Protection Force personnel seized the drugs at the Sealdah railway station from a peddler who was carrying the consignment to Kharagpur.

Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) will upgrade its four maternity homes in the city. According to MMIC health Atin Ghosh, these homes lack basic infrastructure like surgical instruments and a properly-run operation theatre. They also do not have adequate staff. He alleged that the previous Left Front board did not do anything to improve the condition of these maternity homes.

The mystery over the country of origin and authenticity of the cargo of the vessel that was intercepted at the Diamond Harbour on Friday evening enroute Karachi, remained unresolved. The ship would be brought to Kolkata on Sunday for “thorough investigation.” Meanwhile, a report has been sent to the United Nations

The 24-hour transport strike called by the CPI(M)’s labour arm Citu to protest against the hike in petroleum prices, turned into a virtual Bangla bandh on Saturday.
As all modes of public transport, buses, minibuses, taxis, trams and autorickhaws, remained off the roads, common people had a harrowing time in reaching their d