Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls on December 19, counting of votes on December 21
India | November 26, 2021 23:21 ISTThe Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls will be held on December 19. Counting will take place on December 21.
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls will be held on December 19. Counting will take place on December 21.
Elections to more than 100 civic bodies including municipal corporations of Kolkata and Howrah have been due for a long time, primarily because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Kolkata Airport announces new guidelines for flight operations in relation to Covid protocols, effective from November 1 onwards.
Kolkata Police Commissioner Soumen Mitra held a meeting with all deputy commissioners and other senior officers of the force and directed them to ensure that the ban is strictly implemented.
West Bengal has reported 20,936 new cases and 343 new deaths in the last 30 days, accounting to 3.4% of India's new cases and 4.7% of new deaths in the last 30 days, the Union Health Ministry's letter reads.
West Bengal government has adopted a three-tier model of skilling with vocational training centres at panchayats with a focus on experience-based education and hands-on training.
An ISKCON temple in Noakhali city in Bangladesh was vandalised and a devotee was killed by a mob on Oct 16.
West Bengal's health department has said that striking junior doctors will be marked absent if they do not report for duty.
The Met department said the downpour, caused by a low-pressure area over north Telangana and strong southeasterly wind, is likely to continue till Wednesday.
Durga Puja is celebrated across the India with much fervour and enthusiasm but in Kolkata's De Bari it has its own special significance.
Petrol and diesel prices hiked by 0.31 to 0.37 paisa on Thursday after a pause of two straight days. In the national capital, petrol and diesel rates jumped 35 paise to cost ₹ 104.79 and ₹ 93.52 per litre respectively, according to Indian Oil Corporation.
Dhakis are one of the main highlights of Durga Puja in Kolkata. The enthusiastic drum beats not only imbibe the festive spirit but is also a family business and tradition for many. Before the covid 19 pandemic, the Dhakis could easily earn above Rs 20k. But from last year, the rates for Dhakis were badly hit.
Dutta joined the state's ruling party at TMC secy-general and cabinet minister Partha Chatterjee's room in the Assembly, in presence of other leaders.
Giant replica of a tractor being used by farmers to till land is placed at the entrance of Dumdum Park Bharat Chakra pandal in the northern fringes of Kolkata, depicting their struggle.
The by-elections will be held in south Kolkata's Bhabanipur, besides Jangipur and Samserganj seats in Murshidabad district.
The deceased woman and the child were trapped on the top floor of the building and 3 other persons who were trapped on the ground floor were rescued, police said.
For the first time, Gujarat's Deendayal Port on Monday handled a large Capesize vessel of 292 metres, breaking the last record of bringing 269 metres length vessel in August, an official said.
Clash broke out between TMC and BJP supporters in Bhawanipur during campaigning
Earlier on Sunday, IMD informed that a cyclonic circulation hovering over North West Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of North Odisha-West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts was extending upto mid-tropospheric levels tilting south-westwards with height.
West Bengal experienced heavy rain since Sunday night and throughout Monday morning. The weathermen forecast more downpours in the next 24 hours.
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