For the first time, a Kolkata-based company has claimed that it has launched the first bio-gas fuelled bus in the city and the fare is just Re 1. Phoenix India Research chairman and managing director Jyoti Prakash Das said, "We are the first one to launch bio-gas bus in the entire

In what could be termed as a case of food scandal and posing serious health risks to consumers, ‘artificial eggs’ made out of plastic have been found selling in the markets of Kolkata. This has led to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation to order an investigation into it. The sale of dangerous

Park Street was declared free wifi zone earlier. Therefore, wifi zone has been extended from Newtown to Digha, from different college-university to the Assembly. Now state government is planning to bring the whole state under the wifi zone. Kerala government has already planned to make their state a wifi zone. The

‘Bike-taxis have come in Rajarhat’s Newtown. The fare is Rs.20 per 2 kilometers. The fare will increase by 5 per kilometer. On Thursday, Transport Minister Subhendu Adhikary inaugurated the bike taxi in front of the tent of the Department of Transport in Kolkata Maidan. Now the number of running bike taxis

Monstrous smell with awkward sound! Regular incident of Podatik Express (Sealdah to NJP). Similar scenes can be seen on a regular basis before you arrive NJP. Some are laying prostrate bare bodied on Podatik Express’s three-tier air-conditioned room berth. They are getting oil massage. Those who regularly travel have given

In a shocking incident, noted Bengali folk band Dohar’s lead singer Kalika Prasad Bhattacharya passed away on Tuesday due to a major road accident near Hoogly’s Gurap. He was 56. The accident took place at Gurap on Durgapur Expressway (NH2) in Hooghly district at around 9 AM. It is reported that the

A 4-month pregnant woman,Priyanka Moitro, with her daughter stopped by a McDonald's outlet in EM Bypass area of Kolkata and ordered McDonald's special french fries among other food items. It was a birthday treat for her 4-year-old daughter, whose birthday was on Tuesday. While tucking into her fries, the daughter discovered

The golden era of Bengali music lost yet another jewel as noted singer Banashree Sengupta breathed her last on Sunday morning. She passed away at the state-run SSKM Hospital at 11.30 am after a prolonged illness. She was suffering from lung-infection. Her brother, Surjya Sengupta, said, “She was admitted at the

West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Saturday drew all-round flak for making a vitriolic personal attack on Nobel laureate and Bharat Ratna awardee Amartya Sen and casting aspersions on his achievements, contribution and character. Speaking at a function, Ghosh - known for repeatedly putting his foot in the mouth -

Nowadays, you all must have noticed Biswa Bangla store almost everywhere in Kolkata. You may know what Biswa Bangla is; still I am giving you the introduction for the people, who haven’t known about it yet. Biswa Bangla is an initiative to promote the state's dying arts and crafts. With brand