Kolkata

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Seek answers on growing unemployment, Mamata tells youths

11:37 am August 12, 2019

Kolkata: A day after slamming the Centre for highest unemployment rate in the country in 45 years, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the youngsters to raise questions on growing joblessness. Banerjee assured support to the youth on the occasion of the International Youth Day. “Today is International #YouthDay. In #Bangla, we […]

Zomato pledges zero tolerance after its delivery boy arrested in Kamlesh Tiwari murder case

Some Zomato delivery partners to go on strike; refuse to deliver pork, beef

3:38 am August 12, 2019

New Delhi: Some delivery partners of online restaurant guide and food ordering firm Zomato in Kolkata will go on strike from Monday as they are not willing to deliver pork and beef to customers, according to a statement from the company spokesperson. “There is a small group of partners in Howrah who have raised concerns, […]

IndiGo announces launch of Kolkata-Silchar daily flights

11:14 pm August 6, 2019

Kolkata: Budget carrier IndiGo on Tuesday announced expansion of its network in the northeastern region with the launch of direct daily flight services to Silchar in Assam from Kolkata from next month. The flights in the route will start from September 20, IndiGo said in a statement here. Silchar is the eighth location in the […]

TMC will strongly oppose bill to bifurcate J&K: Mamata

8:00 pm August 6, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said her party, the Trinamool Congress, will strongly oppose the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill that proposes to bifurcate the state into two union territories. Banerjee also said the Centre should have consulted all political parties before coming to a decision to scrap Constitutional provisions that […]

L-G inaugurates rose garden with 90 varieties in Delhi

2:06 pm August 6, 2019

New Delhi: A rose garden with 90 varieties of the ornamental plant was inaugurated by Lt Governor Anil Baijal in Dwarka here on Monday, officials said. “These varieties have been brought from Kolkata…The garden contains 24 scented varieties of roses,” a senior official said. The Lieutenant Governor also launched tree planting festival ‘Van Mahotsav’ of […]