KOLKATA: From hills to plains to beaches, demand has shot up for Bengal's favourite weekend holiday destinations during the long weekend between Eid-e-Milad on Thursday and Gandhi Jayanti on Monday. With a leave taken on Friday, it is possible to have a five-day break from September 28 to October 2."I had planned this long weekend trip some days in advance and had taken leave from office accordingly. My...
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KOLKATA: The IPCC report anticipates Kolkata may experience temperatures of 35°C or higher for 150 days every year by the end of the current century. Extreme heatwaves, too, are expected to become more frequent and severe.Kolkata and its neighbouring areas may get marginally higher rainfall but there may be a substantial increase in short-duration extreme-rainfall events, the report predicts. What this...
KOLKATA: The city has recorded 1,100 dengue cases in the past one week, taking the total numbers to 3,800 till the third week of September. Dengue surge in Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) area, too, continues with another 373 fresh cases being reported last week, taking the total figures of dengue affected this year to 1,764 till the third week of September. The BMC areas recorded 300+ cases for...