Kolkata

KOLKATA: Kolkata Metro has launched a paper-based QR Code ticketing system in an effort to modernize its ticketing process. The trial run of this system was initiated at Sealdah Metro station on the East-West Corridor. Commuters traveling within the East-West Corridor can now purchase paper-based QR code tickets exclusively from the counter at Sealdah Metro station. Developed by the Center for Railway...

KOLKATA: Director general of Indian Coast Guard Rakesh Pal visited the coast guard headquarters (north east) in West Bengal capital Kolkata on Wednesday where he was received with ceremonial 50-man Guard of Honour and was presented with an overview on Coast Guard operational and on-going Coast Guard infrastructure development projects in West Bengal and Odisha, a press statement released by ICG...

KALNA: A marsh crocodile (mugger) - more than 9ft long - was found roaming a neighbourhood under ward 10 of Kalna Municipality in the wee hours of Tuesday. The incident took place at Nichujapat Pal Para of Kalna in East Burdwan. The forest department managed to capture it after a four-hour operation with the help of cops and local administration.This is the second incident in the area in two weeks....

KOLKATA: Seuli Saha, the minister of state for panchayat & rural development (P&RD), unveiled the West Bengal Panchayat Management System (WBPMS) on Tuesday. The online platform is designed to streamline and digitize all development programs, schemes, and activities undertaken by the three tiers of Panchayati Raj Institutions.A key feature of this module is the digitization of the Monthly Report...

Kerala indie-folk band When Chai Met Toast performed to a packed house at a city pub on Friday. The band, known for their easy lyrics and beautiful melodies, was in town as part of their Love You The Same tour, named after their 2022 EP. The crowd sang along, as they belted out a series of hits such as Sushi song, Constellation, Love you the same, Nee aara, and their recent Bollywood collaboration,...

KOLKATA: South Dum Dum Municipality has started using drones to check rooftops of buildings and spray larvicide in the worst dengue-affected localities under its jurisdiction.Civic officials said that the main objective behind using drones is to identify stagnant water and kill mosquito larvae by spraying larvicide at the dengue-prone localities where the civic body workers were finding it difficult to...

KOLKATA: Aerial rescue of stranded tourists and locals at Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang in North Sikkim — that had got separated from the rest of the state following the Teesta flash flood — began five days since the disaster on Monday.Multiple Army helicopters began lifting tourists from relief camps to safer terrains where from the tourists were facilitated to get back to NJP or Bagdogra for safe...

KOLKATA: Trouble broke out between a group of residents and office bearers of a New Town complex over payment of maintenance, leading to a fight between a resident and a group of security guards. Both parties have filed separate police complaints.On Thursday, Praveen Kumar, a tenant at Uniworld City complained that he and his wife were assaulted by a group of security guards. The latter were demanding...

KOLKATA: Three employees at the Indian IT office of a global telecom major were arrested on Saturday for their involvement in the alleged gang-rape of a colleague during a party at a housing complex in New Town's Action Area III on Friday night. The 28-year-old survivor, who also lives in New Town, lodged a complaint at the Techno City police station on Saturday morning. DC (New Town Zone) Manav Singla...

KOLKATA: Two more persons have been arrested by Kolkata Police for running a fake call centre at Chowringhee and duping elderly Australians.Produced in a city court, one of those arrested was granted bail on medical grounds; the other was remanded in police custody till October 13 for further probe.The fresh arrests came after over 40 people were arrested in a recent raid at this illegal call centre...