Few gas stations, LPG autos run for cover

Saturday 1 August '09

Ahmad Ali got a new LPG auto-rickshaw on June 4 and ever since he has been plagued with umpteen problems.

Agitators have a free run, hold up trains again

Wednesday 29 July '09

The disruption of train services between Madhyamgram and Barasat station on Tuesday by a local outfit led to harrowing time for commuters.

Patna trip a washout for city’s solar scientists

Friday 24 July '09

For the scientific community which had travelled to Patna to watch the solar eclipse, the trip ended up in disappointment with clouds playing the spoilsport.

Clouds clear for eclipse glimpse

Thursday 23 July '09

The Meteorological Department’s prediction of a washed-out solar eclipse in Kolkata did not hold true as those who woke up in the wee hours to view the celestial phenomenon were not left disappointed.

Drought fear forces state to put in place contingency plans

Thursday 16 July '09

Though Wednesday’s rainfall brought some relief to the people in the state it did not erase the concerns of drought.

After dip in footfall, timings of Maitreyee Express rejigged

Saturday 11 July '09

The Indo-Bangladesh Maitreyee Express, which runs between the two countries over the weekend, will ply with changed timings from August 15.

Aila orphans try to rise from the depths

Friday 26 June '09

Like most children, nine-year-old Shibani Sardar loved to get drenched whenever it rained, but not anymore.

Aila orphans try to rise from the depths

Thursday 25 June '09

Not so long ago, nine-year-old Shibani Sardar loved getting drenched in the rains, sometimes riding...

Bagdogra airport gears up to screen swine flu

Friday 19 June '09

With the Bagdogra airport becoming the second international airport in the state, the state health department is gearing up to receive passengers who might fly in with swine flu.

New channel may end Haldia port’s woes

Monday 15 June '09

Plagued with siltation problem, especially during winters, Haldia port is banking on the opening up of an alternative channel, which could solve its problems.

LS results sound alarm for Left ministers

Monday 25 May '09

If the voting pattern in the recent held Lok Sabha elections is translated in the next Assembly elections in Bengal, the result could be disastrous for the sitting ministers of the Left Front government in the state.

Taking it easy with Deepa cost CPM Raiganj seat

Friday 22 May '09

CPM’s drubbing in Raiganj is being blamed on party’s underestimation of Congress candidate Deepa Dasmunsi.

A little bit of weather, nostalgia by Trinamool’s side

Wednesday 13 May '09

Clad in his trademark white kurta-pyajama teamed with socks and sneakers, Trinamool Congress Kolkata North candidate Sudip Bandopadhyay is a bundle of energy, almost prepared to cast his vote.

Two Left parties in ring, Mamata cheers on one

Monday 11 May '09

What makes Joynagar constituency one of the more interesting seats is that two Left parties will be fighting against...

Life convict tops university, now eyes PhD in panchayat studies

Saturday 25 April '09

For 44-year-old Utthan Pal, life imprisonment was no deterrent to complete a Masters degree in political science and that too with a first class.

Following Priyada’s shadow in Raiganj

Saturday 18 April '09

He may be far removed from the heat and dust of the poll campaign, but Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi seems to loom large over Raiganj...

CPM eyes windfall, Deepa Dasmunsi counts on hubby Priya’s work

Friday 17 April '09

Once a Congress stronghold — it returned Information and Broadcasting Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi twice in 1999 and 2004 with comfortable margins...

Top cop wages battle for inmates

Saturday 4 April '09

This general election, there is a flurry of activity to get people registered for casting votes.

It’s lights-out time for Left, say Kolkata luminaries

Monday 30 March '09

Thirty-two years in power is a tad too long, think some Kolkata intellectuals, artistes and cultural activists who have formed a group...

At Joynagar, SUCI banks on a doctor

Saturday 21 March '09

Tarun Mandal, the SUCI candidate from Joynagar, knows what it is like to be in the middle of a storm. As a youth, he was leader of the junior doctors’ movement in 1983...

Tagore’s Valmiki comes alive on stage in prisoners’ play

Monday 16 March '09

In his dance drama Balmiki Pratibha, Rabindranath Tagore described the spiritual transformation of the dacoit Ratnakar into the saint Valmiki......

Violence victim says he’s still fine in Tagore’s abode, foreigners scared

Wednesday 11 March '09

Living life in fear is not new for Yusof Shajari, an Iranian who is a fine arts student at Santiniketan’s Kala Bhavan.

Bangla aftershocks: BDR revolt rattles BSF brass

Tuesday 3 March '09

The last week’s mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) jawans has forced the senior officers of its Indian counterpart, the Border Security Force (BSF), to sit up and take note of the problems its jawans face in the line of duty.

On a roll, truckers can stop here for an HIV test

Thursday 26 February '09

Krishna Koushik (name changed), a trucker from a village in Andhra Pradesh, spends most of the year on the highway.

Love in Toyota, biye in Kolkata

Thursday 19 February '09

The Sanskrit verses were probably lost in translation but that did not deter Tomohiko from nodding his head to everything the priest was saying, nor did he once make a mistake in the hour-and-half-long ritual that marked his marriage.