Kolkata statistical institute faces eco-fire for ‘killing’ ponds

Wednesday 10 January '07

The city-based Indian Statistical Institute, an institution dedicated to scientific research, now finds itself under the scanner for “unscientific” activities.

RICKSHAW: THE JOURNEY ENDS

Sunday 31 December '06

For Kolkata, the New Year will shed a piece of the old — hand-pulled rickshaws.

Mamata fast on Kolkata’s must-see list

Tuesday 26 December '06

From the Maoists to the Margis — the Esplanade Mamata Banerjee’s hungerstrike has seen a wide spectrum of political outfits that have sympathised with the Trinamool Congress chief

Calcutta HC calls for save-Ganga plan

Tuesday 26 December '06

A division Bench of the Calcutta High Court has directed all 44 municipalities in West Bengal to submit an action plan to stop disposal of solid waste and human soil in the Ganga.

Bengal IT staff say no to union

Thursday 26 October '06

The CITU is all set to enter the infotech sector with its West Bengal Information Technology Services Association (WBITSA), which is scheduled to be launched on November 14. But young techies in the city are not exactly rolling out the red carpet for their very own “union”.

165 yrs on, a new beginning for Kolkata’s Great Eastern Hotel

Tuesday 24 October '06

When a small demolition squad began pulling down the old structure of the Great Eastern Hotel on Monday morning, it marked a new beginning.

165 yrs on, a new beginning for Kolkata’s Great Eastern Hotel

Monday 23 October '06

When a small demolition squad began pulling down the old structure of the Great Eastern Hotel on Monday morning, it marked a new beginning.

Fin on the foot

Sunday 18 June '06

Two young innovators, still in college, devise a process to put fish skin to good use

Tea, IT & W Bengal politics

Sunday 21 May '06

From the grassroots: Sukhmoit Oraon is a tea garden worker and first-time MLA

At 12k feet, a village of HIGH HOPES

Monday 8 May '06

No campaign, no benefits and a 5-mile trek to polling booth. Despite which Sirikhola votes

Voters raise red flag on Biswas turf

Saturday 22 April '06

Till about a month ago, Anil Biswas was the most visible face of Nadia.

Mahajot: The real picture

Friday 7 April '06

The ‘‘Mahajot’’ talks may have failed at the official level, but at the grassroots it is a different story. In what appears to be a fast developing trend, there is an unofficial consolidation of anti-Left forces — particularly the Congress and Trinamool Congress.

Road Left behind, now Kaka turns Right

Monday 3 April '06

From extreme Left to Right, it has been a revolutionary turnaround for the former firebrand Naxal leader, Kaka Ashim Chatterjee.

Museums, brought to you by your PSUs

Saturday 11 March '06

It's time to showcase the past. Some of the cash-rich public sector undertakings are setting up their own museums to highlight their achievements.