Five killed and hundreds homeless as ‘mini tornado’ and sudden rain lash eastern India
Five killed and hundreds homeless as ‘mini tornado’ and sudden rain lash eastern India - ‘Mini tornado’ and nor’wester leave ...
Squatters evicted from heritage library gate
Kolkata: Police on Saturday removed about 10 encroachers from the pavement in front of Rammohun Library and Free Reading Room ...
The Telegraph1mon
More than two dozen shanties gutted, one dead in Narkeldanga fire and many homeless
One person died and hundreds were left homeless after a fire ravaged more than two dozen shanties on Canal West Road in Narkeldanga on Saturday night. Police said 16 fire tenders took more than four ...
The Telegraph25d
Police and KMC clear pavement on CR Avenue, but hawkers return to New Market
The police and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC ... on the pavement were picked up in police vehicles and taken to a KMC-run shelter for the homeless at Latafat Hussain Road in Beleghata. “We ...
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A force for good
Mary Ellen Mark documented people from all walks of life -- from homeless teenagers to movie stars -- and she was sent to Kolkata on a feature assignment for Life magazine. And Mother Teresa ...
The New Indian Express7d
Plating love, actually
‘A Love Letter to Mumbai’, ‘A Love Letter to Kolkata’, and ‘A Love Letter to Chennai’. Chitresh Sinha, Founder, The Plated Project, says, “In India, 1.77 million people are homeless ...