Calcutta HC orders demolition of illegal top floor of five-storey residential apartment
The order concerning the Radhakrishna Apartment in ward 12 of Purulia was issued by a division bench headed by Justice ...
The curious case of Kolkata’s tilted buildings — ‘if there’s space for two to stand, they’ll make a building’
The case of the tilted buildings first came to light on January 11, when one such structure in South Kolkata’s Bagha Jatin ...
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Kolkata: Tilted Buildings, Crumbling Law, Endangered City
Rampant illegal construction, flouting of building norms without checking the bearing capacity of the city’s soil, needs to ...
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Building Collapse in Central Kolkata: Miraculous Escape
A portion of a building collapsed in the Posta area of central Kolkata on Wednesday evening. Fortunately, there were no ...
Six firms apply to straighten tilted buildings in Kolkata
Kolkata: At least six engineering firms have applied for enlistment with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) buildings ...
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Fire at residential building near Kolkata, man dies
A 48-year-old man was killed when a fire broke out in a residential building in West Bengal’s Salt Lake area, the satellite township on the eastern fringes of Kolkata, officials said on Tuesday. The ...
Fire at residential building in Salt Lake area, man dies
The incident occurred late Monday night at DA Block in Salt Lake and two fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the ...
Calcutta HC warns Bengal Police of summoning CAPF for demolition if it fails
A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday cautioned the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) about the ...
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Calcutta HC Warns Bengal Police Of Summoning Central Armed Police Forces For Demolition If It fails
The illegal construction in question is a five-storey building in Narkeldanga, North Kolkata. Although KMC authorities have declared the construction illegal, issued a demolition order ...