The Telegraph9d
Kolkata Municipal Corporation plans to declare certain neighbourhoods in Calcutta heritage precincts
The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is willing to declare certain ... In Calcutta, the KMC was also waiting for the National Monuments Authority to notify the rules for protected monuments in and around ...
The Telegraph5d
In pictures: Almost 120 years later, no lessons learnt from sacrifice of ‘braveheart’ Nafar Chandra Kundu
Bhowanipore monument, erected to salute a common man who died rescuing two manhole labourers in Calcutta in 1907, lies forgotten Rangan Datta Published 06.02.25, 01:41 PM ...
Indiatimes29d
Kolkata is now India's most congested city; surpasses Bengaluru to top the chart
Kolkata has become India's most congested city as per the 2024 TomTom Traffic Index, overtaking Bengaluru. The average speed in Kolkata is 17.4 km/h, making a 10 km trip take over 34 minutes ...
The Hindu21d
Kolkata doctor rape and murder case sentencing highlights: Court convicts Sanjay Roy to life in prison
A sessions court in Kolkata convicted Sanjay Roy for a life in prison in the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. The Judge said that it’s not a rarest of the ...
AZ Central3d
'Fewer and smaller monuments': Republicans seek to limit the use of Antiquities Act
Republicans have introduced two bills to prevent presidents from creating national monuments. Conservation groups say the public supports protections of public lands. Some local leaders believe ...
Mint27d
Kolkata rising: How India’s cheapest property market is changing
In 2023, Kolkata sold 23,030 units, overtaking Chennai, which sold 21,630 units. Sales of affordable homes —those priced at ₹ 40 lakh or less—dropped from 62% in 2020 to 45% in 2024, as per ...
The Hindu21d
Kolkata’s book fair, nearly 50 years old, finally gets a mascot
The iconic Kolkata book fair, perhaps the most popular event in the city besides Durga Puja, will see two big firsts this year: the introduction of a mascot and an entirely open-air event ...
CNN22d
Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for rape, murder of Kolkata junior doctor
An Indian court awarded a life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in the eastern city of Kolkata ...
Indiatimes21d
Why Kolkata court refused death penalty to RG Kar rape-murder convict Sanjay Roy: 'Not a rarest of rare case'
A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment and fined him Rs 50,000 for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor. While the CBI called for the death penalty in this 'rarest of ...
Orlando Sentinel6d
Trump administration will consider redrawing boundaries of national monuments as part of energy push
WASHINGTON (AP) — As part of the Trump administration’s push to expand U.S. energy production, federal officials will review and consider redrawing the boundaries of national monuments created ...
Men's Journal5d
Some National Monuments Could Be in Danger of Losing Government Protections
Federal officials will review and potentially redraw the boundaries of national monuments created in past presidencies, according to The Associated Press. In a new report published Feb. 3 by new ...
NDTV23d
A Rape-Murder, Then Massive Protests: Timeline Of Kolkata's RG Kar College Case
A local court has found Sanjay Roy, a 33-year-old former civil police volunteer, guilty of the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.