A massive fire broke out at a slum in east Kolkata's Metropolitan area in the early hours of Saturday, police said. At least ...

“For almost a week we went without water, though there are four taps provided by the Kolkata Municipal ... main road as those inside the slum barely function.” People like Naskar and Sharma are caught ...

Belgachia slum disaster aftermath: residents struggle for survival after garbage dump collapse, seeking help and solutions.

NEW DELHI: A fire broke out at a slum in the Topsia area of east Kolkata on Friday afternoon, destroying nearly 150 dwellings. The fire started around 12.50 pm at the slum on DN Dey Road ...

He said among the 50 million permanent population in Kolkata city area, 70 per cent are living in the slums. He also informed that as per the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel of ...

Sujit DeA new form of bullying has emerged in schools, starting from the primary level. Students from rich families show off their money power to taunt and segr ...

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) renamed its “Bustee (slum) Services department” to “Uttaran Services ... when the Mayor mentioned Amra Sakal Palli Samiti from the Chetla area. It is a ...

Mumbai: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved a key amendment to the Maharashtra Slum Area Reform and Rehabilitation Act to accelerate slum rehabilitation in the state and make Maharashtra slum-free.

Kolkata: In a bid to protect slum-dwellers from land sharks desperately trying to grab slum land for real estate projects, KMC will strive to bring these areas under thika land to enable the ...

Three key provisions of the 1971 Act will be amended. Currently, once a piece of land is officially declared a slum area, the landowner, developer, or concerned cooperative society must submit a ...

tragically ended his life by jumping from the sixth-floor refuge area of his office in New Town, Kolkata. The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon. Dwaipayan Bhattacharjee was a resident of ...

Addressing the stark disparities in dental care access between urban and rural areas, it focuses on street dwellers, slum communities, and remote regions of Kolkata where organised dental services ...