The Hindu22d
Panic after multi-storeys in Kolkata found tilting against one another
Located on Kolkata’s Christopher Road in Ward 58 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), one of the two buildings houses residents, while the adjoining building — six storeys tall — is u ...
The Telegraph12d
Mayor Firhad Hakim flags two ‘sensitive’ boroughs with illegal buildings where engineers face resistance
I know you work with a lot of difficulty,” mayor Firhad Hakim told engineers of the building department of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Saturday ... are supposed to visit all roads in their ...
The Telegraph22d
Tangra buildings tilt towards each other: Residents question KMC’s role
Two buildings on Tangra’s Christopher Road have tilted dangerously towards each other, sparking fears of yet another disaster among residents and prompting the Kolkata Municipal Corporation ... the ...
The Indian Express8d
The curious case of Kolkata’s tilted buildings — ‘if there’s space for two to stand, they’ll make a building’
On January 22, Samar Nandi, a 76-year-old resident of Pushpanjali Apartment in Kolkata’s Tangra Christopher Road, got news that pained and worried him. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation had ... and ...
The Indian Express29d
Apartment building collapses in south Kolkata, no one injured
The incident happened around 1.30 pm in Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s ward 99 near the SC Mallick Road, they said. No one was injured in the incident as the four-storied building was vacated, they ...
The New Indian Express5d
Fire breaks out in Kolkata slum, one dead
During the day, West Bengal Municipal Affairs Minister and Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor Firhad Hakim visited the spot and interacted with locals. He said the families rendered homeless will ...
Indiatimes10d
KMC to monitor labourers’ safety after KLC deaths
Kolkata: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Monday said it will conduct sporadic checks on whether agencies engaged in the city for sewerage works are sending labourers underground with ...
The Hindu11d
Three workers die while cleaning drain in Kolkata
92% of workers cleaning urban sewers, septic tanks are from SC, ST, OBC groups The Mayor of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Firhad Hakim visited the spot of the accident. “The water ...
Indiatimes16d
Unsafe bldg residents protest KMC demolition plan
Kolkata: A day after Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) announced that the under-construction building on Christopher Road, on which an older building tilted, would go under the hammer first next ...
Kolkata Municipal Corporation's (KMC) top-down approach to spare most flat owners at tilted building
Kolkata Municipal Corporation may avoid demolishing the tilted building on Christopher Road, focusing instead on a neighboring under-construction structure that violated rules. An FIR was filed ...
The Free Press Journal4d
Kolkata: Massive Fire Engulfs Narkeldanga Slum, Guts Over 60 Shanties; One Dead, Several Injured
Kolkata Municipal Corporation Mayor Firhad Hakim visited the spot and interacted with locals and assured all help to the affected people and compensation to the deceased's family as per law.
Pittsburgh Steelers25d
Steelers sign Ward to Reserve/Future contract
The Steelers signed running back Jonathan Ward to a Reserve/Future Contract. Ward spent time on the practice squad and active roster in 2024, and had five carries for 22 yards in four games. Ward took ...