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

Kolkata, Feb 9 (PTI) One person died in a blaze that gutted at least 30 shanties in Narkeldanga area of the metropolis ... a section of the slum dwellers shouted slogans against local councillor ...

I inquired about her shortly before the publication of this story and learned that her slum has been bulldozed to make way for a high-rise residential building. Flats in that part of Kolkata can ...

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 ...

Slums have come up on lands that were owned by zamindars, owners of factories who wanted to settle their workers near the ...

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 ...

“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 ...