Death toll in Kolkata's under-construction illegal building collapse rises to 9
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The death toll in the "illegal" under-construction five-storied building collapse at the thickly populated Garden Reach area in Kolkata rose to 9 so far, even as the rescue operations were underway using floodlights, official sources said on Monday.
CBI raids houses of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, TMC legislator Madan Mitra
The CBI on Sunday began searching the houses of West Bengal Minister and city Mayor Firhad Hakim and TMC legislator Madan Mitra in south Kolkata, official sources confirmed.
Kolkata/IBNS: A delegation from Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, comprising Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani, Ambassador to India Slobodan Uzunov, and others visited Kolkata.
'Was unaware of this side of Partha Chatterjee': Firhad Hakim on Bengal SSC scam
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal top minister and Trinamool Congress veteran Firhad Hakim on Tuesday said he was unable to recognise former state education minister Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested in connection with the teacher recruitment scam.
Bengal govt bans hookah bars in Kolkata citing adverse impact on public health
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government Friday announced a ban on hookah bars in Kolkata citing an adverse impact on public health.
Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim launches vision correction camp for commercial driver
Kolkata/IBNS: Uber and the West Bengal government's Transport Department have come together to promote road safety in Kolkata.
Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim focusses on e-vehicles and CNG in ICC conference
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim stressed on electric vehicles and CNG fuel at a conference organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) here on Wednesday.
CREDAI Bengal felicitates Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim
Kolkata: Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India, (CREDAI) Bengal organized a felicitation for Mayor of Kolkata, Firhad Hakim in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Chandrima Bhattacharya gets Bengal finance ministry in Mamata cabinet rejig
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday made minor changes to her cabinet by reallocating some portfolios and giving Chandrima Bhattacharya full charge of the finance department.
Mamata Banerjee reappoints nephew Abhishek Banerjee as TMC national gen secy after reported rift
Kolkata/IBNS: After two weeks of reported infighting and alleged scar in the relationship between Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress supremo on Friday not only backed the latter but also restored his number two status in the party.
West Bengal: Firhad Hakim becomes KMC Mayor for second successive term
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Minister for Transport and Housing Firhad Hakim was on Tuesday sworn in as the Mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for the second consecutive term.
TMC strongman Firhad Hakim to continue as Kolkata Mayor
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday picked her trusted lieutenant Firhad Hakim as the new Mayor of Kolkata.
After TMC's landslide win, Mamata Banerjee to pick Kolkata Mayor today
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Thursday pick Kolkata's new Mayor two days after her Trinamool Congress (TMC) registered a landslide victory in the city civic polls.
Mamata's TMC sweeps Kolkata civic polls, BJP-Left-Cong restricted to single digit
Kolkata/IBNS: Maintaining its dominance over West Bengal politics, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday registered a landslide victory in Kolkata civic elections, which were marred by sporadic violence on the polling day, leaving the opposition parties in disarray.
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran politician and West Bengal Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee , who held a sway in Bengal politics for decades as a Congress and later Trinamool Congress leader, passed away on Thursday after a massive cardiac arrest at Kolkata's state-run SSKM Hospital, leaving a deep void in state politics. He was 75.