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'If we don't take vaccine, who will?' Healthcare workers make their point

January 16 saw many health care workers lining up to be the first to take vaccines despite the controversy surrounding them. Their mission: To set an example

Kolkata nurse loses consciousness after taking Covid vaccine, hospitalised

A 35-year-old nurse was admitted to the critical care unit (CCU) of a hospital in Kolkata after she lost consciousness within minutes of taking the Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday

Kolkata allocated highest number of coronavirus vaccines in Bengal

Kolkata has been allocated the highest number of coronavirus vaccines in West Bengal, at 93,500, for the first phase of the vaccination drive scheduled to begin on January 16

Covid-19 museum on cards in Kolkata to commemorate pandemic fight

To commemorate the frontline workers who died in the battle against the coronavirus and document how lives have changed amid the pandemic, doctors are planning to set up a museum in Kolkata.

Kolkata's College Street Coffee House back in new avatar, nostalgia on menu

Be it Satyajit Ray, Amartya Sen, Soumitra Chatterjee or Sunil Ganguly, many of Kolkata's stalwarts have Coffee House stories associated with them

India's favourite dish: A Biryani ordered per second, on Swiggy in 2020

The order analysis is based on millions of orders received by Swiggy

'The Dirty Picture' actor Arya Banerjee found dead at her Kolkata home

Banerjee, daughter of sitar maestro late Pandit Nikhil Bandyopadhyay, was found dead in her posh south Kolkata residence under mysterious circumstances

Kolkata: Braving low turnout, theatres to screen films in truncated manner

Owners of some single-screen theatres who were mulling suspension of screening due to low turnout at reopened cinema halls, reversed their decision, saying the show will go on in a truncated manner

Our media properties will be assets for future: Sanjiv Goenka

In a Q&A, the company's chairman dwells on his firm's deal with Hola SL and says more deals in media could happen in the future

Striving for relevance: Kolkata trams get a drive in a slowing world

Despite the campaigns, trams have been disappearing from the streets of Kolkata. From 37 routes covering 70 km in the 1960s, only six routes covering about 20 km are operational now

Kolkata hospital awaits DGCI nod on Phase-2 trial of Russia's Covid vaccine

If all goes well, Phase-II clinical trials of Russian vaccine Sputnik V will commence at state government-run College of Medicine and Sagore Dutta Hospital by the end of this month

West Bengal reports record 3,925 single-day Covid-19 recoveries, 60 deaths

West Bengal on Wednesday recorded the highest single-day recoveries of 3,925 Covid-19 patients, taking the tally to 3,17,928, according to the health department.

Imported onion likely to ease prices in Kolkata's wholesale market

The skyrocketing onion prices in the retail market are likely to ease as imported bulbs have put a break, at least temporarily, on the rise in wholesale prices in Kolkata, officials said on Wednesday

Kolkata beats Hyderabad as most affordable mkt for home purchase: Report

Kolkata has emerged as the most affordable market this year for home purchase among India's seven major cities, according to property consultant JLL India

Kolkata prepares for scaled-down Durga puja amid Covid-19 disruptions

The puja spirit that Covid-19 couldn't crush has been dealt a blow by the court ruling, and the crowds have since thinned

Park Street icons in Kolkata innovate as pandemic offers food for thought

Kolkata's iconic restaurants are innoviting to keep up with the Covid disruptions

Thousands flout distancing norms to throng Durga puja pandals in Kolkata

At some of the popular marquees in the city, such as Ekdalia Evergreen, Singhi Park, Sribhumi Sporting and Badamtala Asar Sangha, people were not allowed to step inside without masks

2.5-3 mn sq ft of warehousing space to come up in Bengal in 3 yrs: Report

In its report ''Looking East: Warehousing in Kolkata'', the US-based property consultant highlighted that Kolkata and adjoining areas currently have 17.2 million sq ft of organised warehousing space

Mamata urges Centre to continue with Kolkata-London direct flights

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said that there is a huge demand for flights to European countries from this part of India and urged the Centre to continue with Kolkata-London direct flight services

Govt transfers ED's Kolkata region chief Yogesh Gupta; posted in Delhi

The Centre has transferred senior IPS officer Yogesh Gupta, ED's special director heading the eastern region, to Delhi, an official order said