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The truck is still hanging from the broken portion of the bridge that connects Manganj area to Siliguri, a major city in north Bengal. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

3 days after Majerhat incident, another bridge collapses in West...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that twenty bridges in and around Kolkata have crossed their 'expiry...

7 Sept 2018 12:11 PM IST

A section of Majerhat bridge collapsed in Kolkata on Tuesday. According to the police, a portion of the bridge collapsed this evening, claiming one life, trapping several people and crushing many vehicles. (Photo: PTI)

Kolkata Police forms SIT to probe Majerhat bridge collapse

The sleuths of the force have already recorded the statements of the witnesses, an officer said.

6 Sept 2018 8:46 PM IST

The police have also found out that 38-year-old Payel Chakraborty, who recently separated from her husband, is survived by a two-year-old son. (Photo: Facebook Screengrab | Payel Chakraborty)

38-yr-old TV actor found hanging in her hotel room in Siliguri

Chakraborty, a resident of South Kolkata, has appeared in multiple TV soaps and web series.

6 Sept 2018 6:03 PM IST

Policybazaar.com, Indias largest insurance website and comparison portal, is planning to foray into the healthcare technology and services space.

Policybazaar eyes Rs 700 cr revenue in FY2019

Dhall said the company was luanching a new product similar to that of Practo, online doctors' directory.

6 Sept 2018 3:31 PM IST

A section of Majerhat bridge collapsed in Kolkata on Tuesday. According to the police, a portion of the bridge collapsed this evening, claiming one life, trapping several people and crushing many vehicles. (Photo: PTI)

Death toll rises to 3 in Kolkata's Majerhat bridge collapse

The state government has constituted a committee under Chief Secretary Malay De to investigate the cause of the...

6 Sept 2018 11:03 AM IST

Labourers working on the metro project claimed two of their co-workers, who were probably inside a temporary shelter underneath the bridge, are still missing. (Photo: PTI)

Kolkata bridge collapse: 2 yet to be traced as search ops continue

A part of the 50-year-old Majerhat bridge caved in Tuesday, killing one person, trapping several people and crushing...

5 Sept 2018 4:12 PM IST

A section of Majerhat bridge collapsed in Kolkata on Tuesday. According to the police, a portion of the bridge collapsed this evening, claiming one life, trapping several people and crushing many vehicles. (Photo: PTI)

1 dead, 21 injured in Majerhat Bridge collapse, third in 6 years in...

A 20-meter deck of the 450-meter long Majerhat Bridge in the crowded Alipore caved in around 4:45 pm on Tuesday.

5 Sept 2018 9:48 AM IST

The over 50-year-old bridge on the arterial Diamond Harbour Road in the crowded Alipore area connects the city centre with the heavily populated Behala, the vast area of the south west suburbs and adjacent South 24 Paraganas district. (Photo: PTI)

Heard loud bang, portion of Majerhat Bridge caved in, recalls...

Another eyewitness said the bridge had luckily collapsed on the canal flowing under it.

5 Sept 2018 8:48 AM IST

The bridge, which passes above the railway tracks, collapsed around 4:30 pm and vehicles crashed on the slums located next to the bridge. (Photo: Deccan Chronicle)

Bridge collapses in South Kolkata, at least 5 feared dead, many...

Eastern Command sources revealed that three Army columns have been put on standby.

4 Sept 2018 5:09 PM IST

Anubrata Mandal is the partys observer in three assembly constituencies - Mangalkot, Ausgram and Ketugram - in East Burdwan district. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Get woman BJP leader falsely arrested for cannabis possession: TMC...

Trinamool Birbhum district president, was presiding over meeting in Aushgram assembly constituency on Sunday when...

4 Sept 2018 11:09 AM IST

Banning of letters of undertaking (LoUs) and letters of comfort (LoCs) by the RBI as trade finance instruments is likely to reduce financial flexibility of importers, a Fitch group company said on Wednesday.

RBI staff's 2-day mass leave deferred

The forum had threatened that if the issue lingers then they would resort to flash strike for two days.

4 Sept 2018 9:23 AM IST

Shibnath De Sarkar and Pranab Bardhan won a gold in the pairs event, while Sumit Mukherjee and Debabrata Majumder won bronze in the team event. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Games 2018: India's Bridge champions yet to receive team blazers

Bridge was included in the Asian Games for the first time but the IOA initially refused to clear the Indian contingent...

3 Sept 2018 8:46 PM IST