Kolkata: State- and district-level committees had been formed to carry out fire safety audits, ensure regulatory compliance and draft safety guideline.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit West Bengal on May 29, marking his first appearance in the state following the ...

The Odisha government is contemplating to create a land bank to facilitate the provision of housing for slum dwellers across the state.

A woman at Karnani Estate looks at belongings of the displaced family piled up on terrace All pictures by Soumyajit Dey ...

Sk Farhan lives in a one-room dwelling in a densely populated slum near Park Circus railway station. The family of six have ...