Forensic experts to submit report on Kolkata fire in a week

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 00:43

Forensic experts analysing the reasons behind the massive inferno at the Stephen Court building here will submit a detailed report in about a week`s time.

Govt not giving exact number of extricated bodies: TC

Last Updated: Saturday, March 27, 2010, 00:37

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today accused the West Bengal government of not giving the exact count of bodies recovered from the debris of the ill-fated Stephen Court building, which had caught fire on Tuesday.

`Illegal constructions in Park Street could be during TC rule`

Last Updated: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 16:21

Taking a dig at TC chief Mamata Banerjee over her comments on the Park Street blaze, a senior CPI(M) leader from West Bengal Thursday pointed the illegal constructions at the accident site being approved when TC was in power.

WB govt announces compensation for fire victims

Last Updated: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 00:42

West Bengal government announced Rs two lakh as compensation to the next of kin of the victims of Park Street fire.

Stench of death fills Park Street

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 21:58

A day after a fire engulfed the top floors of the heritage Stephen Court building snuffing out 24 lives, the stench of death hung thick in the air in the city`s wine-and-dine hub Park Street.