WB: Kharagpur IIT students drown in Digha sea
Oct 18, 2015, at 08:44 pm
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IBNS): Two students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur drowned while swimming in the sea at New Digha in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Sunday, reports said.
A K Singh joins as new West Bengal state election commissioner
Oct 14, 2015, at 11:50 pm
Kolkata, Oct 14 (IBNS): Retired Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Amarendra Kumar Singh on Wednesday joined as new West Bengal state election commissioner.
The puja countdown begins as Bengal observes Mahalaya
Oct 12, 2015, at 02:58 pm
Kolkata, Oct 12 (IBNS) Bengal on Monday observed the auspicious occasion of Mahalaya, the flag bearer of the most awaited festival for the Bengali community in the world-Durga Puja.
WB municipal elections: Results declared, TMC registers emphatic win
Oct 11, 2015, at 03:12 am
Kolkata, Oct 10 (IBNS): The results of the recently concluded municipal election in West Bengal was declared on Saturday where the Trinamool Congress (TMC) registered a massive win in Bidhannagar, Howrah and Asansol municipal corporations.
WB municipal election: Opposition-free re-polls concluded in Bidhannagar, Asansol
Oct 10, 2015, at 04:53 am
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IBNS): Re-polling in eleven booths in Bidhannagar or Salt Lake and Asansol municipal corporations were conducted peacefully on Friday without any report of violence.
Kolkata: LF holds rally against police lathicharge
Oct 06, 2015, at 04:37 am
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IBNS): Protesting against the 'unprovoked' lathicharge by the police on its supporters during a rally and against the violence in recently concluded municipality election, the Kolkata wing of Left Front on Monday held a march in the city.
WB hooch tragedy: Death toll reaches 23, main accused arrested
Oct 02, 2015, at 04:58 am
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IBNS): The death toll in the West Bengal hooch tragedy rose to 23 on Thursday, reports said.
CBI raids chit fund offices in Odisha, West Bengal
Oct 01, 2015, at 10:50 pm
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar, Oct 1 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) on Thursday conducted multiple raids in the offices and directors' houses of Odisha based chit fund company S R Green House Ltd. in Odisha and West Bengal , officials said.
Crime against children on rise in WB, data reveals
Sep 29, 2015, at 03:44 am
Kolkata, Sept 28 (IBNS): West Bengal is not as safe for children as it is often thought to be, particularly for minor girls, if one were to go by the data recently published by National Crime Records Bureau.
Three minor explosions rock West Bengal, 1 killed, 5 injured
Sep 26, 2015, at 01:34 am
Kolkata, Sept 25 (IBNS): Three crude bombs went off at several locations in West Bengal on Friday which killed one and left five injured, reports said.
Hawala racket busted in West Bengal, Rs 80 cr recovered, 1 detained
Sep 25, 2015, at 05:22 am
Kolkata, Sept 24 (IBNS): The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), based on the reports of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), has conducted raids at several premises of a Tamil businessman in Kolkata and Siliguri in North Bengal and seized as many as Rs. 80 crores so far since Thursday morning, sources said.
Kolkata: Left's youth and students wings hold protest march
Sep 16, 2015, at 03:12 am
Kolkata, Sept 15 (IBNS): Agitating several issues and demanding transparency in upcoming Primary Teachers Eligibility Test (TET), the Left youth and student wings including the Student Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) hosted a protest rally in Kolkata on Tuesday.
WB college clash: TMC MLA gets bail
Sep 16, 2015, at 12:07 am
Kolkata/South 24 Parganas, Sept 15 (IBNS): A local court in Diamond Harbour in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday granted bail to the Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Dipak Halder who was arrested for allegedly taking part in a clash between two groups of students at Fakir Chand College in Diamond Harbour area on Monday.
West Bengal: Explosion kills 3, injures 2
Sep 14, 2015, at 12:59 am
Kolkata, Sept 13 (IBNS): A bomb explosion at Gosaba area in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district killed at least three and injured two others seriously on Sunday, reports said.
Declassification of Netaji files: M Venkaiah Naidu welcomes Mamata's move
Sep 12, 2015, at 09:53 pm
Kolkata, Sept 12 (IBNS) A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced to make public the files and documents on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose which are lying with the state government, Union Parliamentary Affiars Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday welcome the move, saying he hoped the leader's disappearance mystery will come out one day.
WB govt employees get 10% hike in DA
Sep 12, 2015, at 05:56 am
Kolkata, Sept 11 (IBNS): West Bengal government declared 10% Dearness Allowance (DA) for state government employees on Friday.
Nationwide trade union strike nearly cripples life in Bengal
Sep 02, 2015, at 07:26 pm
Kolkata, Sept 2 (IBNS): A 24-hour nationwide general strike called by about ten trade unions has evoked mixed response in different parts of the country with the impact being felt strongly in West Bengal and Tripura.
India to witness day long shut down tomorrow
Sep 02, 2015, at 04:16 am
Kolkata, Sep 1 (IBNS): The Central and state governments have taken initiatives to foil the country wide general strike on Wednesday, called by the Lefts' employees and trade unions.
WB: Policemen injured in clash at Habra station, train service disrupted
Aug 24, 2015, at 10:13 pm
Kolkata, Aug 24 (IBNS) Few policemen were injured during a clash with rail-road blockers at Habra railway station in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Monday.
Presidency University VC under gherao for more than 24 hours
Aug 22, 2015, at 08:59 pm
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IBNS): The students of Kolkata's prestigious Presidency University continued to gherao Vice-Chancellor Anuradha Lohia , professors and senior officials of the institute for more than a day on Saturday.
Six Maoists apprehended in Assam
Aug 21, 2015, at 02:51 am
Guwahati, Aug 20 (IBNS): Assam police on Thursday apprehended six Maoists including a woman leader from Cachar district, officials said.
WB: BSF seize fake notes from north 24 Parganas
Aug 19, 2015, at 12:02 am
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IBNS): The BSF on Monday said it seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value 2 lacs in West Bengal's North 24 Pargana district on Monday.
Kolkata: Maoist posters found before Independence Day
Aug 15, 2015, at 01:58 am
Kolkata, Aug 14 (IBNS): Just a day before West Bengal joined the rest of the country in celebrating Independence Day, Maoist posters were found in Kolkata on Friday.
Mamata Banerjee to visit Delhi
Aug 11, 2015, at 01:47 am
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IBNS): West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will visit New Delhi on Monday.
WB: Police recover 60 kg explosives
Aug 10, 2015, at 03:34 am
Kolkata/Murshidabad, Aug 9 (IBNS): The Murshidabad district police recovered 60 kg explosives from Ajagarpara More area under Raghunathganj police station in Murshidabad district of West Bengal on Sunday.
Congress calls for general strike in WB on Aug 20
Aug 10, 2015, at 12:26 am
Kolkata/Siliguri, Aug 9 (IBNS): The Congress on Sunday called for a statewide 12-hour general strike in West Bengal on Aug 20 to protest against the student killing inside college campus in West Bengal's West Midnapore district.
Mysore tops Swachh Bharat rankings for 476 cities
Aug 09, 2015, at 06:15 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): Mysore city in Karnataka has topped the Swachh Bharat Rankings of 476 cities in the country with three more from the state figuring in the top 10, a Ministry of Urban Development statement said.
WB student killing: Three arrested
Aug 08, 2015, at 08:14 pm
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IBNS): West Midnapore district police on Friday night arrested three suspects in connection with the killing of a student inside a college campus in West Bengal, reports said.
Saradha: Madan Mitra's bail rejected
Aug 06, 2015, at 09:39 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Thursday rejected jailed West Bengal transport minister Madan Mitra's bail petition in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam which was filled by lawyer and Congress leader Kapil Sibal.
MHA monitors flood situation in different states
Aug 04, 2015, at 01:52 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS) Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday spoke to Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamta Banerjee and enquired about the rescue and relief operations in the wake of floods in the state that has killed 69 people so far.