Three coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar Express train derail at Nalpur in West Bengal's Howrah
Nov 09, 2024, at 04:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Three coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar Express train derailed at Nalpur in the Howrah district of West Bengal on Saturday morning, media reports said.
Mar 13, 2024, at 08:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she has severed her relation with her brother Babun Banerjee after the latter expressed his displeasure over the party's Howrah candidature for the Lok Sabha elections.
India's 10 dirtiest cities are from one state, West Bengal: Swachh Survekshan 2023
Jan 13, 2024, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The ten dirtiest cities of India are all located in one state, West Bengal, as per the annual cleanliness survey Swachh Survekshan.
Massive fire breaks out at plastic factory cum godown in Kolkata's neighbouring district Howrah
Nov 21, 2023, at 06:23 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A massive fire broke out at a plastic factory cum godown at the industrial Ghusuri in Howrah district, close to this city, early on Tuesday, a day after a blaze damaged a portion of a jute mill in the same thickly populated area, police and fire brigade sources said.
West Bengal: Fire breaks out in warehouse in Howrah
Nov 10, 2023, at 05:14 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A massive fire broke out in some warehouses in West Bengal's industrial district of Howrah on Friday morning where about a dozen firefighting vehicles were deployed to combat the inferno, official sources said.
Kolkata Police arrests man with suspected links to Pakistani intelligence operative
Aug 27, 2023, at 05:27 am
Kolkata: A 36-year-old man suspected of working as a spy for Pakistan has been arrested in Kolkata, and several sensitive documents have been recovered from his possession, media reported on Saturday citing police sources.
West Bengal: Police deny permission to Rath Yatra in Sankrail, Calcutta HC slams move
Jun 21, 2023, at 01:03 am
Howrah/IBNS: A local Jagannath temple at Manikpur village in Howrah's Sankrail had sought permission to hold Rath Yatra in the area which was denied by the local police, citing the law and order situation.
Kolkata Metro conducts first-ever underwater trial run
Apr 13, 2023, at 04:53 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a historic moment, Kolkata Metro Wednesday conducted the first-ever trial run for underwater coaches.
'Those involved in Ram Navami clashes were outsiders': Mamata Banerjee's fresh attack on BJP
Apr 11, 2023, at 01:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of inciting violence in the state during and after the Ram Navami celebrations.
'Criminal violence': Mamata Banerjee slamming BJP on Ram Navami clashes in Bengal
Apr 04, 2023, at 09:15 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday called the clashes over the Hindu festival Ram Navami in two districts of her state "criminal violence" slamming the prime opposition camp Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Bengal Ram Navami clash: TMC, BJP engage in war of words, share video blaming each other
Apr 01, 2023, at 03:28 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The unleashing of violence in Bengal's Howrah during a Ram Navami procession on Thursday has now sparked a war of words and exchange of videos as a part of the blame game routine between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Amit Shah calls Bengal Governor over Howrah's Ram Navami clash; prohibitory orders imposed in area
Apr 01, 2023, at 01:12 am
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday evening called Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Sukanta Majumdar to assess the law and order situation in the state after clashes broke out in Howrah over Ram Navami processions.
Bengal Ram Navami clash: Howrah Police says situation under control, 36 arrested
Mar 31, 2023, at 06:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: "Thirty-six people have been arrested and the situation is now under control," said Howrah Police a day after clashes broke out between two groups over the Hindu festival Ram Navami in the Howrah district of West Bengal.
Dec 30, 2022, at 03:45 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi who was scheduled to visit West Bengal on Friday and now he will join the scheduled programmes via video conferencing despite the demise of her mother, officials said.
West Bengal: Protesters block NH after mom, daughter killed in Howrah
Oct 15, 2022, at 10:44 pm
Howrah: Hundreds of people on Saturday blocked the National Highway that links West Bengal with Tamil Nadu after an ambulance mowed down a middle aged woman and her 10-year-old daughter at Uluberia in Howrah district, official sources said.
West Bengal: Six people die after consuming hooch in Howrah
Jul 20, 2022, at 09:41 pm
Kolkata: At least six people died in Howrah's industrial Ghusuri area on Wednesday after they allegedly consumed locally made brew last night, police and eyewitnesses said.
Jun 11, 2022, at 06:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said her government will deal with the violence in the Howrah district over the Prophet Muhammad row "strictly" but also trained her guns at her arch-rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the issue.
Prophet row: Internet suspended in Bengal's Howrah amid widespread tension as minorities protest
Jun 11, 2022, at 05:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government has suspended broadband and mobile internet services in Kolkata's adjacent Howrah district till Monday morning amid widespread protests staged by minorities over BJP leader Nupur Sharma's remark on Prophet Mohammed, officials said
Howrah: Fire at Berger Paints factory in Shalimar leaves 21 injured
Jun 09, 2022, at 05:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least 21 people were injured when a fire broke out at a Berger Paints factory in the Shalimar area of Howrah in West Bengal on Wednesday.
Howrah: Fire breaks out at Berger Paints factory in Shalimar, 18 people hurt
Jun 08, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Kolkata: As many as 18 people were injured when a fire broke out at a Berger Paints factory in Shalimar area of Howrah in West Bengal on Wednesday.
Bengal student leader's death: 3 cops suspended for negligence of duty
Feb 22, 2022, at 08:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Three policemen, including an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), posted at Amta Police Station in West Bengal's Howrah district have been suspended for 'negligence of duty' in connection with student leader Anish Khan's unnatural death case, officials said.
West Bengal: Massive fire breaks out at Howrah chips factory, firefighting ops underway
Nov 03, 2021, at 08:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A major fire broke out in a chips factory at Sankrail in Kolkata's neighbouring Howrah district of West Bengal on Wednesday, reports said.
Bengal post-poll violence: CBI arrests two from Howrah's Domjur
Sep 07, 2021, at 03:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested two persons from Domjur in Howrah district of West Bengal for their alleged involvement in a case related to violence against women that had been reported after the results of Bengal assembly polls were declared on May 2.
Covid-19: Hundreds violate lockdown, join local police's peace march in Red Zone Howrah city
May 03, 2020, at 10:38 pm
Kolkata/Howrah/IBNS: Violating the ongoing lockdown and social distancing norms, hundreds of locals on Sunday joined a peace march by Howrah City Police and local TMC leaders in Covid Red Zone Howrah city's Tikiapara area, where cops were chased and attacked by a mob while police were enforcing lockdown a few days ago.
Covid-19 Scare: SWR to run Parcel Express Trains between Vasco and Shalimar, Howrah to Vasco
May 03, 2020, at 08:49 pm
Hubballi/UNI: South Western Railway (SWR) announced on Sunday that it has decided to run Parcel Express Special trains to transport essential commodities from Vasco Da Gama to Shalimar and from Howrah to Vasco Da Gama on Monday. with a return journey on Thursday.
Crime is crime irrespective of any religion: Mamata on mob attack on cops in Tikiapara
Apr 29, 2020, at 08:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is often accused of appeasing the Muslim community by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Wednesday talked tough against an incident in Howrah's Tikiapara where a mob of a particular community attacked cops a day ago.
Attack on cops in Howrah: Police continue to raid, 10 arrested so far
Apr 29, 2020, at 04:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Howrah City Police have arrested 10 people so far in connection with an attack on policemen on Covid-19 duty in Howrah's containment zone Tikiapara area earlier on Tuesday, while further raids are on at the location, officials said on Wednesday afternoon.
Apr 28, 2020, at 08:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Policemen in West Bengal's Howrah were chased and attacked by a large number of locals at a containment zone at Tikiapara area. The incident occurred when cops had reached the scene to disperse lockdown violators on Tuesday evening.
Protest: Train services in Howrah-Kharagpur section disrupts for public agitation
Dec 13, 2019, at 06:22 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Train services in Howrah-Kharagpur section in South Eastern railway have been disrupted due to public agitation staged at Uluberia on non-railway issue.
Sigur To Nabanna Rally: Left activists clash with police in Howrah
Sep 13, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Howrah, Sept 13 (IBNS): Students and youth wing activists of the Left parties clashed with the police in Howrah district of West Bengal on Friday.