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.
Petitioner against triple talaq gets death threats for attending Hanuman Chalisa event
Jul 18, 2019, at 04:35 pm
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS): Ishrat Jahan, the petitioner against triple talaq (the practice of giving instant divorce to wives of Muslim community), has alleged that she had received death threats for attending a Hanuman Chalisa event, media reports said.
Bengal BJP Youth Wing to chant Hanuman Chalisa to oppose Namaz on streets
Jun 26, 2019, at 02:42 pm
Kolkata, June 26 (IBNS): In another confrontation with the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Youth Wing has decided to chant Hanuman Chalisa on Tuesdays to counter offering of Namaz (Muslim prayers) on streets every Friday, media reports said.
BJP supporter found dead in WB's Howrah
Jun 10, 2019, at 10:02 pm
Kolkata, Jun 10 (UNI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter Somotul Dolui (35), a resident of Anulia village under Udaynarayanpur, Howrah, was found murdered on a field on Monday afternoon, near his house, police investigating the crime said.
Howrah: Firemen rescue seven persons after a dilapidated building collapse; godown gutted
May 07, 2019, at 03:32 pm
Kolkata, May 7 (UNI) Fire Brigade personnel today rescued seven people after they got stuck inside their rooms following collapse of a portico of a dilapidated building at Bandaghat more under Salkia police station in Howrah district.
SWR to run Special train to Howrah from Yesvantpur to deal with extra rush
May 04, 2019, at 03:47 pm
Bengaluru, May 4 (UNI) South Western Railway (SWR) will run a special train from Yesvantpur to Howrah to clear extra rush.
Howrah-New Delhi Poorva express derails near Kanpur, 13 injured
Apr 20, 2019, at 10:42 am
Kanpur, Apr 20 (UNI): Around 13 passengers were injured when a New Delhi bound Poorva express derailed near Rooma railway station on Prayagraj-Kanpur-Delhi grand chord section of North Central railway on late Friday night.
Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express completes glorious 50 yrs in passenger service
Mar 04, 2019, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4 (UNI) The Indian Railways on Monday celebrated the golden jubilee of Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, India's first Rajdhani Express, which completed its glorious 50 years as the train arrived here after leaving Howrah station on March 3.
Kolkata: Train blockade at Dasnagar station hits passengers in Howrah-Kharagpur section
Jan 24, 2019, at 11:31 am
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IBNS): Train service in South Eastern railway's Howrah-Kharagpur section has been disrupted as hundreds of passengers have been blocking railway tracks at Dasnagar railway station in Howrah city since Thursday morning, reports said.
West Bengal: Two killed in oil tanker-truck collision in Howrah
Nov 22, 2018, at 04:56 pm
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IBNS): At least two persons were killed and a security staff was seriously injured as an oil tanker collided head-on with another truck and caught fire on Kona Expressway (NH 117) near Unsani area under Jagacha Police Station limits in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on the wee hours of Thursday, reports said.
West Bengal panchayat polls underway amid widespread violence
May 14, 2018, at 04:38 pm
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Widespread violence, including bombing and and efforts of booth capturing by political goons, were reported across West Bengal as the panchayat (rural bodies) poll was underway in West Bengal since Monday, media reports said.
KMRCL completes India's maiden under-water metro tunnel between Kolkata and Howrah
Jun 24, 2017, at 04:20 am
Kolkata, Jun 23 (IBNS): Construction works of country's first under-water metro tunnel between Kolkata and its twin city Howrah, which was begun in April, has been successfully completed, official said.
2 killed in Howrah petrol pump fire
Jun 18, 2017, at 04:21 am
Kolkata, Jun 17 (IBNS): At least two persons were killed as a massive fire broke out at a petrol pump at Salkia Babudanga area in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Saturday night, reports said.
West Bengal: Teenagers burnt alive over family dispute in West Medinipur
Jun 17, 2017, at 12:29 am
Kolkata, Jun 16 (IBNS): Teenage brother and sister were allegedly burnt to death by their uncle over a family dispute in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on the wee hours of Friday, reports said.
Police must take spontaneous and timely action, says Banerjee
May 13, 2017, at 02:02 am
Kolkata, May 12 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asked the police to be spontaneous and timely action.
WB: Several injured in BJP-TMC clash in Howrah, Siliguri Mayor allegedly assaulted by TMC councilors
Apr 30, 2017, at 02:35 am
Kolkata, Apr 29 (IBNS): Activists of Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engaged in a clash with each other in presence of police force at Shibpur area in Kolkata's adjoining Howrah city on Saturday late afternoon, reports said.
Kolkata: Several country made pistols seized from Howrah railway station
Mar 04, 2017, at 10:31 pm
Kolkata, Mar 4 (IBNS): The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Saturday morning recovered at least 18 unfinished country made 9mm pistols from Howrah railway station near Kolkata, officials said.
Dhulagarh communal clash: SP of Howrah (Rural) transferred
Dec 22, 2016, at 02:39 pm
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IBNS): A week after a village in West Bengal's Dhulagarh, barely 28 km from state capital Kolkata, was hit by a communal clash over a religious procession, leaving at least 25 injured, the SP of Howrah rural division, Sabyasachi Raman Mishra, has been replaced by IPS officer Sumit Kumar, who was the the DC (Traffic) of Howrah Police Commissionerate, on Wednesday, according to reports.
Fire breaks out in Howrah warehouse, 2 injured
Dec 17, 2016, at 03:18 am
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at a plastic goods' godown at Kajipara area under Shibpur Police Station limits in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Friday night, reports said.
Demonetisation: Banned Rs 500 notes worth 80 lakh recovered in Kolkata, 2 held
Nov 17, 2016, at 02:21 am
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS): Police on Wednesday booked two suspects and seized banned Rs 500 rupees worth 80 lakh from their possessions, officials said.
West Bengal: 15 hurt in Howrah bus-truck collision
Oct 21, 2016, at 01:00 am
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IBNS): At least 15 persons were injured on Thursday morning when a speeding truck smashed into a public bus at Shibpur Kajipara crossing in West Bengal's Howrah district, reports said.
West Bengal: Crude bomb explodes in Howrah police station, 4 hurt
Oct 03, 2016, at 03:44 am
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IBNS): At least four civic volunteers were injured on Sunday as a crude bomb exploded at Shibpur Police Station compound in West Bengal's Howrah district, reports said.
Fire guts marketplace near Kolkata, one injured
Oct 01, 2016, at 07:39 pm
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a market area at Kadamtala under Bantra Police Station in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday early morning, reports said.
WB: Public bus falls into road-side canal in Howrah, 4 dead
Aug 11, 2016, at 05:11 am
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IBNS): At least four passengers were killed and as many as 27 others were injured when a bus, full of passengers, fell into a road-side canal at Penro area under Udaynarayanpur Police Station limits in West Bengal's Howrah district on Wednesday night, reports said.
Man's bruised body found in Howrah park
Jul 07, 2016, at 03:40 am
Kolkata, July 6 (IBNS): Triggering the panic of a stone-man attack, bruised body of an unknown youth was found on Wednesday morning inside a park in West Bengal's Howrah district.
West Bengal: TMCP group clash in Howrah college
Jul 03, 2016, at 04:49 am
Kolkata, Jul 2 (IBNS): Several students were injured during a clash between two groups of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) in Narasinha Dutt (ND) College in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday, reports said.
Youth shot near Kona Expressway in Howrah
May 01, 2016, at 11:17 pm
Howrah, May 1 (IBNS) A youth was shot by two men on Sunday morning near Kona Expressway in Howrah, reports said.
West Bengal has only witnessed downfall: Amit Shah slams Mamata Banerjee
Jan 25, 2016, at 09:52 pm
Howrah, Jan 25 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah on Monday addressed a rally in Howrah where he used the platform to attack West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said she has taken the state to the path of downfall in the name of change.