WB: TMC activists stage demonstration stopping Union Min Babul Supriyo's convoy, show him black flag
Jan 17, 2017, at 04:34 am
Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): A large number of Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters allegedly attacked actor-turned-Union Minister Babul Supriyo's convoy at Andal in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Monday evening, reports said.
West Bengal: 6 killed, several hurt in Gangasagar fair stampede
Jan 16, 2017, at 02:48 am
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): At least six devotees were killed and several others were injured in a stampede at Gangasagar island, barely 120 kilometres from state capital Kolkata, on Sunday evening, officials said.
Stampede in Gangasagar fair, several people feared killed
Jan 16, 2017, at 12:43 am
Gangasagar, Jan 15 (IBNS): A stampede incident occured at the Gangasagar fair in West Bengal on Sunday, media reports said.
Kharagpur shooting: Police books 7, 4 more on loose
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:32 am
Kolkata/Kharagpur, Jan 13 (IBNS): Police on Friday arrested seven persons who are involved in Wednesday's Kharagpur shootout from several areas of West Medinipur and neighbouring state Jharkhand, officials said.
Death threat to Sourav Ganguly: 1 booked from Midnapore city
Jan 13, 2017, at 10:39 pm
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IBNS): Police on Friday morning arrested one man from Midnapore city in West Bengal's West Medinipur district for sending letter with death threat to former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly, officials said.
West Bengal: 5 TMC activists shot in Kharagpur
Jan 11, 2017, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): At least five Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists, including local TMC leader Srinu Naidu, were shot when few unidentified miscreants fired bullets indiscriminately at a Trinamool party office in Kharagpur town in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Wednesday, reports said.
West Bengal: Speeding bus hits level crossing barrier, 1 biker killed
Jan 11, 2017, at 03:02 am
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): An over-spending bus crashed into the barrier of a closed level crossing at Kulgachhia under Uluberia Police Station limits in West Bengal's Howrah district on Tuesday, killing a middle aged motorcyclist, reports said.
West Bengal: Police officer joins mob to attack thieves
Jan 11, 2017, at 01:05 am
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): An on duty police official on Tuesday participated in a mob assault in West Bengal's Hooghly district, local media reports said.
West Bengal: Toy train derails near Kurseong, 11 hurt
Jan 10, 2017, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata/Darjeeling, Jan 10 (IBNS): At least 11 persons were injured when a Darjeeling to Siliguri bound toy train went off the track near Kurseong in north Bengal on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.
Payment of pension work taken over by Government of West Bengal
Jan 09, 2017, at 06:14 pm
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): Government of West Bengal has decided to take over the work of payment of pension from the counter of the office of A.G. (A&E), WB with effect from March 1, 2017.
West Bengal: 5 killed, 6 in hospital after consuming hooch in South 24 Parganas
Jan 05, 2017, at 11:36 pm
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): Five people were killed and at least six others fell ill after having hooch at Nodakhali village in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Thursday, reports said.
BJP govt never interferes in any investigation: Piyush Goyal
Jan 03, 2017, at 10:31 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): With Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders calling the arrests of party MPs- Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Pal- a vendetta politics of the BJP government, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that BJP-ruled Central government never interfered into any probe of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
West Bengal Police calls Dhulagarh violence a local incident
Dec 31, 2016, at 01:28 am
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): Weeks after a massive violence hit West Bengal's Dhulagarh, the state police on Thursday claimed that the incident was an outcome of a dispute between two local groups over a local issue.
West Bengal: Gang-rape victim commits suicide after threatened by accused
Dec 27, 2016, at 02:15 am
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS): A nearly 22-year-old rape survivor committed suicide on Sunday night after receiving continuous threats from an accused in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, reports said.
West Bengal: Woman cop on duty manhandled, molested in police station, 4 held
Dec 27, 2016, at 12:04 am
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS): Police on Sunday night booked four men for assaulting and molesting an on duty woman constable at police station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, reports said.
West Bengal: TMC-BJP standoff over Panagarh Bypass inauguration
Dec 11, 2016, at 12:16 am
Kolkata/Burdwan, Dec 10 (IBNS): Allegedly hijacking the opening programme, two Trinamool Congress (TMC) cabinet ministers inaugurated the most awaited Panagarh Bypass in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Saturday noon, few hours prior to the official inaugural event of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Law student shot dead in West Bengal, 2 held
Dec 10, 2016, at 01:06 am
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IBNS): A first year female law student was found dead with bullet injury in her head from Kalyani Expressway in West Bengal's Nadia district on Thursday night, reports said.
ISI suspect held in West Bengal
Dec 07, 2016, at 12:43 am
Kolkata/Siliguri, Dec 6 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, a joint force of police and Anti-Corruption Branch on Monday late evening arrested a suspected agent of Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) from Siliguri city in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, officials said.
West Bengal: Drunk miscreant boards train with live bomb
Dec 05, 2016, at 12:10 am
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IBNS): A drunk anti-social reportedly hurled crude bombs at Katwa railway station's platform in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Sunday morning and boarded a local train with a live bomb in hand, triggering a huge panic among the passengers.
Mamata leaves Nabanna, hits out at Centre over Army presence
Dec 03, 2016, at 12:36 am
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): Ending her 36-hour long stay at the state secretariat, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday left Nabanna and even hit out at the centre over an alleged army deployment in state's toll plazas without her government's knowledge by calling the move a 'political vendetta'.
Army chopper crashes in West Bengal, 3 officials killed
Nov 30, 2016, at 08:05 pm
Kolkata/Siliguri, Nov 30 (IBNS): A Cheetah helicopter of Indian Army reportedly crashed in a forest at Sukna area near Siliguri city in Darjeeling district of West Bengal on Wednesday, killing at least three army officials.
Three army officers killed in copter crash in West Bengal
Nov 30, 2016, at 07:22 pm
Sukhna,West Bengal, Nov 30 (IBNS) : Three officers were killed when an army helicopter crashed in Sukna in West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Wednesday, NDTV said.
Police arrests old-age home owner in WB child trafficking racket
Nov 26, 2016, at 04:14 pm
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday late evening arrested the owner of an old-age home in Kolkata in connection with its ongoing probe into a child trafficking racket in the state, officials said.
By-polls results: Narendra Modi thanks people for faith in BJP
Nov 23, 2016, at 12:27 am
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked people of India for resting their faith on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which won by-elections in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
CID busts child trafficking racket in West Bengal, 8 held
Nov 23, 2016, at 12:09 am
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday night unearthed a child trafficking racket in state's North 24 Parganas district and arrested eight persons in connection with the case, officials said on Tuesday.
WB: CPI-M state chief Surya Kanta Mishra allegedly assaulted by TMC activists
Nov 18, 2016, at 03:08 am
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IBNS): West Bengal state secretary of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Surya Kanta Mishra and party leader Rabin Deb were allegedly manhandled by few Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists in Haldia city in West Bengal's East Medinipur district on Thursday evening, reports said.
WB: Six bodies found at three places in Kolkata, Hooghly
Nov 11, 2016, at 01:39 am
Kolkata/Hooghly, Nov 10 (IBNS): Police on Thursday recovered as many five men's bodies and one woman's body from central Kolkata and two different places in city's adjoining Hooghly district, reports said.
Man found hanging inside Arunachal Pradesh CM's bungalow
Oct 09, 2016, at 01:44 am
Guwahati, Oct 8 (IBNS) : A man from West Bengal was found hanging inside the Chief Minister's bungalow in Itanagar on Saturday morning.
West Bengal: Newly planted landmine recovered in West Midnapore
Sep 10, 2016, at 02:22 am
Kolkata/West Midnapore, Sept 9 (IBNS): The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Friday recovered a high-intensity landmine, possibly planted by Maoists, from West Bengal's Left Wing Extremism (LWE) district West Midnapore, reports said.