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No flights to operate between Kolkata and six Indian cities between July 6-19

Kolkata/IBNS: As West Bengal government stepped up efforts to contain COVID-19 outbreak in the state, flights from six Indian cities will not land in capital Kolkata city from July 6.

Covid-19 test report delayed, Kolkata family compelled to store patient's body in freezer

Kolkata/IBNS: After getting stuck in Covid-19 protocols, a family in north Kolkata was forced to store a 71-year-old patient's body in an ice-cream freezer at home for two days, until his Novel Coronavirus test report had arrived, reports said.

West Bengal has 61 active Covid-19 positive cases: CM Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that her state was treating 61 active Covid-19 positive cases while 13 coronavirus infected patients had been cured so far.

West Bengal: 45-year-old coronavirus suspect dies at Kolkata hospital, test reports awaited

Kolkata/IBNS: A 45-year-old woman from Bongaon in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, who had been admitted to Kolkata's Nil Ratan Sarkar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital for possible exposure to Covid-19, died on Monday afternoon, but her test reports are still awaited, officials said.

Kolkata's Presidency students withdraw blockade from College Street after 24 hrs

Kolkata/IBNS: Resident-students of Kolkata's Presidency University, who were blocking College Street-M.G. Road crossing since Thursday 5 pm. over several hostel related issues, withdrew their road blockade on Friday evening, after nearly 24 hours.

Kolkata: Several injured as bus crashes into metro rail pillar

Kolkata/IBNS: An over speeding private bus crashed into a pillar of East-West Metro near Salt Lake Central Park area on Friday late evening, leaving several of its passengers injured.

Kolkata: Four-wheeler workshop gutted in massive fire

Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out in a Maruti Suzuki workshop at Kalikapur area near E.M. Bypass in south-east Kolkata on Thursday afternoon, reports said.

Honouring Abhijit Banerjee a great moment, says Dhankar, but evades question about his presence at CU convocation

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Wednesday denied controversy over his presence in the convocation ceremony of Calcutta University in which Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee will also be conferred the honorary D Litt.

Crime rate down; trafficking in Bengal decreases 10 times ; Kolkata safest city : NCRB report

Kolkata/UNI: The latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report (crimes for 2017) has revealed that the number of cases related to trafficking in Bengal has undergone a ten-fold reduction.

Kolkata: Sealdah flyover to be closed for examination

Kolkata, Aug 07 (UNI) A part of the busiest Sealdah flyover (Vidyapati Setu) will remain closed from August 15 to 18 for check-up.

Raid on power theft racket kingpin's house in Kolkata

Kolkata, June 11 (IBNS): CESC and Kolkata Police officials conducted a raid on the house of the alleged kingpin of a power theft racket in Kolkata's Topsia area on Tuesday.

Rajeev Kumar transferred, Anuj Sharma becomes new Kolkata Police Commissioner

Kolkata, Feb 19 (IBNS): Anuj Sharma has been appointed as the new Kolkata Police Chief on Tuesday, officials said.

Rajeev Kumar back in Kolkata after 5-day CBI interrogation

Kolkata, Feb 13 (IBNS): After facing a marathon 36-hour CBI interrogation over five consecutive days in Shillong, Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Wednesday evening returned to the West Bengal capital.

Mamata vs CBI row: BJP office vandalized in Kolkata, TMC accused

Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): While West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is holding an 'indefinite' sit-in-demonstration (dharna) in Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area over the ongoing CBI issue, a local party office of BJP at Bhawanipore area in south part of the city was ransacked allegedly by TMC men on Monday afternoon, reports said.

Young Kolkata cricketer dies of suspected cardiac arrest on field

Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): A 21-year-old cricketer died of suspected cardiac arrest while practicing in a north Kolkata ground on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.