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No outsider was involved, say cops on triple murder in Kolkata's Tangra

Feb 26, 2025, at 11:58 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Two women and a teenage girl in Kolkata's Tangra were murdered by two of their family members, who survived a car crash in a chain of events which took place last week.

Cops arrest 2 women trying to dump a body inside suitcase in Kolkata's Kumartuli ghat

Feb 25, 2025, at 09:26 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Two women trying to dump a body in a suitcase on the ghats of Ganga in Kolkata near Kumartuli were caught red-handed after their struggle with the luggage alerted the locals who assembled for a morning yoga session.

Kolkata: Two women detained while trying to dump headless body in trolley bag in Ahiritola

Feb 25, 2025, at 10:22 am

At least two women were detained when they were trying to dispose of the headless body, which they were carrying in a trolley bag, in the Ahiritola area of north Kolkata on Tuesday.

Kolkata: Elderly woman's gold chain snatched by bike-borne miscreants in Dhakuria

Feb 24, 2025, at 11:37 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A 60-year-old woman's gold chain on neck was snatched by three bike-borne miscreants in broad daylight at Dhakuria in Kolkata, raising concerns over the security in the city.

Two women and a teenage girl found dead in Kolkata's Tangra were murdered, says post-mortem report

Feb 21, 2025, at 12:22 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Three members of a family of six in Kolkata's Tangra area were killed, the post-mortem report claimed a day after they were discovered dead at their residence in a chain of events, media reports said.

Kolkata: Trio's survival of car crash incident leads to discovery of suspected suicide pact of family

Feb 20, 2025, at 02:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Three people surviving a car crash at EM Bypass in Kolkata led to the discovery of lifeless bodies of their family members at their residence in the city's Tangra area, media reports said.

'Rarest of rare case': Kolkata court sentences man to death for raping 7-month-old baby

Feb 19, 2025, at 02:23 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A POCSO court in Kolkata has sentenced a 34-year-old man to death for raping a seven-month-old girl child, media reports said.

West Bengal government employee stabs four colleagues after he was denied leave, arrested

Feb 07, 2025, at 01:23 pm

A West Bengal state government employee stabbed four colleagues after he was allegedly denied leave, media reports said.

Kolkata's iconic Fort William renamed, will be known as Vijay Durg

Feb 06, 2025, at 02:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata’s historic eastern army command Fort William has been renamed Vijay Durg, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

West Bengal: RG Kar medical student found hanging inside her room in hospital quarters

Feb 03, 2025, at 12:26 am

A 20-year-old medical student was found hanging inside her room at the ESI quarters in Kamarhati region of West Bengal, media reports said.

Kolkata: MULE Robotic Dog 'Sanjay' stuns Republic Day parade

Jan 26, 2025, at 06:09 pm

The Republic Day celebration in Kolkata had a unique participant in the form of Indian Army's robotic dogs 'MULE' (Multi Utility Legged Equipment) which stole the show on Sunday.

Kolkata Metro successfully conducts first trial run on Sealdah-Esplanade route

Jan 21, 2025, at 03:25 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The first trial run of metro on Sealdah–Esplanade stretch (2.63 km) through the west-bound tunnel of Green Line in Kolkata was conducted successfully on Tuesday.

Won't challenge court verdict: RG Kar case convict Sanjoy Roy's sister tells media

Jan 19, 2025, at 12:25 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after a sessions court in Kolkata's Sealdah area on Saturday held civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy guilty of raping and murdering a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the city's state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the convict's elder sister said they will not challenge the verdict in any higher court.

Five Bangladeshi nationals illegally staying in Kolkata's suburb arrested

Jan 14, 2025, at 10:45 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Five Bangladeshi nationals were on Monday arrested from West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district for illegally staying in India, media reports said.

Kolkata overtakes Bengaluru to become most traffic congested city in India: TomTom Report

Jan 13, 2025, at 01:37 pm

Kolkata overtook Bengaluru to become India's most congested city in 2024, as per the list released by Dutch location technology specialist TomTom.

Kolkata Police arrest 11 people, including mastermind Chirag Kapoor, for digital arrest scams in major crackdown

Jan 10, 2025, at 04:27 pm

The Kolkata Police have arrested 11 people, including one of the masterminds, in connection with the digital arrest scams that have hit people across the country for the past several months.

Mamata accuses BSF of enabling infiltration; BJP calls Bengal a 'nursery for Bangladeshi influx'

Jan 02, 2025, at 05:29 pm

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused central forces of enabling infiltration from Bangladesh, alleging it was part of the Centre's "nefarious blueprint" to destabilise the state, media reports said.

Kolkata: Fort William gearing up to celebrate Vijay Diwas tomorrow

Dec 15, 2024, at 04:38 pm

The Indian Army is gearing up for the annual celebration of Vijay Diwas when the Military Training Area astride Fort William will come alive with an awe-inspiring display of skill, precision and valour on Monday.

Kolkata woman strangled, beheaded and chopped into pieces for refusing brother-in-law's advances

Dec 15, 2024, at 03:48 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A woman in Kolkata was first strangled, then beheaded and chopped into three pieces after she refused to agree to the advances of her brother-in-law, media reports said.

'By Allah's grace, we will be in majority one day': Bengal TMC leader Firhad Hakim sparks row

Dec 14, 2024, at 10:06 pm

Kolkata: Firhad Hakim, a senior leader and legislator of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, has once again sparked controversy with his communal comments.

ISKCON stages 'kirtan' protest in Kolkata to demand release of jailed Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh

Nov 30, 2024, at 01:18 am

Members of ISKCON held a protest kirtan in Kolkata's Albert Road centre for the second consecutive day on Friday demanding the release of their leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh after he was arrested on sedition charges on Monday amid an ongoing persecution of Hindus.

Massive protest held in Kolkata over ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das's arrest in Bangladesh

Nov 29, 2024, at 05:20 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A massive protest rally was held in the streets of Kolkata on Thursday against the arrest of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh amid Hindu persecution in the neighbouring country.

Fire breaks out in Kolkata's Acropolis Mall again, situation under control

Nov 18, 2024, at 07:51 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A minor fire on Monday broke out at the food court in Kolkata's Acropolis Mall.

TMC councillor in Kolkata narrowly escapes potential fatal attack after assailant's gun malfunctions

Nov 16, 2024, at 06:11 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) councillor Susanta Ghosh has narrowly escaped a potential fatal attack by a youth in one of Kolkata's busy areas after the assailtant's gun malfunctioned, media reports said.

UK to bring first-ever trade delegation on AI, semiconductors to Kolkata next week

Nov 15, 2024, at 07:49 pm

The United Kingdom will bring its first-ever trade delegation to Kolkata dedicated to the expanding Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Semiconductor sectors on November 18-19, 2024.

ED conducts multiple raids in Kolkata in 'lottery scam' case

Nov 14, 2024, at 05:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted multiple raids in Kolkata in connection with the probe into the alleged lottery scam, media reports said.

Kolkata professor found dead with his hand and throat slit in Uttarakhand hotel

Nov 11, 2024, at 05:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A professor from Kolkata's Jadavpur University was discovered dead at a hotel in Uttarakhand, where he went for a short trip with his friends, media reports said.

Supreme Court refuses to transfer RG Kar case trial outside Bengal

Nov 08, 2024, at 06:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Slamming a lawyer who claimed that people in Bengal are losing faith in the judiciary over the RG case, the Supreme Court Thursday refused to transfer the trial outside the state.

Indian Army’s Eastern Command hosts Defence Exhibition 'East Tech 2024' in Kolkata

Nov 07, 2024, at 08:02 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Eastern Command of the Indian Army recently hosted "East Tech 2024", a defence weapons and equipment exhibition, at the Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan in Kolkata.

Instead of Rabindrasangeet, Bengal today hears sounds of bombs: Amit Shah in Kolkata

Oct 28, 2024, at 02:47 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed the Trinamool Congress government on Sunday and declared that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form a government in Bengal in 2026.

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