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54-year-old leader calls himself Yuva: Amit Shah takes dig at Rahul Gandhi in Rajya Sabha | BJP to send notices to MPs absent during 'One Nation One Election' Bill tabling | GRAP 4 restrictions reimposed in Delhi as air quality dips to 'severe' category | 39 ministers included in Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra cabinet | People who raise questions on EVMs should show how they can be hacked: TMC trashes Congress claims | Bangladesh likely to hold national polls in late 2025 or early 2026, says Yunus in Victory Day speech | Constitution stood test of time: Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha | PM Museum requests Rahul Gandhi to return Pandit Nehru's historical letters | Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain dies at 73 in San Francisco, confirms family | Kolkata woman strangled, beheaded and chopped into pieces for refusing brother-in-law's advances

Season's first 'century' rainfall leaves Kolkata waterlogged, IMD predicts more shower, thunderstorm for Bengal

Jun 18, 2021, at 03:57 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Several parts of Kolkata and its suburbs have been waterlogged as the city of joy recorded a three-digit rainfall overnight, reports said on Thursday.

Fire on fifth floor of Apeejay House in Kolkata's Park Street, no casualties

Jun 09, 2021, at 01:35 am

Kolkata/UNI: A fire broke out in the fifth floor of the Apeejay House in Kolkata's Park Street on Tuesday.

Kolkata: Fire breaks out at TMC MLA Madan Mitra's Bhawanipur residence, no casualties

Jun 08, 2021, at 05:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A minor fire broke out at the house of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra in south Kolkata's Bhawanipur on Tuesday morning.

Fire breaks out at commercial building in Kolkata's Park Street, 10 fire tenders at scene

May 20, 2021, at 08:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A fire broke out at a commercial multi-storey in south Kolkata's Park Street area on Thursday afternoon, reports said.

Citizen driven ‘Oxyzone’ steps up to provide free Oxygen to Covid patients in Kolkata

May 19, 2021, at 01:04 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Amidst widespread shortage and a growing prices of medical oxygen in Kolkata, a citizen-led non-profit initiative by Prameya Foundation, known as ‘Oxyzone,’ has stepped forward to ensure availability of free oxygen to patients gasping for air.

JITO launches six 'Oxygen on Wheels' buses in Kolkata

May 19, 2021, at 12:49 am

Kolkata/IBNS: At a time when the entire nation is struggling to cope with the second wave of Covid-19, JITO (Jain International Trade Organisation), a non-profit body of the Jain community, has launched the “Oxygen on Wheels” bus concept in Kolkata.

Kolkata rains: Man electrocuted near Raj Bhavan

May 12, 2021, at 01:52 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A middle-aged man died of electrocution near Raj Bhavan in Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area on Tuesday evening, reports said.

TMC will sue ECI after Bengal assembly polls to ensure fair polls in future : Mamata

Apr 25, 2021, at 03:51 am

Kolkata/IBNS:  The Trinamool Congress (TMC) will move the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India after the West Bengal assembly polls to ensure free and fair elections in the future, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said, according to media reports.

Bengal Polls: Mamata decides not to campaign in Kolkata except on Apr 26 amid Covid-19 spike

Apr 19, 2021, at 01:55 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday announced she won't be campaigning in the ongoing West Bengal assembly polls in Kolkata amid the spike in Covid-19 cases across the country including the eastern state.

Tension erupts in Kolkata as TMC, BJP workers clash, media personnel attacked

Apr 09, 2021, at 06:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Several media personnel were reportedly attacked during a political clash that broke out between the workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in south Kolkata's Chetla area on Thursday late night.

Kolkata: Fire breaks out in multi-storey, firefighting underway

Apr 02, 2021, at 07:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A fire broke out in a multi-storey commercial building in central Kolkata's Lenin Sarani area on Friday afternoon, reports said.

Kolkata: Fire breaks out at highrise in Strand Road 

Mar 31, 2021, at 02:36 pm

Kolkata: A fire broke out at a highrise building in Kolkata's Strand Road area on Wednesday.

Kolkata-Dhaka Dialogue focusses on bilateral cooperation between India and Bangladesh

Mar 26, 2021, at 05:14 am

Kolkata: H.P. Ghosh Research Centre, a unit of Bandhan-Konnagar, hosted the Kolkata-Dhaka Dialogue, with the guidance and support of the Ministry of External Affairs.

BJP workers protest outside party's election office in Kolkata over Bengal poll tickets

Mar 17, 2021, at 03:10 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The police on Tuesday used batons to disperse the protesters outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s election office in Kolkata as demonstrators resorted to stone-pelting after being upset with the party's choice of fielding candidates for some seats.

Three of a family found dead in Kolkata hotel, suicide suspected

Mar 16, 2021, at 11:31 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Three members of a family were found dead in a hotel in Kolkata's downtown New Market area on Tuesday morning, reports said.

Kolkata: Amit Shah holds emergency meeting with Bengal BJP leaders amid protests over candidates' list

Mar 16, 2021, at 05:56 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid agitations at multiple locations across West Bengal over BJP's candidates' list for the forthcoming assembly election in the state, Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah on Monday night chaired an emergency core meeting with the Bengal BJP leaders in a Kolkata five-star hotel, reports said.

Eastern Railway orders high level inquiry into Kolkata fire tragedy 

Mar 09, 2021, at 03:48 pm

Kolkata/UNI: The Eastern Railway (ER) authority has ordered a high level inquiry into Monday's fire incident at New Koilaghat Building at Strand Road in Kolkata.

Saddened by loss of lives due to Kolkata fire tragedy: Narendra Modi 

Mar 09, 2021, at 02:43 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the fire mishap in Kolkata which left at least nine people dead.

Death toll in Kolkata railway building fire rises to 9

Mar 09, 2021, at 07:31 am

Kolkata/IBNS: At least nine people, including firefighters and a cop, died after a fire broke out in the Eastern Railway office-building in Kolkata on Monday night.

Kolkata: At least 7, including firefighters, cops, die in Eastern Railway office-building fire

Mar 09, 2021, at 05:44 am

Kolkata/IBNS: At least seven persons, including four firemen, two Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawans and a Kolkata Police official, were killed while battling to douse a major fire that broke out in the Eastern Railway office at Koilaghata on Strand Road in central Kolkata on Monday, reports said.

Fire breaks out in Kolkata multi-storey, firefighting ops underway

Mar 09, 2021, at 01:13 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A major fire broke out in a multi-storey office-building at Strand Road in central Kolkata on Monday evening, reports said.

BJP is Bengal’s preferred choice: Narendra Modi tweets after Brigade Rally in Kolkata  

Mar 08, 2021, at 12:02 am

Kolkata: Indian PM Narendra Modi thanked people of West Bengal after addressing a rally at the iconic Brigade ground in Kolkata on Sunday, just days before the state votes in the first phase of the Assembly Polls.

Mithun Chakraborty in Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground, to share stage with PM Modi

Mar 07, 2021, at 06:44 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Actor Mithun Chakraborty on Sunday reached Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground to share the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-organised mega rally.

PM Modi to address mega rally in Kolkata's Brigade ground, Mithun Chakraborty likely to attend

Mar 07, 2021, at 02:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will address a high-voltage rally in Kolkata's iconic Brigade Parade Ground which is expected to set the ball rolling ahead of the crucial Assembly elections in the state.

Three exotic Keel-billed toucan birds stolen from Kolkata zoo, police complaint lodged

Feb 26, 2021, at 07:56 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The authority on Kolkata's Alipore Zoological Garden on Thursday registered a complaint with Watganj Police Station after three exotic Keel-billed toucan birds were allegedly stolen from its possession.

Kolkata Police arrest BJP youth leader with cocaine

Feb 19, 2021, at 10:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Acting on a tip off, the Kolkata Police on Friday afternoon arrested BJP youth leader Pamela Goswami and her friend, Prabir Kumar Dey, with around 100 gms of cocaine from city's posh New Alipore area, reports said.

DYFI activist goes missing from Feb 11 Nabanna Abhijan rally, family lodges complaint

Feb 16, 2021, at 03:52 am

Kolkata/IBNS: When Kolkata is witnessing a political tension following the death of a DYFI activist, who had allegedly been injured in a clash with police during Feb 11 Nabanna abhijan rally, another DYFI worker has reportedly gone missing from the same rally.

Kolkata: Police, SFI-DYFI leaders clash over Left youth leader Maidul Islam Middya's death

Feb 15, 2021, at 11:20 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A fresh clash between police and the Left youth leaders occurred here on Monday evening over the mortal remains of Maidul Islam Middhya, who died earlier in the day after getting injured during the Nabanna Abhiyan last week.

Battle for Bengal: TMC flags off 'Didir Doot' vehicle campaign to take on BJP's 'Rath Yatra'

Feb 14, 2021, at 02:02 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Adding a fresh motion in the battle of campaign vehicles for upcoming West Bengal assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday launched its election campaign vehicles named "Didir Doot" (Didi,Mamata Banerjee,'s Messenger) to take on BJP's ongoing "Parivarthan Rath (chariot) Yatra" campaign.

Bangladesh Liberation War: Plaque installed in Kolkata Press Club in memory of journalists Dipak Banerjee, Surajit Ghosal

Feb 09, 2021, at 02:25 pm

Kolkata: In an unique gesture, the Press Club, Kolkta, installed a plaque in memory of Dipak Banerjee and Surajit Ghosal – the two young and daringjournalists from the city- who lost their lives  while covering the news of Bangladesh freedom movement there five decades ago.