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West Bengal: Major reshuffle in IPS Cadre before assembly polls, Soumen Mitra appointed new Kolkata CP

Feb 07, 2021, at 01:17 am

Kolkata/IBNS: In a major reshuffle, the West Bengal government on Saturday transferred 22 IPS officials, including Kolkata Police Commissioner, and two senior WBPS officers, months ahead of assembly polls in the state.

Minor girl's body recovered in Kolkata, family claims sexual assault and murder

Feb 04, 2021, at 07:25 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The body of a nine-year-old girl, who went untraceable since Wednesday, was recovered from the stairs of a building in north Kolkata's Jorabagan area on Thursday morning, reports said.

'Netaji an inspiration for Atmanirbhar Bharat and Sonar Bangla': PM Modi in Kolkata

Jan 24, 2021, at 01:46 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is an inspiration for an "Atmanirbhar Bharat" and "Sonar Bangla", delivering an address on the freedom fighter's 125th birth anniversary at the iconic Victoria Memorial here.

India should have four capitals including Kolkata: Mamata on Netaji's 125th birth anniversary

Jan 23, 2021, at 08:37 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said Kolkata should be revived as the capital of the country, peddling the sentiment of provincialism on the occasion of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary.

Bengal assembly election: Full bench of ECI arrives in Kolkata tomorrow to review poll preparedness

Jan 20, 2021, at 02:37 am

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: In order to assess the preparedness in connection with the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls, the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora, will be arriving in Kolkata on Wednesday (Jan 20) on a three-day visit, officials said.

Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari's mega roadshow 'attacked' allegedly by TMC workers

Jan 19, 2021, at 12:26 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after Trinamool Congress (AITC) supremo Mamata Banerjee announced to contest from rebel Suvendu Adhikari's "home-turf" Nandigram constituency in the upcoming Bengal assembly election, an Adhikari-led BJP roadshow in southern Kolkata was attacked allegedly by TMC activists on Monday evening, reports said.

Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee visits Bagbazar where fire broke out, assures affected people all help

Jan 14, 2021, at 06:44 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday visited the area in north Kolkata's Bagbazar where a massive fire broke out last evening, assuring all help to the affected people.

Massive fire breaks out in Kolkata's Bagbazar, firefighting ops underway

Jan 14, 2021, at 03:43 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire erupted in a slum in north Kolkata's Bagbazar area following a suspected LPG cylinder explosion on Wednesday late evening, reports said. 

Gang-war in Kolkata's Anandapur leaves two injured with bullet shots

Jan 09, 2021, at 05:12 am

Kolkata/IBNS: At least two men were shot during a gun battle between two local groups over real estate promoting conflict at Gulshan Colony in east Kolkata's Anandapur area on Friday evening, reports said.

Kolkata: GRSE built first Project 17A stealth frigate ship 'Himgiri' launched

Dec 14, 2020, at 10:34 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Indian Defence PSU Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Limited's built first Project 17A stealth frigate ship "Himgiri" was launched on Monday in Kolkata.

Fog disrupts morning flight service from Kolkata airport

Dec 09, 2020, at 09:55 pm

Kolkata/UNI:  A thick fog disrupted normal flight service in Kolkata airport on Tuesday morning.

Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Mahjerhat Bridge in Kolkata, accuses Railways over delay

Dec 04, 2020, at 05:00 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Majherhat Bridge in South Kolkata, which had collapsed on Sept 4, 2018, was thrown open for the traffic on Thursday in presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Kolkata: Firhad Hakim gets vaccinated in Covaxin's phase 3 trial

Dec 02, 2020, at 11:42 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)'s chairman of board of administrators and West Bengal Minister, Firhad Hakim, on Wednesday got vaccinated in the third phase of trial of India's indigenous vaccine candidate against Covid-19, Covaxin.

Kolkata's Majerhat bridge, renamed as Jai Hind bridge, to be reopened on Dec 3: Mamata Banerjee

Dec 01, 2020, at 10:13 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will reopen the reconstructed Majerhat bridge, which had collapsed in Sept 2018, in south Kolkata on Thursday.

Kolkata: BJP protests demanding reopening of Majherhat bridge, Mamata blames Centre for delay

Nov 26, 2020, at 11:58 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Holding a protest at Taratala in Trinamool Congress' stronghold south Kolkata, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday demanded the reopening of Majherhat Bridge which had collapsed in September 2018.

Woman killed in early morning mishap in Kolkata's EM Bypass

Nov 15, 2020, at 06:39 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A woman was killed after being hit by an over speeding car while crossing road at Kadapara crossing in eastern Kolkata on EM Bypass on Sunday early morning, reports said.

CBI arrests cattle smuggler Enamul Haque from Delhi

Nov 06, 2020, at 10:25 pm

Kolkata/UNI: The anti-corruption wing of the CBI on Friday arrested the alleged kingpin of cattle smuggling racket Enamul Haque from New Delhi.

Amit Shah to arrive in Kolkata tonight on a two-day Bengal visit

Nov 05, 2020, at 01:23 am

Kolkata/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to arrive in Kolkata on Wednesday night for a two-day visit to West Bengal and address BJP karyakartas of south Bengal districts for their preparedness ahead of the 2021 poll in the state.

CBI arrests senior IRS officer among 4 in fraud and cheating cases of over crores of rupees

Nov 03, 2020, at 10:46 pm

Kolkata/UNI: The CBI investigating a 2017 fraud and cheating case of over Rs 100 crore has arrested four suspects, including an Indian Revenue Services officer (IRS) after grilling them for hours in the city on Monday.

Kolkata: Two dead as truck rams into bus stand at Maniktala

Nov 02, 2020, at 07:54 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Two persons were killed and two more were seriously injured after an over speeding truck slammed into a roadside bus-stand near Maniktala Market under Amherst Street Police Station limits in north Kolkata on Monday early morning, reports said.

SC slams WB Police for summoning Delhi resident who criticised Mamata govt on Facebook over lockdown

Oct 30, 2020, at 03:13 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has slammed the West Bengal Police for summoning a Delhi resident, who had criticised the Mamata Banerjee government in a Facebook post over the enforcement of anti-Covid-19 lockdown, media reports said.

Midnight blaze ravages residential building in Kolkata, two killed

Oct 17, 2020, at 11:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Two persons, including a 12-year-old boy, were killed in a fire that broke out in a multi-storey residential building in central Kolkata's Ganesh Chandra Avenue on Friday late night, reports said on Saturday.

Turban case: West Bengal Guv Dhankhar asks CM to withdraw case against Balvinder Singh

Oct 13, 2020, at 10:09 pm

Kolkata/UNI:  Asserting that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should send human rights and Rule of Law friendly signals, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Tuesday urged her to withdraw the case against Balvinder Singh whose turban was allegedly removed by the West Bengal Police.

Kolkata: Powerful explosion blows off clubhouse's roof at Beliaghata, no casualties reported

Oct 13, 2020, at 06:30 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A portion of a roof of a two-storey club building was blown off following a powerful explosion in Kolkata's Beliaghata Main Road area on Tuesday morning, reports said.

Kolkata: Bengali serial actor, 15 others arrested for running sex trade

Oct 11, 2020, at 11:35 pm

Kolkata/UNI: A Tollywood actor was among 16 others who have been arrested for allegedly running sex trade in Kolkata, police said on Sunday.

Kolkata Police book top BJP leaders for unlawful assembly, violation of law during Nabanna Cholo rally

Oct 10, 2020, at 01:12 am

Kolkata/IBNS: A day after a massive showdown was witnessed with activists of BJP and its youth wing, BJYM, clashing with the police at multiple locations in Kolkata and Howrah during the party's Nabanna Cholo rally, the Kolkata Police on Friday registered two suo motto FIRs against multiple BJP leaders, including party's national secretary Kailash Vijaywargiya, national vice president Mukul Roy, state president Dilip Ghosh, and lawmakers- Rakesh Singh, Arjun Singh and Locket Chatterjee, officials said.

Kolkata: Renowned academician Ananda Deb Mukherjee passes away

Oct 09, 2020, at 02:24 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Well-known Bengal academician and geologist, emeritus professor of Jadavpur University (JU) and former Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Vidyasagar University, Ananda Deb Mukherjee, who was diagnosed with Covid-19, died in a south Kolkata hospital on Thursday morning. He was 82.

Hathras case: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leading protest march in Kolkata

Oct 03, 2020, at 10:01 pm

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday hit the streets of Kolkata as she is leading a protest march held over the Hathras gangrape and murder incident.

Mamata Banerjee to hit streets today in protest against Hathras incident

Oct 03, 2020, at 05:08 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will join the protests against the 19-year old woman's fatal gangrape which took place in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras by hitting streets here on Saturday.

No Durga Puja carnival in Kolkata due to Covid-19 this year: Mamata Banerjee

Sep 25, 2020, at 02:22 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said people of her state will have to give the Durga Puja carnival a miss this year, owing to the Covid-19 situation.