Wrong to say Kolkata recorded its first COVID 19 case: Mamata BanerjeeÂ
Mar 18, 2020, at 05:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A day after a youth was tested positive for COVID 19 in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday raised doubts and said it is wrong to say that the city reported its first coronavirus case.
Kolkata: Covid-19 infected youth's family members kept in isolation, swab samples sent for test
Mar 18, 2020, at 03:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Six persons, who came in contact with West Bengal's first and so far only Covid-19 positive patient, have been shifted to the isolation ward of Kolkata's Beliaghata ID hospital from a quarantine facility in Rajarhat on Wednesday morning, officials said.
Number of Kolkata Metro commuters reduces amid Coronavirus scare
Mar 17, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With the fear of Covid-19 gripping residents of Kolkata, the city metro railway on Monday witnessed a major fall in the number of its commuters, officials said on Tuesday.
Kolkata: Presidency University students block College Street for 21 hrs over hostel related demands
Mar 06, 2020, at 03:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Demanding the reopening of the entire Hindu Hostel and reemployment of old mess-staffers in the hostel, students of Kolkata's prestigious Presidency University have been blocking College Street and M.G. Road crossing in central part of the city since Thursday evening, bringing traffic movement in the area to a standstill.
Suicide attempt partially halts Kolkata metro service
Mar 05, 2020, at 12:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A suicide attempt during the peak office hours partially affected Kolkata's north-south metro services on Thursday, reports said.
Kolkata: Another BJP activist held for shouting 'Goli Maro' slogan
Mar 03, 2020, at 11:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police on Monday late night nabbed another BJP activist for raising controversial 'Goli Maro' (Shoot them) slogan amid Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the city on Sunday, taking the arrest count in the case to four, officials said on Tuesday.
Coronavirus outbreak: Chinese Consul General Zha Liyou attends prayer meet in Kolkata
Mar 03, 2020, at 12:06 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Chinese Consul General in Kolkata, Zha Liyou, attended a prayer meet to send out a message of love and solidarity to the people of China, reeling from the outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus.
Police to quiz man who tried to enter Amit Shah's Kolkata rally with 'licensed' firearm
Mar 02, 2020, at 12:53 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A team of Kolkata Police has reached Burdwan town of West Bengal to trace and quiz a man who was barred from entering Union Home Minister Amit Shah's rally venue in Kolkata's Shaheed Minar ground on Sunday for carrying a 'licensed' pistol, sources said.
Mar 02, 2020, at 12:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In her first reaction to the "goli maro" comment which was raised during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's rally here on Sunday afternoon, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday warned of strict actions against the ones who had raised it.
Kolkata: Three BJP activists held for raising 'Goli Maro' slogan during Amit Shah's visit
Mar 02, 2020, at 11:43 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Kolkata Police on Sunday midnight arrested three persons for chanting controversial 'Goli Maro' (Shoot them) slogan in the heart of the city during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's rally here, reports said on Monday.
'Goli Maro' slogan raised in Kolkata amid Amit Shah's visit
Mar 01, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time when death toll due to violence in Delhi over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests continues to climb, the controversial "Goli Maro" slogan was raised in a BJP rally in the heart of Kolkata on Sunday afternoon, amid Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to the city.
Not Mamata, BJP will turn West Bengal into Sonar Bangla: Amit Shah in Kolkata
Mar 01, 2020, at 05:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Almost sounding the poll bugle for the 2021 assembly elections in the state, which is expected to witness a contest between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said his party will turn West Bengal into "Sonar Bangla" in five years if voted to power.
Separatists must fear NSG presence: Amit Shah at NSG Hub inauguration
Mar 01, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid anti-CAA protests from left-wing students union, Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday inaugurated 29 Special Composite Group Complex for National Security Gaurd(NSG) in Kolkata's satellite town Rajarhat and unveiled projects worth Rs 245 crore.
Feb 29, 2020, at 11:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: As Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be in the city to hold a rally on Sunday, the opposition parties have lashed out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for granting permission to use microphone in the meeting while several board examinations are underway.
Woman killed in hit-and-run accident in Kolkata
Feb 29, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A middle aged woman died after being hit by an over-speeding SUV in south Kolkata's Kalighat area on Saturday morning, reports said.
Kolkata: Two Manipur residents among three arrested with banned drugs
Feb 21, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Two Manipur residents among three drug peddlers have been arrested with banned narcotics worth Rs 2.5 crore from Kolkata's southern part while they were carrying the contraband goods in a car, police said today.
West Bengal: 10 killed, three injured in four road mishaps
Feb 21, 2020, at 03:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At least 10 persons were killed and three others were seriously injured in four road accidents that took place in four different districts in West Bengal on Friday, reports said.
Fire breaks out in Kolkata market, firefighting ops underway
Feb 16, 2020, at 05:01 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A fire broke out in a market in north Kolkata's Rajabazar Chaulpatty area on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
Mamata Banerjee 'felt bad' for not being invited at East-West metro inauguration
Feb 14, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said she "felt bad" for not being invited at the inaugural run of the first phase of East-West metro services in Kolkata.
Valentine's Day: Man proposes to his partner during debut run of Kolkata's E-W Metro
Feb 14, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The debut run of Kolkata's East-West Metro, which was inaugurated just a day ago, was marked by a unique love story where a man proposed to his partner inside a coach on the occasion of Valentine's Day on Friday.
Piyush Goyal flags off East-West Metro's first phase project in Kolkata
Feb 13, 2020, at 09:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal on Thursday flagged off the highly-anticipated Kolkata's East-West Metro's first phase's inaugural run in Salt Lake.
East-West Metro invitation row: Kolkata Metro claims CM Mamata Banerjee invited twice
Feb 13, 2020, at 05:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Hours after TMC lawmakers decided to 'boycott' Kolkata's East-West Metro's first phase's inauguration alleging that West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was not invited there, Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation Limited (KMRCL) on Thursday evening clearly stated that CM was invited for the event twice.
Feb 13, 2020, at 02:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: TMC lawmakers, who have been invited to the flagging off event of Kolkata's East-West Metro's first phase's inaugural run on Thursday, decided not to join the function as Kolkata Metro Railway Corporation Limited (KMRCL) did not send any invitation to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, reports said.
Calcutta High Court grants live-streaming of a plea seeking entry to the fire temple
Feb 12, 2020, at 06:58 pm
Kolkata/UNI: In a first, Calcutta High Court today gave green light to live streaming of a hearing in connection with a Parsi women’s plea seeking her grandmother’s entry into the fire temple, the Zorathatrian community’s place of worship in the city.
Kolkata: Plywood godown catches fire at Taltala, firefighting ops underway
Feb 10, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at a multi-storey plywood warehouse in central Kolkata's Taltala area on Monday night, reports said.
Kolkata: Four held for allegedly gang-raping minor girl
Feb 08, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Police on Friday night arrested four persons for allegedly gang-raping a seventh standard student in west Kolkata's Mominpore area, reports said on Saturday.
Pro-CAA rally in Kolkata: Police detain BJP leaders Kailash Vijayvargiya and Mukul Roy
Feb 07, 2020, at 03:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Several BJP leaders, who included state party in-charge Kailash Vijayvargiya and Mukul Roy, were detained by the police in Kolkata on Friday.
Feb 06, 2020, at 06:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Like India's first two Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) victims, the third nCoV infected Keralite student too landed at the Kolkata international airport from Guangzhou city of China last month, before returning his home in Kerala's Kasargode district, reports said.
Kolkata: Undertrial ISIS suspect throws shoe at judge during court hearing
Feb 04, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Undertrial suspected ISIS operative Md. Masiruddin alias Musa attacked a special court judge by throwing a shoe aiming at him during a hearing at Bankshall court in central Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon.
Kolkata: Woman who took part in indefinite dharna against CAA dies
Feb 02, 2020, at 10:36 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A 57-year-old woman died of cardiac arrest on Sunday in the city's Park Circus Maidan, which has been witnessing protest against the CAA, NRC and NPR.