Kolkata: Shawl Trader from J&K beaten up and robbed at Park Circus Rly Station
Mar 16, 2019, at 05:37 pm
Kolkata, Mar 16 (UNI/IBNS) A Kashmiri shawl trader was beaten up and robbed of Rs 1,95,000 by an unidentified miscreant at Park Circus station of Sealdah division's south section, the GRP investigating the crime said on Saturday.
Heroine worth Rs 40 lakh seized in Kolkata, 2 criminals with arms and ammunition arrested
Mar 15, 2019, at 04:27 pm
Kolkata, Mar 15 (UNI) Heroine wroth Rs 40 lakh was seized while a man was about to deliver the white power weighing 700 gm, and elsewhere police arrested two arms dealers along with arms andammunition from Maidan area.
Central forces to patrol from tomorrow;TMC launches dharna
Mar 15, 2019, at 04:19 pm
Kolkata, Mar 15 (UN) The first company of BSF, scheduled to reach Kolkata today, will begin patrolling city streets from tomorrow, ahead of the May 19 Lok Sabha polls.
Police seize 1000kg explosives from goods vehicle in Kolkata
Mar 09, 2019, at 01:28 pm
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Police seized a huge quantity of explosives from a goods vehicle at Chitpur in north Kolkata shortly after midnight on Saturday and arrested two persons, media reports said.
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee leads a mega rally to mark International Women’s Day
Mar 08, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Kolkata, Mar 8 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today led a mega rally on the city streets to mark the International Women’s Day.
Mamata Banerjee slams Modi Government for Rafale file stealing from government office
Mar 08, 2019, at 06:10 pm
Kolkata, Mar 8 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today slammed the Narendra Modi government alleging that the Prime Minister was now "playing war games" at the time of general elections.
Yuvashree Arpan: Mamata Banerjee announces new scheme for employment of youth
Mar 06, 2019, at 06:14 pm
Kolkata, Mar 6 (UNI/IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today announced a new scheme ‘Yuvashree Arpan’ for the youth.
Mar 06, 2019, at 06:05 pm
Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS): India’s largest luxury car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz today further deepened its commitment to India by inaugurating two luxurious outlets in one day in the ‘City of Joy’, Kolkata.
Hundreds of BJP supporters arrested during bike rallies across Bengal to mark Vijay Sankalp Diwas
Mar 03, 2019, at 05:10 pm
Kolkata, Mar 3 (UNI) Defying no rally order across West Bengal, hundreds of BJP activists have been detained after reports of scuffles with the policemen in which many have been wounded over Vijay Sankalp Diwas processions on bikes across the state, official reports coming from several districts reached here said today.
West Bengal: Bus commuters in Kolkata can now buy tickets through 'Chalo' app
Mar 03, 2019, at 10:26 am
Kolkata, Mar 3 (UNI/IBNS) In a step towards easing daily commute for passengers travelling on buses in Kolkata, tickets for the State-run Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC) buses can be purchased through the ‘Chalo’ mobile app.
Kolkata: CISF detects 2 gold bars worth 10 lakh NSCBI Airport
Feb 26, 2019, at 07:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (UNI/IBNS) The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Tuesday detected two gold bars worth around Rs 10 lakh at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International airport Kolkata.
Now waste segregation to be a reality in the Kolkata
Feb 26, 2019, at 05:13 pm
Kolkata, Feb 26 (UNI) Kolkata Municipal Corporation has decided to start waste segregation at source, considered as the most important part of waste management, in 20 wards.
Fire breaks out in Kolkata's Burrabazar market
Feb 10, 2019, at 10:24 pm
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): A fire broke out in Kolkata's trading hub Burrabazar on Sunday night triggering panic among businessmen and locals.
JMB suspect linked to 2018 Bodh Gaya blast arrested in Kolkata
Feb 09, 2019, at 11:37 pm
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police held a suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operative linked to 2018 Bodh Gaya explosion from central Kolkata's Sealdah area in the wee hours of Saturday, officials said.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee ends dharna in Kolkata
Feb 05, 2019, at 07:05 pm
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): After more than 40 hours, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ended her sit-in protest against CBI action against Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar on Tuesday but vowed to continue her fight against Prime Minister Narendra Modi till he is removed from power.
This is a fight to save democracy: Tejashwi Yadav says from Mamata Banerjee's dharna venue
Feb 05, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IBNS): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav joined West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on the dharna venue to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government and said they are all battling to fight 'democracy' and various 'democratic institutions' in the country.
Mamata Banerjee's dharna enters third day, Supreme Court to hear CBI plea today
Feb 05, 2019, at 09:15 am
New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb 5 (BNS): As West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's dharna (sit-in protest) against Central Bureau of Investigation's move against Rajeev Kumar enters its third day, the Supreme Court will take up the central probe agency's plea against the Kolkata Police chief on Tuesday.
Amid Mamata Banerjee's dharna, Rishi Kumar Shukla takes charge as new CBI chief
Feb 04, 2019, at 05:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): Newly-appointed CBI chief Rishi Kumar Shukla on Monday took charge of his office at a time when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is sitting on a dharna in Kolkata to oppose the national probe agency's move against city police chief Rajeev Kumar on Sunday.
Ravi Shankar Prasad calls opposition parties supporting CM Mamata as 'alliance of corrupts'
Feb 04, 2019, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS); Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday once again targeted opposition leaders and called them 'an alliance of corrupts' after several of them extended their support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is currently on a dharna (sit-in protest) against the Central Bureau of Investigation's move against Kolkata Police Chief Rajeev Kumar.
BJP shares old tweets where Rahul Gandhi attacked CM Mamata over same cheat fund scams
Feb 04, 2019, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IBNS): At a time when Rahul Gandhi came out in supporting West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is currently sitting on an indefinite dharna against the CBI move against Kolkata Police Chief Rajeev Kumar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shared certain old tweets on its official handle where the Congress president could be seen attacking the TMC supremo over the cheat fund scams which hit the east Indian state since she came to power in 2011.
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee continues her dharna against CBI move to quiz city police chief
Feb 04, 2019, at 09:06 am
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's dharna (sit-in protest) in Kolkata, which she commenced on Sunday to protest against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) move to enter the house of city police chief Rajeev Kumar to quiz him on chit funds scams, entered its second day on Monday.
Mamata sits on dharna against CBI move to quiz Kolkata police chief, BJP demands Prez Rule in Bengal
Feb 03, 2019, at 11:40 pm
Kolkata/New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): Amid high drama that unfolded since evening, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday began an indefinite dharna (sit-in protest) to protest the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) move to enter the house of Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar to quiz him on chit funds scams and said she is ready to "sacrifice her life to save India from Modi even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded imposition of 'presidential rule' in the eastern state where the Trinamool Congress is ruling since 2011.
Feb 03, 2019, at 10:44 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): Several key opposition leaders, including Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, came out in support of their West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee as she began a dharna (sit-in protest) in the city's downtown area to protest the CBI move to enter the house of Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar, whom the federal probe agency wanted to meet in chit fund scam cases.
Bagree Market fire: Kolkata Police file charge sheet, accuse Bagree Estate's directors, CEO
Jan 31, 2019, at 05:53 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): Four-and-half months after a massive fire gutted a major portion of central Kolkata's multi-storey Bagree Market building, the city police on Thursday filed a charge sheet in the fire incident before a city sessions court, officials said.
ED raids Kolkata jeweller's premises in Rs 2,672 crore bank loan fraud case
Jan 31, 2019, at 03:06 pm
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IBNS): Teams of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been raiding several locations and office premises of Kolkata based Shree Ganesh Jewellery House Limited across the city in connection with its ongoing probe into a Rs. 2,672 crore bank loan fraud case since Thursday morning, officials said.
Balcony of old building collapses in north Kolkata, eight hurt
Jan 30, 2019, at 11:30 pm
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): At least eight persons were injured when the balcony of an old dilapidated building collapsed near Cossipore Gun and Shell Factory in northern Kolkata on Wednesday evening, reports said.
Police stop BJP protest march in Kolkata
Jan 30, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Kolkata, Jan 30 (IBNS): The police stopped a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protest march against yesterday's violence in the state before it could reach Esplanade area in downtown Kolkata on Wednesday.
Jan 25, 2019, at 04:02 pm
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wished people of India on National Voter's day.
Kolkata: Train blockade at Dasnagar station hits passengers in Howrah-Kharagpur section
Jan 24, 2019, at 11:31 am
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IBNS): Train service in South Eastern railway's Howrah-Kharagpur section has been disrupted as hundreds of passengers have been blocking railway tracks at Dasnagar railway station in Howrah city since Thursday morning, reports said.
Rahul Gandhi targets Narendra Modi over his 'bachao bachao' jibe
Jan 20, 2019, at 10:56 pm
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attempted to hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "Bachao, Bachao" mimicry and said it was the voice of the people "begging to be freed" from his rule.