Massive fire breaks out in Kolkata's Gariahat market, firefighting ops underway
Jan 20, 2019, at 11:16 am
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS): As many as 20 fire tenders and hundreds of staffers from fire and rescue departments are currently continuing a major firefighting operation at south Kolkata's Gariahat area, nearly 10 hours after a multi-storey caught fire at the area, officials said.
Modi a publicity PM, not performing PM: Chandrababu Naidu at United India rally in Kolkata
Jan 19, 2019, at 07:38 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP supremo N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday said Narendra Modi was a "publicity PM" and not a "performing PM".
Anti-BJP grand alliance is anti-people: Narendra Modi
Jan 19, 2019, at 06:32 pm
Silvassa, Jan 19 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the grand alliance of regional parties was not only against him but also against the people of this country.
Jan 19, 2019, at 05:07 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the BJP, in it's 4.5 years of rule, had managed to do what Pakistan couldn't in the 70 years since India's Independence.
Situation now worse than Emergency: Mamata Banerjee
Jan 19, 2019, at 04:06 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said she had seen many leaders in India but never one as dictatorial as Narendra Modi.
People will say 'chowkidaar chor hai' until Modi answers Rafale questions: Shatrughan Sinha
Jan 19, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): Dissident BJP leader and film actor Shatrughan Sinha on Saturday said the country could continue to say "chowkidaar chor hai" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi until he clearly answers questions related to the Rafale issue.
Kolkata: Indian Coast Guard’s bike rally to spread awareness on coastal security
Jan 18, 2019, at 04:17 pm
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IBNS): A bike rally consisting of 22 personnel from Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Marine Police and Fisheries for spreading awareness on coastal security was ceremonially flagged off by the Governor of West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi at Raj Bhawan on Friday.
Kolkata Police arrest two nursing students for allegedly killing 16 puppies
Jan 15, 2019, at 09:14 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Two days after the bodies of as many as 16 puppies were recovered from the campus of state government run Nil Ratan Sarkar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital in central Kolkata's Sealdah area, police on Tuesday arrested two nursing students for allegedly beating up those puppies to death, officials said.
India setting up Defence Cyber Agency to tackle virtual war
Jan 15, 2019, at 05:57 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Keeping in mind the uprising threats in the virtual world, a cyber agency under the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) has started taking shape in India, a senior army official said on Tuesday.
Jan 12, 2019, at 06:46 pm
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): A day after a section of Youth Congress activists stormed into few Kolkata movie theatres during the screening of The Accidental Prime Minister, authorities of multiple cinema halls across the city on Saturday decided to suspend shows of the controversial movie indefinitely, citing safety and security concerns of the spectators.
Protest over The Accidental Prime Minister exposes rift in West Bengal Congress
Jan 12, 2019, at 09:49 am
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): A rift between two camps of Indian National Congress (INC)'s West Bengal unit came to fore on Friday over the protest against the screening of "The Accidental Prime Minister" in the state which turned ugly when a group stormed inside a theatre in Kolkata and tore up the screen.
Indian Coast Guard takes enhanced security measures for Ganga Sagar Mela
Jan 11, 2019, at 07:06 pm
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): With the forthcoming Ganga Sagar Mela the Indian Coast Guard has enhanced the surveillance along the coast line of West Bengal by ensuring presence of its assets which includes hovercraft, high speed patrol vessels and interceptor boats.
Mamata Banerjee displays her badminton skills in friendly doubles clash, video goes viral
Jan 05, 2019, at 09:12 am
Birbhum, Jan 5 (IBNS): Away from the world of politics, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee recently displayed her love for sports when she picked up the badminton racket to display her skills with it during her visit to Bolpur town in Birbhum district on Thursday.
Kolkata: CBI arrests senior journalist Suman Chattopadhyay in connection with I-Core chit fund scam
Dec 20, 2018, at 11:23 pm
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested senior Kolkata based journalist and the editor of Times of India (TOI) group's Bengali daily- Ei Samay, Suman Chattopadhyay, for his alleged involvement in multi-crore I-Core chit fund scam, officials said.
IWAI Vice-Chairman flags off ro-ro vessel MV Sankardev at Kolkata
Dec 08, 2018, at 08:43 pm
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI)’s newly constructed Ro-Ro vessel MV Sankardev has been flagged off by Pravir Pandey, Vice-Chairman, IWAI at IWAI BISN jetty in Khidderpore, here on Saturday.
Armed Forces Flag Day observed at Raj Bhavan, Kolkata
Dec 07, 2018, at 06:10 pm
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IBNS): Two girl students pinned a flag on the Governor of West Bengal Shri Kesharinath Tripathi on the occasion of Armed Forces Flag Day at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Friday.
Dec 03, 2018, at 06:38 pm
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IBNS): To motivate young school children to join Indian Navy, Indian Navy will set up a permanent Naval museum and a submarine museum in Kolkata on the lines of the Vizag Naval museum, said Naval Officer-in-Charge, West Bengal, Commodore Suprobho De.
A Chinese delegation of 94 youths were on a visit in Kolkata
Dec 03, 2018, at 06:28 pm
Kolkata, Dec 3 (IBNS): As a part of international youth exchange programme, a group of 94 Chinese youths were on a visit to Kolkata till Monday.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee makes Instagram debut
Nov 28, 2018, at 05:16 pm
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday made her debut on popular social media site Instagram.
Man arrested at Kolkata airport over alleged 'terror talk'
Nov 26, 2018, at 01:36 pm
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IBNS): A passenger travelling on a Jet Airways flight was arrested at Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport on Monday after he was seen having a 'terror talk' on Snapchat (multimedia messaging app) by a co-passenger, media reports said.
Suspicious radio signals in code language intercepted in and around Kolkata, inquiry begun
Nov 23, 2018, at 12:00 am
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IBNS): Intelligence unit of West Bengal police is on high alert as Bengal Amateur Radio Club (HAM) intercepted suspicious radio signals in an 'unknown' code language in and around Kolkata for last few weeks, reports said.
Kolkata: Chandrababu Naidu arrives in Nabanna, to meet Mamata Banerjee shortly
Nov 19, 2018, at 04:47 pm
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday arrived in the state secretariat Nabanna where he is scheduled to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Chandrababu to meet Mamata in Kolkata today, will discuss opposition unity
Nov 19, 2018, at 12:53 pm
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): In one of his attempts to construct a united Opposition to tackle the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2019 General Elections, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will meet his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee here on Monday.
Kolkata: Tallest building 'The 42' catches fire, no casualties reported
Nov 17, 2018, at 06:35 pm
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IBNS): A fire broke out in a portion of Kolkata and eastern Indian's tallest residential skyscraper- The 42, which is located at Chowringhee area in south part of the city, on Saturday evening, reports said.
Indian Defence Sector unanimously calls for indigenisation
Nov 16, 2018, at 06:52 pm
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS): The 8th edition of CII Industry Defence Linkage was held in the city on Friday.
Nov 13, 2018, at 09:22 pm
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IBNS): Violating the direction of National Green Tribunal (NGT)'s Eastern Zone Bench, a large number of devotees celebrated Chhath Puja in south Kolkata's Rabindra Sarobar lake and its surrounding areas on Tuesday, in the presence of city police force, reports said.
Kolkata: SRFTI student alleges molestation by seniors on campus
Nov 12, 2018, at 08:00 pm
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IBNS): Alleging that she was molested by two senior students inside campus, a girl student of Kolkata's prestigious Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI) has lodged a complaint with local Panchasayar Police Station, reports said on Monday.
Kolkata: Peerless hospital vandalized following patient's death due to alleged medical negligence
Nov 12, 2018, at 07:24 pm
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IBNS): The Peerless Hospital and B.K. Roy Research Centre in south-west Kolkata's Panchasayar area was ransacked on Monday morning by the relatives of an elderly patient who, they alleged, had died due to medical negligence, reports said.
Narendra Modi is a hero on a white stallion: Shashi Tharoor
Nov 06, 2018, at 07:12 pm
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS): Trying to carve out a difference between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and his own political outfit, Congress' senior leader Shashi Tharoor has recently described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "a hero on a white stallion".
Kolkata: Apeejay House fire brought under control; no casualty reported
Nov 05, 2018, at 01:50 pm
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IBNS): A major fire, which broke out at an eight-storey office building in Kolkata's Park Street area on Monday morning, has been brought under control, reports said.