Mild earthquake hits West Bengal, tremors felt in parts of Odisha, Jharkhand
Aug 28, 2018, at 09:01 pm
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IBNS): A mild earthquake hit West Bengal with tremors being experienced in Kolkata, Hooghly, Purulia and Midnapore.
Circulation of local women's morphed images triggers clash in West Bengal
Aug 22, 2018, at 06:42 pm
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IBNS): People of two local groups on Wednesday engaged in a clash with each other at Mathpara area under Nadanghat Police Station limits in West Bengal's East Burdwan district over an alleged circulation of 'super-imposed' pictures of few local women, reports said.
TMC calls Amit Shah's Kolkata rally as ' flop show'
Aug 11, 2018, at 05:42 pm
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IBNS): The ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday attacked BJP President Amit Shah's Kolkata rally and called it a 'flop show'.
Kolkata ATM fraud: Two more Romanian nationals held from Indore
Aug 09, 2018, at 10:08 pm
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IBNS): The total number of arrests in the recently busted ATM fraud racket that targeted a large number of Kolkata bank customers mounted to eight as the Kolkata Police nabbed two more Romanian nationals from Indore in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, officials said.
Kolkata ATM fraud: Kingpin arrested from India-Nepal border
Aug 08, 2018, at 11:15 pm
Kolkata/Uttar Pradesh, Aug 8 (IBNS): Kingpin of an ATM fraud racket, which recently targeted Kolkata bank customers and fraudulently withdrew money from their savings accounts, was nabbed by the Customs department from Sonauli area in Maharajganj district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, reports said on Wednesday.
Two illegal firearms factories busted near Kolkata
Aug 08, 2018, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IBNS): Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) on Wednesday unearthed two illegal firearms manufacturing units at Agarpara and Kamarhati areas in Kolkata's neighbouring North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, officials said.
Three held for installing skimming device in Kolkata ATM
Aug 08, 2018, at 05:09 pm
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Tuesday late night arrested three youths, including two Mumbai residents, for trying to install card skimmer and micro spy-camera on an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) of a private sector bank at Elgin Road in south Kolkata's Bhawanipore Police Station area, officials said.
Patti Hoffman Takes Over as the U.S. Consul General in Kolkata
Aug 06, 2018, at 07:54 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): Patti Hoffman has assumed the post of Consul General of the United States of America for the Kolkata Consular District as of August 3, 2018, succeeding former Consul General Craig Hall.
Kolkata bank fraud: Arrested Romanian nationals sent to 14-day police custody
Aug 04, 2018, at 08:05 pm
Kolkata, Aug 4 (IBNS): Two Romanian nationals, who were arrested from Delhi in connection with a bank fraud in Kolkata on Friday, were produced in a city court on Saturday and they were remanded to police custody for 14 days, reports said.
Kolkata Police grants permission to Amit Shah's August 11 rally
Aug 01, 2018, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Wednesday granted permission to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), to host its 'mega' rally, where BJP national president Amit Shah will be present as the chief speaker, on Aug 11 at Mayo Road in city's downtown Esplanade area, sources said.
Amit Shah's Kolkata rally: BJYM reapplies for police permission at alternative location
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:35 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): A day after Kolkata Police allegedly denied permission to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah's rally at Rani Rasmoni Road in Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area on Aug 11, BJP's youth wing, Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Tuesday reapplied to the city police seeking permission to host the rally at an alternative location, reports said.
Kolkata STF busts illegal firearms manufacturing unit, nine held
Jul 31, 2018, at 11:17 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on Monday busted an illegal arms manufacturing factory, which was being run behind a sweet shop, at Choto Serampore area in Kolkata's neighbouring North 24 Parganas district and arrested nine persons in connection with the case, officials said.
Kolkata: Doctors remove nine needles from 14-year-old girl's throat
Jul 31, 2018, at 10:02 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): Doctors of a state-run hospital in Kolkata successfully removed as many as nine needles from the throat of a 14-year-old girl on Tuesday, according to reports.
Jul 31, 2018, at 07:55 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): More than 35 customers of Canara Bank's Golpark branch in south Kolkata on Tuesday alleged that a few thousand rupees had been fraudulently withdrawn from their savings accounts, reports said.
Police denies permission to Amit Shah's Kolkata rally, BJP to move High Court
Jul 30, 2018, at 10:54 pm
Kolkata, July 30 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Monday denied permission to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's public meeting, which was scheduled to be held Rani Rasmoni Road in city's downtown Esplanade area on Aug 11, reports said.
Kolkata youth killed in lightning strike; fiancé seriously injured
Jul 28, 2018, at 11:06 pm
Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS): A 27-year-old man was killed after being struck by lightning in Kolkata's Maidan area on Saturday evening while his girlfriend was seriously hurt in the incident, reports said.
Calcutta Medical College row: Students' hunger strike crosses 270 hours, solution still untouched
Jul 21, 2018, at 08:17 pm
Kolkata, July 21 (IBNS): The indefinite hunger strike by the students of Calcutta Medical College and Hospital (CMCH), demanding accommodation in newly built 11-storey boys' hostel, entered the 12th day on Saturday as no solution to conclude the impasse has been reached yet.
Shashi Tharoor summoned by a Kolkata court over his
Jul 14, 2018, at 04:29 pm
Kolkata, July 14 (IBNS): The Bankshall Court in Kolkata on Friday issued a summon to Congress Parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor over his controversial "Hindu-Pakistan" comment, reports said.
Kolkata: CBI raids Pailan Group's premises in chit fund case
Jul 12, 2018, at 06:59 pm
Kolkata, July 12 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday raided at least five premises of Pailan Group in Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal in connection with its ongoing probe into a chit fund scam, officials said.
WB CID busts sex racket at municipality guest house near Kolkata, 4 held
Jul 12, 2018, at 06:49 pm
Kolkata, July 12 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday busted a sex racket at Konnagar area in Kolkata's neighbouring Hooghly district and rescued five minor girls from the location, reports said.
US's DEA agents quiz arrested Chinese drug peddlers in Kolkata
Jul 10, 2018, at 08:47 pm
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS): Agents of United States federal law enforcement agency, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on Tuesday interrogated five Chinese nationals in Kolkata who were arrested for carrying contraband narcotics with a market value of approximately 39 crore rupees, sources confirmed.
Woman allegedly raped in Kolkata NGO office, one held
Jul 09, 2018, at 11:17 pm
Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS): Police on Monday arrested a senior project manager of an international NGO for allegedly raping a 24-year-old woman inside the NGO's office at Nirmal Chandra Street under Bowbazar Police Station limits in central Kolkata, reports said.
US's DEA agents arrive in Kolkata to quiz arrested Chinese drug peddlers
Jul 09, 2018, at 11:16 pm
Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS): Three agents of United States federal law enforcement agency, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on Monday reached Kolkata to interrogate five Chinese nationals who were arrested in the city last month for carrying contraband narcotics with a market value of approximately 39 crore rupees, sources said.
Jul 09, 2018, at 08:41 pm
Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS): A youth was shot during an alleged gang war between two rival groups of anti-socials in central Kolkata's busy Entally area on Monday evening, reports said.
Kolkata: TMCP leader held for allegedly demanding extortion money for college admission
Jul 02, 2018, at 03:50 pm
Kolkata, Jul 2 (IBNS): Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee directed her police to uproot extortion rackets from state campuses, the Kolkata Police on Sunday midnight raided at least 17 locations across the city and arrested a leader of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s students' wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) for allegedly demanding extortion money from students for college admission, officials said.
Flesh trade in Kolkata parlour busted, 18 held
Jul 01, 2018, at 04:29 pm
Kolkata, July 1 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the Kolkata Police carried out raid at a beauty parlour at Park Street in southern part of the city on Saturday late night and arrested 18 persons for allegedly running a brothel under the guise of the parlour, officials said.
Bengali actor Chinmoy Roy critically injured after falling from his apartment's terrace
Jul 01, 2018, at 12:34 am
Kolkata, Jun 30 (IBNS): Senior Bengali movie, television and stage actor Chinmoy Roy was seriously injured after falling from the terrace of his multi-storey apartment at Golf Green in south Kolkata on Saturday late evening, reports said.
Five Chinese nationals held with 197 kg contraband narcotics in Kolkata
Jun 30, 2018, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata, Jun 30 (IBNS): Five Chinese nationals were arrested at Kolkata Railway Station near Chitpur area in northern part of the city on Friday night for carrying 197 kg contraband drugs, reports said on Saturday.
Kolkata girl commits suicide soon after her mother passes away in hospital
Jun 30, 2018, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata, Jun 30 (IBNS): Hanging body of a 19-year-old girl was found inside her room at Chowbaga Road area under Tiljala Police Station limits in south-east Kolkata on Friday late night, hours after her mother was pronounced dead in a city hospital, reports said.
Kolkata: Girl harassed, shamed in local train by co-passengers over seat sharing
Jun 25, 2018, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata, Jun 25 (IBNS): Few weeks after a couple was harassed in a metro station for allegedly standing too close and hugging each other in a train, a girl has now faced similar situation in a local train in Kolkata over the issue of seat sharing.