BIS, Kolkata Carries out 3 Raids and to Prohibit Misuse of ISI Mark
Jun 18, 2018, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata, June 18 (IBNS): The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) of Kolkata carried out three successful raids in the mineral water manufacturing units in the locality under Sonarpur Police Station, South 24 Parganas.
Mamata Banerjee attends Eid congregation at Red Road in Kolkata
Jun 16, 2018, at 01:49 pm
Kolkata, Jun 16 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday attended the Eid al-Fitr congregation at the Red Road here.
WB CID busts sleaze racket near Kolkata, 6 arrested
Jun 15, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata, Jun 15 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, a team of West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday night carried out raid at a hotel in Salt Lake Sector II area and busted a sleaze racket, officials said.
Jun 08, 2018, at 04:24 pm
Kolkata, June 8 (IBNS): Geological Survey of India (GSI) has achieved a geological mapping with a coverage of 99.35 per cent.
Driver of Ferrari killed in road mishap near Kolkata
Jun 03, 2018, at 07:54 pm
Kolkata, June 3 (IBNS): A 40-year-old Kolkata-based businessman died after his 3.5 crore Ferrari convertible crashed into the guard wall of Pakuria flyover under Domjur Police Station limits on NH6 at Salap area in Howrah district of West Bengal on Sunday morning, reports said.
Kolkata STF arrests Rajasthan man with FICN worth Rs. 1 lakh
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:02 pm
Kolkata, May 30 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday night arrested a man from Meyo Road under Maidan Police Station limits in city's downtown Esplanade area and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth 1 lakh rupees from his possession, officials said.
Kolkata: TMC hits streets to protest fuel price hike
May 30, 2018, at 12:27 am
Kolkata, May 29 (IBNS): The youth wing of West Bengal's ruling party Trinamool Congress on Tuesday hit the streets of Kolkata to protest the fuel price hike for 15 consecutive days across the country.
May 19, 2018, at 12:47 am
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): To commemorate the International Museum Day, an exhibition titled ‘The Objects in the Archive‘ was inaugurated by Dr. Jayanta Sengupta, Secretary and Curator, Victoria Memorial Hall at Central Research and Training Laboratory (CRTL), the research wing of National Council of Science Museums (NCSM).
Kolkata Police bust illegal arms smuggling racket, 2 ordnance factory staffers among 6 held
May 07, 2018, at 09:21 pm
Kolkata, May 7 (IBNS): Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) arrested six persons, including two employees of Cossipore Gun and Shell Factory, on Monday morning,for their alleged involvement in an illegal firearms smuggling racket, officials said.
Kolkata: Several injured in 'alleged' mass acid attack
May 07, 2018, at 08:52 pm
Kolkata, May 7 (IBNS): At least six persons were injured after few 'unidentified' youths allegedly threw acid at pedestrians from a running taxi at Panditya Road under Rabindra Sarobar Police Station in south Kolkata on Sunday night, reports said.
Moral policing in Kolkata metro: Police lodge FIR
May 05, 2018, at 04:09 am
Kolkata, May 4 (IBNS): Four days after a couple was allegedly beaten up by a mob while travelling in Kolkata metro for "standing too close" to each other, the city police on Friday lodged an FIR against "unknown persons", officials said.
Minor girl sexually assaulted in Kolkata orphanage, police complaint lodged
May 01, 2018, at 04:29 am
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Four months after a 10-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted at a century-old orphanage in south Kolkata's Ripon Street area, governing body of the asylum on Monday registered a complaint with the city police at Park Street Police Station, reports said.
Twin nor'westers hit Kolkata and parts of Bengal, at least 12 killed
Apr 18, 2018, at 05:09 am
Kolkata, Apr 17 (IBNS): At least five people were killed in Kolkata, five persons died in adjacent Howrah city and two more deaths were reported from West Bengal's Hooghly and Bankura districts after two thunderstorms with very heavy downpour hit several districts of the state including its capital Kolkata on Tuesday late evening.
Apr 12, 2018, at 12:59 am
Kolkata, Apr 11 (IBNS): Days after several media personnel covering the filing of nomination papers for upcoming Panchayat polls in West Bengal were brutally beaten up allegedly by state's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s activists at different locations across the state, Kolkata-based journalists staged protest and held a 'silent' march at city's downtown Esplanade area on Wednesday evening.
Kolkata: One killed after speeding bus hits cars, auto rickshaws, pedestrians near Acropolis Mall
Apr 11, 2018, at 10:45 pm
Kolkata, Apr 11 (IBNS): An over-speeding minibus crashed into several auto rickshaws, private cars and pedestrians on Rash Behari Avenue Connector at Kasba New Market area under Kasba Police Station limits in south suburban Kolkata on Wednesday morning, killing at least one person and leaving several others injured, reports said.
Ram Navami violence: BJP delegation visits Asansol
Apr 02, 2018, at 04:29 am
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): A four-member central BJP delegation visited Asansol on Sunday.
Mar 16, 2018, at 03:44 am
Kolkata, Mar 15 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested the founder-directors of RP Infosystems Ltd (Chirag), Kaustav Ray and Shivaji Panja, in connection with an alleged Rs. 515 crore bank fraud case, officials said.
Mar 13, 2018, at 12:28 am
Kolkata, Mar 12 (IBNS): Babul Supriyo, Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, visited the country’s first ever under- river(Hooghly) tunnel of East-West Metro in Kolkata on Monday and took hands-on position of the ongoing project.
Massive fire guts plastic godown in Kolkata, no casualties
Mar 11, 2018, at 11:16 pm
Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at a plastic goods' warehouse in eastern Kolkata's Dhapa area on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
Kolkata: SFI-religous group clash triggers tension at Jadavpur
Mar 09, 2018, at 02:54 am
Kolkata, Mar 8 (IBNS): Tension erupted in southern Kolkata's Jadavpur area as activists of CPI-M's students wing, Students Federation of India (SFI) and a Hindutva outfit, Bangali Hindu Astitva Raksha Manch, got engaged in a clash with each other on Thursday evening, reports said.
11 Foreign Warships arrive at 10th Edition of MILAN
Mar 07, 2018, at 11:19 pm
Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): With the arrival of 11 foreign warships, the 10th edition of MILAN, a biennial congregation of friendly navies started on Tuesday in Port Blair.
West Bengal government to repair vandalised SP Mukherjee's statue in Kolkata
Mar 07, 2018, at 09:04 pm
Kolkata, Mar 7 (IBNS): The West Bengal government has said it will repair the vandalised statue of Bharatiya Janata Party's predecessor organization Bharatiya Jana Sangh's founder Shyama Prasad Mukherjee in Kolkata.
Kolkata: Three year old girl raped inside bus
Mar 07, 2018, at 05:02 am
Kolkata, Mar 5 (IBNS): A three-year old girl was allegedly raped inside a bus in the city on Monday, media reports said.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out at Ganguly Bagan Big Bazaar, no casualties
Feb 28, 2018, at 09:28 pm
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IBNS): A fire broke out at a departmental store in southern Kolkata's Ganguly Bagan area on Wednesday afternoon, reports said.
Kolkata Police arrest suspected JMB member in connection with Bodh Gaya explosion
Feb 24, 2018, at 12:30 am
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IBNS): The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on Thursday nabbed an active member of Bangladeshi terrorist group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Dhulian in West Bengal's Murshidabad district in connection with Bodh Gaya explosion, officials said.
Kolkata Airport becomes first to install sanitary napkin vending machines in Eastern Region
Feb 17, 2018, at 12:07 am
Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS): NSCBI, Airport, Kolkata becomes the first Airport in Eastern Region to install sanitary napkin vending machines in the premises supporting the cause of Menstrual Hygiene and enhancing the passenger`s travel experience especially the ladies passengers, Airports Authority of India at NSCBI Airport, Kolkata has taken a unique initiative.
Feb 15, 2018, at 02:02 am
Kolkata, Feb 14 (IBNS): Several media persons were assaulted by the activists of Bengal-based Hindutva outfit, Hindu Samhati, on Wednesday during the coverage of an event in central Kolkata where a 'religious conversion camp' was being hosted in broad daylight, reports said.
Feb 14, 2018, at 01:53 am
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IBNS): Prabha Khaitan Foundation (PKF) in association with Bharat Relief Society (BRS) and supported by Kuchina Foundation recently distributed school text books to the needy children at a function called Gyan Yagna Vidya Dan Samaroh at the Maheshwari Sadan in central Kolkata.
Allegations of child molestation in south Kolkata school, accused reportedly in police custody
Feb 09, 2018, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): Allegation of child molestation by a teacher rocked Kolkata's Carmel Primary School on Friday morning, according to media reports.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in godown in Beleghata
Feb 04, 2018, at 04:43 am
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IBNS): A massive fire has broken out in a godown at Beleghata main road in Kolkata, media reports said.