Kolkata: Clash between 2 neighbourhoods triggers tension at Charu Market
May 09, 2017, at 09:47 pm
Kolkata, May 9 (IBNS): Several persons, including two policemen, were injured during a skirmish that has been started since Monday midnight between two localities at Jhaldar Math area on Tollygunge Road under Charu Market Police Station limits in south Kolkata, reports said.
West Bengal: Explosion rocks TMC party office at Ausgram, 4 hurt
May 08, 2017, at 03:09 am
Kolkata, May 7 (IBNS): At least four persons were injured as a major explosion destroyed a Trinamool Congress (TMC) party office at Pichkuri area under Ausgram Police Station limits in East Burdwan district of West Bengal on Sunday, reports said.
West Bengal: 2 workers die in a fatal accident in IISCO Burnpur plant, SAIL orders probe
May 06, 2017, at 10:43 pm
Kolkata, May 6 (IBNS): At least two workers were killed and seven others were injured when molten steel accidentally fell on them at the Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO)'s steel plant at Burnpur area in West Bengal's West Burdwan district on Saturday early morning, reports said.
Convention on ‘Indo-US Promotion of Travel and Tourism’ held in Kolkata
May 06, 2017, at 02:23 am
Guwahati, May 5 (IBNS): As an extension to the First Year of the US-India Travel and Tourism Partnership Year 2017, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce in support with US Consulate General hosted a day long convention on “Indo-US Promotion of Travel and Tourism†in Kolkata on Friday.
Calf jumps off multi-storey house in Kolkata, injures man seriously
May 02, 2017, at 03:24 am
Kolkata, May 1 (IBNS): A nearly 43-year-old man from Kolkata, Abdul Mannan, was seriously injured when a 6-month-old calf jumped off a multi-storey and fell on him on Monday morning, reports said.
Woman found hanging in Kolkata multi-storey
Apr 28, 2017, at 11:48 pm
Kolkata, Apr 28 (IBNS): Hanging body of a middle-aged woman was recovered in a posh apartment at Prince Anwar Shah Road area under Lake Police Station limits in south Kolkata on Friday, reports said.
3 killed, several go missing as jetty collapses in West Bengal, rescue ops on
Apr 26, 2017, at 11:47 pm
Kolkata/Hooghly, Apr 26 (IBNS): At least three persons were killed and over 60 people went missing when a temporary jetty submerged in Hooghly river (Ganges) due to the high tide at Telenipara area under Bhadreswar Police Station limits on Wednesday, reports said.
BJP will aim at clinching highest number of seats during Lok Sabha polls in Bengal: Amit Shah
Apr 26, 2017, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday his party will aim at clinching highest number of seats in the Lok Sabha polls in Bengal in 2019.
Apr 26, 2017, at 02:00 am
Kolkata, Apr 25 (IBNS): The Central Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi working to empower SC, ST and OBCs are trying to minimize the cases of atrocities against Dalits.
Kolkata: Man jumps to his death from Regent Park multi-storey
Apr 25, 2017, at 02:43 am
Kolkata, Apr 24 (IBNS): A middle-aged man committed suicide by jumping off a multi-storey building in southern Kolkata's Regent Park area on Monday, reports said.
Three Kolkata schools face protest over fee hike
Apr 24, 2017, at 10:20 pm
Kolkata, Apr 24 (IBNS): Protesting against the alleged hike in admission and tuition fees, guardians of students of three Kolkata schools staged demonstration at those school premises and blocked nearby roads on Monday, reports said.
150 gold biscuits seized from Kolkata metro station, 2 held
Apr 24, 2017, at 01:29 am
Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS): Based on credible source inputs, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Sunday recovered as many as 150 pieces of smuggled gold biscuits from M.G. Road metro station area in Kolkata and arrested two persons in connection with the case, reports said.
Bengali actor Hiran Chatterjee meets road mishap near Kolkata
Apr 24, 2017, at 12:11 am
Kolkata, Apr 23 (IBNS): Bengali film industry (Tollywood)'s actor Hiran Chatterjee was injured in a road accident at Ranihati area in Howrah district of West Bengal, barely 30 kms from Kolkata, on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
Kolkata: Man held for raping minor girl inside car
Apr 23, 2017, at 12:38 am
Kolkata, Apr 22 (IBNS): Police on Friday late evening caught a youth red handed raping an eight-year-old girl inside a car in south Kolkata's posh Ballygunge Place (East) area, reports said on Saturday.
Fake medicines racket busted near Kolkata, 2 held
Apr 22, 2017, at 05:06 am
Kolkata, Apr 21 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, a joint team of Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Directorate of Drugs Control raided a store of a wholesale medicine dealer at Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sarani area under Serampore Police Station limits in Kolkata's neighbouring Hooghly district of West Bengal on Friday and unearthed a fake medicines racket, officials said.
Massive fire guts thermocol factory near Kolkata
Apr 21, 2017, at 01:58 am
Kolkata, Apr 20 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at a thermocol factory in Alampur area under Sankrail Police Station limits in West Bengal's Howrah district, nearly 21 km. from Kolkata, on Thursday, triggering scare among the locals, reports said.
Kolkata: 3 miscreants held with illegal firearms
Apr 19, 2017, at 05:04 am
Kolkata, Apr 18 (IBNS): Acting on specific source inputs, the Kolkata Police arrested three miscreants from different parts of the city since Monday evening and seized illegal firearms and ammunition from their possessions, officials said.
Kolkata: Tiff over tiffin with bestie, class-VI student commits suicide
Apr 19, 2017, at 03:16 am
Kolkata, Apr 18 (IBNS): An eleven-year-old girl committed suicide at her residence in Kolkata's Behala area on Monday night, allegedly after an argument with her best friend at school, reports said.
DRI recovers gold biscuits worth Rs 3.47 crore from Kolkata, 2 held
Apr 16, 2017, at 03:55 pm
Kolkata, Apr 16 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday seized 70 pieces of gold biscuits from Kolkata and booked two persons in connection with the case, officials said on Saturday.
Kolkata: Two including under-age booked for molesting girl
Apr 16, 2017, at 01:36 am
Kolkata, Apr 15 (IBNS): Police on Saturday arrested two persons, including a minor boy, for allegedly molesting a school student in Kolkata, reports said.
Kolkata: Fresh FIR lodged against poet Srijato for his controversial Facebook poem
Apr 13, 2017, at 02:20 am
Kolkata, Apr 12 (IBNS): Another police complaint has been lodged against Bengali poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a poem on social networking site Facebook, officials said.
Kolkata: BJP holds rally on Narada, Saradha issues
Apr 13, 2017, at 01:55 am
Kolkata, Apr 12 (IBNS): Demanding an immediate arrest of all Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders involved in Saradha chit fund scam, Narada scandal and protesting against the police action against Ram Navami as well as Hanuman Jayanti processions in the state, West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday held a rally in Kolkata.
Apr 13, 2017, at 12:33 am
Kolkata, Apr 12 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Tuesday midnight booked six persons, including two local BJP leaders and four activists of extremist Hindu organisation- Bajrang Dal, from Chitpur area in northern part of the city for allegedly carrying sharp weapons publicly during a rally, which was held to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti (A Hindu ritual/festival, celebrated to commemorate the birth of Lord Sri Hanuman) on the same day, officials said.
Kolkata- Khulna-Dhaka bus service ceremoniously flagged off from Kolkata today
Apr 08, 2017, at 10:39 pm
Kolkata,Apr 8 (IBNS): A Kolkata-Khulna-Dhaka bus service was ceremoniously flagged off from Kolkata on Saturday.
Kolkata: Gold loan firm looted at gun point, woman shot
Apr 08, 2017, at 09:30 pm
Kolkata, Apr 8 (IBNS): Dacoits armed with guns robbed a gold loan company at Rahara Station Road area under khardah Police Station limits in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, few kilometres away from Kolkata, on Saturday broad daylight and shot a woman during escape, reports said.
1,80,000 detonators seized in West Bengal, 2 held
Apr 06, 2017, at 06:25 am
Kolkata/Birbhum, Apr 6 (IBNS): Police on Wednesday recovered at least 1 lakh 80 thousand electrical detonators from Birbhum district of West Bengal and arrested two persons for carrying those, officials said.
Specially trained commandos deployed to ensure security in Kolkata metro rail
Apr 06, 2017, at 05:03 am
Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS): Days after at least 14 people were killed and several others were injured in a terrorist attack at an subway metro station in Russia's St. Petersburg, a group of specially trained commandos have been deployed to Kolkata Metro stations to strengthen security, officials said.
Kolkata: Businessman held for raping Assam student multiple times
Apr 06, 2017, at 04:44 am
Kolkata, Apr 5 (IBNS): Hours after a woman student from Assam alleged of being raped several times, the Kolkata Police on Tuesday midnight arrested the prime accused in the case, Rakesh Chowdhury, from Salt Lake Sector III area, officials said.
Kolkata: Mother-daughter molested, assaulted by drunk gang
Apr 05, 2017, at 03:32 am
Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): A middle-aged woman was allegedly molested and assaulted by drunken gang members for protesting against drinking alcohol in public at Saheb Bagan area under Thakurpukur Police Station limits in Kolkata's Behala (West) area on Monday, reports said.
Kolkata businessman allegedly rapes Assam student, blackmails her with obscene video
Apr 05, 2017, at 02:57 am
Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): A young woman student from Assam's capital Guwahati alleged that she had been raped several times by a Kolkata-based businessman in a city guest house, reports said.