Kolkata: Fire breaks out at New Town food stall, TCS staffer killed while firefighting
Apr 04, 2017, at 05:01 am
Kolkata, Apr 3 (IBNS): An employee of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) died while dousing a massive blaze that broke out in front of TCS's Gitanjali Park building in Kolkata's New Town area in the wee hours of Monday, reports said.
No problem with eggs produced in Bengal, tells Mamata
Apr 04, 2017, at 12:47 am
Kharagpur, Apr 3 (IBNS): Amid fears over the issue of 'artificial eggs' , West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged people to eat only eggs produced in Bengal.
Woman molested in Kolkata pub, assaulted when protests
Apr 04, 2017, at 12:16 am
Kolkata, Apr 3 (IBNS): A woman was allegedly molested by at least four men in a posh night club in Kolkata's Park Street area on Saturday midnight, reports said on Monday.
1 killed, 3 injured as dacoits rob jewellery shop near Kolkata, open fire during escape
Apr 03, 2017, at 03:57 am
Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS): Robbers armed with firearms and choppers stormed a jewellery store at Sonarpur area in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, barely 12 km. from Kolkata, on Sunday evening, reports said.
Clash erupts between TMC, CPI-M near Kolkata, several hurt
Apr 03, 2017, at 03:30 am
Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS): Several people were injured when activists of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) engaged in a clash with each other at Kona area in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Sunday, reports said.
Kolkata metro service disrupted as two attempt suicide at separate stations
Apr 03, 2017, at 12:57 am
Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS): Two men reportedly attempted suicide at different metro stations in Kolkata on Sunday, throwing metro service out of gear for hours.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out at Sukia Street multi-storey, no casualty
Apr 02, 2017, at 08:18 pm
Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS): A fire broke out in a residential-cum-commercial building at the crossing of Sukia Street and Ramkrishna Das Lane in north Kolkata on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
Kolkata: Girl goes missing from Salt Lake, family claims abduction, rescued later
Apr 01, 2017, at 06:52 pm
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): Nearly 16 hours after a 17-year-old girl went untraceable from Kolkata's Salt Lake area, police rescued her from Rajarhat New Town, reports said.
Kolkata: 1 held for allegedly selling artificial eggs
Apr 01, 2017, at 12:43 am
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): Based on a complaint, the Kolkata Police on Friday arrested one trader from city's Karaya area for allegedly selling 'plastic' made eggs to his customers, officials said.
Narada sting issue: TMC holds second rally in two days time to counter opposition
Mar 31, 2017, at 11:47 pm
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): In order to counter the opposition over Narada sting issue, Trinamool Congress leaders held the second rally in two days time protesting against the opposition's effort to mislead people against their party, according to media reports on Friday.
Grandson of Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee critical after bike accident
Mar 31, 2017, at 11:21 pm
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): Grandson of Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee, Ronodeep Bose, is critical after meeting a bike accident in New Alipore area, on Friday, according to media reports.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in NRS hospital, no casualties
Mar 30, 2017, at 07:43 pm
Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): A minor fire reportedly broke out at the state government-run Nil Ratan Sarkar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata's Sealdah area on Thursday, triggering panic among the patients and their family members.
Kolkata: Hotel fire leaves 2 dead, 31 evacuated safely
Mar 30, 2017, at 02:34 pm
Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): At least two people died in a fire tragedy in a hotel on Thursday, in Kolkata's Ho Chi Minh area, reports said.
Kolkata poet lodges FIR after allegedly receiving 'gang-rape' threat on Facebook
Mar 30, 2017, at 04:54 am
Kolkata, Mar 29 (IBNS): A Kolkata-based Bengali poet, Mandakranta Sen, on Wednesday evening lodged a complaint in city police's cyber cell after she was allegedly threatened on social networking site Facebook with gang-rape, reports said.
Huge ammunition recovered from Kolkata hotel, 3 held
Mar 29, 2017, at 10:24 pm
Kolkata, Mar 29 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday afternoon arrested three suspected arms traffickers from a hotel in Kolkata's Kidderpore area and seized a huge sachets of ammunition from their possessions, officials said on Wednesday.
Kolkata: TMC leader Madan Mitra meets elevator accident, admitted to hospital
Mar 29, 2017, at 12:38 am
Kolkata, Mar 28 (IBNS): Leader of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and former cabinet minister Madan Mitra was injured in an elevator crash in north Kolkata on Tuesday evening, reports said.
Kolkata: Four hurt as speeding car hits wayfarers, crashes into bus
Mar 28, 2017, at 09:17 pm
Kolkata, Mar 28 (IBNS): A speeding private car reportedly rammed into pedestrians and collided head-on with a public bus in the Hudco More area under Ultadanga Police Station in Kolkata on Tuesday morning, leaving at least four persons injured.
Human skeletal remains recovered in Kolkata waterhole
Mar 28, 2017, at 12:31 am
Kolkata, Mar 27 (IBNS): Human skull and bones were found from a pond at Bramhapur area under Bansdroni Police Station limits in southern Kolkata on Monday morning, reports said.
Kolkata: Sushma Swaraj offers to help German patient
Mar 27, 2017, at 12:34 am
Kolkata/New Delhi, Mar 26 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has once again come out to help a foreign national facing trouble in India.
FB post controversy: Another FIR lodged against poet Srijato
Mar 24, 2017, at 05:13 am
Kolkata, Mar 23 (IBNS): A day after Siliguri Metropolitan Police registered a non-bailable case against eminent Bengali poet Srijato Bandyopadhyay for allegedly hurting religious sentiments through a poem on social networking site Facebook, another FIR has been lodged against the Kolkata-based poet on Thursday at Ghola Police Station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, reports said.
Kolkata: SFI-DYFI hold rally over alleged police strip search
Mar 19, 2017, at 04:17 am
Kolkata, Mar 18 (IBNS): Alleging that Kolkata Police made four jailed SFI activists strip naked during security checks in a city jail, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s students' and youths' wings- Student Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) respectively- hosted a protest march in Kolkata on Saturday.
Kolkata: CBI begins preliminary probe into Narada sting
Mar 19, 2017, at 03:22 am
Kolkata, Mar 18 (IBNS): After being directed by the Calcutta High Court, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday took the charge of Narada sting investigation, officials said.
Kolkata: SFY-DYFI leaders, who were arrested during agitation, get bail
Mar 15, 2017, at 05:15 am
Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): Eight leader-activists of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s students' and youths' wings- Student Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) respectively- were granted bail from a Kolkata court on Tuesday, reports said.
Mar 15, 2017, at 02:43 am
Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): Hours after a four-day-old baby boy was allegedly stolen from state government-run Calcutta Medical College and Hospital in central Kolkata, city police on Tuesday evening released the photo of a suspected woman and has announced a reward of 1,00,000 rupees to trace the lady, officials said.
Expired medicine racket busted in Kolkata, 2 held
Mar 10, 2017, at 04:52 am
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Police on Thursday arrested two persons for allegedly reprinting and recycling outdated medicines in Kolkata, officials said.
Kolkata: SFI, DYFI stage protest against alleged irregularities in primary teachers recruitment
Mar 10, 2017, at 12:56 am
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Protesting against the alleged unfair primary teachers' recruitment in the state and demanding a fresh and fair TET (Teachers Eligibility Test) exam, activists of CPI-M's students' and youths' wings- Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) respectively- held demonstration in Kolkata on Thursday.
Woman allegedly gang-raped in Kolkata beauty parlour, 2 held
Mar 09, 2017, at 10:57 pm
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): Police on Thursday arrested two middle-aged men for allegedly gang-raping a woman inside a beauty parlour at Mukundapur Road area under Purbo Jadavpur Police Station limits in southern Kolkata, officials said.
Kolkata: Minibus crashes into app-cab near Rasbehari crossing, several hurt
Mar 05, 2017, at 08:00 pm
Kolkata, Mar 5 (IBNS): At least 11 persons were injured as a speeding minibus hit an Ola cab near Rasbehari crossing under Tollygunge Police Station limits in south Kolkata on Sunday, reports said.
Kolkata: Several country made pistols seized from Howrah railway station
Mar 04, 2017, at 10:31 pm
Kolkata, Mar 4 (IBNS): The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Saturday morning recovered at least 18 unfinished country made 9mm pistols from Howrah railway station near Kolkata, officials said.
3 traders attacked with acid in Kolkata, 1 held
Mar 03, 2017, at 10:51 pm
Kolkata, Mar 3 (IBNS): Three businessmen were attacked with acid during a brawl over business related conflict in Kolkata's Leather Complex area on Thursday, according to local media reports.