Kolkata: CPI-M demonstrates outside Milan Mela ground amid Bengal Global Business Summit
Jan 21, 2017, at 12:37 am
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS): Protesting against the death of two local youths during a skirmish between villagers and police force over a power-grid installation in Bhangar, a large number of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists, led by CPI-M MLA Sujan Chakraborty, party leaders Kanti Ganguly and Nepaldeb Bhattacharya, staged agitation in front of Milan Mela ground in Kolkata, where two-day-long Bengal Global Business Summit is currently underway, on Friday evening.
Only out-of-the-box thinking will lead to future development, stated President
Jan 21, 2017, at 12:31 am
Kolkata, Jan 20 (IBNS): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the bicentenary celebration of Hindu School in Kolkata on Friday.
One injured in TMCP's group tussle in Calcutta University campus
Jan 20, 2017, at 03:11 am
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): A student was reportedly injured during a clash between two rival groups of Trinamool Congress(TMC)'s student wing, Trinamool Chhtra Parishad (TMCP), at Calcutta University (CU)'s College Street campus in central Kolkata on Thursday.
Kolkata: Locals block rail track after train knocks down man, service hit
Jan 20, 2017, at 02:07 am
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): After an elderly man was knocked down by a train, local people reportedly blocked railway tracks at Sodepur in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Thursday, disrupting train service for hours.
Kolkata student commits suicide after posting 'Good Bye' status on Facebook
Jan 19, 2017, at 10:19 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): An eleventh standard student committed suicide on Thursday at his residence at Paschim Putiary's Banerjee Para area under Haridevpur Police Station in southern Kolkata as his parents scolded him for poor results, reports said.
Kolkata: Road mishap near school kills 2, triggers tension
Jan 17, 2017, at 02:44 am
Kolkata/South 24 Parganas, Jan 16 (IBNS): At least two persons, including a minor, were killed and several others were injured when an over-speeding SUV rammed crowd at Raspunja area under Bishnupur Police Station limits in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, few kilometres away from state capital Kolkata, on Monday evening, officials said.
Kolkata: Police arrests BJP leader Jayprakash Majumder for allegedly cheating SSC candidate
Jan 15, 2017, at 02:14 am
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IBNS): After a marathon interrogation for nearly 8 hours at Bidhannagar North Police Station in Kolkata, police on Saturday evening booked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jayprakash Majumder in connection with an alleged fraud case, reports said.
Bus mows down woman in Kolkata, class-V students dies after rammed by dumper in W. Medinipur
Jan 14, 2017, at 02:22 am
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IBNS): A middle-aged woman was killed and her husband was injured when speeding public bus lost its control and hit their motorcycle at Kaikhali area under Baguiati Police Station limits on Friday morning, reports said.
Mamata Banerjee hands over keys of Bonhooghly Tenement Redevelopment Project
Jan 14, 2017, at 01:12 am
Kolkata, jan 13 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Oon Friday handed over keys to the owner’s of the apartments of “Bonoriniâ€, the much awaited Bonhooghly Tenement Project - a unique Public Private Partnership initiative inspired by the Chief Minister herself & taken up by Refugee Relief & Rehabilitation Department, Government Of West Bengal, Siddha Group & Eden Realty Group.
Kolkata: Rail blockade hits service in pick hours
Jan 11, 2017, at 07:02 pm
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): Demanding immediate reopening of a closed jute mill, its labourers blocked tracks near Kankinara railway station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, reports said.
Kolkata: 5 held for molesting actress
Jan 10, 2017, at 11:56 pm
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Monday night booked five men for allegedly molesting an actress and beating her companion, reports said.
Kolkata: CPI-M's protest march to Hazra ends at Esplanade
Jan 10, 2017, at 02:11 am
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s rally to Hazra, protesting against Centre's demonetisation move and demanding immediate arrest of all influential persons involved in several financial scams, was stopped by the police in Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area on Monday evening.
Sudip Bandyopadhyay's arrest: TMC demonstrates at CBI offices in Kolkata, Bhubaneswar
Jan 09, 2017, at 10:45 pm
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar, Jan 9 (IBNS): Protesting against the arrest of Trinamool Congress (TMC) Parliamentary leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay, West Bengal's ruling party on Monday staged demonetisation in front Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) offices in Kolkata and neighbouring state Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out outside Jadavpur University campus
Jan 09, 2017, at 04:24 am
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): A fire broke out near Jadavpur 8B Bus Stand in south Kolkata on Sunday late evening, reports said.
Kolkata: Woman molested by drunk youths near Gariahat, 4 held
Jan 08, 2017, at 05:39 am
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): Police on Saturday late evening arrested four drunk youths for allegedly molesting a middle-aged woman and beating her husband at Cornfield Road area under Gariahat Police Station limits in Kolkata, reports said.
Kolkata: Youth stabbed to death at Regent Park
Jan 08, 2017, at 05:36 am
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): A youth was stabbed to death at Tentultala area under Regent Park Police Station limits in Kolkata on Saturday evening, reports said.
Kolkata: 10 Nigerians booked for staying without valid documents
Jan 08, 2017, at 05:04 am
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): Based on credible source inputs, the Kolkata Police on Friday midnight arrested as many as ten Nigerians from Ahalyanagar area under Purba Jadavpur Police Station limits in southern Kolkata for staying in the city with expired passports and visas, reports said.
Kolkata: Major fire breaks out at Indian Ordnance Factory Board head office
Jan 07, 2017, at 09:35 pm
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at the head office of Indian Ordnance Factory Board in Kolkata on Saturday afternoon, reports said.
Women Economic Forum (WEF) Kolkata brings together different voices of empowerment
Jan 06, 2017, at 12:40 am
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS) The health of vibrancy of a nation now depends on unleashing the power of its women force, said Dr Harbeen Arora, Founder and Global Chairperson of the All Ladies League, who oversees the World Economic Forum (WEF) that organised an international summit here.
Rose Valley: Kolkata's popular school authority quizzed by CBI
Jan 06, 2017, at 12:35 am
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday questioned the principal and other governing body officials of a renowned school in south Kolkata in connection with its ongoing probe into multi-crore Rose Valley financial scam, officials said.
BJP WB HQ attack: Kolkata Police lodge FIR against BJP, TMC
Jan 04, 2017, at 11:57 pm
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IBNS): A day after BJP's West Bengal headquarter in north Kolkata was allegedly attacked by TMC activists, the Kolkata Police on Wednesday lodged an FIR on suo motto basis against both the BJP and TMC, officials said.
Jan 04, 2017, at 10:22 pm
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Wednesday condemned the alleged TMC attack at party's West Bengal headquarter in Kolkata following Trinamool's Parliamentary leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay's arrest.
Babul Supriyo claims TMC workers attacked his residence in Kolkata
Jan 04, 2017, at 09:44 pm
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IBNS): Union Minister and BJP MP Babul Supriyo on Wednesday alleged that his residence in Kolkata has been attacked by Trinamool Congress workers.
BJP's WB HQ attack: Protest march to be held in Kolkata tomorrow
Jan 04, 2017, at 04:08 am
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): To protest against the alleged TMC attack at its headquarter in Kolkata, the Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a rally in the city on Wednesday.
CRPF deployed around BJP headquarters in Kolkata after clash with TMC
Jan 04, 2017, at 01:45 am
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS) At least 20 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, who are generally used for VVIP's security, have been deployed in and around the BJP headquarters in Kolkata following an attack by the angry Trinamool Congress supporters over the CBI arrest of party MP Sudip Bandopadhyay.
PM Modi tries to silence opponents with fear tactics: Mamata Banerjee
Jan 03, 2017, at 10:14 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday attacked the Centre over the arrest of party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in connection with its ongoing investigation into Rose Valley chit fund scam by the CBI and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to silence his opponents with fear tactics.
Rose Valley scam: CBI arrests TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay
Jan 03, 2017, at 09:16 pm
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): The Criminal Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday afternoon booked Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay in connection with its ongoing investigation into Rose Valley chit fund scam, officials said.
Crude bombs recovered in Kolkata
Jan 03, 2017, at 05:06 am
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, police on Monday late evening raided a house at Srijoni area under Thakurpukur Police Station limits in Kolkata's Behala and recovered as many as four crude bombs, reports said.
RSS likely to hold march-past in Kolkata on Jan 14
Dec 30, 2016, at 04:23 am
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): When few parts of West Bengal have been hit by communal clashes, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s ideological fountainhead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is planning to hold a march-past in Kolkata on January 14, where organization's chief Mohan Bhagwat would be present, RSS sources said.
ED raids arrested hawala trader Parasmal Lodha's office, residence in Kolkata
Dec 28, 2016, at 01:13 am
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): Days after 60-year-old hawala trader Parasmal Lodha was booked for illegally converting demonetised notes worth Rs. 25 crore into new currency notes, investigators of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday carried out hour-long raids at the residence and office of the senior businessman in Kolkata, officials said.