Over 50 babies trafficked through recently busted racket in WB: CID
Nov 25, 2016, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IBNS): The child trafficking racket, which was busted in West Bengal on Monday, had been peddled more than 50 newborn babies since last two years, an official of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said.
Kolkata: Jadavpur University student goes missing in river Ganges during boat trip
Nov 25, 2016, at 07:31 pm
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IBNS): An engineering student of Kolkata's Jadavpur University (JU) on Thursday allegedly drowned in river Ganges while he and his companions were having a boat trip on the river near city's Panighat area under South Port Police Station limits, reports said.
West Bengal child trafficking racket bust: Kolkata hospital owner held, total arrests 13
Nov 24, 2016, at 11:19 pm
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday booked the owner of a Kolkata nursing home in connection with its ongoing probe into a child trafficking racket, mounting the number of total arrests to 13, officials said.
CID busts child trafficking racket in West Bengal, 8 held
Nov 23, 2016, at 12:09 am
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday night unearthed a child trafficking racket in state's North 24 Parganas district and arrested eight persons in connection with the case, officials said on Tuesday.
Proposed Universal Civil Code is politically motivated, says Muslim personal law board
Nov 21, 2016, at 03:22 am
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IBNS): On the concluding day of its three-day-long conclave, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the highest decision-making body on Muslim personal laws, hit out the Centre over its bid to abolish triple talaq system.
Demonetisation: Mamata Banerjee visits RBI, Canning Street-Burrabazar
Nov 20, 2016, at 12:03 am
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Kolkata office and met its regional director, Rekha Wadia, to know the current stocks of cash in the bank.
Demonetisation: Banned Rs 500 notes worth 80 lakh recovered in Kolkata, 2 held
Nov 17, 2016, at 02:21 am
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS): Police on Wednesday booked two suspects and seized banned Rs 500 rupees worth 80 lakh from their possessions, officials said.
Kolkata engineer, sold as slave in Saudi Arabia, returns India
Nov 16, 2016, at 01:13 am
Kolkata/Mumbai, Nov 15 (IBNS): The automobile engineer from Kolkata, who was allegedly sold as slave to a citizen of Saudi Arabia earlier, was taken back to India on Tuesday, reports said.
Kolkata: Woman killed in amusement park accident
Nov 13, 2016, at 10:23 pm
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IBNS): A 23-year-old woman was killed when a rocking cradle crashed at an amusement park in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
Banned Rs. 500, 1000 notes found in Kolkata dustbin
Nov 13, 2016, at 09:21 pm
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IBNS): As many as two sacks filled with banned Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes were recovered from a garbage dump in south Kolkata's Golf Green area on Sunday, reports said.
Currency ban: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visits Kolkata bank-ATMs to witness situation
Nov 12, 2016, at 09:54 pm
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IBNS): When general people are standing in a queue for hours to exchange or deposit currencies following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to demonetize Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited several banks and ATMs in Kolkata to check the situation.
Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Kolkata International Film Festival
Nov 12, 2016, at 01:18 am
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IBNS): Madness and mood of celebration around films returned to Kolkata as the Chief Minister of West Bengal inaugurated the 22nd edition of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Friday.
Kolkata engineer sold as slave in Saudi Arabia, family requests MEA for help
Nov 11, 2016, at 03:04 am
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IBNS): A 23-year-old automobile engineer, who was allegedly sold as slave to a citizen of Saudi Arabia earlier, has been stuck in the Middle East country, reports said.
WB: Six bodies found at three places in Kolkata, Hooghly
Nov 11, 2016, at 01:39 am
Kolkata/Hooghly, Nov 10 (IBNS): Police on Thursday recovered as many five men's bodies and one woman's body from central Kolkata and two different places in city's adjoining Hooghly district, reports said.
Kolkata: BJP protesters scuffle with police during rally
Nov 08, 2016, at 11:17 pm
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IBNS): A large number of BJP activists on Tuesday afternoon engaged in a scuffle with the police force in central Kolkata, when their protest march was stopped by the Kolkata Police.
West Bengal: Fire breaks out at Govt hospital, no casualty
Nov 06, 2016, at 11:19 pm
Kolkata/Bankura, Nov 6 (IBNS): A fire broke out at a state government-run hospital in West Bengal's Bankura district on Sunday afternoon, triggering panic among patients and their family members, reports said.
Kolkata: Astrologer held for selling products made of elephant bones
Nov 04, 2016, at 06:08 pm
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IBNS): West Bengal Forest Department and Kolkata Police on Thursday night booked an astrologer in Kolkata for allegedly trying to sell objects made of elephant bones, reports said.
Govt bus mows down scooter rider in Kolkata
Oct 31, 2016, at 11:10 pm
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IBNS): A 45-year-old scooter rider was killed on Monday after being run over by a speeding state-run bus in Kolkata, reports said.
West Bengal: 5 killed in three road mishaps
Oct 31, 2016, at 02:22 am
Kolkata/East Medinipur, Oct 30 (IBNS): At least five persons were killed and another was seriously injured in three road accidents in south Kolkata and at two different locations in West Bengal's East Medinipur district since Saturday midnight, reports said.
Fire breaks out in Kolkata multi-storey, no casualty
Oct 30, 2016, at 12:00 am
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IBNS): A fire broke out inside an office in a multi-storey building in north Kolkata's Vivekananda Road area on Saturday, reports said.
Fake IPS officer nabbed in Kolkata
Oct 29, 2016, at 01:51 am
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IBNS): Police on Thursday night arrested a fake Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from Kolkata's Baguiati area, reports said.
Woman raped in Kolkata hotel: 4 including prime accused booked
Oct 29, 2016, at 12:25 am
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IBNS): Nearly 24 hours after a woman was allegedly raped by her Facebook friend in a Kolkata hotel, police on Thursday late night arrested four men, including prime accused Chittaranjan Patra, from Burtolla Police Station area in north part of the city, reports said.
Kolkata: Opponent party councilor beaten by criminals for protesting against eve-teasing
Oct 28, 2016, at 04:51 am
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IBNS): A councilor of opponent CPI-M party was allegedly manhandled by few local criminals for protesting against eve-teasing and extortion at Shibpur area in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Wednesday night, reports said.
Kolkata woman allegedly gang-raped by Facebook friend
Oct 28, 2016, at 03:11 am
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IBNS): A woman was allegedly gang-raped by her Facebook friend and his companions in a Kolkata hotel on Wednesday late evening, reports said on Thursday.
Kolkata metro rail stopped for an hour as spark spotted in third rail
Oct 26, 2016, at 11:17 pm
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS): Metro rail service in Kolkata was partly disrupted for more than an hour on Wednesday morning as a minor spark was noticed in the third rail, reports said.
Kolkata: TCS trainee killed in midnight car crash
Oct 26, 2016, at 02:55 pm
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS): A 22-year-old newly appointed employee of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Sayoni Mukherjee was killed in a road mishap in the wee hours of Tuesday, reports said.
Kolkata: Speeding ambulance hurts 3 students, 2 pedestrians
Oct 26, 2016, at 12:00 am
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IBNS): At least five persons, including three students, were seriously injured on Tuesday when an over-speeding ambulance hit them on Jessore Road near Bangur Avenue at Lake Town area in Kolkata, reports said.
Two bodies found in Kolkata's different places
Oct 25, 2016, at 11:07 pm
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IBNS): Bodies of an eleventh standard student and a stranger were found at two different locations in Kolkata on Tuesday morning, reports said.
Fire breaks out in Kolkata building, 2 injured
Oct 24, 2016, at 10:13 pm
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a two-storey at contested Entally Motijhil area in central Kolkata on Monday after, which left two persons injured, reports said.
Kolkata doctor's rotten body found in his flat
Oct 24, 2016, at 02:28 am
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IBNS): Rotten body of a senior doctor was found on Sunday from his apartment at Dumdum Seth Bagan area in Kolkata, reports said.