Building collapses due to heavy rain in Kolkata, 1 killed
May 24, 2016, at 12:01 am
Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): Portion of an apartment collapsed at Dhakuria Panchanantala area in Kolkata due to heavy downpour on Monday afternoon which killed at least one person and left another injured, reports said.
Kolkata: Woman molested in running auto, accused held
May 23, 2016, at 05:40 am
Kolkata, May 22 (IBNS): A man was arrested on Sunday late evening at Behala Buro Shibtala area for allegedly molesting a middle-aged woman in running auto, reports said.
Cop injured during TMC's group clash in north Kolkata
May 22, 2016, at 03:43 am
Kolkata, May 21 (IBNS): A policeman was injured during a clash between two groups of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in north Kolkata.
Woman and her child commit suicide in Kolkata, husband arrested
May 17, 2016, at 05:42 am
Kolkata, May 16 (IBNS): A middle aged woman, Arpita Ghosh, committed suicide on Monday by setting herself and her son on fire in south Kolkata's Santoshpur area, reports said.
Girl students of Jadavpur University are shameless, says WB BJP President
May 15, 2016, at 12:44 am
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS) Days after Jadavpur University witnessed clashes and tension over the filming of a movie, West Bengal’s BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Saturday triggered a controversy by calling girl students of the prestigious institution in Kolkata 'shameless' .
WBJEEB cancels medical joint test
May 14, 2016, at 03:24 am
Kolkata, May 13 (IBNS): Following the ruling of the Supreme Court, West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination Board (WBJEEB) on Friday declared to call off the medical entrance examination, which was scheduled to be held on May 17 from 9 am. to 11:30 am.
Kolkata: ED raids former KPT chairman's office and residence
May 13, 2016, at 03:23 am
Kolkata, May 12 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted raids at as many as twelve locations across Kolkata, including the office and residence of former Kolkata Port Trust (KPT) Chairman R. P. S. Kahlon, in connection with a suspected money laundering case, sources said.
Kolkata: ABVP workers demonstrate outside JU
May 09, 2016, at 11:27 pm
Kolkata, May 9 (IBNS): Two days after Jadavpur University in Kolkata witnessed violence, supporters of the BJP's student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday protested against the incident in front of the institute on Monday.
JU clash: West Bengal Governor seeks report from VC
May 08, 2016, at 05:52 am
Kolkata, May 7 (IBNS) Jadavpur University Vice-Chancellor Suranjan Das on Saturday said Governor of West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi has sought for a report in connection with the violence which hit the university on Friday over the screening of a film.
Kolkata: Two ATMs robbed in Dum Dum
May 04, 2016, at 11:40 pm
Kolkata, May 4 (IBNS) Two ATMs have been robbed by miscreants in Kolkata's Dum Dum area on Wednesday.
Narada sting: Raw video tape, video shooting gadget submitted to CFSL
May 04, 2016, at 10:10 pm
Kolkata, May 4 (IBNS): A day before the final phase of polling in the West Bengal Assembly polls, an official of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday submitted the raw video tape of the Narada sting and video shooting gadget to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) Hyderabad for forensic tests.
Kolkata: Fire at warehouse in Dum Dum Cantonment area brought under control, no casualty
May 04, 2016, at 04:25 am
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS) The fire, which broke out at a warehouse in Dum Dum Cantonment area in Kolkata on Tuesday, has been brought under control.
Minor fire in Kolkata's Garden Reach area brought under control, no casualty
May 02, 2016, at 12:16 am
Kolkata, May 1 (IBNS) A mild fire broke out in Kolkata's Garden Reach area on Sunday afternoon, though no casualties were reported in the incident.
Bengal polls: Polling ends, 79.22 pct voting till 5 pm
Apr 22, 2016, at 01:46 am
Kolkata, Apr 21 (IBNS): Voting has ended for the third phase of Assembly polls in West Bengal where around 79.22 percent voters have cast their voting rights till 5 pm on Thursday.
West Assembly polls: 62 constituencies polling today
Apr 21, 2016, at 02:24 pm
Kolkata, Apr 21 (IBNS): Polling in 62 constituencies for the third phase of assembly elections in West Bengal is currently underway on Thursday.
Kolkata: Huge smoke explosives recovered near Howrah bridge
Apr 21, 2016, at 04:40 am
Kolkata, Apr 20 (IBNS): A day prior to the assembly election in North Kolkata, police on Wednesday evening recovered large number of smoke explosives from a goods carrier near Howrah Bridge in Kolkata, officials said.
Kolkata: One arrested for allegedly abusing a college girl for smoking in public
Apr 19, 2016, at 04:18 am
Kolkata, Apr 18 (IBNS): Cops from Netaji Nagar Police Station on Monday arrested one 70-year-old man, Kamal Ganguly, from his residence near Kolkata's Tollygunge area, for allegedly manhandling a college girl, reports said.
Apr 14, 2016, at 01:02 am
Kolkata, Apr 13 (IBNS): Earthquake hit Kolkata on Wednesday.
Kolkata office building fire brought under control, another fire breaks out at Patipukur
Apr 06, 2016, at 09:05 pm
Kolkata, Apr 6 (IBNS): The major fire, which broke out in Government of India's Electronics Regional Test Laboratory-East (ERTL-E) building in Kolkata's Salt Lake Sector V area on Wednesday noon, has been arrested, reports said.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out in Salt Lake office
Apr 06, 2016, at 07:23 pm
Kolkata, Apr 6 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in Government of India's Electronics Regional Test Laboratory-East (ERTL-E) in Kolkata's Salt Lake Sector V area on Wednesday afternoon, reports said.
Kolkata flyover disaster: Hanging portion is the final challenge for rescue men
Apr 04, 2016, at 02:51 pm
Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): Three days after a portion of the Vivekananda Flyover collapsed in Kolkata which left at least 26 people killed, major parts of the debris have been cleared by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Indian Army, Disaster Management Group (DMG) and, Fire and Emergency Service personnel.
Kolkata flyover tragedy: Police arrest construction company's 3 officials
Apr 02, 2016, at 04:49 am
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Friday arrested three senior officials of Hyderabad based construction firm- IVRCL- from the city, in connection with the Kolkata flyover collapse incident, sources said.
Kolkata flyover tragedy: Three arrested
Apr 02, 2016, at 03:47 am
Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS) At least three people have been arrested on Friday in connection with the collapse of an under-construction flyover in Kolkata's Girish Park area which has left at least 24 killed, media reports said.
Kolkata flyover collapse kills 21, rescue ops continue
Apr 01, 2016, at 05:03 am
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): The collapse of an under construction flyover in Kolkata's Girish Park area has left at least 21 people killed and several others injured on Thursday.
21 killed in Kolkata flyover collapse
Apr 01, 2016, at 03:21 am
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): At least 21 people have been killed as an under construction fly over collapsed in Kolkata's Girish Park area on Thursday, officials said.
15 killed in Kolkata flyover mishap
Apr 01, 2016, at 01:40 am
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS) At least 15 people were killed and several others were injured as an under construction flyover collapsed in north Kolkata's Girish Park area on Thursday.
Kolkata under construction fly over collapse: PM takes stock of rescue operations
Mar 31, 2016, at 10:46 pm
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took stock of the situation and rescue operations following the collapse of an under construction flyover in Kolkata.
Shocked and saddened by collapse of an under construction flyover: Modi
Mar 31, 2016, at 10:05 pm
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he was shocked and saddened by the loss of lives in the collapse of an under construction flyover in Kolkata.
Under construction flyover collapses on busy road in Kolkata, several dead
Mar 31, 2016, at 08:03 pm
Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): Several persons were killed and many others were injured on Thursday when a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed near Ganesh Talkies cinema hall in north Kolkata, reports said.
Kolkata: 2 policemen held for offering bribe to Rahul Sinha
Mar 28, 2016, at 11:56 pm
Kolkata, Mar 28 (IBNS): Two officers of Kolkata Police's Special Branch (SB) has been detained on Monday afternoon for allegedly offering bribe to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s National Secretary Rahul Sinha in Kolkata.