Kolkata: Burrabazar hotel fire brought under control
Mar 24, 2016, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata, Mar 24 (IBNS): The fire, which broke out in a hotel at Burrabazar Raja Katra area in Kolkata on Thursday morning, was brought under control, reports said.
Kolkata: 1 injured in Maniktala group clash over Holi celebration
Mar 23, 2016, at 10:37 pm
Kolkata, Mar 23 (IBNS): At least one man was injured in a clash between two groups at Maniktala area in north Kolkata on Wednesday, reports said.
Huge bomb making materials recovered in Kolkata, 5 arrested
Mar 21, 2016, at 12:55 am
Kolkata, Mar 20 (IBNS): Few weeks prior to the Bengal polls, police on Sunday booked at least five men with huge bomb making materials from a house at Picnic Garden under Tiljala Police Station area in Kolkata, reports said.
Kolkata: Police recover firearms from bus ahead of Bengal Polls
Mar 18, 2016, at 09:54 pm
Kolkata, Mar 18 (IBNS): Police from Jorasanko Police Station arrested four miscreants along with firearms on Friday morning from a bus near College Street Market area in north Kolkata, officials said.
Kolkata: Man found dead with bullet wound inside goods carrier
Mar 17, 2016, at 12:49 am
Kolkata, Mar 16 (IBNS): A middle-aged man was found dead on Wednesday inside the cabin of a goods carrier vehicle at Maniktala area in north Kolkata, reports said.
Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee leads campaign rally in south Kolkata
Mar 14, 2016, at 12:58 am
Kolkata, Mar 13 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a campaign procession in south Kolkata on Sunday.
Kolkata: 12 injured in bus accident at Deshapriya Park
Mar 13, 2016, at 02:41 am
Kolkata, Mar 12 (IBNS): At least 12 people were injured on Saturday when one speeding private bus crashed into another state-owned bus in Kolkata, reports said.
Kolkata: Minor fire breaks out at WB assembly building, controlled
Mar 09, 2016, at 08:01 pm
Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): A minor fire broke out at Bidhan Sabha Bhaban (West Bengal Assembly house) in central Kolkata on Wednesday noon, reports said.
Kolkata: Minor fire breaks out at Nabanna, brought under control
Mar 02, 2016, at 11:36 pm
Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): A minor fire broke out on Wednesday in the room of West Bengal Agriculture Minister Purnendu Basu at state's main administrative building Nabanna in Kolkata, reports said.
Kolkata: Cop commits suicide in police kiosk
Mar 01, 2016, at 11:22 pm
Kolkata, Mar 1 (IBNS): A Kolkata Police constable allegedly committed suicide inside a police kiosk in north Kolkata on Tuesday, reports said.
WB govt takes over Jessop, Dunlop
Mar 01, 2016, at 01:09 am
Kolkata, Feb 29 (IBNS) West Bengal government has taken over engineering company Jessop and tyre and rubber products manufacturer Dunlop.
West Bengal observes International Mother Language Day
Feb 22, 2016, at 05:22 am
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IBNS): West Bengal observed International Mother Language Day on Sunday.
PM inaugurates centenary celebrations of Gaudiya Mission and Math
Feb 22, 2016, at 02:16 am
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the centenary celebrations of the Gaudiya Mission and Math in Kolkata.
After controversial slogans, pro Afzal Guru posters found at Jadavpur University
Feb 18, 2016, at 01:37 am
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): Posters against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Yakub Memon were found in Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University (JU) premise on Wednesday.
JNU row: Kolkata holds protest rally
Feb 16, 2016, at 02:18 am
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IBNS): Protesting against New Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) issue , leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and Congress walked together in a rally in Kolkata on Monday.
Red Road hit-and-run case: Sambia, Sanu and Johny's judicial custody extended by 14 days
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:42 am
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): A sessions court in Kolkata on Friday extended the judicial custody of Sambia Sohrab and his friends Sanu and Johny, who were earlier arrested in connection with the Red Road hit-and- run case, by 14 days.
Kolkata hit-and-run case: Injured man dies in hospital, accused TMCP leader granted bail
Feb 13, 2016, at 02:04 am
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IBNS): West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s student wing leader Kanishka Mukherjee, who was earlier held for hitting another car and injuring a man on Thursday night near Gariahat area, got bail on Friday from Kolkata court, even as the street dweller injured in the crash died.
Kolkata: CESC sub station fire brought under control
Feb 10, 2016, at 08:55 pm
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): The fire, which broke out in a Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC)'s sub station near Hind Cinema hall under Bow Bazar Police Station area in central Kolkata on Wednesday, has been brought under control.
Kolkata: Explosion in Tiljala house injures 5
Feb 02, 2016, at 02:45 am
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IBNS): A minor explosion occurred at a house in Kolkata's Tiljala area which left at least five persons injured on Sunday midnight, reports said.
Kolkata: Bangladeshi suspect held for photographing Army hospital
Jan 27, 2016, at 03:41 am
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IBNS): A suspected Bangladeshi national was arrested on Monday for snapping pictures of Indian Army's Command Hospital at Alipore area in Kolkata, reports said on Tuesday.
Jan 25, 2016, at 09:13 pm
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IBNS) Grand nephew of freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose- Chandra Bose - joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday.
Kolkata hit-and-run case: Police issues arrest warrant against TMC leader Md. Sohrab
Jan 22, 2016, at 04:35 am
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IBNS): A local court in Kolkata on Thursday approved Kolkata Police's appeal to issue arrest warrant against former RJD MLA and allegedly TMC leader Md. Sohrab, whose younger son's speeding Audi car smashed down an Indian Air Force corporal- Abhimanyu Gaud (21)- during the Republic Day parade practice in Kolkata's Red Road on Jan 13.
Fire breaks out in Kolkata school, brought under control
Jan 21, 2016, at 09:24 pm
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IBNS): The fire, which broke out in C. M. O. Girls' High School in Kolkata's Bow Bazar area on Thursday, has been brought under control, reports said.
Kolkata: Shopkeeper's body found from his own shop
Jan 20, 2016, at 02:01 am
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): Body of a middle-aged shopkeeper-Biren Nandi (50)- was found on Tuesday morning from his own stationary shop at Baithakkhana Road area in north Kolkata, reports said.
Red Road hit-and-run case: Johny, Sanu sent to police custody till Jan 30
Jan 20, 2016, at 12:55 am
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): The Bankshall Court in Kolkata on Tuesday sent Sanu and Johny, who were earlier arrested in connection with the Red Road hit and run case, to police custody till Jan 30.
Kolkata hit-and-run case: Third accused Johny arrested
Jan 19, 2016, at 03:37 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): The Anti Rowdy Squad of the Kolkata Police on Tuesday morning arrested the third accused in connection with the killing of an Airman, who was knocked down by a speeding Audi car during the Republic Day parade practice in Kolkata's Red Road, sources said.
Kolkata: Veteran journalist Gopal Krishna Roy passes away
Jan 17, 2016, at 09:41 pm
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IBNS): Veteran journalist Gopal Krishna Roy, who was closely associated with late Bengali actress Suchitra Sen, passed away after prolonged illness on Sunday.
Kolkata: Left Front holds protest at CBI's office over Saradha scam probe
Jan 13, 2016, at 02:55 am
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): Demanding the arrest of all Saradha scam beneficiaries and the immediate return of depositor's money, the Left Front (LF) on Tuesday held agitation near the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s office at CGO Complex in Kolkata's Salt Lake area.
Kolkata: 5 booked with FICN worth rupees 35 lakh
Jan 11, 2016, at 02:05 am
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police on Sunday arrested five suspects from Posta area in Kolkata and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth rupees 35 lakh from their possessions, reports said.
Kasba woman killing: 1 suspect arrested
Jan 11, 2016, at 12:54 am
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Police on Saturday night booked a person in connection with the murder of a middle-aged woman in Kolkata, reports said.