WB: Ex footballer assaulted in Howrah, TMC accused
Jan 10, 2016, at 11:51 pm
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS): Former national footballer Satyabrata Bhowmick was allegedly assaulted by local Trinamool Congress (TMC) members on Saturday evening at Bally Nischinda area in West Bengal's Howrah district, reports said.
Fake passport racket busted in Kolkata: NIA interrogates arrested persons
Jan 10, 2016, at 05:37 am
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): Officials from National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday interrogated seven accused who were earlier nabbed by Bidhannagar City Police with several fake passports having addresses of Panjab's Pathankot, Gurdaspur and Jalandhar.
Kolkata: State bus runs over man
Jan 10, 2016, at 12:55 am
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): One middle-aged man was killed on Saturday after being hit by a state bus (CTC) near BBD Bag area in central Kolkata, reports said.
Kolkata: Jadavpur University VC gheraoed for union polls
Jan 09, 2016, at 04:55 am
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): Demanding the publication of union polls' notification, the students of Kolkata's Jadavpur University have gheraoed the Vice-Chancellor (VC), registrar and other officials since Friday evening.
Kolkata: Ghulam Ali's concert to be held at Netaji Indoor Stadium
Jan 09, 2016, at 04:38 am
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): After changing at least three venues, West Bengal Minorities Development and Finance Corporation (WBMDFC) on Friday fixed Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata as the venue to host Pakistani ghazal singer Ghulam Ali and his son Aamir Ali's concert.
Illegal arms factory busted near Kolkata, 5 arrested
Jan 09, 2016, at 02:27 am
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): Police on Thursday night busted an illegal arms factory at Mullickpur Kajipara area near Baruipur in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district and booked at least four persons, reports said.
110 of all budget announcements have been achieved: Prabhu
Jan 08, 2016, at 10:58 pm
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS) The Union Minister for Railways Suresh Prabhu has said that as part of better customer service, the Ministry of Railways is working on many initiatives and about 110 of all budget announcements have been achieved.
Kolkata: Ghulam Ali's concert to be shifted to Mohun Bagan ground ?
Jan 08, 2016, at 10:32 pm
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): As the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) said no to Pakistani ghazal Singer Ghulam Ali's concert at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the organizers are planning to shift the venue of the programme, which is scheduled to be held on Jan 12, to Mohun Bagan Ground.
Kolkata: 2 arrested with fake passports and PAN cards
Jan 08, 2016, at 04:37 am
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the Bidhannagar City Police on Wednesday arrested two persons with several fake passports, voter cards and PAN cards, reports said.
Kolkata: Fire breaks out near Triangular Park, no casualty
Jan 06, 2016, at 08:13 pm
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a four-storey building near Triangular Park in south Kolkata on Wednesday early morning, reports said.
Mechanized delivery of postal and parcel services launched in Kolkata
Jan 05, 2016, at 11:28 pm
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS) Chief Postmaster General, West Bengal Postal Circle, Arundhaty Ghosh launched the delivery of business and e-commerce parcels through mechanized delivery system to meet the needs of customers in the growing e-commerce segment here on Tuesday.
Kolkata: 2 suspects arrested with firearms from Garden Reach
Jan 05, 2016, at 11:21 pm
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the police on Monday nabbed two suspects with firearms from Garden Reach area in Kolkata, reports said.
Part of old house crashes in Kolkata, teenager injured
Jan 05, 2016, at 10:43 pm
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): A portion of an old residential building in north Kolkata's Keshab Chandra Sen Street area crashed on Tuesday morning which left one teenager boy injured, reports said.
Kolkata: Sex racket busted in Rajarhat, 16 arrested
Jan 04, 2016, at 10:42 pm
Kolkata, Jan 4 (IBNS): The Bidhannagar City Police on Monday busted a sex racket in Kolkata's New Town area and booked 16 people, reports said.
Fake Delhi Police crime branch officer nabbed in Kolkata
Dec 31, 2015, at 10:34 pm
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IBNS): A fake Delhi Police crime branch officer with fake identify card was arrested in Kolkata on Wednesday night, reports said on Thursday.
Connect with people before WB Assembly polls: CPI-M leaders direct supporters
Dec 28, 2015, at 01:10 am
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): Ahead of West Bengal assembly elections, which will be held in 2016, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Sunday directed its supporters to take an aim to reach out maximum number of people before the polls.
Kolkata: Fire near Dumdum Park brought under control, 1 killed
Dec 27, 2015, at 05:09 am
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS): The fire, which broke out in a slum area at Harichand Palli near Dumdum Palli in Kolkata on Saturday evening, has been brought under control.
Kolkata: Major fire breaks out at Dumdum
Dec 27, 2015, at 02:55 am
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS): A major fire has broken out at Harichand Palli in Kolkata's Dumdum Park area on Saturday, reports said.
Kolkata: Local train derails near Dumdum
Dec 26, 2015, at 05:06 am
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IBNS): A local train, which was going to Naihati in West Bengal North 24 Parganas district from Sealdah junction station, derailed near Dumdum station in Kolkata on Friday night, reports said.
WB govt. hosts Biswa Bangla Lok Sanskriti Utsav to promote folk artists
Dec 24, 2015, at 04:34 am
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IBNS): Taking an aim to promote the folk artists of the state and their music, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday inaugurated the Biswa Bangla Lok Sanskriti Utsav (Folk Culture Festival) on a floating stage at Lal Dighi near Writers Building in Kolkata.
Fire breaks out at two places in Kolkata, no casualty
Dec 24, 2015, at 02:44 am
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IBNS): At least two fire incidents were reported in Kolkata on Wednesday where nobody was injured.
Kolkata: Police bust porn-film production racket, 28 arrested
Dec 22, 2015, at 02:45 am
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the police on Monday busted one porn-film production racket and arrested at least twenty-eight (21 male and 7 female) from Salt Lake area in Kolkata, reports said.
Kolkata: Passengers injured in escalator accident at Girish Park metro station
Dec 18, 2015, at 03:48 am
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IBNS): At least eight passengers were injured in an escalator accident at Girish Park metro station in Kolkata on Thursday late evening, reports said.
Kolkata: 80 shanties gutted, one local injured
Dec 15, 2015, at 12:06 am
Kolkata, Dec 14 (IBNS): At least 80 shanties were completely gutted in a fire that swept through a slum at Tangra area in Kolkata on Monday.
Dec 14, 2015, at 02:42 am
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the closing ceremony of the Bicentenary Celebrations of the Diocese of Calcutta in Kolkata on Sunday.
Park Street case: Kolkata Court to announce verdict today
Dec 10, 2015, at 03:27 pm
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IBNS): A Kolkata court on Thursday is likely to announce its verdict in the Park Street Rape case.
Fire in Kolkata IT hub building, blaze controlled
Dec 09, 2015, at 05:40 pm
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IBNS): A fire broke out in a multi-storey office building at Salt Lake Sector V area in Kolkata on Wednesday morning, but it has been brought under control, reports said.
ISI module in Kolkata: Police raid suspected ISI agent's residence in Howrah
Dec 07, 2015, at 10:23 pm
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IBNS): The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on Monday conducted raid in the residence of a suspected ISI (Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence) linkman at Tikiapara area in Howrah district of West Bengal, police sources said.
Kolkata: 3 labours killed in poison gas leak
Dec 07, 2015, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IBNS): Three cleaning-staffers were killed on Monday morning by poison gas at Bantala Leather Complex area in Kolkata, reports said.
Patient commits suicide in Kolkata hospital
Dec 06, 2015, at 01:49 am
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IBNS): A patient has committed suicide in a private hospital in Kolkata on Saturday, reports said .