Apr 25, 2024, at 05:43 am
The US Consulate in Kolkata collaborated with U.S.-based non-profit StoryCenter to host the "Voices of Diversity – Action for Inclusion" final advocacy conclave on Wednesday to mark a significant milestone in increasing inclusion, equity, and accessibility for the LGBTQI+ community across seven states in East and Northeast India.
Five dead, several injured as Kolkata bound bus falls from bridge in Odisha
Apr 16, 2024, at 06:20 am
At least five people, including a woman, died and several others sustained injuries after a Kolkata-bound bus fell from a bridge in Odisha's Jajpur district on Monday evening, media reports said.
Kolkata’s transgender community marks 10 years of SC's landmark verdict recognising their rights
Apr 16, 2024, at 04:34 am
Transgenders in Kolkata Monday marked the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court verdict that provided legal recognition to members of the community.
Kolkata: Bomb threat emails received by several schools are a 'hoax', say police
Apr 09, 2024, at 04:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The bomb threat emails received by several schools in Kolkata were a "hoax", said the Kolkata Police on Tuesday.
Apr 08, 2024, at 11:06 pm
In a bid to maintain cleanliness and stop growing littering, Kolkata Metro has decided to launch a campaign among commuters and impose a penalty up to Rs 500 as fine, official sources said on Monday.
Mahua Moitra's Kolkata residence raided by CBI in cash-for-query case
Mar 23, 2024, at 04:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday raided Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra's residence in Kolkata in connection with the cash-for-query case, media reports said.
Kolkata: Garden Reach illegal multi-storey building collapse toll rises to 10, 1 more missing
Mar 20, 2024, at 05:29 pm
Kolkata/UNI: With the recovery of one more body, the toll in the five-storey under-construction illegal building collapse at Garden Reach in the city on Sunday night, left ten people dead, even though one more person is missing at the mishap site, official sources said on Wednesday.
Mar 19, 2024, at 10:28 pm
The NDRF on Tuesday began a fresh search operation using sniffer dogs to find if any survivors were still trapped under the debris of the Sunday five-storied building collapse at the Garden Reach area in Kolkata where 9 people were killed and about a dozen others injured.
Death toll in Kolkata's under-construction illegal building collapse rises to 9
Mar 19, 2024, at 05:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The death toll in the "illegal" under-construction five-storied building collapse at the thickly populated Garden Reach area in Kolkata rose to 9 so far, even as the rescue operations were underway using floodlights, official sources said on Monday.
Five, including two women, die after under-construction building collapse in Kolkata
Mar 18, 2024, at 10:57 pm
At least five people, including two women, died when an under-construction building collapsed on Sunday night at Garden Reach region in Kolkata, official sources said on Monday.
Mar 18, 2024, at 05:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two persons were killed and at least seven were injured as an under-construction building, which the administration called "illegal", collapsed at Garden Reach area in Kolkata on Sunday night, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee suffered 'major injury' due to 'push from behind': Kolkata hospital
Mar 15, 2024, at 04:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has suffered a "major injury" on her forehead due to a "push from behind" and received four stitches, stated state-run SSKM Hospital where he was admitted to last evening.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee suffers 'major injury'
Mar 15, 2024, at 03:22 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was on Thursday hospitalised in Kolkata after she suffered a "major injury".
Mamata Banerjee suffers injury, taken to Kolkata hospital
Mar 15, 2024, at 02:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday suffered major injury and was taken to a state-run hospital in the city.
Mar 06, 2024, at 07:09 pm
India's first underwater Metro route was inaugurated in Kolkata on Wednesday which will connect city centre Esplanade with Howrah, promising to provide a faster communication alternative to daily commuters in one of the densely populated cities of the country.
Narendra Modi to inaugurate India's first underwater metro service today in Kolkata
Mar 06, 2024, at 04:39 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday will inaugurate the first underwater metro service in Kolkata, adding a new dimension to the city's transportation landscape.
PM Modi arrives in Kolkata, visits Ramkrishna Math president in hospital
Mar 06, 2024, at 04:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in this city on Tuesday evening to unveil some Kolkata Metro Railway projects and later is scheduled to address an open rally at Barasat in North 24 Parganas on Wednesday, official sources said.
'Raised issues of state': Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata
Mar 02, 2024, at 03:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting the eastern state for two days, at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Friday evening.
Major fire breaks out at jute mill in Kolkata, no casualty
Feb 27, 2024, at 10:02 pm
A major fire broke out in a jute mill near Kadapara on the EM Bypass (Salt Lake area) on Tuesday, official sources said.
ED raids alleged fake call centres in Kolkata, unearths massive financial scam
Feb 21, 2024, at 06:56 pm
Kolkata/UNI: In a major crackdown on Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiated extensive search operations at various locations in Kolkata, targeting alleged fake call centres accused of defrauding clients, including international customers.
Mamata begins sit-in-dharna demanding payment of MGNREGA dues from Centre
Feb 03, 2024, at 02:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday began a sit-in-dharna here, demanding payment of dues in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) fund to the state.
Jan 23, 2024, at 05:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: As India celebrated the Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Lord Ram at his janmabhoomi (birthplace) in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led an all-faith rally in Kolkata sending a message of secularism ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections.
Farewell to celebrated classical singer Ustad Rashid Khan in Kolkata
Jan 10, 2024, at 07:22 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The mortal remains of classical vocalist Ustad Rashid Khan, who passed away on Tuesday afternoon, were brought to the Rabindra Sadan in south Kolkata on Wednesday morning for public viewing as well as for his fans to pay their last respect before being cremated with state honour at a burial ground in the city.
Bengaluru-based AI Start-Up CEO Suchana Seth arrested for 'killing' her 4-year-old son in Goa
Jan 09, 2024, at 10:04 pm
Police have arrested the founder of a tech startup firm from Karnataka for allegedly murdering her 4-year-old son in Goa.
Enforcement Directorate chief Rahul Navin arrives in Kolkata
Jan 09, 2024, at 06:14 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Enforcement Directorate (ED) Director Rahul Navin arrived in the city on Tuesday, four days after his officials were attacked during a raid at TMC leader Sahjahan Sheikh's house in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, official sources said.
Amit Shah on a two-day hurricane tour in Kolkata today
Dec 25, 2023, at 08:31 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to make a two-day hurricane tour of West Bengal on Monday to hold the BJP's organisational meetings, aiming to boost the karyakartas ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, party sources said here on Monday.
More than one lakh people chant Bhagavad Gita verses in Kolkata
Dec 25, 2023, at 02:04 am
A massive turnout of people recited the slokas of Hindu religious text The Bhagavad Gita in unison in Kolkata's iconic Brigade Parade ground on Sunday.
Kolkata Metro plans to tighten security anticipating heavy rush of commuters on Christmas Day
Dec 23, 2023, at 10:33 pm
The security in the entire Kolkata Metro stretch will be tightened to manage the anticipated huge rush of commuters on Christmas day on Monday and ensure hassle-free journeys of passengers.
PM Modi to skip mass Gita recitation programme in Kolkata
Dec 21, 2023, at 03:51 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip the mass recitation of the Bhagavad Gita at the Brigade Parade ground in Kolkata on Sunday due to other preoccupations, West Bengal Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said on Wednesday.
Dec 20, 2023, at 01:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A three-member Delhi Police team on Tuesday visited the Kolkata residence of Parliament attack mastermind Lalit Jha to inquire about his details and connections in West Bengal, reports said.