Mamata Banerjee meets industrialist Gautam Adani in Kolkata
Dec 03, 2021, at 04:49 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met industrialist Gautam Adani at the state secretariat Nabanna in Kolkata.
ED attaches properties of a Kolkata-based company in bank fraud case
Nov 23, 2021, at 01:34 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) provisionally attached 11 immovable properties of Rs 42.36 crore belonging to the directors of Shree Mahalaxmi Corporation, a Kolkata- based company, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), in connection with alleged bank fraud case, officials said on Monday.
Bengal: BJP ward co-ordinator from Kolkata dies in road mishap in East Medinipur
Oct 28, 2021, at 04:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) councillor from Kolkata and the present co-ordinator of Ward 86 of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)'s Board of Administrators, Tishta Biswas, was killed in a road accident near Tamluk in East Medinipur district of West Bengal on Wednesday evening, reports said.
Jyotiraditya Scindia virtually flags off 6 routes expanding aerial connectivity in North East India
Oct 19, 2021, at 05:12 am
New Delhi/ IBNS: Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Monday virtually flagged off 6 routes expanding the aerial connectivity of North-East India.
Durga Puja and Politics: Kolkata pandal with NRC theme wins West Bengal govt's top honour
Oct 13, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A Durga Puja pandal in south Kolkata themed after the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) and detention camps has topped the West Bengal government's "best of the best" list, in what could lead to a political debate amid the festivity.
IMD predicts rain in parts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, during Durga puja
Oct 07, 2021, at 12:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in Kolkata Wednesday predicted rainfall in seven south Bengal districts, including the state capital, during the Bengalis' biggest festival Durga Puja next week.
Kolkata: Building collapses after heavy rains, two die
Sep 29, 2021, at 07:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A portion of an old two-storey building in north Kolkata collapsed after rains lashed the city, leaving two dead, media reports said.
Heavy rain lashes Kolkata, several areas waterlogged
Sep 29, 2021, at 04:21 pm
Kolkata: Heavy overnight rains in Kolkata and adjoining areas left several places in the city waterlogged on Wednesday.
Prashant Kishor now a voter in Kolkata's Bhabanipur constituency where Mamata Banerjee resides
Sep 29, 2021, at 01:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former political strategist Prashant Kishor, who played a significant role in catapulting the Trinamool Congress to retain power in West Bengal, is now a voter in Kolkata's Bhabanipur constituency, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee resides.
BJP accuses Kolkata IPS officer of molesting its Bhabanipur candidate, writes to ECI
Sep 25, 2021, at 03:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) alleging that its Bhabanipur bypoll candidate Priyanka Tibrewal was molested and assaulted by Kolkata Police's Deputy Commissioner (South Division), IPS Akash Magharia, during an agitation near West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Kalighat residence on Thursday.
Normal life hit as heavy rain lashes Kolkata, leaves several areas waterlogged
Sep 21, 2021, at 01:53 am
Kolkata: Life in large parts of Kolkata and neighbouring districts was crippled from water-logging on Monday as heavy overnight rains triggered by a cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal battered the region.
Adrian Pratt takes over as Director of American Center in Kolkata
Sep 20, 2021, at 09:59 pm
Kolkata: Adrian Pratt has assumed the position of the Director of the American Center Kolkata, and the Public Affairs Officer (PAO) of the U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata, as of Sept 20, 2021, succeeding former Director and PAO Monica Shie.
Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department reaches Kolkata to woo tourists to Kashmir
Sep 12, 2021, at 12:12 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The J&K Tourism Department organised a promotional event at Kolkata in which all the prominent heads of travel trade associations, local media and senior officials from the Tourism Department of West Bengal participated.
Kolkata fake Covid vaccination case: Chargesheet filed against Debanjan Deb, 7 others
Aug 27, 2021, at 01:50 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two months after busting a fake Covid-19 vaccination drive, the Kolkata Police on Thursday filed a charge sheet in a local court at Alipore naming the key accused in the case, Debanjan Deb, and seven others, officials said.
Aug 25, 2021, at 01:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Five women teachers agitating against alleged punishment transfer by the state government attempted suicide by consuming poison in presence of police personnel outside state school education headquarter, Bikash Bhavan, in Kolkata's Salt Lake on Tuesday evening, reports said.
Melinda Pavek takes over as U.S. Consul General in Kolkata
Aug 13, 2021, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Melinda Pavek has become the Consul General of the United States of America in Kolkata, succeeding Patti Hoffman.
CBI raids three locations of Kolkata based chit fund company
Aug 11, 2021, at 10:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday carried out raids at three locations in West Bengal in connection with its probe into a Kolkata-based chit fund scam, officials said.
Kolkata: 31 shops gutted in midnight blaze at Kestopur, 7 injured
Jul 25, 2021, at 05:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At least 31 shops were gutted in a major fire that broke out in Kolkata's Kestopur area in the wee hours of Sunday, reports said
Kolkata Metro adds 12 additional services from Jul 26
Jul 25, 2021, at 03:39 am
Kolkata/UNI: For the convenience of the Kolkata Metro commuters, the authorities have decided to add 12 more Metro services (UP & DN) from July 26 .
Kolkata Police STF arrests 3 suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen terrorists
Jul 12, 2021, at 03:42 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Special Task Force of the Kolkata Police on Sunday arrested three suspected Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB) terrorists from Kolkata and seized many incriminating documents from them.
Kolkata man kills wife suspecting adultery, later surrenders to police
Jul 09, 2021, at 12:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A middle-aged man on Thursday reportedly killed his wife as he suspected her to be having an extra-marital affair and later surrendered to the local police in north Kolkata's Chitpur.
Kolkata Police form SIT to probe alleged gang-rape and robbery case in Garden Reach
Jul 09, 2021, at 12:03 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Two days after a 26-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped and robbed by a few unidentified miscreants at her residence in Kolkata's Garden Reach, the city police on Thursday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the matter, officials said.
Kolkata: Woman allegedly gang-raped, robbed by burglars at her residence
Jul 07, 2021, at 07:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A young woman was allegedly robbed and gang-raped by dacoits inside her residence in Kolkata's Garden Reach area on Tuesday, reports said on Wednesday.
Fake COVID vaccination camp: BJP holds protest march in Kolkata, scuffles with police
Jul 05, 2021, at 08:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The BJP on Monday scuffled with the police while holding a protest match here against a recently busted fake COVID-19 vaccination drive carried out by a person who impersonated as an IAS officer in Kolkata.
Jul 03, 2021, at 05:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A massive fire broke out at Mini Jaya cinema hall in Kolkata's Laketown area on Friday night, reports said.
Indian business leader from Kolkata takes office as Rotary International President for 2021-2022
Jul 03, 2021, at 04:22 am
Kolkata: Shekhar Mehta, Chairman and founder of real estate company Skyline Group and member of the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, today begins his one-year term as the Rotary International’s 111th president leading 1.2 million Rotary members globally.
Kolkata: One dead, 12 injured as minibus rams into bike, roadside wall near Fort Willam
Jul 01, 2021, at 08:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: One biker was killed and at least 12 others were injured after a speeding minibus hit a motorcycle and crashed into a roadside brick-wall in central Kolkata's Red Road (Indira Gandhi Sarani) on Thursday noon, reports said.
Jun 28, 2021, at 07:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Renowned Bengali singer-composer and former Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP, Kabir Suman, was admitted to a state government-run hospital on Sunday late night with high fever and shortness of breath, reports said on Monday.
BJP demands CBI probe into fake vaccination incident in Kolkata
Jun 25, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the fake anti-COVID-19 vaccination incident which was busted in Kolkata.
Kolkata: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty duped by fake IAS's vaccination drive, racket busted
Jun 24, 2021, at 01:55 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP from Jadavpur Lok Sabha constituency, Mimi Chakraborty, on Wednesday unearthed an unauthorised vaccination drive flagged off by a fake IAS officer, days after she was reportedly jabbed from the same camp.