Voting begins for 31 constituencies in West Bengal

Apr 11, 2016, at 02:28 pm

Kolkata, Apr 11 (IBNS): Voters lined up in front of polling booths as polling began in 31 constituencies spread over three districts in part two of the opening phase of the ongoing Assembly polls elections in West Bengal.

Kolkata flyover tragedy: Construction farm's civil execution manager arrested

Apr 08, 2016, at 01:21 am

Kolkata, Apr 7 (IBNS): The Detective Department of Kolkata Police on Thursday arrested Hyderabad-based construction company IVRCL's Civil Execution Manager Niloy Roy in connection with the recent Vivekananda flyover collapse incident in the city.

Saradha documents recovered from garbage near Kolkata

Apr 05, 2016, at 02:34 am

Kolkata, Apr 4 (IBNS): A huge number of documents, relating to Saradha Group of Companies, were recovered from a vat at Harinavi Maylapota area under Sonarpur Police Station limits in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, officials said on Monday.

Rahul accuses Mamata of emulating Modi in state

Apr 03, 2016, at 01:52 am

Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, who visited West Bengal on Saturday to campaign for his party in the upcoming state polls, accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of emulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tactics and slammed both for being power hungry people.

Flyover collapse: Rahul Gandhi to visit Kolkata today

Apr 02, 2016, at 02:54 pm

Kolkata, Apr 2 (IBNS): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday will visit Kolkata's Girish Park area where an under-construction flyover collapsed.

Flyover tragedy: Rahul Gandhi to visit Kolkata tomorrow

Apr 02, 2016, at 01:40 am

Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi is likely to visit the site of the under-construction flyover collapse in Kolkata on Saturday, reports said.

Kolkata flyover collapse toll rises to 23, rescue operation continues

Apr 01, 2016, at 03:11 pm

Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS) The death toll in the under-construction flyover collapse in Kolkata's Girish Park area rose to 23 on Friday, even as rescue workers combed for more survivors underneath the rubble, said police officials.

Kolkata flyover collapse toll rises to 22, rescue operation continues

Apr 01, 2016, at 01:55 pm

Kolkata, Apr 1 (IBNS) The death toll in the under-construction flyover collapse in Kolkata's Girish park area touched 22 on Friday even as rescue operations continued to extricate more bodies or victims feared trapped under its rubble, officials said.

Kolkata flyover collapse: 18 killed

Apr 01, 2016, at 02:32 am

Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): An under construction flyover collapsed in north Kolkata's Girish Park area on Thursday which left at least 18 people dead, officials said.

Guilty will not be spared: Mamata Banerjee on flyover collapse

Mar 31, 2016, at 10:13 pm

Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday reached the spot of the under construction flyover collapse that killed more than 10 people and said the guilty behind the act will not be spared.

Over 10 killed in Kolkata flyover tragedy

Mar 31, 2016, at 09:33 pm

Kolkata, Mar 31 (IBNS): More than 10 people have been killed and several others have been injured as an under-construction flyover collapsed near Ganesh Talkies cinema hall in north Kolkata.

WB: Railway staff stabbed to death in Hooghly, youth stabs Facebook friend in Salt Lake

Mar 27, 2016, at 11:11 pm

Kolkata/Hooghly, Mar 27 (IBNS): A 50-year-old railway staff was killed by snatchers at Konnagar Station Road under Uttarpara Police Station area in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Sunday early morning, reports said.

Bengal polls: Transgender candidate adds third angle in Mamata seat

Mar 26, 2016, at 10:22 pm

Kolkata, Mar 26 (IBNS): Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) has declared that a transgender candidate will contest from Bhawanipore constituency in Kolkata against West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming West Bengal assembly polls.

Man fires bullet over road accident, 1 shot

Mar 24, 2016, at 03:09 am

Kolkata, Mar 23 (IBNS): A man was shot on Wednesday evening when another man fired bullet at Suin Ho Lane in Kolkata's Kasba area during a brawl over road accident, reports said.

Kolkata: Fire guts Ballygunge Science College's laboratory, no casualty reported

Mar 22, 2016, at 03:01 am

Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): A major fire, which broke out in Kolkata's Ballygunge Science College campus on Monday evening, has been brought under control.

Bengal polls: LF releases election manifesto

Mar 21, 2016, at 03:07 am

Kolkata, Mar 20 (IBNS): Left Front (LF) chairman Biman Bose on Sunday released party's election manifesto in Kolkata for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.

Narada sting operation: Left Front holds protest march in Kolkata

Mar 18, 2016, at 04:15 am

Kolkata, Mar 17 (IBNS): Demanding proper investigation into the Narada News sting operation issue and punishment for those Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, who were seen taking bribes in sting footage, the Kolkata unit of Left Front (LF) on Thursday held a protest march in Kolkata.

Goodwill diesel consignment to Bangladesh flagged off from Siliguri

Mar 18, 2016, at 02:47 am

Siliguri, Mar 17 (IBNS) Dharmendra Pradhan, the Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) flagged off a goodwill rail consignment of high speed diesel to Bangladesh at Siliguri on Thursday.

Two JMB members nabbed in Kolkata

Mar 17, 2016, at 02:47 am

Kolkata, Mar 16 (IBNS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) on Tuesday midnight booked two suspected Jamatul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB) members in Kolkata, sources said on Wednesday.

TMC, opposition councilors clash in KMC over Narada News sting operation issue

Mar 16, 2016, at 11:09 pm

Kolkata, Mar 16 (IBNS): Councilors of Congress and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were allegedly manhandled by ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) councilors on Wednesday while they were staging protest over Narada News sting operation issue in Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).

Kolkata witnesses two-day taxi strike

Mar 14, 2016, at 06:53 pm

Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): The city life has been party disrupted due to the two-day long taxi strike beginning in Kolkata on the week's first working day.

Kolkata multi-storey fire brought under control

Mar 11, 2016, at 10:04 pm

Kolkata, Mar 11 (IBNS): The fire, which broke out in a multi-storey building at the upscale Ballygunge Circular Road in Kolkata on Friday, has been brought under control, reports said.

The Fern Residency hotel inaugurated in Kolkata

Mar 10, 2016, at 09:46 pm

Kolkata, Mar 10 (IBNS): Actor Kartik Aaryan and music composer Bickram Ghosh inaugurated the Fern Residency hotel, near Rajarhat, in Kolkata on Monday.

We are very very happy to host India-Pakistan match: Mamata

Mar 10, 2016, at 03:43 am

Kolkata, Mar 9 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said she is happy to host the ICC World T20 match between India and Pakistan.

Mamata Banerjee participates in International Women's Day rally in Kolkata

Mar 09, 2016, at 12:39 am

Kolkata,Mar 8 (IBNS): With a rally to mark International Women's Day, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee commenced her election campaign for the upcoming Assembly polls in the state.

Kolkata airport receives threat email

Mar 06, 2016, at 08:25 pm

Kolkata, Mar 6 (IBNS): Security at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (NSCBI-CCU) in Kolkata has been beefed up after the airport authority received an anonymous threat email on Saturday midnight, officials said.

Assembly polls: TMC activists demonstrate over candidates list across WB

Mar 06, 2016, at 06:09 am

Kolkata, Mar 5 (IBNS): Expressing dissatisfaction over selection of candidates for upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, a section of Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists on Saturday held agitation at several locations in the state.

Bengal polls: Political parties' election manifestos to come under ECI's scanner

Mar 03, 2016, at 01:47 am

Kolkata, Mar 2 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday said no political party could write fake or absurd promises in its election manifesto for the West Bengal assembly election 2016 this year.

WB Assembly passes bills for Dunlop, Jessop acquisition

Feb 28, 2016, at 05:07 am

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): The West Bengal Assembly on Saturday passed bills for Dunlop and Jessop factory take over.

Team Swachh: Delivering the message of sanitation through cricket

Feb 25, 2016, at 12:48 am

Kolkata, Feb 24 (IBNS) Using the medium of cricket fan following to drive home the message of proper sanitation, Unicef, in collaboration with International Cricket Council (ICC) and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), launched a programme called ‘Team Swachh’ on Tuesday.