Burdwan district to be bifurcated next year: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 02, 2015, at 12:43 am
Burdwan, Dec 1 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced the bifurcation of Burdwan district will be held before the Durga Puja next year.
Nov 28, 2015, at 09:27 pm
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee awarded Standards to 18 Squadron and 22 Squadron at Hasimara Air Force Station, West Bengal on Saturday.
Sundarbans to become a new district of WB, Kolkata to get its Eiffel Tower
Nov 28, 2015, at 03:33 am
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IBNS): West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced to carve out a new full-fledged district-The Sundarbans- in next year.
WB: Cops beaten by sand mafias in Burdwan
Nov 27, 2015, at 09:50 pm
Kolkata/Burdwan, Nov 27 (IBNS): As many as four policemen and five staffers of West Bengal government's irrigation department were reportedly beaten by sand mafias at Katwa in West Bengal's Burdwan district while they carrying out operation against illegal sand mining in the wee hours of Friday.
Mamata slams Centre on 'intolerance' debate
Nov 26, 2015, at 09:57 pm
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday attacked the Centre over the issue of alleged growing intolerance and said 'profiling' people on their religion is 'unacceptable'.
Kolkata: AIFB Yuva League holds shirtless protest against Railway's recruitment scam
Nov 25, 2015, at 12:11 am
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IBNS): Calling the Group-D recruitment process in the South Eastern Railway (SER) as a 'naked scam', Yuva League, the youth wing of All India Forward Bloc (AIFB), organized a shirtless protest march in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Kolkata celebrates Japanese Emperor Akihito's birthday
Nov 22, 2015, at 05:07 am
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS): Showcasing the strong bond shared between India and Japan, the Consul General of Japan in Kolkata Kazumi Endo hosted a reception at a hotel in Kolkata to celebrate the birthday of Japanese Emperor Akihito on Friday.
Saradha: Madan Mitra sent to judicial custody till Dec 3
Nov 20, 2015, at 06:07 am
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IBNS): The Alipore Court on Thursday night sent West Bengal's former cabinet minister Madan Mitra to judicial custody for 14 days.
Calcutta High Court cancels Madan Mitra's bail, former minister ready to surrender
Nov 20, 2015, at 01:05 am
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): After long hearing sessions on Wednesday and Thursday at the Calcutta High Court, a division bench comprising of Justice Nishita Mhatre and Tapas Mukherjee on Thursday afternoon cancelled Madan Mitra's bail, which was granted on Oct 31 by Alipore Court.
Madan Mitra bail: Hearing postponed till tomorrow
Nov 17, 2015, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IBNS): As Madan Mitra's lawyers could not submit affidavit before the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, the hearing on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s appeal against the West Bengal minister's bail was adjourned till Wednesday.
ISI module in Kolkata: Another suspect arrested
Nov 17, 2015, at 12:37 am
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS): The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police on Monday held second suspected Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence agent from Kolkata, reports said.
Suspected ISI agent nabbed in Kolkata
Nov 15, 2015, at 04:29 am
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IBNS): The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police on Saturday arrested one suspected ISI agent from Kolkata.
Cop killed by gamblers in Cooch Behar: Police arrest 21, civic volunteers assaulted in Asansol
Nov 12, 2015, at 02:36 am
Kolkata/Cooch Behar, Nov 11 (IBNS): The Cooch Behar district police have arrested twenty-one suspects so far in connection with the killing of a policeman on Tuesday, reports said.
WB: Theatre personality assaulted by anti-socials, 4 arrested
Nov 11, 2015, at 11:33 pm
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IBNS): One theatre artist was allegedly beaten up by anti-socials at Ananda Lok Para under Madhyamgram Police Station area in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday night, reports said.
WB: Cop killed by gamblers in Cooch Behar
Nov 11, 2015, at 06:00 am
Kolkata/Cooch Behar, Nov 10 (IBNS): A policeman was killed in a clash with gamblers at Four Number Bazar area under Kotwali Police Station in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal on Tuesday, reports said.
WB: CJM of Birbhum attacked by extortionists for Kali Puja subscription, 4 arrested
Nov 11, 2015, at 01:44 am
Kolkata/Birbhum, Nov 10 (IBNS): The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Birbhum district of West Bengal was manhandled badly by few drunk and unruly extortionists on Sunday night in the district's Suri area for not paying Kali Puja's subscription, reports said.
Nov 08, 2015, at 02:05 am
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS) Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Kalraj Mishra has urged West Bengal Government to put aside political differences and work together for economic development of the State as well as the entire country.
Nov 06, 2015, at 09:39 pm
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS) China’s Vice President Li Yuanchao has asserted that India and China, being neighbours, are traditional friends and every step will be taken to strengthen and consolidate the bond of friendship further.
HC puts West Bengal Minister Madan Mitra under house arrest
Nov 05, 2015, at 09:27 pm
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IBNS): Days after he was released on bail, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday put West Bengal Minister Madan Mitra under house arrest till Nov 17.
Half of the children in Kolkata slums are underweight: CRY
Nov 04, 2015, at 04:12 am
Kolkata, Nov 3 (JEN): Almost half of the children in the slums of Kolkata are underweight, if one is to go by the findings of a study, conducted by volunteers of CRY - Child Rights and You, for children between the age-group of 1 to 6 years.
Saradha: West Bengal Minister Madan Mitra granted bail, TMC welcomes judgment
Nov 01, 2015, at 03:54 am
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IBNS): A local court in Kolkata on Saturday granted bail to West Bengal Sports and Transport Minister Madan Mitra, who was arrested earlier by the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) for his alleged involvement in multi-crore Saradha financial scam.
West Bengal Minister Madan Mitra granted bail
Oct 31, 2015, at 11:15 pm
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IBNS) West Bengal Minister Madan Mitra, who was arrested in connection with the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam, was released on bail on Saturday,media reports said.
Union Minister V K Singh faces protest in Kolkata
Oct 26, 2015, at 12:29 am
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IBNS): Union State for External Affairs V K Singh faced protest in Kolkata on Sunday over his controversial statement on the killing of two Dalit children in an arson in a village in Haryana in a caste violence.
Worshippers playing hide-n-seek with police to witness largest Durga
Oct 22, 2015, at 02:32 am
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IBNS): As the Kolkata Police closed worshippers access to Deshapriya Park for this year, people still are seen attempting to peep through covers to see the world's tallest 88.5 feet Durga idol.
WB: Electric distribution board fines 2184 Puja committees for illegal connection
Oct 22, 2015, at 12:43 am
Kolkata, Oct 21 (IBNS): Government owned West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL) on Tuesday charged 2184 Durga Puja committees across West Bengal for taking electricity connection illegally, reports said.
PM Modi greets people on Durga Ashtami
Oct 21, 2015, at 05:50 pm
New Delhi, Oct 21 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the people on Durga Ashtami celebrations.
Kolkata: Bengali actor Pijush Ganguly injured in accident
Oct 21, 2015, at 06:08 am
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IBNS): Bengali Television, film and theater actor Pijush Ganguly and dancer Malabika Sen were injured in a car accident on Santragachi Rail-over Bridge in Howrah district of West Bengal on Tuesday.
Kolkata: Worshippers access to Deshapriya Park Durga Puja closed for this year
Oct 20, 2015, at 03:02 am
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IBNS): Citing security and safety reasons, the Kolkata Police on Monday evening announced to close access to visit Deshapriya Park Durga Puja pandal, where world's tallest 88.5 feet Durga idol has been installed, for this year.
Mamata Banerjee invites BCCI to host its meetings in Kolkata
Oct 19, 2015, at 10:11 pm
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday invited BCCI officials to hold their meetings in Kolkata.
Kolkata: Police close access to Deshapriya Park pandal indefinitely
Oct 19, 2015, at 05:57 am
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IBNS): With 11 people being injured in near stampede-like-situation, Kolkata Police Commissioner Surajit Kar Purakayastha on Sunday announced to indefinitely close access to visit Deshapriya Park pandal in south Kolkata for worshippers.