Over 50 babies trafficked through recently busted racket in WB: CID
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IBNS): The child trafficking racket, which was busted in West Bengal on Monday, had been peddled more than 50 newborn babies since last two years, an official of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said.
Kolkata: Jadavpur University student goes missing in river Ganges during boat trip
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IBNS): An engineering student of Kolkata's Jadavpur University (JU) on Thursday allegedly drowned in river Ganges while he and his companions were having a boat trip on the river near city's Panighat area under South Port Police Station limits, reports said.
West Bengal child trafficking racket bust: Kolkata hospital owner held, total arrests 13
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday booked the owner of a Kolkata nursing home in connection with its ongoing probe into a child trafficking racket, mounting the number of total arrests to 13, officials said.
CID busts child trafficking racket in West Bengal, 8 held
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday night unearthed a child trafficking racket in state's North 24 Parganas district and arrested eight persons in connection with the case, officials said on Tuesday.
Proposed Universal Civil Code is politically motivated, says Muslim personal law board
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IBNS): On the concluding day of its three-day-long conclave, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the highest decision-making body on Muslim personal laws, hit out the Centre over its bid to abolish triple talaq system.
Demonetisation: Mamata Banerjee visits RBI, Canning Street-Burrabazar
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Kolkata office and met its regional director, Rekha Wadia, to know the current stocks of cash in the bank.
Demonetisation: Banned Rs 500 notes worth 80 lakh recovered in Kolkata, 2 held
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS): Police on Wednesday booked two suspects and seized banned Rs 500 rupees worth 80 lakh from their possessions, officials said.
Kolkata engineer, sold as slave in Saudi Arabia, returns India
Kolkata/Mumbai, Nov 15 (IBNS): The automobile engineer from Kolkata, who was allegedly sold as slave to a citizen of Saudi Arabia earlier, was taken back to India on Tuesday, reports said.
Kolkata: Woman killed in amusement park accident
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IBNS): A 23-year-old woman was killed when a rocking cradle crashed at an amusement park in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Sunday afternoon, reports said.
Banned Rs. 500, 1000 notes found in Kolkata dustbin
Kolkata, Nov 13 (IBNS): As many as two sacks filled with banned Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes were recovered from a garbage dump in south Kolkata's Golf Green area on Sunday, reports said.
Currency ban: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visits Kolkata bank-ATMs to witness situation
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IBNS): When general people are standing in a queue for hours to exchange or deposit currencies following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to demonetize Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited several banks and ATMs in Kolkata to check the situation.
Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Kolkata International Film Festival
Kolkata, Nov 11 (IBNS): Madness and mood of celebration around films returned to Kolkata as the Chief Minister of West Bengal inaugurated the 22nd edition of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Friday.
Kolkata engineer sold as slave in Saudi Arabia, family requests MEA for help
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IBNS): A 23-year-old automobile engineer, who was allegedly sold as slave to a citizen of Saudi Arabia earlier, has been stuck in the Middle East country, reports said.
WB: Six bodies found at three places in Kolkata, Hooghly
Kolkata/Hooghly, Nov 10 (IBNS): Police on Thursday recovered as many five men's bodies and one woman's body from central Kolkata and two different places in city's adjoining Hooghly district, reports said.
Kolkata: BJP protesters scuffle with police during rally
Kolkata, Nov 8 (IBNS): A large number of BJP activists on Tuesday afternoon engaged in a scuffle with the police force in central Kolkata, when their protest march was stopped by the Kolkata Police.