West Bengal: Fire breaks out at Govt hospital, no casualty
Kolkata/Bankura, Nov 6 (IBNS): A fire broke out at a state government-run hospital in West Bengal's Bankura district on Sunday afternoon, triggering panic among patients and their family members, reports said.
Kolkata: Astrologer held for selling products made of elephant bones
Kolkata, Nov 4 (IBNS): West Bengal Forest Department and Kolkata Police on Thursday night booked an astrologer in Kolkata for allegedly trying to sell objects made of elephant bones, reports said.
Govt bus mows down scooter rider in Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IBNS): A 45-year-old scooter rider was killed on Monday after being run over by a speeding state-run bus in Kolkata, reports said.
West Bengal: 5 killed in three road mishaps
Kolkata/East Medinipur, Oct 30 (IBNS): At least five persons were killed and another was seriously injured in three road accidents in south Kolkata and at two different locations in West Bengal's East Medinipur district since Saturday midnight, reports said.
Fire breaks out in Kolkata multi-storey, no casualty
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IBNS): A fire broke out inside an office in a multi-storey building in north Kolkata's Vivekananda Road area on Saturday, reports said.
Fake IPS officer nabbed in Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IBNS): Police on Thursday night arrested a fake Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from Kolkata's Baguiati area, reports said.
Woman raped in Kolkata hotel: 4 including prime accused booked
Kolkata, Oct 28 (IBNS): Nearly 24 hours after a woman was allegedly raped by her Facebook friend in a Kolkata hotel, police on Thursday late night arrested four men, including prime accused Chittaranjan Patra, from Burtolla Police Station area in north part of the city, reports said.
Kolkata: Opponent party councilor beaten by criminals for protesting against eve-teasing
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IBNS): A councilor of opponent CPI-M party was allegedly manhandled by few local criminals for protesting against eve-teasing and extortion at Shibpur area in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Wednesday night, reports said.
Kolkata woman allegedly gang-raped by Facebook friend
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IBNS): A woman was allegedly gang-raped by her Facebook friend and his companions in a Kolkata hotel on Wednesday late evening, reports said on Thursday.
Kolkata metro rail stopped for an hour as spark spotted in third rail
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS): Metro rail service in Kolkata was partly disrupted for more than an hour on Wednesday morning as a minor spark was noticed in the third rail, reports said.
Kolkata: TCS trainee killed in midnight car crash
Kolkata, Oct 26 (IBNS): A 22-year-old newly appointed employee of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Sayoni Mukherjee was killed in a road mishap in the wee hours of Tuesday, reports said.
Kolkata: Speeding ambulance hurts 3 students, 2 pedestrians
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IBNS): At least five persons, including three students, were seriously injured on Tuesday when an over-speeding ambulance hit them on Jessore Road near Bangur Avenue at Lake Town area in Kolkata, reports said.
Two bodies found in Kolkata's different places
Kolkata, Oct 25 (IBNS): Bodies of an eleventh standard student and a stranger were found at two different locations in Kolkata on Tuesday morning, reports said.
Fire breaks out in Kolkata building, 2 injured
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a two-storey at contested Entally Motijhil area in central Kolkata on Monday after, which left two persons injured, reports said.
Kolkata doctor's rotten body found in his flat
Kolkata, Oct 23 (IBNS): Rotten body of a senior doctor was found on Sunday from his apartment at Dumdum Seth Bagan area in Kolkata, reports said.