Speeding auto kills elderly man in Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IBNS): An old man was reportedly killed on Tuesday after being hit by a speeding autorickshaw in north Kolkata's Maniktala area, reports said.
2 injured as Navy's speed boat catches fire in Kolkata
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IBNS): A private patrolling boat used by the Indian Navy caught fire on Tuesday morning in Kolkata, which left two men injured, reports said.
Kolkata: Elderly man surrenders after killing maid
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IBNS): A 75-year-old man on Sunday surrendered to police after reportedly killing a maid in his flat in Kolkata's New Town area, officials said.
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IBNS): Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari on Sunday said that much before the formal canonization, the mother was already a saint to the people of India.
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IBNS): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Power, Mines, Coal and New & Renewable Energy Piyush Goyal said here on Sunday that every individual of the country is committed to keep the cities and surroundings clean and appealed all to take Swachh Bharat Mission as a national movement across the country and participate in it so that dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India Open Defecation Free (ODF) by Oct 2, 2019 could be fulfilled.
Midnight fire guts Kolkata's Jyoti Cinema hall
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out at Jyoti Cinema hall building in Kolkata's downtown Esplanade area on the wee hours of Sunday, triggering scare among the locals, reports said.
School student 'abducted' in Kolkata, family receives ransom call of Rs 1 lakh
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IBNS): An eighth standard student of Kolkata's National High School, Vicky Chowdhury, has gone missing since Thursday evening, reports said.
Bengal should be the front runner in development: Suresh Prabhu
Kolkata, Sep 30(IBNS): Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said that he wants Bengal to be a front runner in the development of India, while attending the infrastructure summit organised by the Bengal Chamber on Thursday.
Kolkata's Scottish Church College closed indefinitely due to students' unrest
Kolkata, Sept 30 (IBNS): Kolkata's prestigious Scottish Church College has been closed for an indefinite period since Wednesday due to an alleged students' unrest, reports said.
Illegal arms factory unearthed near Kolkata, 4 booked
Kolkata, Sept 29 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the police on Wednesday busted an illegal firearms factory at Begampur Mondalpara area under Baruipur Police Station limits in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district and arrested four suspects from the factory, officials said.
Massive blaze guts firecrackers factory near Kolkata
Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS): A major fire broke out in a fireworks factory at Govindapur area under Sonarpur Police Station limits in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Tuesday afternoon, reports said.
West Bengal: Student killed in school bus crash
Kolkata/East Midnapore, Sept 20 (IBNS): A fourth standard student was killed and 15 others were seriously injured when a school bus collided head-on with a speeding truck in Contai (Kanthi) in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Tuesday morning, reports said.
Kolkata: Bus hits speeding auto, 1 killed
Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS): At least one person was killed and four others were injured on Tuesday when a public bus hit an over-speeding autorickshaw in Kolkata's Salt Lake area, reports said.
Kolkata Airport: AI gets a nod from security agencies, services restored
Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS): Air India has restored its services following a nod from security officials after a bomb scare brought things to a standstill at the Kolkata airport on Tuesday morning.
Kolkata: Senior Congress leaders join Trinamool Congress
Kolkata, Sept 19 (IBNS): In a major development in the political scenario of West Bengal, a large number of senior Congress leaders, including Manas Ranjan Bhunia and Md. Sohrab, joined the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday.