West Bengal: 10 die after consuming illicit liquor in South 24 Parganas

Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): At least 10 people died and several others fell sick since Monday after allegedly consuming hooch in Kolkata's neighbouring district of South 24 Parganas, officials said.

West Bengal: 4 killed as truck rams into auto rickshaw in South 24 Parganas

Kolkata, Mar 3 (IBNS): A speeding truck reportedly collided head-on with an auto rickshaw at Chanditala More area under Bishnupur Police Station in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district in the wee hours of Friday, killing at least four people and leaving two others injured.

West Bengal: 60 crude bombs seized in Burdwan

Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 28 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, police raided an isolated house at Haripur village under Katwa Police Station limits in West Bengal's Burdwan district on the wee hours of Tuesday and recovered at least 60 live bombs from the location, officials said.

West Bengal: Youth falls off crowded local train, dies

Kolkata, Feb 19 (IBNS): A nearly 30-year-old man was killed after falling from a local train at Latibpur area in West Bengal's Howrah district on Sunday morning, local media reports said.

Dearness Allowance is a donation, depends on Govt wish: WB Administrative Tribunal

Kolkata, Feb 16 (IBNS): West Bengal State Administrative Tribunal (SAT) on Thursday observed that Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees is just a kind donation from the state and government could announce DA whenever they want to provide it to its workers.

West Bengal: CRPF recovers live landmine from West Medinipur forest

Kolkata/West Medinipur, Feb 16 (IBNS): Basing on credible source inputs, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on Thursday morning recovered a live landmine from Chandbila area under Kotowali Police Station limits in West Bengal's West Medinipur district, reports said.

West Bengal: CBI books BSNL officer for allegedly taking bribe

Kolkata/Nadia, Feb 16 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)'s anti-corruption unit on Thursday morning arrested a senior official of Indian state-owned telecommunications company- Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)- from Krishnanagar in Nadia district of West Bengal, officials said.

West Bengal: Man murders his sister in suspected 'honour killing'

Kolkata/Hooghly, Feb 14 (IBNS): A young woman was shot dead allegedly by her brother in a suspected honour killing in the wee hours of Tuesday at Sri Krishna Nagar area under Serampore Police Station limits in West Bengal's Hooghly district, barely 30 km from Kolkata, local media reports said.

Cops, students hurt during TMC's group clash over students' union election in West Bengal college

Kolkata, Feb 9 (IBNS): At least 10 students and five policemen were injured when a clash between two rival groups of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) went violent at Islampur College in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal on Thursday, reports said.

Congress MLAs scuffle with Marshal in WB assembly after opposition leader's suspension from house

Kolkata, Feb 8 (IBNS): MLAs of West Bengal's main opposition Congress reportedly scuffled with the Marshal and other security personnel of state assembly (Vidan Sabha) in Kolkata during an agitation over the suspension of opposition party leader Abdul Mannan on Wednesday.

West Bengal's Advocate General, Additional Advocate General resign

Kolkata, Feb 7 (IBNS): West Bengal's Advocate General (AG) Jayanta Mitra and Additional Advocate General (AAG) Lakhsmi Gupta on Tuesday resigned from their posts, reports said.

Police clash with students demanding Saraswati Puja in closed Bengal school

Kolkats, Jan 31 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday clashed with the students of a state government-run higher secondary school, which has been closed indefinitely over a communal tensions, in West Bengal's Howrah district.

Bhangar unrest: 2 villagers killed as police allegedly open fire on them, official denies

Kolkata, Jan 17 (IBNS): At least two men were killed after being shot during a clash with the police force at Bhangar in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, reports said.

Efforts to make the Ganga Sagar Mela free of plastic waste

Gangasagar, South 24 Parganas, Jan 13 (IBNS): Every effort is being made the Ganga Sagar Mela-2017 an example for the entire country so far as cleanliness is concerned.

West Bengal: 7 killed in two separate road mishaps

Kolkata, Jan 7 (IBNS): At least seven persons were killed and forty-two others were injured in two deadly road accidents at different locations in West Bengal, reports said.