West Bengal: Rampurhat-Burdwan Express derails in Birbhum, no casualties

Kolkata, Jan 4 (IBNS): An intercity express train went off the track at Mollarpur in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Wednesday late evening, reports said.

Babul Supriyo demands President's rule in West Bengal

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IBNS): A day when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the Centre over the arrest of one of its MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay in connection with the ongoing investigation into Rose Valley chit fund scam, BJP MP Babul Supriyo demanded for establishing President's rule in the state.

CRPF deployed around BJP headquarters in Kolkata after clash with TMC

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS) At least 20 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, who are generally used for VVIP's security, have been deployed in and around the BJP headquarters in Kolkata following an attack by the angry Trinamool Congress supporters over the CBI arrest of party MP Sudip Bandopadhyay.

Drunk driving: Police to cancel license on spot, says Bengal Transport Minister

Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): West Bengal Transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said that state police have been ordered to take strictest action against drink-n-drive.

RSS likely to hold march-past in Kolkata on Jan 14

Kolkata, Dec 29 (IBNS): When few parts of West Bengal have been hit by communal clashes, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s ideological fountainhead Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is planning to hold a march-past in Kolkata on January 14, where organization's chief Mohan Bhagwat would be present, RSS sources said.

Mamata Banerjee says nothing happened in Dhulagarh

Kolkata, Dec 28 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that no untoward incident had been reported from Dhulagarh.

WB: Police stop CPI-M's 'Peace March' in violence hit Dhulagarh

Kolkata, Dec 27 (IBNS): After BJP and Congress, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s 'rally for peace' at communal violence affected Dhulagarh was stopped by the police force on Tuesday.

Mamata Banerjee wishes Atal Bihari Vajpayee on birthday

Kolkata, Dec 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Miister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of his birthday.

WB: Police prevent BJP's Parliamentary delegation from entering communal violence hit Dhulagarh

Kolkata, Dec 24 (IBNS): The two-member Parliamentary delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which went to visit communal turmoil affected Dhulagarh in West Bengal's Howrah district on Saturday, was prevented by the administration from entering the village, reports said.

ED seizes Rose Valley's properties worth Rs. 1256 crore

Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 22 (IBNS): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday attached Rs. 1256 crore worth assets of ponzi firm- Rose Valley Group of Companies- at several locations in Kolkata, Ranchi, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Silchar, Jaipur, Port Blair and Haridwar, officials said.

2 sentenced to life in WB's maiden parcel bomb explosion case

Kolkata/Malda, Dec 22 (IBNS): A local court in West Bengal's Malda district on Thursday sentenced two men to lifetime imprisonment in connection with state's first parcel bomb explosion incident, reports said.

10 injured in West Bengal bus accident

Kolkata/Burdwan, Dec 17 (IBNS): A government-run bus hit a roadside lamp post on Saturday early morning in West Bengal's Burdwan district, leaving 10 passengers injured.

Fire breaks out in Howrah warehouse, 2 injured

Kolkata, Dec 16 (IBNS): A major fire broke out at a plastic goods' godown at Kajipara area under Shibpur Police Station limits in Kolkata's twin city Howrah on Friday night, reports said.

West Bengal court awards death penalty to 3 for killing 3 of a same family

Kolkata, Dec 13 (IBNS): A local court in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Monday sentenced three men to death for killing three persons of a same family, reports said.

Kolkata: Security beefed up at Howrah railway station following terror threat

Kolkata, Dec 12 (IBNS): After the railway authority received a letter with terror threat, the Howrah railway station near Kolkata has been put under a foolproof security blanket, reports said.