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Pawan Ruia sent to 14-day CID custody

Kolkata, Dec 11 (IBNS): A West Bengal court on Sunday sent arrested Kolkata-based businessman Pawan Ruia, owner of Jessop & Company Ltd, to 14-day CID custody.

Jessop owner Pawan Ruia booked in Delhi

Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday arrested Kolkata-based businessman Pawan Ruia, owner of Jessop & Company Ltd, in Delhi for not cooperating with CID in its ongoing probe into Jessop factory fire and theft, officials said.

West Bengal: Car crashes into truck, 4 killed

Kolkata, Dec 9 (IBNS): At least four persons were killed and another was seriously injured when a speeding car hit a truck on National Highway 116-B at Marishda area in West Bengal's East Medinipur district on Friday early morning, reports said.

Note ban: Mamata slams Centre

Kolkata, Dec 9 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continued her attack on the Centre and on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government of not allowing the opposition to raise the issue of demonetisation in the Lok Sabha.

Kolkata: Former governor's bank account fraud, 1 held

Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): The Kolkata Police on Wednesday arrested a youth for hacking the bank account of Allahabad High Court's retired Chief Justice and West Bengal's former governor Shyamal Sen, officials said.

West Bengal: Capital Express derails in Alipurduar, several injured

Kolkata, Dec 6 (IBNS): Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna) to Guwahati bound Capital Express (13248-UP) derailed on Tuesday night in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, hurting several passengers, reports said.

Jayalalithaa death: West Bengal observes state mourning

Kolkata, Dec 6 (IBNS): West Bengal is observing state mourning on Tuesday to pay homage to former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalaithaa who passed away at a Chennai hospital on Monday.

TMCP's group tussle injures 12 in West Bengal university

Kolkata/Malda, Dec 5 (IBNS): At least 12 students were injured during a clash between two rival groups of state's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) at University of Gour Banga campus in West Bengal's Malda district on Monday, reports said.

Army-Mamata standoff: Bengal BJP to file suit against TMC supremo

Kolkata, Dec 4 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s West Bengal President Dilip Ghosh on Sunday said that they would be filing a case in Calcutta High Court against state's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her controversial statement over recently conducted army exercise in Bengal.

Troops deployed near Nabanna, Mamata says wont leave secretariat until army withdrawal

Kolkata, Dec 1 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday night said that she would not leave state's main administrative building Nabanna until the Centre withdraw army men from a toll plaza near the Secretariat.

West Bengal child trafficking: Another doctor held, arrests mount to 18

Kolkata, Nov 27 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Saturday midnight booked a North 24 Parganas' Gaighata-based doctor, Tapan Biswas, from Burdwan district of West Bengal in connection with its ongoing probe into a child trafficking racket, mounting the total number of arrests to 18 in the case, officials said.

Under construction flyover collapses in West Bengal, none hurt

Kolkata/Hooghly, Nov 27 (IBNS): Triggering the memory of Kolkata's deadly flyover tragedy, portion of an under construction flyover crashed at Mogra area in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Saturday midnight, reports said.

Child trafficking racket busted in West Bengal: 4 more booked from Kolkata

Kolkata, Nov 24 (IBNS): Days after busting a newborn baby trafficking racket in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Wednesday arrested four more persons from Kolkata for their involvement in the racket, officials said.

Demonetisation: Mamata Banerjee to hold rallies in UP, Punjab, Bihar

Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS): Hitting out the BJP-led NDA government in Centre over demonetisation issue, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced to hold rallies in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab against Narendra Modi's decision of scrapping 500/1000 rupees notes.

West Bengal: 1 killed, 8 injured in TMC-SUCI tussle over land

Kolkata, Nov 17 (IBNS): At least one man was killed and eight others were injured during a clash between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and SUCI activists over a local land conflict at Gopalganj village under Kultali Police Station limits in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Thursday night, reports said.