West Bengal: BJP MP Babul Supriyo allegedly assaulted by TMC
Kolkata/Asansol, Oct 19 (IBNS): Singer-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Babul Supriyo was allegedly assaulted by Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters at Asansol BNR More area in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Wednesday, local media reports said.
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee out of danger, CID to probe accident
Kolkata, Oct 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress (TMC) Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee, who was seriously injured in a car crash on Tuesday afternoon, is stable and out of danger, doctors said in the late evening.
West Bengal: Two held with fake currency in Siliguri
Kolkata/Siliguri, Oct 16 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday nabbed two persons, including an ex-serviceman of Assam Rifles, along with FICN (Fake Indian Currency Notes) worth 44 thousands from Darjeeling More area under Siliguri Police Commissionerate's Pradhan Nagar Police Station limits in West Bengal, officials said.
West Bengal: Bodies of 3 beheaded, naked women recovered in East Medinipur
Kolkata/East Medinipur, Oct 15 (IBNS): Police on Saturday recovered three beheaded and naked bodies of women from three different locations in East Medinipur district of West Bengal, reports said.
West Bengal: Fire breaks out at Haldia Petrochemicals, no casualty
Kolkata, Oct 9 (IBNS): A fire broke out at Haldia Petrochemicals Limited (HPL)'s plant in West Bengal's East Medinipur district on Sunday, triggering panic among the staffers and locals, reports said.
WB: Fourth illegal arms factory unearthed in South 24 Parganas, 3 held
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IBNS): Police on Tuesday busted another illegal firearms factory in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and booked at least 3 suspects, reports said.
WB: Police bust another illegal arms factory in South 24 Parganas
Kolkata/South 24 Parganas, Oct 2 (IBNS): A police team on Sunday unearthed the third illegal firearms factory in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal and recovered large number of weapons, reports said.
6 JMB activists held from West Bengal, Assam sent to police custody till Oct 6
Kolkata/Guwahati, Sept 26 (IBNS): Six leader-activists of the banned Bangladesh-based extremist organisation Jamaat ul Mujahideen-Bangladesh (JMB), who were arrested from several locations in West Bengal and Assam, were produced in a local court in Kolkata on Monday and sent to police custody till Oct 6.
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: 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.
West Bengal: 3 Kolkata tourists drown in Mandarmani sea
Kolkata, Sept 17 (IBNS): Three tourists from Kolkata reportedly drowned in the sea of Mandarmani in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on Saturday afternoon.
West Bengal: Passengers clash with rail-police following a robbery in running express train
Kolkata/Malda, Sept 17 (IBNS): After being robbed in a running train, several passengers of Kolkata to Bihar bound Jogbani Express (13159) on Saturday morning engaged in a clash with security personnel at Malda Town station in West Bengal following a demonstration, reports said.
West Bengal: 5 killed in two road mishaps in Kolkata, Burdwan
Kolkata/Burdwan, Sept 16 (IBNS): Two deadly road accidents at two different locations in West Bengal killed at least five persons and left four others injured on Friday, reports said.
Singur: Mamata returns lands to farmers
Kolkata, Sept 14 (IBNS): Observing Singur Diwas, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday returned 9,117 land records to farmers and compensated 800 peasants from whom land were taken against their will for the Tata Motors’ Nano project in the state during the tenure of the previous Left-Front government.
Kolkata: Bomb threat call triggers panic at Nabanna
Kolkata, Sept 9 (IBNS): Security has been beefed up at state secretariat Nabanna in Kolkata on Friday following a bomb threat call, reports said.