West Bengal: 5 killed, 6 in hospital after consuming hooch in South 24 Parganas
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): Five people were killed and at least six others fell ill after having hooch at Nodakhali village in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Thursday, reports said.
BJP govt never interferes in any investigation: Piyush Goyal
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IBNS): With Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders calling the arrests of party MPs- Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Pal- a vendetta politics of the BJP government, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that BJP-ruled Central government never interfered into any probe of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
West Bengal Police calls Dhulagarh violence a local incident
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS): Weeks after a massive violence hit West Bengal's Dhulagarh, the state police on Thursday claimed that the incident was an outcome of a dispute between two local groups over a local issue.
West Bengal: Gang-rape victim commits suicide after threatened by accused
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS): A nearly 22-year-old rape survivor committed suicide on Sunday night after receiving continuous threats from an accused in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, reports said.
West Bengal: Woman cop on duty manhandled, molested in police station, 4 held
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS): Police on Sunday night booked four men for assaulting and molesting an on duty woman constable at police station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, reports said.
West Bengal: TMC-BJP standoff over Panagarh Bypass inauguration
Kolkata/Burdwan, Dec 10 (IBNS): Allegedly hijacking the opening programme, two Trinamool Congress (TMC) cabinet ministers inaugurated the most awaited Panagarh Bypass in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Saturday noon, few hours prior to the official inaugural event of National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
Law student shot dead in West Bengal, 2 held
Kolkata, Dec 9 (IBNS): A first year female law student was found dead with bullet injury in her head from Kalyani Expressway in West Bengal's Nadia district on Thursday night, reports said.
ISI suspect held in West Bengal
Kolkata/Siliguri, Dec 6 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, a joint force of police and Anti-Corruption Branch on Monday late evening arrested a suspected agent of Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) from Siliguri city in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, officials said.
West Bengal: Drunk miscreant boards train with live bomb
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IBNS): A drunk anti-social reportedly hurled crude bombs at Katwa railway station's platform in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Sunday morning and boarded a local train with a live bomb in hand, triggering a huge panic among the passengers.
Mamata leaves Nabanna, hits out at Centre over Army presence
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): Ending her 36-hour long stay at the state secretariat, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday left Nabanna and even hit out at the centre over an alleged army deployment in state's toll plazas without her government's knowledge by calling the move a 'political vendetta'.
Army chopper crashes in West Bengal, 3 officials killed
Kolkata/Siliguri, Nov 30 (IBNS): A Cheetah helicopter of Indian Army reportedly crashed in a forest at Sukna area near Siliguri city in Darjeeling district of West Bengal on Wednesday, killing at least three army officials.
Three army officers killed in copter crash in West Bengal
Sukhna,West Bengal, Nov 30 (IBNS) : Three officers were killed when an army helicopter crashed in Sukna in West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Wednesday, NDTV said.
Police arrests old-age home owner in WB child trafficking racket
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday late evening arrested the owner of an old-age home in Kolkata in connection with its ongoing probe into a child trafficking racket in the state, officials said.
By-polls results: Narendra Modi thanks people for faith in BJP
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked people of India for resting their faith on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which won by-elections in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
CID busts child trafficking racket in West Bengal, 8 held
Kolkata, Nov 22 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday night unearthed a child trafficking racket in state's North 24 Parganas district and arrested eight persons in connection with the case, officials said on Tuesday.