Kolkata
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SpiceJet aircraft faces massive turbulence while landing; 40 injured
Kolkata: A passenger aircraft of SpiceJet experienced a massive mid-air turbulence while landing at Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Andal in West Burdwan district of West Bengal on Sunday evening. Around 40…
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Muslim student leader’s death sparks protests in West Bengal, CM orders probe
Anis Khan, a student of Aliah University in West Bengal, who had been an active part of the protests against the contentious CAA and NRC was found dead near his residence in…
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In pics: Karnataka hijab controversy protest in Kolkata
Kolkata: Aliah University Muslim Students’ Federation activists holding a banner raise slogans, during a protest rally over the ‘hijab’ controversy in Karnataka, in Kolkata, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Kolkata:…
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Mamata blocks Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar’s Twitter account
Kolkata: A day when Trinamool Congress leader in the Parliament formally told President Ram Nath Kovind to remove West Bengal Governor, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told in a press conference that she…
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Blind faith among Gangasagar pilgrims sees Covid safety norms given a go-by
Kolkata: Blind faith of the thousands of pilgrims thronging the city’s Babu-Ghat (Steps leading to the river Ganges named after its builder Baboo Raj Chandra ) en-route to Sagar Island for the…
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Bengal health infra on verge of collapse due to Covid surge
Kolkata: With a huge number of medical staff including doctors, nurses and support staff of government and private hospitals in West Bengal suffering from Covid-19, the state health department is finding it…
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Bengal Guv calls Mamata autocratic, accuses her of using offensive language
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar continued his tirade against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress in general. Uploading a video of a speech of Mamata Banerjee, Dhankhar accused the chief…
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KMC polls: BJP’s vote share dips by 20% as compared to assembly elections
Kolkata: West Bengal’s ruling TMC gained control of the 144-member Kolkata Municipal Corporation on Tuesday clinching nearly 72 per cent of votes, in a ringing endorsement for the party seven months after its…
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KMC poll results: Trinamool registers landslide victory
Kolkata: After registering an unprecedented victory winning 133 of the 144 seats in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election on Tuesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated the people saying that the city will…
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West Bengal bride’s father gets threat calls for bucking ‘kanyadaan’ custom
Kolkata: A bride’s father has started getting threat calls from different people and fundamental organisations after he decided to break away from the custom and wrote on the wedding invitation card: “Kanya…
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‘Burj Khalifa’ Durga puja pandal suspends laser show
Kolkata: A crowd-puller Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, modelled on the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa, suspended its laser show following a massive gathering that stoked fears of the spread of COVID-19.…
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Burj Khalifa model is now Durga puja pandal in Kolkata
Kolkata: As Durga Puja is round the corner, Kolkata’s Sreebhumi Sporting Club has built a unique pandal that replicated the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The Durga idol in the Sreebhumi Sporting Club…
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Trinamool celebrates despite EC’s prohibitory order in Bengal
Kolkata: Despite strict prohibitory order by the Election Commission of India (ECI), there was widespread celebration across the state capital following the indication of the win of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata…
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Kolkata Police STF arrests drug peddler, heroin worth Rs 26 crore seized
Kolkata: The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested a drug peddler in the city and seized heroin worth nearly Rs 26 crore from his possession, a senior officer said on…
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Mukul Roy returns to Trinamool, Mamata says ‘more to follow’
Kolkata: In a big blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, its all-India Vice President and MLA Mukul Roy joined the Trinamool Congress on Friday along with his son…
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