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No casualties as fire engulfs building in central Kolkata; fire minister, mayor visit site
Kolkata: Kolkata, Nov 15 (PTI) At least 20 fire tenders were pressed into service on Saturday to douse a massive blaze in a multi-storey building in Kolkata’s congested Ezra Street area, officials…
- India
Anxious over SIR, sex workers in Kolkata hold meeting before moving EC
Kolkata: Amid the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal, sex workers in Kolkata’s Sonagachi area, one of the largest red light districts in Asia, held a preliminary meeting among themselves…
- India
Conductor pushes passenger off moving bus after fare dispute in Kolkata
Kolkata: A fare dispute on a Kolkata bus on Wednesday turned violent when the conductor allegedly pushed a passenger out of a moving vehicle on AJC Bose Road, seriously injuring him, police…
- India
Mamata pays tribute to Deshbandhu CR Das on his birth anniversary
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid tribute to Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das on his birth anniversary and recalled his enduring legacy of unity and sacrifice. Banerjee described Deshbandhu as…
- India
Mamata leads TMC anti-SIR stir in Kolkata, Suvendu dares CM to stop exercise
Kolkata: Rallies, counter-rallies, and fiery speeches from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her chief critic, Suvendu Adhikari, escalated the state’s already hyper-charged political atmosphere on Tuesday which marked the effective…
- India
IndiGo resumes Kolkata-Guangzhou direct flights
New Delhi: IndiGo on Monday said it has restarted flights between Kolkata and Guangzhou, marking the resumption of direct air services between India and China after a gap of more than five…
- India
Parents hold off consent for ‘Tilottama’ film on RG Kar victim until justice
Kolkata: Uncertainty loomed over a movie on the life of R.G. Kar victim as her parents were yet to give their consent for it. On Thursday, the victim’s parents said they would…
- Technology
IndiGo Kolkata flight makes emergency landing after bird strike
Agartala: A Kolkata-bound Indigo flight on Tuesday made an emergency landing at the Agartala airport shortly after takeoff due to a suspected bird hit mid-air, an official said. All passengers are safe…
- India
Chit fund scam: SC to hear CBI’s plea against pre-arrest bail to IPS officer
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will later this week hear the CBI’s plea challenging the anticipatory bail granted to West Bengal cadre senior IPS officer Rajeev Kumar in the multi-crore Saradha chit…
- Middle East
Etihad’s new A321LR aircraft debuts on UAE–India route
Abu Dhabi: UAE’s national carrier Etihad Airways has launched its game-changing A321LR aircraft on all Abu Dhabi–Kolkata flights, offering passengers a refined luxury travel experience on one of its busiest UAE–India routes.…
- India
Bengal BJP leader held for ‘vandalising’ Congress’ state headquarters
Kolkata: BJP leader Rakesh Singh was arrested for allegedly being involved in vandalising the Congress’ West Bengal unit headquarters here, police said on Wednesday. Singh, who had been absconding since the attack…
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Kolkata court remands four in law college rape case to police custody till Aug 8
Kolkata: In what is being claimed as a first-of-its-kind order by a court in Kolkata, all four accused in the South Calcutta Law College rape case were remanded to police custody for…
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Want Bengal govt to respond to Centre’s queries on Aparajita Bill: Guv
Kolkata: A day after he sent the Aparajita Bill back to the West Bengal government, Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday said that he wanted the state administration to respond to the…
- India
HC to hear acquittal appeal in RG Kar rape and murder case from September
Kolkata: Hearing on the acquittal petition by civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, the accused in the R.G. Kar rape and murder case, will be heard at Calcutta High Court’s Division Bench of Justice…
- Crime
Judicial custody for Kolkata law college gang rape accused
Kolkata: A Kolkata court on Tuesday remanded three persons, accused in the gang rape of a student in a law college here to judicial custody till July 22. The police prosecutors prayed…