Kolkata
- Crime and Accident
Several cars charred in fire at Kolkata Maruti service centre
Kolkata: A number of cars were charred after a major fire broke out in a Maruti service centre in the eastern outskirts of the city on Thursday, police said. There…
- Crime and Accident
Fire at wholesale rice market in Kolkata
Kolkata: A fire broke out at the wholesale rice market in north Kolkata’s Raja Bazar on Sunday. No casualty or injury was reported. Smoke was seen billowing from a factory…
- India
Mamata not invited for Kolkata metro corridor inauguration
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s name is missing from the invitation of the inauguration of Phase I of East-West Metro corridor between Salt Lake Sector-V to Salt…
- Crime and Accident
STF seizes Yaba tablets worth over Rs 3 cr in Kolkata
Kolkata: Acting on a tip-off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police has arrested three people and seized approximately 1,18,000 Yaba tablets worth over Rs 3.5 crore from them.…
- Crime
Heroin worth Rs 100 cr seized in Kolkata, two arrested
Kolkata: In one of the biggest hauls of the opioid drug heroin in east and northeast India, the Kolkata police seized huge quantity of the substance worth between Rs 75…
- Crime
2 arrested in Kolkata for ATM fraud
Kolkata: Two persons, both residents of Bihar’s Gaya district, were arrested from the Sealdah station here for their alleged involvement in withdrawing money fraudulently from bank accounts by stealing and…
- Crime and Accident
Drugs worth Rs 6 crore seized in Kolkata, three held
Kolkata: The Special Task Force of Kolkata police seized contraband drugs worth Rs 6 crore and arrested three peddlers from the city, sources said on Thursday. The contraband seized included…
- CAA-NRC
CAA-NRC: BJP workers, in ‘skullcaps’ held for pelting stones
Kolkata: A BJP worker along with his five associates, all dressed in lungi and skullcap, were detained by Murshidabad police on Wednesday after local people allegedly caught them pelting stones…
- India
Kolkata: Police arrest drug traffickers, seize 20 kg of hash
Kolkata: Police here arrested one drug peddler and acting upon the information received from him recovered 20 kilograms of hash (charas) from a flat in Kolkata. The accused was identified…
- Crime and Accident
Two minor beggars sexually assaulted in Kolkata
Kolkata: Two minor girls, who earned their living by begging in front of the famous Kali temple at Kalighat, were allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted by three youth on the…
- Crime and Accident
Kolkata: One man killed after tree falls on him
Kolkata: A man in Ballygunge died after a tree fell on him at the main entrance of Calcutta Cricket and Football Club (CCFC), on Saturday at 9:50 AM. A big…
- India
1 dead as severe cyclonic storm Bulbul lashes Bengal coast
Kolkata:One person died when a tree fell on him in Kolkata, as the very severe cyclonic storm Bulbul weakened into a severe cyclonic storm on Saturday evening and started its…
- India
138 workers brought back to Kolkata from Srinagar
Kolkata: A total of 138 labourers and workers, who had gone to Jammu and Kashmir to earn a living, were brought back from Srinagar on Monday in the wake of…
- Crime and Accident
One held for allegedly sodomising Kolkata boy
Kolkata: One person has been arrested in connection with an alleged sexual assault on a teenage boy in the city, police sources said on Thursday. The 17-year-old boy was allegedly…
- India
WB: Durga idol made of 50kg gold installed at pandal in Kolkata
Kolkata: Continuing their tradition of using precious metals and stones to adorn goddess Durga for the third consecutive year, a puja committee here has installed her idol made of 50…
- News
IPL 2020 auction to take place in Kolkata
London: The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for the 2020 edition will take place in Kolkata on December 19 this year. The auctions have traditionally been held in Bengaluru, but…
- India
Amit Shah to address NRC convention in Kolkata on Oct 1
Kolkata: BJP President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a citizens convention here on October 1 in his first trip to West Bengal after joining the union cabinet,…
- Crime and Accident
Blast in Kolkata house, woman seriously burnt
Kolkata: A woman sustained serious burn injuries in a blast in the city’s northeast suburb of Keshtopur. The victim, the wife of a Kolkata Police inspector, was at home when…
- India
Kolkata to get 100 electric buses soon
Kolkata: Kolkata will get 100 electric buses from the Central government soon as part of efforts to promote such vehicles under the FAME 2 scheme in order to cut carbon emission…
- India
Kolkata not safe for women can worsen: Actresses fear
Kolkata: Amid a number of incidents of actresses and models getting harassed in Kolkata, celebrities feel the eastern metropolis is not “what one would call safe” and fear the situation…
- India
Kolkata: Dilip Ghosh, Mukul Roy chief guests at TMC MLA’s Ganesh
Kolkata: In a welcome break from the usual news of political rivalry from the state, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh and party leaders Arvind Menon and Mukul Roy arrived as chief guests at the Ganesh Puja hosted…
- India
Kolkata: 1 held with fake currency notes worth Rs 1.92 lakh
Kolkata: The Anti-FICN team of Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday arrested a man in Malda after fake currency notes to the tune of Rs 1,92,000 was recovered from his…
- India
Waterlogging in parts of Kolkata due to continuous rainfall
Kolkata: The heavy downpour caused water-logging at several places in Kolkata on Sunday. Vehicular traffic and pedestrian movement have also been disrupted due to waterlogging on roads. Sharing his agony,…
- Crime and Accident
Mob attacks Kolkata police station, 2 held & 4 detained
Kolkata: Two persons have been arrested and four others are being questioned in the case of a mob attack at the Tollygunj police station in South Kolkata. According to a…
- India
India’s first underwater train to be launched in Kolkata soon
Kolkata (West Bengal): India’s first underwater train project in Kolkata is almost complete. The metro will soon be operational soon, Union Railways Minister, Piyush Goyal announced. “India’s first underwater train…
- India
Heavy rains lash Kolkata, cause traffic snarls
Kolkata: Incessant rain since the early hours on Thursday has left parts of Kolkata and its adjoining suburbs with waterlogged streets and overflowing drains, leading to traffic congestion during the…
- Crime and Accident
Nearly 10 kg drugs seized in Kolkata, 2 arrested
Kolkata: Two drug dealers were arrested in Kolkata for possessing over 10 kg of narcotics valued at around Rs 50 lakh, police said on Thursday. Based on the information obtained…
- Crime and Accident
Nigerian national sentenced to 6 months imprisonment for fraud
Kolkata: A Kolkata court on Wednesday sentenced a Nigerian national for six months of imprisonment for duping a woman for over Rs 3 lakh. “The woman came into contact with…
- Crime and Accident
20 kg ganja seized in Kolkata, two arrested
Kolkata:The Narcotic Cell of Kolkata Police arrested two persons with nearly 20 kg ganja (cannabis), the police said on Wednesday. Based on tip-off, the police on Tuesday arrested two persons…
- Crime and Accident
WB: 2 held with 10 Kg pills of Amphetamines
Kolkata: Two people were arrested here on Thursday for allegedly possessing nine packets of narcotic drugs, ‘Amphetamines’. The two accused have been identified as – Ripon Hussain and Ripon Sk.…
