Private bus runs over 40-yr-old man while racing another in Lake Town
24 Dec 2016 6:09 AM ISTA 40-year-old person died in a road accident at Lake Town on Friday morning. He came under the wheels of a speeding private bus near Lake Town...
CPI(M) leader arrested for raping homeless woman
24 Dec 2016 6:09 AM ISTPolice arrested a CPI(M) Zonal Committee Secretary on the charge of raping a woman on Thursday night at South 24 Parganas’ Mathurapur.The accused...
ED conducts raids in co-op banks in four districts
24 Dec 2016 6:08 AM ISTOfficers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids in the head offices of cooperative banks in four districts on Friday.Different teams...
High Court quashes Pawan Ruia’s anticipatory bail plea
24 Dec 2016 6:08 AM ISTThe Calcutta High Court on Friday quashed the anticipatory bail plea of the Jessop owner Pawan Ruia.Ruia, who was arrested from his residence in Delhi...
Kolkata to be wrapped under blanket of heavy security on Christmas Eve
24 Dec 2016 6:05 AM ISTThe city police have chalked out an elaborate security arrangement in the city to avoid any untoward incident during Christmas.More importantly, no...
Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh chosen for Jnanpith Award
24 Dec 2016 6:05 AM ISTEminent modern Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2016, the literary organisation has announced."The...
Sabyasachi Dutta inaugurates fourth annual New Town Mela
24 Dec 2016 6:04 AM ISTSabyasachi Dutta, Mayor Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation on Friday inaugurated the 4th New Town Mela in New Town.The mela will continue till January...
Note ban: State ministers lash out at Centre
24 Dec 2016 6:03 AM ISTThe state government ministers criticised the Centre’s Demonetisation drive while inaugurating Industrial India Trade Fair (IITF) organised by Bengal...
BJP MP Roopa Ganguly suffers cerebral stroke, hospitalised
24 Dec 2016 6:03 AM ISTRoopa Ganguly, BJP Rajya Sabha MP has been admitted to a private nursing home in Salt Lake after she suffered a cerebral stroke.A five-member medical...
Consumer redressal cases: Consumer Affairs dept moves SC
24 Dec 2016 6:02 AM ISTThe state Consumer Affairs department has moved to the Supreme Court seeking its intervention to clarify the stand of High Court in relation with...
‘State to give Rs 7 cr annually to Xaviers to clear salaries’
24 Dec 2016 6:01 AM ISTWithout naming Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called him “Gabbar Singh” and drew a parallel between them. Gabbar Singh...
Mamata writes to Rajnath over CRPF deployment
24 Dec 2016 5:53 AM ISTStrongly objecting to the Centre’s decision to deploy CRPF personnel for security of I-T officials while conducting search operations without...
