Kolkata: 40 years jail for sex predator stepdad
A city court, completing a Pocso trial in just four months, has sentenced a 39-year-old man to 40 years in prison for sexually assaulting his minor stepdaughter repeatedly for three years.
Cal HC seeks statewide civic polls plan by December 6
Calcutta High Court has directed the state election commission (SEC) and the Bengal government to file affidavits stating their plans to hold civic polls other than in Kolkata by Monday (December 6), when the court takes up the matter again for hearing.
3 killed in cracker factory blast in South 24 Parganas
Three persons died in an explosion that rocked Mohanpur locality of Satgachia in South 24 Parganas on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Asim Mondal (54), his aunt Kakoli Middhe (52) and Atithi Hakder (48), an employee.
In-flying passengers try to make sense of changing rules
The alarm over the variant of concern that has led to India declaring fresh measures to shield itself from the virus has left travellers from countries that have been labelled at-risk, as well as others, confused.
Covid forces Kolkata hospitals to rejig expansion plans
Covid has forced several private hospitals, which had been planning an expansion, to rush back to drawing boards and revise their projects.
Bengal: Offline selection tests for Class 10 from December 13
Bengal: RT-PCR tests, 14-day quarantine must for all overseas passengers
South 24 Parganas: Three killed in cracker blast; BJP, Trinamool trade barbs
Kolkata civic polls: Roopa Ganguly rebels, leaves BJP meet over candidate choice
Expect thunderstorm, rainfall in Bengal from December 4-5: IMD
Puri-Konark railway line project cost assessed as Rs 725.78 crore
Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told Lok Sabha on Wednesday that a survey for construction of a new line between Puri and Konark (33km) has been completed and the cost of the project has been assessed as Rs 725.78 crore.
Three killed in Bengal cracker unit explosion
Three persons were killed in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in West Bengals South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday. The e
Cyclone Jawad might trigger heavy rains in south Bengal
Kolkata: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday issued an alert for the formation of Cyclone Jawad, which may hit the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on December 4 morning. The cyclone is likely to trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall in almost all the districts of south Bengal. Accordingly, the West Bengal government Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
TMC will sweep KMC polls: Kolkata ex-mayor
The ruling TMC will tide over the challenges that come its way during the upcoming KMC polls by using the momentum of its victory in assembly elections, said former Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim, while sharing his vision for the city's development in the next few years.
Explosion at illegal firecracker unit kills 3
Three persons were killed and as many injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit in Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, the police said.
Bill fear pushes many Kolkata investors out of crypto market
The governments decision to bring a bill to regulate cryptocurrency this winter session of Parliament has forced many investors in crypto currencies to exit their positions despite incurring big losses.
Child visit rights changing with times in West Bengal?
Conventional ideas of visitation rights in child custody cases are changing in Bengal, with more instances of courts granting weekend and vacation rights to the parent who doesnt have primary custody, in keeping with modern notions of childrens holistic welfare.
Yashwant Sinha admitted to hospital with severe back pain
More swab units, 350-seat wait area at Kol airport
The city airport has kept all safety measures ready ahead of arrival of passengers from Singapore at 9.40pm on Wednesday. Among the measures are, six swab collection counters, at least 6 hours waiting time for report collection, 350-seat wait area, food-beverage counters and two ambulances.
Relief for Bangla district after 36 hrs of pain & anxiety
Bliss to anxiety and then panic before it culminated in delight. Thousands of businesses in the central tourist district encompassing Marquis Street, Sudder Street, Free School Street, Lindsay Street and New Market experienced a yo-yo of emotions for 36 hours.
Focus on S-gene to identify Omicron in Kolkata
Labs across the city that conducts Covid-19 tests are set to be more stringent in taking down the travel history of the person whose samples will undergo the test. This stricter vigil comes in the wake of the Omicron threat. The latest variant of SARS-CoV2 has already been detected in at least 15 countries. No case, however, has been detected in India so far.
Some BJP cadres working for TMC at Prashant Kishors behest: Tathagata Roy
Kolkata: Former deputy mayors son arrested in child abuse case
Kolkata: In-person lessons for Classes 1-8 may restart from January
Covid-19 pandemic: Amid Omicron fear, curbs extended till December 15
Our decision to join TMC to start a trend: Sangma who quit Cong with 11 legislators
Border Security Force contains Maoist resurgence in Odisha
The BSF, on the eve of its raising day, said their increased presence in the two districts has dealt a blow to Maoist leadership, prevented extremist recruitments and forced many Naxals to surrender in the last few years.
Mamata for Mumbai, to meet Sharad Pawar, members of civil society
Not to meet Uddhav Thackeray as he is in hospital
Kolkata: Posta flyover work hits lawsuit wall
A hearing in the case is scheduled on Tuesday, Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) officials said.
Kolkata civic polls: In BJP list, 50 women candidates find place
Kolkata: Testing, airport wait to tackle Omicron variant
On-arrival RT-PCR tests and quarantine mandatory even if testing negative for flyers from Dhaka, Singapore and London and institutional quarantine for those testing positive
BJP asks election panel to deploy central forces for fair KMC polls
Lost for 37 years, HAM operators unite woman with family
Thirty-seven years ago, Ganu Mondal (Bauri) had disappeared from her home in Jharkhand's Chorabasti village only to surface near Bakkhali beach in Bengal some 450km away on a fiercely rainy night.
Mamata strongest, most credible oppn leader: TMC
The Trinamool Congress on Monday called CM Mamata Banerjee the entire opposition's strongest and most credible and experienced leader, who was capable of taking the BJP head-on, as it sought a larger space for itself in national politics.
TMC to amend its constitution to induct leaders from outside Bengal in top panel
Kolkata: School student attacked by armed youths
A Class IX student of a reputable English-medium school in Sodepur was injured after a group of armed youths attacked him near the school on Monday afternoon.
Glitch halts ICSE marks upload, process to resume today
The marks after evaluation of ICSE semester-I papers could not be uploaded on Monday because of a server glitch.
To induct leaders from outside Bengal in top panel, TMC to amend its rules
Two die as motorcycle collides with truck
Saha and Roy were residents of Khempur Gram Panchayat area under Chachol Block-II, he said, their bodies have been sent for post-mortem examination.
Bail plea of Mamata's poll agent rejected
The Calcutta high court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail prayer of Trinamool Congress leader Sk Supiyan, who was the election agent of chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram, in connection with a murder case being investigated by the CBI.
Kolkata: BJP releases candidate list for KMC election
BJP rubs it in after Tripura civic poll results: TMC made only noise
Kolkata civic polls: Congress drops Partha Mitra, two others from its list
Bengal: Hospitals told to keep a close watch, Covid testing to be increased
Tripura polls: BJP celebrates win, TMC pleased
The TMC, which has left the CPI(M) behind to emerge as the main opposition of the BJP in several wards of Tripura's municipal bodies, said on Sunday that its exceptional performance, despite being a new entrant in the state, is an indicator of the party's prospects in 2023 assembly elections.
West Bengal: 18 dead, several injured after pick-up van rams into truck
Netas kin in West Bengal seek peoples mandate
From chief minister Mamata Banerjees sister-in-law to late minister Subrata Mukherjees sister and urban development minister Chandrima Bhattacharyas son to state women and child welfare minister Sashi Panjas daughter, this civic election will see kin of popular Trinamool leaders contesting the polls continuing the family legacy of the mentors.
TMC ticket for ex-LF minister Kshiti Goswamis daughter
A clinical psychologist and a member of the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), Vasundhara Goswami, was a surprise pick by Trinamool Congress for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation election. Vasundhara is former PWD minister Kshiti Goswamis daughter.
Big, fat Kol weddings back this season after 20-month lull
After a Covid-induced 20-month lull, big fat weddings are back, with couples rushing to the altar and vendors scrambling to keep up.
Kolkata: Larvae notice to several Salt Lake houses
BMC civic teams visiting households across Salt Lake for dengue inspection are finding aedes aegypti mosquito larvae in several houses. This even as BMC board of administrators chairperson Krishna Chakraborty has appealed to residents on Facebook to keep rooftops and other areas of their houses clean to prevent accumulation of stagnant water and breeding of mosquitoes.
Alter Cov vax to fight new variant of concern: Experts
The new variant of coronavirus detected in South Africa, termed B.1.1.529 or Omicron which has been classified as a variant of concern by the WHO will necessitate a new vaccine to act as a shield against it, felt a section of experts in Kolkata.
Kolkata police for blacklisting of vehicles with 200 cases
The Kolkata Traffic Police is likely to submit a working mechanism to the transport department whereby any public transport vehicle with 200 pending cases is effectively blacklisted.
Bengal: 701 new Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths
Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls: Congress list out, two TMC turncoats bag tickets
3 picnickers killed in road mishap, Odisha CM announces Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has condoled the death of three students in the accident and announced Rs 2 lakh ex gratia for the families of each victim.
Man kills 2 minor daughters among 5 in Tripura
A man mysteriously killed a police officer and four others, including his two minor daughters in Tripura's Khowai district, police said on Saturday.
Security up for civic poll counting in Tripura
Three tier security is in place for the counting of votes for over 200 seats in the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and other civic bodies in Tripura, where it was held on Thursday amid court cases, arrests and allegations of attacks by political parties, a senior police official said on Saturday.
ASHA worker from Odisha features in Forbes Indias W-Power 2021 list
Matilda Kullu, an accredited social health activist (ASHA) in Odishas Sundargarh district, has been featured in Forbes Indias W-Power 2021 list along with noted banker and former chairperson of SBI Arundhati Bhattacharya, Bollywood actress Sanya Malhotra and others.
TMC disinterested to coordinate with Cong in winter session, may skip oppn parties Nov 29 meet
Kolkata Police arrests gangster Sheikh Vinod in Rs 45 lakh bank fraud case
Sleuths of Kolkata Police's bank fraud section have arrested 11 persons in connection with their investigation into the matter.
Now, women outnumber men in Bengal jab count
When Covid vaccination crossed the 9-crore milestone in the state on Thursday, the gender split among the recipients was nearly even. But by Friday afternoon, the scales had tilted in favour of women who accounted for 4,53,48,357 shots against 4,52,55,185 doses administered to men.
Firhad Hakim, 5 other MLAs & 1 MP get civic poll tickets
The Trinamool Congress on Friday released its candidates list for the KMC polls scheduled on December 19, dropping 39 outgoing councillors but renominating the remaining 87, while giving civic poll tickets to six sitting MLAs and one MP in a list that attempted to blend experience with youth and provide adequate representation to women and minority communities.
On Constitution Day, West Bengal Governor, Speaker trade barbs
185 spurious mustard oil cans seized in Burrabazar
The enforcement branch has raided the premises of three edible oil traders in the Posta region after receiving complaints that they were blending rice bran oil with deadly dyes and chemicals and repacking them as mustard oil and selling them at Rs 160 per litre, almost Rs 30-Rs 60 less than the market rate. The government has banned blending of mustard oil since July earlier this year.
39-yr-old Kol's 1st cyclist to be booked for drink-riding
A 39-year-old bicyclist became the first person in the city to be hauled up for failing in the breathalyzer test. He was detained by traffic police at Sovabazar crossing when he was cycling back to his Sinthee home on Thursday night.
Odisha vigilance makes record cash seizure from tainted engineer
A two-day raid by the vigilance directorate on the properties of assistant engineer Santosh Kumar Das in Mayurbhanj has led to a record recovery of Rs 41.77 lakh in cash on Friday.
Kolkata: TMC draws list of candidates for KMC election
Odisha: Farmer outfits, trade unions hold rally in Bhubaneswar
Farmer outfits under the aegis of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) and different trade unions staged rally at Lower PMG in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar on Friday to mark the completion of one year of farmer movement and strike of trade unions against the Centres anti-farmer and anti-labour policies respectively.
West Bengal BJP may bank on known faces
The Bengal BJP may pack its candidate list with some known faces in a bid to make an impact on the electorate and try to get back some of its lost grounds in the city in the civic polls.
KMC polls on December 19 with strict Covid curbs
The elections to the Kolkata Municipal Corporation will be held on December 19, the West Bengal State Election Commission announced on Thursday, abandoning the state's earlier plan to hold the Howrah civic polls along with that of Kolkata.
Kolkata: Breathalyzer tests keep cyclists in line
Three fatal and 10 non-fatal accidents in the first 24 days of this month involving cyclists have led Kolkata Traffic Police to carry out breathalyzer tests even on cyclists. The order to test cyclists was issued by Lalbazar on Thursday.
Kol: Metro queue returns with tokens making a comeback
Tokens were back at the Metro and so are queues with commuters like Arabindo Dey from Sonarpur, Nitish Ghosh from Belgharia and Kumar Haldar from Haltu queueing up at the ticket counters to collect tokens for a ride on Thursday.
Ballygunge Circular Road gets new traffic signals
Kolkata Traffic Police has started the process of installing two new traffic signals on Ballygunge Circular Road one at the intersection with Deodhar Street and the other with Dover Road following two fatal accidents involving bikers.
West Bengal goes past 9 crore Covid vaccine-mark
The state crossed the 9-crore jab mark on Thursday when more than 4,000 vaccination sites were activated across Bengal.
West Bengal: Mill worker dies after colleagues pump air into him for fun
Abani Roy, key Left Front face in UPA-1, dies
KMC polls on December 19, counting on December 21: SEC
The State Election Commission (SEC) on Thursday announced that Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) polls will be held on December 19.
Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls on December19, counting of votes on December 21
The counting of votes polled in the 144 wards of the civic body will be held on December 21, State Election Commissionsaid.
Kolkata cops summon Tripura CM Biplab Deb's OSD
Kolkata Police has summoned Sanjay Mishra, officer on special duty (OSD) to Tripura CM Biplab Deb, for questioning at Narkeldanga police station on Thursday.
Live: Tripura civic body polls for over 200 seats under way
SSC appointments: HC stays CBI probe order for 3 wks
Calcutta High Court has stayed for three weeks the single-bench order directing CBI to inquire into the alleged illegal and irregular appointments of 25 Group-D staff under West Bengal Board of Secondary Education based on recommendations of West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC).
12 of Cong's 18 MLAs in Meghalaya set to join TMC
Former Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma, along with 11 Congress MLAs, is likely to defect to Trinamool Congress, senior Trinamool leaders confirmed on Wednesday night.
Governor returns Bill, puts spanner into Howrah civic election
Calcutta HC sets aside single-judge order for CBI investigation
Kolkata: Doctors worried over late-Nov dengue cases
Dengue and malaria continue to sting Kolkata and the suburbs even at the fag end of November with hospitals still receiving a good number of patients with the vector-borne diseases.
Kolkata-Bangkok services set to resume after Covid break
Air India and Thai Airways subsidiary airlines Thai Smile are set to resume services between Kolkata and Bangkok, a key international sector for business and tourism.
Eggs thrown at Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik's convoy in Puri
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik has become the latest target of egg attack by opposition BJP, which has been hurling eggs on the vehicles of several ministers in the last few days, demanding ouster of the minister of state for home, Dibya Shankar Mishra for his alleged links with Gobinda Sahu, the prime accused in the lady teacher Mamita Meher murder case.
Docu on Kolkata filmmakers Karbala journey wins award
Will kick off civic polls with Kol, Howrah: SEC in HC
The State Election Commission in its affidavit to the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday stated its decision, in consultation with the state government, to hold municipal polls in phases beginning with Kolkata and Howrah.