Kolkata

Fake call centre racket busted in Kolkata, 19 arrested

Kolkata Police have busted a major call centre racket in the state capital after arresting 19 people, said officials on Tuesday.

Dec 10, 2024

Indian real estate registers $2.5 bn in investments in Q2

More than 3 lakh homes worth Rs 5.1 lakh crore to be sold in 2024 in India

More than 3 lakh homes worth Rs 510,000 crore across 485 million square feet are expected to be sold by the end of this year, according to a new report.

Dec 6, 2024

Youth arrested in connection with rape and murder at Bengal's Krishnanagar

Fake IDs for Bangladeshi infiltrators: Bengal cops trying to bust Nadia racket

The detectives of Kolkata and West Bengal Police are trying to track the kingpins of a major racket operating out of the India-Bangladesh bordering district of Nadia

Dec 2, 2024

Diljit shares meal pics from chartered flight, Ranveer Brar says 'paneer tagda lagda ai'

Punjabi sensation Diljit Dosanjh shared a picture of his satiating meal in his chartered flight, which caught the eye of chef Ranveer Brar, who praised the food on the table and said "paneer tagda lagda ai".

Nov 29, 2024

Fake currency notes worth Rs 3 lakh recovered in Kolkata, one held

Fake currency notes having a face value of Rs three lakh were recovered from a bus depot in Kolkata and one person was arrested in this connection.

Nov 28, 2024

RG Kar case: Victim's parents meet opposition leaders in Bengal Assembly, seek justice

The parents of the woman doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, who became a victim of ghastly rape and murder within the hospital premises.

Nov 26, 2024

Two autopsy assistants of RG Kar arrested on extortion charges

Two autopsy assistants of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata were arrested on Monday on charges of illegally extorting money from the relatives of the victims of unnatural deaths whose bodies came to the hospital morgue for a post-mortem examination.

Nov 25, 2024

Calcutta HC directs CBI to look into derogatory social media posts using RG Kar victim's photo

Calcutta HC orders interim stay on demolition of hotels in Mandarmani coastal hub

A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, put an interim stay on a notification from the District Magistrate's office in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on the demolition of 140 hotels, resorts and lodges on the seaside of the popular coastal tourist hub of Mandarmani.

Nov 22, 2024

Bengal lottery scam: Lucky draws on unsold tickets, ED unearths fraud

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the alleged financial fraud and money laundering through lottery tickets in West Bengal are probing three particular angles in the alleged scam.

Nov 17, 2024

ED Conducts Raids Across Kolkata in Connection with Lottery Scam

The officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), since Thursday morning, are conducting raids and search operations in and around Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore alleged financial fraud and money laundering through lottery tickets.

Nov 14, 2024

RG Kar tragedy: CBI to interrogate videographer recording autopsy of victim

R.G. Kar financial lapses: Illegal medicine purchase under CBI lens

Unauthorised purchase of medicines and equipment from a private agency has come under the scanner of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which is probing the financial irregularities in R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

Nov 13, 2024

Actor Manoj Mitra dies at 86; CM Mamata Bannerjee expresses condolences

Acclaimed thespian and actor Manoj Mitra, admired by critics for innovative theatrical productions and his innate acting style, passed away in Kolkata on Tuesday morning.

Nov 12, 2024

Kolkata Police books Mithun Chakraborty for statement at BJP programme

Kolkata Police has filed an FIR against the Dadasaheb Phalke Awardee actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty based on a complaint accusing him of making a highly provocative statement at a party meeting here.

Nov 6, 2024

Vegetable prices sky-high in Bengal's retail markets ahead of Diwali

Vegetable prices in the retail markets of West Bengal, especially those in the state capital of Kolkata, have skyrocketed on the last Sunday before the festivities of Kali Puja and Diwali next week.

Oct 27, 2024

RG Kar protest: Hunger strike by junior doctors enters day 12

RG Kar case: Doctors' hunger strike enters day 12

The fast-unto-death demonstration by a group of junior doctors at Esplanade in central Kolkata in the aftermath of the rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, entered the 12th day on Wednesday.

Oct 16, 2024

Hunger strike by junior doctors enters 5th day

WB doctors' strike enters 11th day; SC to hear RG Kar case today

The fast-unto death demonstration by junior doctors against the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata has entered the 11th day on Tuesday.

Oct 15, 2024

Ratan Tata's legacy was giving back to society: Ex-director of Tata Medical Center

Former director of Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, Mammen Chandy recalled on Thursday that the legacy of acclaimed industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Tata was "wanting to give back to society".

Oct 10, 2024

RG Kar case: Sandip Ghosh's 10 confidant doctors expelled

The authorities of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have issued a notification announcing the decision to expel as many as 10 doctors, including interns, house staff and senior residents from the hospital.

Oct 6, 2024

RG Kar protests: Will withdraw agitation only after Bengal CM's promises are fulfilled, claim junior doctors' group

WB Doctors insist on Govt fulfilling all promises before withdrawing agitation

West Bengal Junior Doctors' Forum (WBJDF) has said that they will not withdraw their 'cease-work' protest in support of their demands over the horrific rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata unless Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee removes key government officials as demanded by the junior doctors are being implemented in written agreement.

Sep 17, 2024

RG Kar protests: Will replace Kolkata Police Commissioner today, says West Bengal CM

RG Kar protests: Kolkata Police Commissioner to be replaced, says Mamata

Following a five-hour meeting with the delegation of West Bengal Junior Doctors' Forum, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that the Trinamool Congress government has decided to replace the Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal after 4 p.m. on Tuesday after the Supreme Court hearing over the horrific rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata ends.