Kolkata

Appear on July 9 or face arrest: Bengal court's ultimatum to BJP Lok Sabha MP

An MP-MLA Court at Bidhannagar in Kolkata on Tuesday gave an ultimatum to BJP Lok Sabha MP Saumitra Khan to appear before it in an old case, failing which, he would face arrest.

Jun 25, 2024

Kolkata Police busts child trafficking racket involving around 100 surrogate mothers

The Kolkata Police have reportedly busted an illegal child selling racket in the city involving around 100 surrogate mothers and a network of hundreds of agents and sub-agents.

Aug 5, 2023

Bengal Ram Navami clashes: NGO fact-finding team prevented from reaching Howrah

The members of a fact-finding team of an NGO from Delhi, who have come to review the situation at Shibpur and Kazipara areas in Kolkata-adjacent Howrah district where clashes broke out over a Ram Navami procession on March 30, were on Sunday stopped by the police from reaching the troubled pockets.

Apr 9, 2023

Digi Yatra to be extended to Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada and Hyderabad airports

Digi Yatra was first launched on December 1, 2022 at Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi airports for providing passengers contactless, paperless check-in and boarding process based on facial biometrics.

Feb 3, 2023

Arijit Singh sang 'Rang De Tu Mohe Gerua' at KIFF; BJP cancels his Kolkata Concert [Details]

Arijit Singh's concert was scheduled to be held on February 18 but now the government body said the show has to be shifted to somewhere else. Reports said a show of Salman Khan is also scheduled to be held at the same venue on January 20.

Dec 29, 2022

Fighter jet "buzzes" around Kolkata suburbs; citizens alarmed and concerned [details]

A fighter aircraft buzzed around parts of the northern suburbs of Kolkata on Monday afternoon, resulting in speculation and a bit of concern regarding the pilot's welfare.

Nov 14, 2022

Chaos as fire breaks out in Kolkata-Mumbai train coach

Chaos as fire breaks out in 'Shalimar Kolkata-Mumbai' train coach

Panic reigned among passengers after a fire suddenly broke out in the parcel van of the 18030 Shalimar Kolkata-Mumbai LTT train at the Nashik Road station on Saturday, officials said here.

Nov 5, 2022

Kolkata: ED seizes Rs 17.32 crore in mobile gaming app fraud after 13 hrs of counting

Amir Khan, who allegedly launched a mobile gaming application named E-Nuggets, which was designed for the purpose of defrauding the public.

Sep 11, 2022

Vice Presidential poll outcome: Dhankhar wins, to become 16th Vice President of India

Opposition nominee for Vice President Margaret Alva on Saturday congratulated her contender -- NDA-backed candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar, after the latter emerged victorious in the Vice-Presidential election.

Aug 6, 2022

CISF trooper opens indiscriminate fire at Kolkata museum, kills colleague

A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) trooper, deployed at the Indian Museum at the busy Park Street crossing, on Saturday opened indiscriminate fire from his AK-47 rifle, killing a colleague and injuring another one critically, police said.

Aug 6, 2022

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Bengal Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, some ministers to lose berths

A major reshuffle of the West Bengal Cabinet will be initiated on Wednesday, in which a number of heavyweight members might lose their ministerial berths, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hinted on Monday.

Aug 1, 2022

Jadavpur University Pro-Vice Chancellor found hanging at his residence in Kolkata

Samantak Das, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Kolkata's prestigious Jadavpur University, was found hanging at his residence in south Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon, apparently having committed suicide, police said.

Jul 20, 2022

Final autopsy report cites "myocardial infarction" as reason for KK's death

The final post-mortem and chemical analysis reports of playback singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, popularly known as KK, was handed over to the Kolkata Police on Saturday. Both the reports cited 'myocardial infarction' as the cause of the singer's death.

Jun 4, 2022

KK no more! Here's what the singer's LAST social media post was all about [IMAGE]

While KK's last performance videos and images from Kolkata's Nazrul Manch are doing rounds online, his last Instagram post is also going viral on social media.

Jun 1, 2022

KK death: Are the show organisers responsible for the singer's untimely demise? Here's why netizens think so

The sudden death of singer KK has left the entire nation in utter shock. Several videos, images and eyewitness statements on social media have raised questions about the arrangements at the venue, where the air-conditioners was reportedly not working.

Jun 1, 2022

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Kolkata

Appear on July 9 or face arrest: Bengal court's ultimatum to BJP Lok Sabha MP

Kolkata Police busts child trafficking racket involving around 100 surrogate mothers

Bengal Ram Navami clashes: NGO fact-finding team prevented from reaching Howrah

Digi Yatra to be extended to Kolkata, Pune, Vijayawada and Hyderabad airports

Arijit Singh sang 'Rang De Tu Mohe Gerua' at KIFF; BJP cancels his Kolkata Concert [Details]

Fighter jet "buzzes" around Kolkata suburbs; citizens alarmed and concerned [details]

Chaos as fire breaks out in 'Shalimar Kolkata-Mumbai' train coach

Kolkata: ED seizes Rs 17.32 crore in mobile gaming app fraud after 13 hrs of counting

Vice Presidential poll outcome: Dhankhar wins, to become 16th Vice President of India

CISF trooper opens indiscriminate fire at Kolkata museum, kills colleague

Bengal Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, some ministers to lose berths

Jadavpur University Pro-Vice Chancellor found hanging at his residence in Kolkata

Final autopsy report cites "myocardial infarction" as reason for KK's death

KK no more! Here's what the singer's LAST social media post was all about [IMAGE]

KK death: Are the show organisers responsible for the singer's untimely demise? Here's why netizens think so

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