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Youth held for molesting two women

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- A youth was arrested for molesting two women in the Chatterjeehat area in Howrah on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Though the accused, identified as Rajapriya Saha, owner of ... Read More


Speaker condemns 'police overreach' at Banga Bhavan

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- Speaker of the Bengal Legislative Assembly, Biman Banerjee, on Monday strongly condemned what he described as "police over-activity" at Banga Bhavan in New Delhi and suggested that ... Read More


Anandapur blaze: Fire-hit warehouse staff seek nod to resume work

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- Days after the devastating fire at warehouses in the Anandapur-Najirabad area, surviving workers have urged the authorities to allow the factory to resume operations, citing severe ... Read More


Golpark violence: Ten arrested; none will be spared, says CP

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- City police arrested 10 people on Monday morning after a shootout and bombing rocked Kankulia Road near Golpark on Sunday night. Commissioner of Police (CP), Kolkata, Supratim Sark... Read More


Bankura: Police arrest BJP leader in land case

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- A BJP leader was arrested in Bankura for obstructing police while discharging their duties, while the cops were in the middle of an inquiry about a land dispute. According to sourc... Read More


Budget Session set to begin on Tuesday; SIR debate lined up

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- The Budget Session of the Bengal Legislative Assembly will start from Tuesday with obituary references. The main proceedings will begin on February 5, with Governor CV Ananda Bose ... Read More


Cold grip returns as winter chill lingers

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- The winter chill hasn't quite left Bengal yet - Kolkata and its neighbouring areas have once again experienced temperatures below the seasonal average as the new month begins. Acco... Read More


NIA visits Bengal's Beldanga to probe into violence

Kolkata, Feb. 2 -- Two teams of the NIA on Monday visited Beldanga in Murshidabad to probe into the violence that rocked the place for over two consecutive days in January, a senior official said. Th... Read More


Russia, Ukraine share common ground at Kolkata Book Fair

KOLKATA, Feb. 2 -- Books and culture know no borders. You don't need a visa to read a book by a renowned author or poet from another country. Books can connect a soldier and a leader alike; they can b... Read More


Violence at SIR hearing centre in Malda leaves several injured

Malda, Feb. 2 -- Malda continued to witness disturbing developments surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings on Monday, as the hearing centre at Malda Zilla School in English Bazar tu... Read More