Joynagar: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Biswanath Das survived a fatal attack on Thursday night when dozens of unidentified men attacked his vehicle with bombs and bullets. Three persons shot dead in this shootout at a petrol pump in Joynagar area on Thursday night. Das who had got down from his[Read More…]
West Bengal
Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Congress likely to contest without ‘Didi’ in West Bengal
Kolkata: Soaked in confidence and basking in glory after securing the victory in three states assembly elections, the Congress Party in West Bengal would like to contest all alone in the upcoming Lok Sabha 2019 polls. West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) President Somen Mitra said that the state unit[Read More…]
Amid brawl with wife, man kills his 6-month child by throwing her on floor
Kolkata: A man allegedly killed his six-month-old daughter by throwing her on the floor after a domestic argument with is wife in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district. The incident happened last week on Friday morning. The baby was admitted to Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in a critical condition following which the[Read More…]
Singur March: Thousands of farmers march to Kolkata under red flag
Singur: At least 10,000 farmers, Bargadars and agricultural workers launched a historic march towards Kolkata on Wednesday. The national highway lit up in the afternoon sun, as the farming community of Singur and south Bengal, holding aloft giant Red flags, briskly covered 10 km in just under three hours. The gritty[Read More…]
Woman gang-raped in Kolkata, 3 arrested
Kolkata: Three persons, including a woman, have been arrested after a woman in central part of the city alleged that she was gang-raped after being lured with a job offer, police said on Saturday. “The 22-year-old woman filed a complaint against three men and two women in the incident that[Read More…]
Rare species of snake worth Rs 9 crore rescued in Bengal, one arrested
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) A person was on Friday arrested from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district for trying to smuggle a rare species of takshak snake (gecko) worth Rs 9 crore, police said. “A man named Isha Seikh was arrested near Murshidabad district’s Farakka area with a rare species of takshak[Read More…]
West Bengal: Train goes engine-less for 2 kms, major accident prevented
Many lives survived for what could have been an extremely horrific accident. In Bengaluru-Tinsukiya, a weekly superfast express, an accident was averted. The train ran without an engine for almost 2 kms, leaving as many as 21 coaching vulnerable to an accident. The coaches thankfully stopped on their own near[Read More…]
Woman commits suicide in West Bengal
Kolkata, A woman committed suicide in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district after being harassed for dowry, police said on Thursday. “Puja Kundu, 21, was found hanging on Tuesday. Her mother has filed a complaint against her husband and mother-in-law for constantly harassing her for dowry,” an official of Gopalnagar[Read More…]
2 killed in Bengal accident
Kolkata, Two persons were killed in West Bengal early on Thursday when a container-trailer collided with a gas tanker on the Kona Expressway in the Howrah district, an official said. “The crash took place around 3.50 a.m. There was an explosion and both the vehicles caught fire. Charred remains of[Read More…]
WB Police SI Excise prelims result 2018 announced; Here’s how to check scores @ policewb.gov.in
WB Police SI Excise prelims result 2018: West Bengal Police has announced the WB Police SI Excise prelims result 2018 today, November 19, 2018. The result is now available online. Candidates can check WB Police SI Excise prelims result 2018 from the West Bengal Police’s official website. “Result of Preliminary[Read More…]
