The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday arrested a father-son duo in connection with the chit fund case. Basudev Bagchi, former CMD of a chit-fund company — Prayag Group of Companies — in Kolkata, and his son and MD Avik Bagchi were booked under sections 120 B (criminal conspiracy), 420[Read More…]
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Kolkata: Charred body of man found in Bhawanipore
On Wednesday, Kolkata Police recovered the charred body of a man from his flat in Bhawanipore area on Ashutosh Mukherjee Road on Wednesday. The man is named Madan Prasad Gupta. However, it is unclear why the person set himself on fire. It is also unclear if it was an accident[Read More…]
Following UP win, BJP turns attention to Bengal
After BJP’s clean victory in UP, it has turned its focus towards the state of West Bengal. In order to strengthen the party’s hold in Bengal, BJP national president Amit Shah will visit the state in April, hold rallies and chair important meetings with the state leadership to chalk out[Read More…]
Fake currency notes worth Rs 92,000 seized
West Bengal assembly passes bill to regulate private hospitals
West Bengal Assembly on Friday passed a bill to regulate functioning of private health facilities, providing for up to three-year jail terms and trials under the IPC for offenders and fines up to Rs 50 lakh in case of death of patients due to medical negligence. Under the West Bengal[Read More…]
BJP leader sent to 12-day police custody in connection with child trafficking case
Women’s wing leader of BJP party Juhi Chowdhury who was arrested on Tuesday in connection with an alleged child trafficking case, has been sent to 12-day police custody by the Jalpaiguri Court. Juhi Chowdhury was arrested from Batasia area close to the Indo-Nepal border on Tuesday night. CID have claimed that she has[Read More…]
Kalindi express derail aftermath: routes between Delhi, Howrah disturbed
Kalindi express, a Delhi bound train derailed at Tundla junction near Agra city at 1:40 am on Monday morning. As per Indian Express reports, the engine and the first coach of the train derailed at the station while the rear portion of the train left for it’s destination at 5:20[Read More…]
Demonetisation: Mamata govt announces relief for those adversely affected
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced relief measures for those affected by demonetisation. Mamata Banerjee, has been a foremost opponent of the Centre’s demonetization move and her state government has also become first to announce relief measures. Presenting the first budget of the Trinamool government’s second term[Read More…]
JU molestation case takes caste oppression turn
An MA student of Jadavpur University alleged on social media that she has been inappropriately touched and ‘violated’ by another student of the university during a feminist protest held inside the campus. The accused Sushil Kumar went missing after his name was made public on Facebook. The case took an[Read More…]
West Bengal govt to setup single mobile platform
CM Mamata Banerjee launches her six new books
Woman thrown out of running train in Bengal
CPI-ML (Red Star) accuses Mamata Banerjee over veteran Naxal leader’s disappearance
CPI-ML (Red Star) General Secretary KN Ramachandran has been missing in West Bengal since Sunday. The veteran Naxalite leader who was travelling from Lucknow had arrived at the Kolkata railway station on Sunday evening and has been unreachable then after. He was scheduled to lead a central delegation of his[Read More…]
3 LeT militants sentenced to death
Bengal land acquisition protest takes a violent spin
The ongoing protests against forceful possession of land for a power project in the Bhangar area of South 24 Parganas in West Bengal took a violent turn Tuesday. A mob wrecked at least ten police vehicles. The protests have intensified over the last two days A man was brought dead[Read More…]
Villagers violently protest against anti-land acquisition in Bengal
Farmers in West Bengal are protesting against alleged “forceful” possession of 16 acres of farmland for the project by the Power Grid Corporation of India. Violent protests have erupted in West Bengal’s South 24 Pargana district after villagers opposed to a power sub-station project clashed with police over the forceful[Read More…]
Stampede at Gangasagar fair in West Bengal: Six dead, 15 injured
At least six persons have died and 15 others have been injured in a stampede that took place near Kochuberia in Sagar Islands during Gangasagar fair in West Bengal. The incident occurred while the devotees were trying to board a launch at the Kachuberia ghats. The stampede occurred around 5pm[Read More…]
Bengal govt cancels Balochistan-Kashmir event; Tarek Fatah expresses displeasure
Political commentator Tarek Fatah expresses displeasure over West Bengal government decision to cancel an event at the Kolkata club in which he was scheduled to speak on the topic of Balochistan and its ‘freedom’ from Pakistan. Fatah went on social networking site Twitter to express his displeasure over the event. Tarek[Read More…]
Unrest in Bengal after TMC MP’s arrest
Trinamool Congress MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay was arrested on Tuesday by the CBI as a suspect in the Rose Valley chit fund scam case. This is the second arrest of a TMC leader in a week. Another senior Trinamool MP Tapas Pal, accused in the same case, was sent to custody[Read More…]
Violent clashes in WB, Mamata in Delhi to corner PM over demonetisation
A small town, Dhulagarh in West Bengal has been under panic since Dec 13, following violent clashes broke between two communities. Interestingly, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, has not spoken even a single word about the incident. Though the incident has not reported by media houses but Banerjee, has hogged[Read More…]
Demonetisation: Tea garden payment deadlock continues; WB Tea Board reaches out to RBI
The government decision to demonetise high value currency notes has created troubles for the tea garden workers. Following government’s move the wages of the workers were hampered in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. In this regard, the government had asked banks in the tea-growing states to open accounts[Read More…]
West Bengal: At least 2 dead, 12 injured after two coaches of Capital Express Train derail
At least two people died and 12 injured after the engine and two coaches of Rajendra Nagar-Guwahati Capital Express derailed at Samuktala Road near Assam-West Bengal border on Tuesday night. The accident took place around 9.15 p.m. The Capital Express train was scheduled from Bihar’s Rajendra Nagar to Guwahati in[Read More…]
Baby trafficking racket: Desperate parents want their kids back
Few day after the baby-selling racket in West Bengal was busted, police are also dealing with desperate pleas from families who feel their children are still alive in addition to their ongoing investigations of nailing the culprits. One such person, Reshma Bibi, wants the police to find her daughter’s baby[Read More…]
Sons keep mother’s body inside house for 9 months in West Bengal
Two men kept their mother’s body in their house at Simhat in Nadia district for almost nine months and the skeleton was recovered on Sunday, police said. Arun Saha (65) and Ajit Saha (55), both unmarried, told police that their mother Nani Bala Saha died on January 16 at the[Read More…]
6.8 magnitude quake jolts Myanmar; tremors felt in Bengal, Assam
A major earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck central Myanmar on Wednesday, US Geological Survey (USGS) said, shaking buildings across the country and the region. The quake struck 143 km (88 miles) west of the city of Meiktila at a depth of 84 km (52 miles), the agency said. There were[Read More…]