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WB: ASI allegedly thrashes shopkeeper for filing complaint
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 13 (ANI): A shopkeeper was allegedly brutally beaten up by an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) at the Bidhannagar South Police Station here for filing a complaint against a perso
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WB: Water-logging hits normal life in Cooch Behar
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Cooch Behar (West Bengal) [India], July 13 (ANI): Normal life in several parts of Cooch Behar has been hit due to waterlogging caused by continuous rainfall occurring for over 24 hours.
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Two peddlers selling drugs to students arrested in Kolkata
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Narcotics team of the Detective Department (DD) arrested two drug peddlers from Darga road area of Kolkata on Friday night and confiscated 50 grams of brown sugar worth Rs 50,000 from their possession.
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WB: TMC leader's husband shot dead in Murshidabad
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], July 12 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Humaipur village head Ardosa Bibi's husband, Sofiul Hasan, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at Pradipdanga village on Friday, police said.
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Mamata Banerjee leads 'padayatra' to create awareness on water conservatio
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 12 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday led a 'padayatra' in Kolkata on the 'Save water, Save life' campaign.
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West Bengal: Man arrested for duping tourists with fraudulent hotel bookin
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 12 (ANI): Darjeeling police here on Thursday arrested one person who was allegedly involved in duping tourists through fraudulent hotel bookings. The accused will be taken to Darjeeling on transit remand, police said.
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WB govt approves formation of 21-member 'Bridge Inspection and Monitoring
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 12 (ANI): The West Bengal government on Thursday approved the proposed recruitment of 21 engineers under different categories and two data-entry operators on contractual basis for its 'Bridge Inspection and Monitoring Cell'.
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Commuters stranded due to landslide on Sikkim-Darjeeling highway
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kalimpong (West Bengal) [India], July 12 (ANI): A major landslide occurred on the National Highway 10 on Friday morning blocking the Sikkim-Darjeeling route.
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Posters of Amartya Sen's 'Jai Shri Ram' comment surface in Kolkata
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 12 (ANI): Banners displaying the photograph of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and his recent statement on 'Jai Shri Ram', were spotted on a busy street of south Kolkata on Friday.
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NCW seeks report on pregnant woman attacked during Howrah clash
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], July 11 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday took cognizance of a media report on Howrah clash wherein it was reported a pregnant woman was beaten up during the celebration of birth anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee.
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WB: Incessant rain affects at least 50 villages around Birbhum
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Birbhum (West Bengal) [India] July 11 (ANI): Locals of at least 50 villages have been affected due to the increasing water level in Ajay River following heavy rainfall around Birbhum region of West Bengal.
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Indo-Bangladesh border: BSF constable injured in bombing incident
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], July 11 (ANI): A BSF constable sustained a major injury on Thursday morning when some animal smugglers allegedly bombed the BSF camp at Gaighata on the Indo-Bangladesh border.
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