Kolkata, May 2 (UNI) In a brazen attack, three unidentified miscreants opened fire in the TMC-run gram panchayat office at Bankra under Domjur police station in Howrah district, wounding two persons, official sources said on Thursday.
Bengaluru, April 29 (UNI) Veteran politician and former Union minister V Srinivas Prasad breathed his last early Monday morning due to age-related ailments at a private hospital here.
Kolkata, Apr 27 (UNI) A middle-aged woman was injured after anexplosion happened in a house on Saturday at Hasnabad in West Bengal''s North 24 Parganas district, and was being investigated by the local police, official sources said.
Kolkata, Apr 26 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday recovered large number of arms and ammunition, including foreign made pistal and revolvers, during searches conducted at two premises in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas in West Bengal in a case a related to violence against Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials.
Kolkata, Apr 26 (UNI) An estimated 71.72 per cent of over 51,17,955 electorate exercised their franchise in the second phase election to three Lok Sabha seats of Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj in North Bengal districts till 5 PM on Friday.
Kolkata Apr 24 (UNI) The National Security Guard on Friday using remote operated robot and two sniffer dogs began searching of a vacant house at Sarberia in Sandeshkhali apprehending explosive after the CBI unearthed foreign made weapons during intensive search operation this morning, official sources said.
Kolkata, Apr 26 (UNI) An estimated 60.60 per cent of over 51,17,955 electorate exercised their franchise in the second phase election to three Lok Sabha seats of Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj in North Bengal districts till 3 PM on Friday.
Kolkata, Apr 26 (UNI) The CBI on Friday unearthed arms, ammunition and explosives after raiding a vacant house at Sarberia under Sandeshkhali area in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal, official sources said.
Kolkata, Apr 26 (UNI) An estimated 47.29 per cent of over 51,17,955 electorate exercised their franchise in the second phase election to three Lok Sabha seats of Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj in North Bengal districts till 1 PM on Friday.
Kolkata, Apr 26 (UNI) An estimated 31.25 per cent of over 51,17,955 electorate exercised their franchise in the second phase election to three Lok Sabha seats of Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj in North Bengal districts in the first four hours till 11 AM on Friday.
Bengaluru, April 26 (UNI) Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy stirred a political row by accusing the Election Commission of India (ECI) of electoral misconduct in the Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha constituency.
Kolkata, Apr 26 (UNI) An estimated 16 per cent of over 51,17,955 electorate exercised their franchise in the second phase election to three Lok Sabha seats of Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj in North Bengal districts in the first two hours till 9 AM on Friday.
Kolkata, Apr 26 (UNI) Second phase polling for three Lok Sabha constituencies of Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj in Bengal began at 7 AM on Friday under a massive security blanket.
Kolkata, Apr 24 (UNI) A major fire destroyed a medicine-cum- chemical godown at the industrial hub of Dankuni in West Bengal''s Hooghly district on early Wednesday.
Raiganj/Malda, Apr 23 (UNI) Stating that illegal entry from the neighbouring country continued unabated in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday assured the people of the state that once the BJP is voted to power, it would stop infiltration of people from Bangladesh.
Bengaluru, April 20 (UNI) Popular Kannada actress Harshika Poonacha has expressed her fear of stepping outside in Bengaluru after her family was attacked by a mob for speaking in Kannada. The incident has sparked outrage, prompting calls for strict action against the perpetrators.
Kolkata, April 20 (UNI) The ICICI Bank has announced a range of initiatives to make banking more convenient to its senior citizen customers in West Bengal.
Kolkata, Apr 19 (UNI) Opposition leader in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, has sought the intervention of Governor CV Ananda Bose, seeking an NIA probe into the alleged ''''attacks'''' on the Ram Navami processions on April 17 in the state.
Bengaluru, Apr 18 (UNI) The BJP in Bengaluru South has filed a formal complaint against Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy and others for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct ahead of the upcoming elections.
Kolkata, Apr 18 (UNI) The Election Commission of India has made an exclusive arrangements for voters residing in the barbed fencing villages in the India-Bangladesh marking borders of Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar in West Bengal''s northern districts, which go to polls on Friday, the first of the seven-phase voting in the state.
Kolkata, Apr 18 (UNI) The West Bengal Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board on Thursday announced advance summer vacation beginning April 22 for the government and government- aided schools owing to the current heat spell, official sources said.
Bengaluru, April 17 (UNI) A dispute over religious chants in Vidyaranyapura has led to the arrest of four individuals. The incident took place near Mahesh PU College in Chikkabettahalli between 15.30 and 15.45 hours here on Wednesday.
Kolkata, Apr 17 (UNI) The Election Commission of India (ECI) hasappointed 2007 batch IPS officer Syed Waquar Raza as DIG Murshidabad Range in West Bengal after removing incumbent Mukesh early this week, official sources said.
Bengaluru, April 16 (UNI) In yet another incident of road rage, Ravi Muniswamy, a retired Brigadier, was allegedly assaulted and his car keys taken away by the perpetrators in Sanjaynagar here on Friday last.
Raiganj/Balurghat, Apr 16 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi onTuesday hardened his attack on the Trinamool Congress,accusing the ruling party of trying to change the demography of West Bengal by allowing the infiltrators from Bangladesh andRohingyas to settle here and curtailing the rights of the Indian citizens.
Kolkata, Apr 16 (UNI) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesdaynamed Abhijit Das, alias Bobby Da, to contest from much-talked-aboutDiamond Harbour seat in South 24 Parganas, where West Bengal rulingTrinamool Congress general secretary Abhishekh Banerjee is seekinghis third consecutive term in Parliament.
Kolkata, Apr 13 (UNI) A major fire broke on Saturday at a slum, destroying some 50 houses, many of which are brick-built, at Mela Ground near Chata Kol on Dum Dum Road in the north-western part of the city, official sources said.
Kolkata, Apr 12 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached various assets of book value of Rs 50.47 crore allegedly acquired out of the Proceeds of Crime (PoC), derived and obtained from PDS Ration Scam by several persons, including arrested West Bengal food ministerJyoti Priya Mallick, Bakibur Rahaman (rice and flour miller), Sankar Addhya and others, ED said on Friday.
Kolkata, Apr 12 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has attached immovable property valued at Rs 230.6 crore, held in the name of Prasanna Kumar Roy and Santi Prasad Sinha, the accused in the alleged teachers'' recruitment scam in the West Bengal Government-sponsored schools across the state.
Kolkata, Apr 12 (UNI) The anti-terror squad of NIA on Friday arrested two key accused in the Bengaluru''s Rameshwaram Cafe blast case from a hideout in poll-bound West Bengal''s East Medinipur district, official sources said.
Bengaluru, April 11 (UNI) A BJP worker CS Naveen sustained head injuries after he was reportedly attacked with a wooden stick at Kempashettidoddi village in Bengaluru Rural Parliamentary constituency on Thursday, according to police.
Balurghat, Apr 10 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday lambasted the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress, accusing the ruling party of banking on votes from infiltrators from across the border and assured the people that none can stop the implementation of CAA for granting citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhists.
Kolkata, Apr 9 (UNI) A Police Constable, identified as Sandip Saha, was seriously wounded in an attack by unidentified miscreants at the Situlia police camp in West Bengal''s North 24 Parganas, Police said on Tuesday.
Jalpaiguri, Apr 7 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday vowed to take stringent action against corruption in West Bengal after June 4 and assured the poor people, that property worth Rs 3000 crore, which was siphoned off and seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), would be returned.
Kolkata, Apr 7 (UNI) An FIR of alleged molestation was lodged against the National Investigation Agency (NIA) with the Bhupatinagar police station in West Bengal''s East Medinipur district by the relatives of the two arrested TMC leaders, official sources said on Sunday.
Jalpaiguri, Apr 7 (UNI) In a span of three days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the face of the BJP''s election fortune in 2024, is scheduled to address a party rally in this West Bengal''s tea belt district afternoon in support of Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha candidate Jayanta Kumar Roy.