Howrah

Fire Breaks Out At Chemical Godown Near Kolkata's Howrah Bridge

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Saturday June 8, 2019

A massive fire broke out in a godown loaded with chemicals near the Howrah bridge in Kolkata early this morning.

Assam Rifles Soldier Shoots Dead Colleague, Injures 2 At Bengal Poll Camp

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2019

An Assam Rifles jawan on election duty in West Bengal's Howrah district today allegedly opened fire at a poll camp, killing a colleague and injuring two others, a senior police official said.

Soldier Killed, Two Injured After Firing At Base Of Forces On Poll Duty In Bengal

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 2, 2019

A soldier has reportedly been killed and another injured in a shootout today at a base of central forces on election duty in Bagnan in West Bengal's Howrah district.

Cyclone Fani: Over 43 Trains Cancelled For Passengers' Safety

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 2, 2019

With extremely severe cyclonic storm ''Fani'' likely to cross the coastal areas of Odisha on Friday, the South Eastern Railway has cancelled 43 trains scheduled to run between Howrah and Puri, and other destinations in south India over the next two days.

General Election 2019: BJP Says Candidate Attacked In West Bengal, Blames Trinamool Congress

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday April 29, 2019

The BJP on Sunday alleged that its candidate Joy Bandyopadhyay was attacked by motorbike borne goons of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Howrah district and five workers of the party were injured.

Missing Bengal Election Commission Nodal Official Found After 7 Days

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 25, 2019

A nodal officer of the Election Commission who had gone missing from Krishnagar, seven days ago, was found in a house in Howrah by the West Bengal CID, a senior official said.

Flowers, Commemorative Stamps As Iconic Rajdhani Express Turns 50

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 3, 2019

Indias first Rajdhani Express, which revolutionized Railways with its speed and luxury in the 1960s, turned 50 today. In its golden jubilee run, the train decorated with flowers, chugged out of the Howrah station.

Doon Express Rams Into Platform, Woman Injured, Coaches Derailed

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Sunday February 24, 2019

A woman suffered minor injuries after a train rammed into a railway platform while backing up into the station in Dehradun on Saturday.

20 Kg Gold Worth 6.73-Crore Smuggled From Myanmar Seized In West Bengal

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 7, 2019

Authorities seized nearly 20 kg gold worth Rs 6.73 crore from West Bengal's Howrah, allegedly smuggled into the country from Myanmar. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials have arrested two persons in the matter.

35 Trinamool Supporters Injured In Bus Accident After Kolkata Rally

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 20, 2019

Around 35 Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters were injured when a bus carrying them overturned in Howrah district today in the evening, the police said.

Nearly 400 People Affected By Suspected Fungal Infection In Bengal Villages

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 18, 2018

Around 400 people of several villages of a block in Howrah district were affected by a skin disease suspected to have been caused by a fungus, officials said on Monday.

Parents Of Two Jharkhand Girls Deny Selling Off Daughters In Bengal

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 4, 2018

The poverty-stricken parents of two minor girls in Jharkhand who were allegedly sold off to a brick-kiln owner in West Bengal have said that they left behind their daughters in the care of the businessman so that they could be looked after by his family, police said.

Bengal Shelter Home Employees Arrested For Sex Abuse: Police

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday December 2, 2018

Three employees of a childcare centre in West Bengal's Howrah district have been arrested for sexually abusing differently-abled girls, the police said on Saturday. According to police sources, based on information shared by government officials, a police team had visited the NGO, Chiranabin-Children and After Care Home For Women and Girls in Joypu...

West Bengal To Pay 5 Crore Fine For Failing To Curb Air Pollution

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 28, 2018

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a Rs 5-crore fine on the West Bengal government for "failing to comply" with its two-year-old directive to improve air quality in Kolkata and Howrah.

Months After Marriage, Bengal Woman Allegedly Killed Over Dowry

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday November 18, 2018

A housewife was allegedly killed by her husband and in-laws eight months after her marriage in a dispute over dowry in West Bengal's Howrah district, police said on Saturday.