Kolkata News

Kolkata Metro Train Runs Full Stretch With Door Open

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 21, 2019

A packed metro train covered the entire north to south stretch of Kolkata with one of its doors open during rush hours on Wednesday with three railway staffers guarding it.

Highlights: Mamata Banerjee Addresses Mega Trinamool Rally In Kolkata

India News | Edited by Prionka Jha | Sunday July 21, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is now addressing Trinamool Congress's (TMC) mega Martyrs' Day rally in Kolkata today. This rally is organised by TMC every year on July 21 in the memory of the 13 youth Congress activists killed in police firing in 1993 in which lakhs of people from across the state participate.

Kolkata Actor Says Pulled Out Of Uber Cab, Threatened; Driver Arrested

Kolkata News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday July 11, 2019

A Bengali television actor has alleged that she was "thrown out" of a cab and threatened by her Uber driver in Kolkata on Wednesday when she was going for a shoot. The driver has been arrested. Swastika Dutta, a popular actor in Bengali serials, has narrated her ordeal in a Facebook post and shared a photo of the driver.

Biker Hits Senior Citizen, Drags Traffic Cop For 100 Metres In Kolkata

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 3, 2019

A traffic constable was dragged for nearly 100 metres on the road on Monday night in Kolkata by a rogue biker, who was trying to flee the scene after hitting a pedestrian, a police officer said.

Ex-Kolkata Top Cop Moves Supreme Court, Seeks Extension Of Protection

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2019

Former Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar today moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of the seven-day protection granted to him by the top court in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam case.

Kolkata Man Sentenced To Death For Rape, Murder Of 2-Year-Old Girl

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 29, 2019

A city court Thursday sentenced a man to death for the rape and murder of a two-and-a-half- year-old girl in the city in 2013.

Mamata Banerjee's All-Nighter "Satyagraha" As Cops, CBI Clash: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday February 4, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee found herself on a collision course with the centre after a huge showdown on Sunday evening between the state police and officials of the CBI or Central Bureau of Investigation. The CBI officials, who had come to question Kolkata police chief Rajeev Kumar on two Ponzi schemes, were temporarily detained by ...

3 Arrested For Sexually Harassing Woman In Kolkata Bus: Police

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 27, 2019

Three persons were arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a woman while she was travelling in a bus in Kolkata's Pragati Maidan area late on Saturdaynight, police said on Sunday.

Teen Fell Unconscious Soon After Boarding Plane In Kolkata, Dies

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 4, 2019

A teenage passenger travelling from Kolkata to Bengaluru in a private airlines' flight with his family, fell unconscious during take-off and died later Thursday, police said.

Woman Gang-Raped In Kolkata Beauty Parlour, Threatened With Video: Cops

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 25, 2018

A woman was gang-raped inside a beauty parlour in Kolkata. Three people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in repeatedly raping her, the police said Saturday.

Fine For Spitting, Littering In Kolkata May Soon Be Up To Rs 1 Lakh

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 23, 2018

Citizens may have to shell out a maximum fine of Rs 1 lakh for littering in public places, as the West Bengal Assembly passed a Bill to enhance the penalty for offenders.

West Bengal Government To Build Skywalk Near Kolkata's Kalighat Temple

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 26, 2018

The West Bengal government is considering construction of a skywalk beside the over two-century old Kalighat Kali temple, one of the city's landmarks visited by thousands of devotees and tourists every day, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today.

Kolkata Gets $100 Million Asian Development Bank Loan For Drainage

Kolkata News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 4, 2018

India and Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday signed $100 million loan agreement to strengthen capacity of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for resilient urban services, an official statement said.

CID Takes Over Probe Into Kolkata's Nagerbazar Blast Case

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 3, 2018

The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has taken over the probe into Tuesday's explosion in Nagerbazar area of the city that left a boy dead and nine others injured, an official of the agency said Wednesday.

After Kolkata Bridge Collapse, 7 Bridges Identified As "Most Vulnerable"

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 14, 2018

In the wake of the Majerhat bridge collapse on September 4, the West Bengal public works department (PWD) has identified seven bridges in the city as "most vulnerable" requiring urgent repairs, a senior official of the department said.