West Bengal

Tata To Supply 80 Electric Buses To West Bengal Transport Corporation

CarAndBike Team | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Tata Motors has announced that it will supply 80 electric buses to the West Bengal Transport Corporation. The order includes 40 units of 9-metre Ultra Electric AC E-buses and 40 units of 12-metre e-buses, out of which 20 units of the 9-metre e-buses have already been delivered.

The Truth Behind Viral Video Of Attack On Kashmiri Shawl Seller In Bengal

Kolkata News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Wednesday February 20, 2019

A 26-year-old Kashmiri shawl seller who was beaten up in West Bengal's Nadia district on Monday and the video of whose thrashing has gone viral, has told NDTV from an undisclosed location that he just wants to go back home.

Top Court Judge Recuses From Hearing CBI Plea In Saradha Chit Fund Probe

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Supreme Court judge, Justice L Nageswara Rao, today recused himself from hearing the CBI's plea alleging obstruction in its probe into the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam probe by West Bengal authorities.

Retired IPS Officer Found Dead In Pool Of Blood In West Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Retired IPS officer Gaurab Chandra Dutta was found dead in mysterious circumstances at his flat in West Bengal's Salt Lake area Tuesday evening, police said.

School Bus Runs Over 5-Year-Old In Kolkata: Police

Kolkata News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 20, 2019

A five-year-old school girl was on Tuesday run over by a speeding bus in front of her mother in the Dum Dum area of North 24 Pargana district in West Bengal, police said.

"Much Is Happening In Bengal": Top Court On BJP's Plea To Probe Murders

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday February 20, 2019

The Supreme Court on Tuesday made a strong observation, saying "much is happening in West Bengal". The court's remark came while hearing a petition filed by the BJP, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the murders of BJP workers in the state.

Madhyamik Question Papers Found On Social Media For 6th Day

Education | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 19, 2019

Question papers of Madhyamik Examination were reported leaked on the social media for the sixth consecutive day on Tuesday, shortly after the tests commenced.

Saradha Hearing Deferred Till Tomorrow, Kolkata Police Chief To Appear

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 19, 2019

The Supreme Court Tuesday decided not to pass any order on summoning West Bengal chief secretary, DGP and Kolkata police commissioner for their personal presence before it in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam in which the three have been issued contempt notice.

Days After Trinamool Legislator Killed, Another Party Leader Shot At

India News | ANI | Tuesday February 19, 2019

Trinamool Congress councillor Mithun Tikadar was shot at by unidentified gunmen in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday. The attackers also reportedly threw a locally-made crude bomb at Mr Tikadar, which missed him. The incident happened in the district's Budge Budge area.

Veteran 83-Year-Old Bengali Actor Biswajit Chatterjee Joins BJP

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 19, 2019

2019 Elections: Veteran actor Biswajit Chatterjee joined the BJP in New Delhi on Monday in the presence of party general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and other senior leaders.

Bengal BJP Chief Questions Arrest Of Party Leader In 'Kidnapping' Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 19, 2019

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Monday wondered if the ruling TMC had "influenced" the probe in party leader Suprabhat Batyabyal daughter's kidnapping case and his colleague's subsequent arrest.

Five Arrested In West Bengal Paper Leak Case

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday February 18, 2019

Five people have been arrested after a probe, ordered by the West Bengal Board of Secondary Examination (WBBSE), into circulation of question papers of the Madhaymik examination on social media, the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) said on Monday.

Didn't Obstruct CBI Probe Into Saradha: Bengal Police Officers To Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 18, 2019

The West Bengal government and its police denied the CBI's allegations in the Supreme Court on Monday that they obstructed investigation into the Saradha chit fund scam cases, with the state police asserting the central agency forcefully tried to enter the Kolkata police chief's home on February 3 without valid papers.

"IL&FS Crisis Has Put Lakhs Into Peril": Mamata Banerjee Writes To PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 18, 2019

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to initiate a high-level probe into financial impropriety and possible misappropriation of savings of common people due to the debt crisis in Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) Ltd.

BSF Constable Drowns While Chasing Cow Smugglers Near Indo-Bangla Border

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 18, 2019

A Border Security Force (BSF) constable drowned in river Padma while chasing cow smugglers near the Indo-Bangla border in West Bengal's Murshidabd district, an official said.