» Centre, state responsible for Maoists menace: Gurudas
Kolkata | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) general secretary Gurudas Dasgupta today held both the Centre and state government responsible for the growing Maoists' menace in the state.

 » Gold medal for Sanam, bronze medals for Jayanta, Manjudha
Kolkata | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
India's Isiah Rajendra Sanam today won his maiden international gold medal in the men's individual compound event of the 16th Asian Archery Championship at Bali, Indonesia. The 15th-ranked pushed the fourth-ranked Indonesian Nyoman Puruhito to the second place with a 106-103 final verdict. The win gave Sanam a creditable double, team and individual gold medals.

 » Indefinite strike brings works at HPL's supermax project to halt
Kolkata | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Work at the supermax project at Haldia Petrochemcals (HPL) came to a halt today following an indefinite strike by about 1,500 contract workers.

 » Govt to submit Lalgarh status report on Nov 23
Kolkata | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
The West Bengal government would submit the status report on alleged disturbances to educational activities in Lalgarh due to police camps in schools to court on November 23, Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said.

 » V N Tripathi appointed GM of Eastern Railway
Kolkata | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Mr V N Tripathi today took charge as the General Manager of the Eastern Railways.

 » Winter ushers in Kolkata
Kolkata | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Though late, winter is gradually making its presence felt here with dipping mercury levels and blowing of northerly winds punctuated by spells of wintry shower.

 » Pool cars to go off roads on Nov 23
Kolkata | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Hundreds of pool cars will go off the roads in the city and adjoining areas on Monday to protest alleged police harassment.

 » Fire rages on at Hooghly Jute mill
Kolkata | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
Huge stocks of jute bags, jute sewing machines and raw materiels were gutted when a fire broke out at Hooghly Jute Mills in southern fringes of the city today.

 » Sourav's security concern force CAB to change venue at Eden
Kolkata | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
The Cricket Association of Bengal(CAB) has re-shifted the Ranji trophy tie between Bengal and Saurashtra to Eden Gardens after Sourav Ganguly voiced his concern over the security arrangments at Jadavpur University stadium at Salt Lake.

 » Railways launches Jan Ahaar for passengers at affordable price
Kolkata | November 21, 2009 12:20:26 PM IST
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee's dream project to provide hygienic and tasty food to passengers at subsidised rates came true on Friday.

 » Mens compound team wins gold medal
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
India won a gold and two silver medals in the team championship of the 16th Asian Archery championship at Bali today.

 » Bring Taslima Nasreen back in India: Amlan Dutta
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Renowned academician and intellectual personality Amlan Dutta today felt that both the Centre and State government needed to bring controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen back into the country.

 » CRY launches campaign for right to education for all
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Child Rights and You(CRY), India's leading NGOs for advocating child rights, today launched its nationwide ''Sabko Shiksha, Samaan Shiksha''(Education for All) campaign to invite people to sign a charter to be sent to the Centre. It used the Centre to make three amendments to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.

 » Hundred per cent EPIC coverage in two years : CEC
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
The Election Commission expects to cover hundred per cent electorate in the country with Electronic Photo Identity Cards in less than two years, Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla said today.

 » HC takes exception to absence of national emblem
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Calcutta High Court's acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya today took strong exception to the absence of the national emblem on the century-old ornamental chair every chief justice took to deliver justice over the years.

 » Andrew Yule, others offload stake in power utility
Kolkata |Friday, 2009 8:05:07 PM IST
India Power Corp Ltd (IPCL), a consortium comprising Srei Infrastructure and Bhaskar Silicon, was Friday selected for picking up a controlling 57.17 percent stake in power utility DPSC Ltd.

 » Camps in schools: HC asks govt to file report in 4 days
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Calcutta High Court today pulled up the West Bengal govenment for allowing security forces to set up camps at schools in the tribal-belts dominated by Maoists.

 » SER cancels three trains
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
South Eastern Railways today cancelled three long distance trains following derailment of eight coaches of Tata-Bilaspur passenger near Posaita in Singhbhum district after the Maoists blew up the tracks in Jharkhand last night.

 » AirAsia plans to spread in India, hub in Bangkok
Kolkata |Friday, 2009 6:05:08 PM IST
Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia is planning to make Bangkok a hub next year to expand connectivity to Indian cities, a senior company official said Friday.

 » Apollo Gleneagles Hospital launches 'Knee Clinic' in Kolkata
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, India's one of the premier super-speciality hospitals, today launced ''Apollo Knee Clinic'', the specialised clinic to treat patients suffering from moderate to severe knee pain, in the city.

 » Fire destroys paper godown in city
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Fire today destroyed a godown stacked with paper and other inflammable materials at Cossipore in northern fringe of this metro.

 » AirAsia to expand connectivity to several Indian cities
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
AirAsia, the low cost overseas carrier, is mulling over making another hub in Bangkok next year to expand connectivity to several Indian cities in the near future.

 » Mamata inaugurates first 'Jan Ahaar'
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
As promised in the last railway budget, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today inaugurated the first 'Jan Ahar' cafeteria for passengers at the old complex of Howrah station.

 » Landmine explosion derails train; one killed, 25 injured
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
Trains continued to be the softest target as the Maoists triggered a landmine explosion last night, derailing eight coaches of 321 Up Tata-Bilaspur Passenger, killing at least one person and injuring 25, five of them seriously, between Posoita and Monoharpur stations on Chakradharpur-Rourkela section of Chakradharpur division.

 » One killed, 23 injured as train jumps tracks
Kolkata | Friday, Nov 20 2009 IST
At least one person was killed and 23 injured, five of them seriously, when eight coaches of 321 Up Tata-Bilaspur Passenger got derailed between Posoita and Monoharpur stations on Chakradharpur-Rourkela section last night.

 » Trinamool Congress to contest Jharkhand Assembly polls
Kolkata | Thursday, Nov 19 2009 IST
Aspiring to grow further beyond West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress has decided to contest the five phase Jharkhand Assembly elections, beginning from November 25.

 » Sanam enters 16th Asian archery finals
Kolkata | Thursday, Nov 19 2009 IST
Former national champion Isiah R Sanam today entered the Men's Individual Compound Final of the 16th Asian Archery Championship organised at Bali in Indonesia.

 » BJP has no right to call Bangla Bandh: SUCI
Kolkata | Thursday, Nov 19 2009 IST
SUCI state secretary Provash Ghosh today held both the Centre and state government responsible for price rise of essentials, saying the BJP in West Bengal had no right to call another Bangla Bandh on November 30 on similar issues.

 » Govt to take back coal blocks if not mined within 2 years
Kolkata | Thursday, Nov 19 2009 IST
If the coal block buyers do not start mining activity within two years of purchase, they might be taken back by the government, Union Minister for Power Sushil Kumar Shinde said today.

 » Bengal bags first prize in power sector reforms
Kolkata | Thursday, Nov 19 2009 IST
West Bengal was awarded the first prize in ''Excellence in Power Sector Reform'', by the Union power ministry at the 3rd India Energy Summit in New Delhi today.

 » CAB asks Rusi to file specific report on captaincy issue
Kolkata | Thursday, Nov 19 2009 IST
The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) has asked Bengal's Ranji squad manager Russi Jeejeebhoy to submit a specific report on the captaincy controversy in Mysore, Karnataka.

 » Cleaner technology should be made by developed nations: Minister
Kolkata | Thursday, Nov 19 2009 IST
The developed countries, primarily responsible for the increase of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission, will have to take the responsibility for developing cleaner technology for energy production affordable by the third world.

 » Highlight Sundarbans in Copenhagen talks: Bengal government
Kolkata |Thursday, 2009 6:05:07 PM IST
The West Bengal government has written a letter to the centre asking the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to highlight the Sundarbans issue in the Copenhagen climate summit, state Environment Minister Sailen Sarkar said here Thursday.

 » Indefinite strike in Bengal jute sector from Dec 14
Kolkata |Thursday, 2009 4:35:08 PM IST
Over two lakh jute mill workers across West Bengal will go on an indefinite strike Dec 14 to press for payment of arrears and implementation of an wage agreement.

 » Mahato slapped with fresh charge of helping Maoists
Kolkata |Wednesday, 2009 10:05:19 PM IST
People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) leader Chhatradhar Mahato, who was arrested in September this year, was accused in a fresh case Wednesday for helping Maoists during a gunbattle with the joint forces in West Bengal.

 » Three Bangladeshi militants sent to police custody
Kolkata |Wednesday, 2009 10:05:12 PM IST
Three suspected Bangladeshi militants, arrested for having alleged links with terror outfits Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were Wednesday remanded in police custody till Dec 2, police said.

 » Indian mens team finishes 2nd, Rahul Banerjee third in AAC
Kolkata | Wednesday, Nov 18 2009 IST
The Indian mens recurve team scored 3,953 points to rank second overall in the FITA round qualification of the 16th Asian Archery Championship (AAC) at Bali (Indonesia) today.

 » New IT centre to come up in Kolkata by 2011
Kolkata |Wednesday, 2009 8:35:07 PM IST
The West Bengal capital will have a dedicated information technology (IT) centre spread over two acres by 2011.

 » Railway FC snatch a point from East Bengal in Sahara League
Kolkata | Wednesday, Nov 18 2009 IST
Handicapped by the absence of star players, East Bengal today settled for a 2-2 draw with Railway FC at a Sahara Calcutta Football League premier division match at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan here.

 » Salt Lake Stadium barred from hosting commercial function
Kolkata | Wednesday, Nov 18 2009 IST
No commercial programmes would henceforth be allowed at the Salt Lake Stadium which would only be utilised for sports events, West Bengal sports minister Kanti Ganguly said today.

 » Bangladeshi trio remanded in police custody till Dec 2
Kolkata | Wednesday, Nov 18 2009 IST
Three suspected Bangladeshi terrorists, arrested here yesterday, were today remanded in police custody till December 2.

 » IRDA asks insurance companies to furnish information on terrorists
Kolkata | Wednesday, Nov 18 2009 IST
In a bid to combat terrorism in India, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) has issued circular to all the insurance companies to furnish information regularly to the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) about a customer who is a terrorist suspect. FIU is the Central agency under Union Finance Ministry responsible for receiving, processing, analysing and disseminating information relating to suspect financial transactions.

 » Corps of engineers celebrates 229th anniversary
Kolkata | Wednesday, Nov 18 2009 IST
The Corps of Engineers, one of the oldest wings of the Indian Army, today celebrated its 229th anniversary.

 » Two men found shot dead in West Bengal district
Kolkata |Wednesday, 2009 2:35:05 PM IST
Two men were found shot dead near a forest area in West Bengal's Maoist-hit West Midnapore district Wednesday and police said they suspected that the guerrillas had killed them.

 » HC grants bail to Vedic Village resort chief
Kolkata | Tuesday, Nov 17 2009 IST
A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court today granted bail to Rajkishore Modi, chief of Vedic Village resort, after 78 days of his arrest.

 » Jetlite plane makes emergency landing at NSCBI Airport
Kolkata | Tuesday, Nov 17 2009 IST
A Bangalore-bound Jetlite plane, carrying 106 passengers, made an emergency landing at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport this evening, 20 minutes after its takeoff, following some engine trouble.

 » I want to resign from Lok Sabha, says Trinamool's singer MP
Kolkata |Tuesday, 2009 8:35:07 PM IST
Noted Bengali singer Kabir Suman, who is a Trinamool Congress MP, Tuesday said that he wanted to resign from the Lok Sabha.

 » All Left Front partners must help strengthen coalition: Biman Bose
Kolkata |Tuesday, 2009 8:05:06 PM IST
West Bengal's ruling Left Front (LF) Tuesday said all partners of the coalition must play an "active" role to strengthen the front's unity and it was not the sole responsibility of major partner Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).

 » Three Bangladeshi militants arrested in Kolkata
Kolkata |Tuesday, 2009 8:05:06 PM IST
Three suspected Bangladeshi militants were arrested in Kolkata Tuesday with counterfeit currency with a notional value of Rs.30 lakh, police said.

 » Left Front restricts partners from making public statements
Kolkata | Tuesday, Nov 17 2009 IST
0n the heels of a Minister raising demand for advancing the 2011 Assembly elections, the ruling Left Front in West Bengal today decided to restrict public statements by any of the partners.

 » Panchayat byelections on December 20
Kolkata | Tuesday, Nov 17 2009 IST
Byelections to 128 Panchayat seats, spread over 17 districts of West Bengal, will be held on December 20, Panchayat Minister Anisur Rahaman said today.

 » Three LeT, HUJI militants arrested from Esplanade area
Kolkata | Tuesday, Nov 17 2009 IST
Three suspected Lashker-e-Toiba(LeT) and Harkat-Ul-Jihadi Islami (HUJI) militants were today arrested by a Special Task Force (TSF) of Kolkata police from the city's Esplanade area with a huge amount of fake Indian currencies.

 » Birla Corp to lay off staff at vinoleum division
Kolkata |Tuesday, 2009 7:05:07 PM IST
Birla Corp, the flagship company of the M.P. Birla group, has informed stock exchanges that a "layoff" would take place at its vinoleum division from Tuesday.

 » AEC chief Kakodkar downplays terror threat
Kolkata | November 17, 2009 11:43:09 AM IST
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman Anil Kakodkar has said work on India's nuclear programmes will continue as usual despite media reports of the country's nuclear power plants being placed on alert and being made more secure to prevent a terror strike.

 » Buddhadeb accuses Trinamool of ushering in 'danger' for Bengal
Kolkata | Monday, Nov 16 2009 IST
Charging the Trinamool Congress with ushering in a 'great danger' for West Bengal, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said he had specific reports about the Opposition party having direct links with the underground Maoists.

 » Germany to fund 8 million euros for fostering friendship
Kolkata | Monday, Nov 16 2009 IST
Germany will invest eight million euros in India to foster the bond of friendship between the two nations, President of Goethe-Institute, Munich, Professor Klaus-Dieter Lehmann, today said.

 » Nuclear power plant not to be set up against people's wish: Kakodkar
Kolkata | Monday, Nov 16 2009 IST
Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar today said the proposed nuclear power plant at Haripur in West Bengal's East Midnapore district would not be set up against the wish of the people.

 » International welding exhibition in Kolkata from December 11
Kolkata | Monday, Nov 16 2009 IST
The 5th International Welding Technology Exhibition- ''Weld India'' will be held here from December 11 to 13 to showcase the latest technological innovations in welding industry.

 » Fiery Buddha takes on Mamata at Left Front rally
Kolkata | November 16, 2009 6:41:50 PM IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Monday finally shook off the lethargy which had affected the CPI(M) in West Bengal after the general elections, and tore into the policies of the opposition Trinamool Congress.

 » Emirates to operate 12 flights from Kolkata
Kolkata |Monday, 2009 5:05:06 PM IST
Dubai-based Emirates Airline is all set to increase its weekly flights to 12 from the city from Dec 3, a company official said here Monday.

 » ICRA forms joint venture in Nepal
Kolkata |Monday, 2009 5:05:06 PM IST
Credit rating agency ICRA Monday signed a pact with Himalayan Infrastructure Fund Ltd of Nepal to set up a joint venture to replicate its rating businesses in that country, the company said.

 » Two stolen tridents from Swamiji's home found, one more stolen
Kolkata | Monday, Nov 16 2009 IST
Hours after detection of missing of a trident from ancestral home of Swami Vivekananda in north Kolkata, two tridents, stolen three weeks ago from same place, were recovered from a vat this morning, police said.

 » Diatetic population of India to shoot upto 80 million by 2025
Kolkata | Monday, Nov 16 2009 IST
India, the world's diabetic capital with 50 million population suffering from the disease, will see the number increase upto 80 million by 2025, claimed Novo Nordisk, a leading health care company. Keeping this in mind, the company organised a 'Diabetes Walk' in the city yesterday on the theme ''Understand Diabetes to control it''.

 » Kolkata civic body to regulate night parking
Kolkata |Monday, 2009 1:05:08 PM IST
It is bad news for those who are in the habit of parking their vehicles just about anywhere at night. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is set to implement stringent norms on night parking on major city thoroughfares.

 » Consecutive suicides on metro tracks for 3 days
Kolkata | Monday, Nov 16 2009 IST
Taking the count of suicides committed on the metro tracks here in the past three consecutive days to three, a youth today killed himself by jumping infront of a Dumdum-bound train at Sobhabazar station.

 » CPI (Marxist) blames Trinamool party of hobnobbing with Maoists
Kolkata | November 15, 2009 9:43:03 PM IST
Communist Party of India (Marxist) has blamed the State's main opposition Trinamool Congress (TMC) party of supporting the Maoist rebels.

 » Two Kashmiri men held with arms in West Bengal
Kolkata |Sunday, 2009 8:05:05 PM IST
Two young men from Jammu and Kashmir were arrested for allegedly possessing firearms and live cartridges, police said Sunday.

 » Rahman mesmerises Kolkata audience
Kolkata |Sunday, 2009 5:05:05 PM IST
Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman captivated thousands here with his mellifluous tunes comprising hip-hop, funk and jazz.