Kolkata

Woman, daughter killed in UP road crash

6:38 pm December 16, 2020

Bhadohi: A woman and her daughter died while three others were injured on Wednesday when the car they were travelling in rammed into a truck parked on the roadside in Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district, police said. The incident took place in Aurai area. The car was travelling from Kolkata to Delhi and the driver probably […]

WB govt gives go-ahead to daily Kolkata-Delhi direct flights

8:38 pm December 14, 2020

Kolkata: The Bengal government on Monday gave its nod for resumption of daily direct flight services between Kolkata and Delhi, an official statement said. ”Daily direct flights in Kolkata-Delhi sector allowed with immediate effect,” a statement issued by the state Information and Cultural Department said. Currently, Kolkata-New Delhi flights are available thrice a week — Monday, Wednesday […]

Nadda promises OBC status for left out Hindu backward castes

Eight more arrests for attack on Nadda’s convoy

10:27 pm December 12, 2020

Kolkata: Eight persons were arrested on Saturday from various parts of South 24 Parganas district for their alleged involvement in the attack on BJP national president J P Nadda‘s convoy at Diamond Harbour, a senior police official said. With this the total number of people apprehended in connection with the attack on the BJP leader […]

Bollywood actress found dead in Kolkata apartment

3:54 pm December 12, 2020

Kolkata: Actress Arya Banerjee who starred in several Bollywood films, including ‘The Dirty Picture’, was found dead at her south Kolkata residence, police said. The police broke open the door of her third-floor apartment on Friday and found that the body of the 33-year-old woman was lying in the bedroom. The daughter of late sitarist […]

Doctors stage protests against Centre’s policy

11:33 pm December 11, 2020

Kolkata: Doctors of different hospitals across West Bengal Friday staged protests against the Centres move to allow postgraduate practitioners of Ayurveda to be trained in performing surgical procedures. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has demanded withdrawal of the notification. Doctors in various hospitals in the city and in Murshidabad, Nadia, Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, North and […]