Kolkata

‘Sasural Simar Ka’ actor Ashiesh Roy dies at 55

2:37 pm November 24, 2020

Mumbai: Popular TV actor Ashiesh Roy, known for starring in the soap opera “Sasural Simar Ka”, passed away on Tuesday at his residence, according to his friend, actor Sooraj Thapar. He was 55. In May, Roy, who was undergoing dialysis, had asked for financial help on social media when he was admitted to the intensive […]

Suspected smuggler arrested with 6.29 kg gold at New Delhi railway station

11:43 pm November 20, 2020

New Delhi: A suspected gold smuggler was arrested from New Delhi railway station with 6.29 kg gold bars worth Rs 3.25 crore, police said on Friday. The accused, Pravin Kumar (37), had received the consignment from his accomplice in Kolkata. He had boarded a train from Asansol in West Bengal and was on his way […]

People pray to Sun god at dawn; Chhat puja celebration concludes

Temporary ghats set up in Kolkata for Chhath puja: Official

11:52 pm November 18, 2020

Kolkata: Civic authorities in Kolkata have set up several temporary ghats near 16 waterbodies in the city to avoid crowding during Chhath puja celebrations this week, an official said on Wednesday. At least 44 temporary ghats have been erected along the waterbodies in Kasba, Anandapur, Jadavpur, Patuli belts of the metropolis, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

BSF commandant held in cattle smuggling case: CBI source

11:34 pm November 17, 2020

Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday arrested a BSF commandant for his alleged involvement in a cattle smuggling racket operating at the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, a source in the investigating agency said. Satish Kumar, the BSF commandant who is now posted at Raipur in Chhattisgarh, was summoned to Kolkata for […]

Toddler raped by 13-year-old boy: police

3-month-old baby dies of dengue in Kolkata

9:33 pm November 9, 2020

Kolkata: A three-month-old baby died of dengue at a hospital in Kolkata on Monday, state Health Department officials said. The baby, a resident of Howrah, died after a multi- organ failure due to severe dengue, a doctor said. “The baby was put on ventilator support for quite some time but the condition did not improve,” […]