Kolkata

Centre rejects raw jute import plea by mills

7:20 pm October 7, 2020

Kolkata: The Centre has turned down mills’ plea to import raw jute from Bangaldesh, contending that there is enough stock for the next few months. Mill owners are witnessing extremely high demand for jute bags this year, owing to large orders from Food Corporation of India and the West Bengal government. “Considering the monthly consumption […]

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

Left, Congress protest in Kolkata over Hathras incident

10:06 pm October 3, 2020

Kolkata: Left and Congress activists protested in Kolkata on Saturday against the alleged gang rape of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras that has triggered a nationwide outrage. Carrying placards having slogans such as “Defeat fascist BJP at Centre and TMC in Bengal” and “Down with fascists who throttle democracy”, around a 1,000 members […]

Motorbike taxi rider arrested for molesting woman passenger in Kolkata

2:26 pm October 3, 2020

Kolkata: A motorbike taxi rider has been arrested in Kolkata‘s Tiljala area for allegedly molesting a woman passenger, police said on Saturday. The accused was using the identity card of another person who had lost his job from the mobile application-based motorbike taxi service at least two years ago, a senior officer of Kolkata Police […]

BJP's 'Aar Noi Annay' campaign marred by sporadic violence, party demands President's Rule

Police stop Bengal BJP chief’s rally in Kolkata

11:58 pm October 2, 2020

Kolkata: The BJP’s West Bengal unit on Friday organised rallies in favour of the recently passed farm laws at different places in the state, while the police stopped one led by its president Dilip Ghosh in Kolkata. The police put up barricade and stopped a motorbike rally led by Ghosh at Beleghata area in the […]

9 arrested for IPL betting in Kolkata

1:45 pm September 25, 2020

Kolkata: Nine persons have been arrested from different parts of Kolkata for allegedly betting on an Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket match, police said on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, sleuths of the Kolkata Police’s detective department conducted raids in Hare Street, Park Street, Jadavpur and Salt Lake areas on Thursday night and arrested nine […]