Kolkata

Several flights from Kolkata to Northeast cancelled

4:07 pm December 12, 2019

Kolkata: Several private airlines have cancelled flights from Kolkata to Assam and other Northeastern states on Thursday in the wake of anti-CAB protests, officials said. Not all but some private operators have cancelled their flights to Assam and other northeastern states since Thursday morning, a senior official of Kolkata airport said. “We can’t just give […]

No private players operating NMR service: Southern Railway

Two country-made bombs found beside railway tracks

2:15 pm December 5, 2019

Kolkata: Two country-made bombs were found beside railway tracks between Ballygunge and Park Circus stations here on Thursday morning, leading to stoppage of train services for about 40 minutes in the Sealdah south section, an Eastern Railway official said. Railway track maintenance staff spotted the two crude bombs beside the down line tracks at 6.50 […]

WB assembly adjourned for two days as bills slated to be placed yet to get governor’s nod

6:43 pm December 3, 2019

Kolkata: In an unprecedented development, West Bengal Speaker Biman Banerjee Tuesday adjourned the House for two days after bills slated to be placed in the assembly are yet to get the nod of Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar. The House will remain adjourned till December 5, Banerjee said in the Assembly. The House will again start the […]

Vehicles without FASTag to pay double toll fee from Monday midnight

West Bengal NH toll plazas ready for FASTag: Official

1:06 pm December 3, 2019

Kolkata: All the 15 toll plazas of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in West Bengal are ready for implementation of FASTag from December 15, a senior official said on Tuesday. The National Electronic Toll Collection (NETC), an initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, seeks to ensure seamless movement of traffic […]

NIA court convicts 8 in Malda FICN smuggling racket case

9:05 pm November 25, 2019

New Delhi: A special NIA court in Kolkata has convicted eight people for allegedly running a fake Indian currency note (FICN) smuggling racket across the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal, the federal probe agency said on Monday. Barkat Ali (24), the kingpin of the racket, has been sentenced to six years in jail, with a […]