Kolkata

Clashes broke out between BJP workers and police personnel here on Wednesday during

Clashes between BJP workers, police in Kolkata

4:12 pm June 12, 2019

Kolkata: Clashes broke out between BJP workers and police personnel here on Wednesday during a massive rally organised by the party in protest against post-poll violence and alleged attack on its workers and supporters. As the BJP activists jostled to reach the Bowbazar crossing in the city, police resorted to firing tear gas shells and […]

Saradha scam: CBI grills IPS officer for over 9 hrs

10:01 pm May 29, 2019

Kolkata: Police officer Arnab Ghosh, one of the SIT members that initially probed the Saradha scam, was grilled for more than nine hours by the CBI on Wednesday over alleged suppression of evidence, sources said. The Indian Police Service officer had been asked to face interrogation again on Thursday, sources in the probe agency told […]

Fire at godown in Park Circus

9:21 pm May 29, 2019

Kolkata: A fire broke out at a godown in Park Circus area of south Kolkata Wednesday afternoon, an official said. The fire was brought under control around 4 pm, two- and-a-half hours after it broke out, the official said. At least 15 fire tenders were pressed into service to bring the blaze under control at […]

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Mamata revamps party organisation to counter BJP’s rise

11:21 pm May 25, 2019

Kolkata: In the wake of the BJP’s stellar performance in the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal, TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday cracked the whip against internal strife and revamped the party organisation. The Trinamool Congress also clipped the wings of her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, considered number two in the party. All […]

Poll effect: Mamata offers to quit as CM, party rejects

11:18 pm May 25, 2019

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee Saturday offered to quit as chief minister of West Bengal following her party’s drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, but the TMC rejected it. Addressing her first press conference after the election results were declared, she accused the BJP of polarising people on religious lines to garner votes in […]