Kolkata, Dec 6 (UNI) The Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday conducted searches at around 13 locations including Kolkata and Mangalore (Karnataka) at the premises of accused and others including private persons/bank officials UCO Bank), the CBI said in a statement. ” During searches, electronic evidence including mobile phones, laptops, computer systems, email archives, and…
Kolkata, Dec 5 (UNI) Calcutta High Court has granted protection to a section of BJP legislators against any action, like arrest or any coercive move, after the Kolkata Police filed FIRs against the lawmakers for alleged dishonour of the National Anthem in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Court sources said on Tuesday. The single-bench Judge…
Kolkata, Dec 4 (UNI) The engine of the Up Radhikapur Express was destroyed in a fire after a sand laden truck accidentally came into its track in which some 15 commuters were wounded at the wee hours at Farakka in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, official sources on Monday said. The nature of the injury was…
Kolkata, Dec 1 (UNI) The US government on Friday commemorated World AIDS Day and acknowledged the progress that has been made in partnership with India and countries around the world towards the shared vision of ending HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030. This year’s World AIDS Day is particularly important as the United…
Kolkata, Nov 29 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday gave a clarion call to the people of Bengal to return the BJP to power at the Centre with maximum seats from the state. Addressing a rally here, Shah said, ” Give the party such a mandate from the state that Prime Minister Narendra…
Kolkata, Nov 25 (UNI) Opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari has served a 72-hour ultimatum to the OC of the Hare Street police station in central Kolkata to lodge an FIR against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her alleged intimidation to arrest eight BJP leaders, or else he would move court. “I have emailed my…
Kolkata, Nov 21 (UNI) Marking a significant milestone, President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday inaugurated the L&T Skill Training Hub at her hometown Pahadpur, Mayurbhanj in Odisha. The historic event was also graced by Meena Subrahmanyan, President of Prayas Trust – an L&T-funded non-profit organisation, along with senior officials of L&T and the Odisha-based non-profit SLS…
Kolkata, Nov 21 (UNI) A massive fire broke out at a plastic factory cum godown at the industrial Ghusuri in Howrah district, close to this city, early on Tuesday, a day after a blaze damaged a portion of a jute mill in the same thickly populated area, police and fire brigade sources said. There had…
Kolkata, Nov 20 (UNI) A portion of a jute mill in Howrah’s industrial area, located near Foreshore Road, was gutted in a fire that broke out in the early hours of Monday, official sources said. There had been no casualties reported so far in the fire, which was brought under control within two hours after…
Kolkata, Nov 13 (UNI) Unidentified miscreants on Monday gunned down a local Trinamool Congress leader at Joynagar in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. The incident triggered violent reaction and an irate mob lynched a person suspecting him to be the killer, according to eyewitnesses. The leader, Saifuddin Laskar, a party area president at…
