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Kolkata accident: Accused sent to police custody
Kolkata, Aug 18 : A popular city restaurant chain owner's son, who had mowed down two Bangladeshi nationals while speeding in his luxury car, was on Sunday sent to 12 days police custody, police said. Full Story


Waterlogging in parts of Kolkata due to continuous rainfall
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 18 : The heavy downpour caused water-logging at several places in Kolkata on Sunday. Full Story


Sovan Chatterjee seeks police protection, says TMC govt withdrew security out of vindictiveness
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 18 : Former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, who recently joined the BJP, wrote to Kolkata Police Commissioner Anuj Sharma on Sunday requesting him to deploy security personnel to avert any untoward attempt on his life. Full Story


10 councillors rejoin TMC; BJP scared them with central agencies, says WB minister
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 18 : State Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim on Saturday welcomed 10 councillors of the Naihati Municipality back into the TMC fold and alleged that they could have joined the BJP under duress. Full Story


Kolkata: 1 held with fake currency notes worth Rs 1.92 lakh
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 18 : The Anti-FICN team of Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday arrested a man in Malda after fake currency notes to the tune of Rs 1,92,000 was recovered from his possession. Full Story


I have no regrets: Akhtar Ali (Where Are They Now?)
Kolkata, Aug 18 : Notwithstanding his failing health and advanced age, India's celebrated tennis player and legendary coach Akhtar Ali still keeps a keen eye on the courts of the eastern metropolis to spot and guide budding talent. Now a 80-plus veteran, Ali leads a simple life, spending time with his grandchildren and has little hesitation in saying: "I have no regrets". Full Story


BJP worker killed in Bengal
Kolkata, Aug 18 : A fifty-year-old worker of Bharatiya Janata Party died after miscreants hurled crude bombs towards him in West Bengal's Birbhum district, police said on Sunday. Full Story


We have right to know what happened to Netaji: Mamata
Kolkata, Aug 18 : Recalling the mysterious disappearance of great Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that peoploe have the right to know of his whereabouts or ultimate fate. Full Story


WB: Police resort to baton charge to disperse para teachers on hunger strike
Kalyani/Nadia (West Bengal) , Aug 18 : Several people were injured after West Bengal police resorted to baton charge to disperse para teachers who were on a hunger strike near Kalyani bus terminus and Kalyani rail station in Nadia district on Saturday evening. Full Story


2 Bangladeshis killed by speeding luxury car in Kolkata
Kolkata, Aug 17 : A speeding luxury car mowed down two pedestrians - both Bangladesh citizens - close to a vital south Kolkata intersection early on Saturday, police said. Full Story


Cong will become stronger under Sonia Gandhi's leadership: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
Murshidabad (West Bengal) , Aug 18 : Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said that under the leadership of interim president Sonia Gandhi, the party will become stronger. Full Story


3 injured, flight, train services hit as rains lash Bengal
Kolkata, Aug 17 : Three persons were injured, flight and train services disrupted as large parts of Kolkata and other south Bengal districts submerged in water on Saturday following heavy monsoon rains. Full Story


Water-logging in many parts as heavy rains lash Kolkata
Kolkata (West Bengal) Aug 17 : The heavy downpour has caused water-logging on multiple stretches of West Bengal's Kolkata here today. Full Story


West Bengal: Two pedestrians killed after cars collide at crossing in Kolkata
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 17 : Two pedestrians were killed in an accident after two cars collided at the Shakespeare Sarani Road and Loudon Street crossing here in the wee hours of Saturday. Full Story


Gumnami Baba: Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji served legal notice for film on Netaji Bose
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 16 : Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji was served a legal on Friday with regard to his upcoming movie 'Gumnami Baba' based on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Full Story


Kolkata: 1 dead, 17 injured after being struck by lightning
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 16 : At least one person died while 17 others sustained injuries after being struck by lightning near Victoria Memorial here on Friday, police said. Full Story


Flight operations disrupted at Kolkata airport following heavy rains, lightning
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 16 : Flight operations were disrupted at Kolkata Airport due to heavy rains and lightning on Friday, an official source from the airport authority said. Full Story


India wants to be friendly with all, even with troubling neighbour: Naidu
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 16 : Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu while speaking at the Rabindranath Tagore Centre here on Friday said that India wants to remain friendly with all, even with the troubling neighbour. Full Story


Gumnami Baba: Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji served legal notice for film on Netaji Bose
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 16 : Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji was served a legal on Friday with regard to his upcoming movie 'Gumnami Baba' based on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Full Story


Film on 'Gumnami Baba' gets legal notice from Netaji fan
kolkata, Aug 16 : A day after the teaser release of acclaimed Filmmaker Srijit Mukherji's latest venture 'Gumnaami', based on the recluse 'Gumnami Baba', who many believed was the freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in disguise, a Netaji fan from Kolkata on Friday sent a legal notice to the producer. The fan, Debabrata Roy, has urged Srijit to "drop the project" as the film would promote manipulation and misrepresentation of facts regarding the hero of India's freedom struggle. Full Story


BSF seizes 218 cattle being smuggled to Bangladesh
Kolkata, Aug 16 : The Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 218 cattle that were being smuggled to Bangladesh, during raids in West Bengal's border districts, an official said on Friday. Full Story


AICTE recognises 'Care for Society' initiative of GBS as a 'Best Practices' Nationally
Kolkata (West Bengal) August 16: Globsyn Business School's (GBS) 'Care for Society' initiative has been recognized by AICTE as a 'Best Practices' nationally, by approved institutions in India. Full Story


One killed, 16 injured in lightning in Kolkata
Kolkata, Aug 16 : One person was killed and sixteen others were injured in a lightning strike near Kolkata's Victoria Memorial as heavy rain lashed the city for around two hours on Friday, police said. Full Story


BJP MP Roopa Ganguly's son arrested for rash driving
Kolkata, Aug 16 : Actor-turned-politician and BJP MP Roopa Ganguly's son has been arrested for crashing his car into a wall of city-based golf club here, police said on Friday. Full Story


TMC Secretary General, ex-Kolkata top cop questioned
Kolkata, Aug 16 : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday questioned Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee and former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar in connection with the Ponzi scam cases, an official said here. Full Story


Three killed in lightning in Bengal
Kolkata, Aug 16 : Three persons including two women were killed in a lightning strike in West Bengal's Purulia district on Friday, police said. Full Story


Jago Bangla case: CBI serves notice to WB Education Minister
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 16 : Education Minister in the West Bengal government, Partha Chatterjee, on Friday received a notice from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Jago Bangla case. Full Story


West Bengal: BJP MP Roopa Ganguly's son rams car into wall, arrested
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 16 : BJP Rajya Sabha lawmaker Roopa Ganguly's son was arrested by Kolkata police after he rammed his car into a wall late on Thursday night. Full Story


West Bengal: BJP MP Roopa Ganguly's son rams car into wall, arrested
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Aug 16 : BJP Rajya Sabha lawmaker Roopa Ganguly's son was arrested by Kolkata police after he rammed his car into a wall late on Thursday night. Full Story


Mamata rakes up Kashmir while paying tribute to Vajpayee
New Delhi , Aug 16 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday raked up the Kashmir issue while paying her tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his first death anniversary. Full Story