Kolkata
After trams and yellow taxis, now it’s time for another heritage vehicle to bid goodbye to the streets of Kolkata. The city’s hand-pulled rickshaw pullers' organisation has approached the West Bengal government saying they are in...
Kolkata Police’s Cyber Crime Division has busted a dating app racket operating from the city’s Minto Park area and arrested 17 persons, including 16 women, involved in the crime. The arrested women are aged between 19...
Kolkata Police to get advanced breath analyser devices to curb drunk driving in festive season
Kolkata Police is buying 50 state-of-the-art breath analysers with an aim to curb drunk driving and reduce road accidents. These will be handed over...
Will make our intimate pictures viral on social media! Young woman blackmailed by ex-boyfriend in Kolkata
A young woman was being consistently blackmailed by her ex-boyfriend in Kolkata, who demanded money from her for not leaking her intimate photographs online....
Drunk wife beats up husband, practices black magic at home in Kolkata, husband seeks police help
In a bizarre incident, a resident of Kolkata’s Santoshpur has filed a police complaint alleging that his 'Drunk wife' rampages the home all night...
Mamata Banerjee warns Prime Minister Modi about Amit Shah, calls him “Mir Jafar”
Mamata Banerjee has cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi against his most trusted lieutenant and the country’s Home Minister Amit Shah. She has also compared...
Kolkata’s 500-year-old Punte Kali, Goddess who revived a burnt fish!
There are a lot of stories associated with Kolkata’s Punte Kali, a more than 500-year-old temple of Goddess Kali located in the city’s Burrabazar...
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju assesses landslide damage in North Bengal, pledges report to Centre
Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju travelled to the landslide-ravaged Mirik area in West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Tuesday. The purpose of his...
Mamata Banerjee explains why she attended Durga Puja Carnival in Kolkata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday explained why she attended Durga Puja carnival at Kolkata on Sunday even after getting news of...
Shocking that Mamata Banerjee avoided visiting Darjeeling only to attend a carnival: Suvendu Adhikari
Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has ridiculed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s decision to postpone her visit to disaster-affected North Bengal for...
Shootout in Howrah on Ashtami Night, Man from Bihar Killed
A festive night in Howrah turned tragic during Durga Puja on Tuesday when a resident of Bihar was shot dead in a sudden attack....
Century-Old Tradition Finds New Life at Mukherjee family’s Durga puja in Howrah
The Durga Puja celebration in Howrah's Shibpur neighborhood is a remarkable example of cultural endurance, now marking its 104th year of continuous tradition. What...
This Durga Puja in North Kolkata was attended by ‘Netaji’ Subhash Chandra Bose’s mother
Traditional Durga Puja hosted by affluent heritage families, referred to as “Bonedi Bari” in Kolkata and other parts of Bengal is not something new....
West Bengal’s only lady ‘Dom’ inaugurates Durga Puja
Durga Puja pandals are generally inaugurated by Chief Minister, Governor, ministers, eminent artists, sports personalities. But this time Kodalia Netaji Sangha Sarbojonin Durgatsav committee...