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Man hailing from Bihar held with weapons

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- Kolkata Police on Monday arrested a man from Bihar and seized six firearms along with 11 rounds of cartridges during a vehicle check on the Rashbehari Connector under Kasba police s... Read More


Mason electrocuted to death in North 24-Parganas

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- A mason was electrocuted while working on the roof of a house beneath a 33,000-volt high-tension line in the Golabari area under Shasan police station in North 24-Parganas on Monday... Read More


Coal smuggling case: ED summons OC of Budbud PS

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday summoned the officer-in-charge of Budbud police station in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district for questioning in connection with a c... Read More


VLTD rollout: Transport dept trains stakeholders

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The state Transport department, on Monday, organised a training programme with manufacturers, distributors and dealers of vehicle location tracking devices (VLTDs) in the presence o... Read More


Entire examination of 8 students cancelled

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The entire examination of eight candidates was cancelled after they were caught with mobile phones during the Mathematics paper of the Madhyamik Examination 2026 on Monday, taking t... Read More


Two jumbos stray into Goghat village; 'situation under control'

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- Residents of Hazipur at Goghat in Hooghly woke up on Monday morning to reports of two elephants entering the Arjungeria area, triggering fear in the locality. However, officials of ... Read More


Two-day certificate course: KMC imparts training on carbon reduction

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), on Monday, launched a two-day certificate course on 'Net Zero Emission and Carbon Credit' to help participants translate climate commitments... Read More


'Swasthya Bandhu' catered to 10L people in two months

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's brainchild, the 'Swasthya Bandhu' initiative, has made a striking impact in a remarkably short span, emerging as a flagship outreach programme by de... Read More


Abhishek inks poem, 'gives voice' to 'SIR harassment' protest

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday took to social media to register a note of defiance, sharing a poem that sharp... Read More


EC directs transfer of police linked to poll duties by February 15

Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- The Election Commission has directed the West Bengal Home and Hill Affairs Department to complete the transfer and posting of all police personnel directly connected with election d... Read More