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Centre must give Gurung security, says GJM

Bimal Gurung had called off the indefinite shutdown on its 104th day on September 26 in response to Mr Singh's appeal.

2 Oct 2017 6:43 AM IST

Deadly road accidents are common in China, where traffic regulations are often flouted or go unenforced by police. (Representational Image)

Kharagpur road accident kills five

The victms were Tarun Pakhira (52), his wife Atasi (46), the couple's elder son Soumyakanti (19) and younger son and the...

2 Oct 2017 3:00 AM IST

Partha Chatterjee will still be a kid' to me, says estranged Mukul...

Mr Mukul Roy however kept it secret about why he quit the party and would resgion from the parliamentarian's post.

27 Sept 2017 4:51 AM IST

Gorkha Janmukti Morcha Chief Bimal Gurung

People of Hills will not forgive Tamang, says Bimal Gurung

The indefinite shutdown in the Hills over the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland on Tuesday entered its 104th...

27 Sept 2017 4:47 AM IST

Shubhrangshu Roy

Shubhrangshu Roy will not follow in father's footsteps

Rajya Sabha MP, sources indicated adding that the Trinamul Congress MLA had later decided to stay with the party after...

26 Sept 2017 7:25 AM IST

Senior Trinamul Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Mukul Roy after announcing his resignation from the party in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Mukul Roy quits party, to resign as MP soon

Mamata Banerjee's party suspended Mukul Roy for six years on grounds of his indiscipline.

26 Sept 2017 7:22 AM IST

World's heaviest woman, Eman Ahmed, dies in Abu Dhabi hospital

Ahmed died due to co-morbid conditions, including heart disease and kidney dysfunction, according to the hospital.

26 Sept 2017 1:30 AM IST

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee exchanges greetings with elderly women on the occasion of Durga Puja during her visit to an old age home in Kolkata on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

CM Mamata gets controversial doc model in pandal replaced

President of the Service Doctors' Forum, an organisation of the medical practitioners, Sajal Biswas expressed his...

25 Sept 2017 6:54 AM IST

Dhaakis perform in front of Sealdah station in Kolkata on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Options galore for tourists to celebrate Durga Puja

The West Bengal tourism department has come up with numerous packages for pandal hopping in Kolkata and other places...

25 Sept 2017 6:49 AM IST

In most cases, the Rohingyas try to pass themselves off as Bangladeshis if they are apprehended by the BSF, officials said.

BSF uses local intel to curb Rohingya influx

Patrolling enhanced across North 24 Parganas, Murshidabad and Krishnanagar districts.

25 Sept 2017 6:46 AM IST

The state-of-the-art 16.6 km long East West Metro system connecting Howrah with Salt Lake Sector V will have 10.8 km long underground corridor from Howrah to Subhas Sarobar in the eastern part of Kolkata, while the rest 5.8 km to Sector V will be elevated corridor. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

ICE London recognises Kolkata East West Metro's impact in making lives...

Work for the underground corridor is at present going on in full swing in the Dalhousie area, the city's oldest business...

24 Sept 2017 3:30 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna (State Secretariat) in Kolkata on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

West Bengal govt will foil attempts to divide people, says Mamata...

Inaugurating a Durga puja here, she said Bengal is not a place for conflicts.

24 Sept 2017 7:05 AM IST