Tag: West Bengal
Schoolkid Drowns In Hooghly River In Bengal
A Class 10 student drowned in the Hooghly river in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday, police said.....
Restrictions, Sufferings Post Note Ban Not Over: Mamata
Criticising the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government's demonetisation move, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said "restrictions and sufferings" were "not over" even after three months of the note ban.....
False Campaign Led To Bhangar Agitation: Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the agitation in West Bengal's Bhangar was based on "a false campaign" and denied that two villagers who died during the movement had fallen to police bullets.....
HM Unions Sore At Ambassador Brand Sale
Trade union leaders at the ailing Hindustan Motors (HM) on Saturday expressed disappointment over the management's decision to sell the iconic Ambassador brand to French auto major Peugeot SA.....
Bank Employee Commits Suicide Over Note Exchange Allegations
A bank employee, who says he was wrongly accused in a case of exchanging old currency notes, has committed suicide in West Bengal's Howrah district, Government Railway Police (GRP) officials said on Saturday.....
Labourer Found Dead In Bengal
A young man working as a labourer at a scrap shop was found dead in East Kolkata's Anandapur, police said on Wednesday.....
Former Chief Justice Of India Altamas Kabir Dead
Former Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir died here on Sunday following a brief illness. He was 68.....
Kolkata Man Who Lived With Sister's Corpse Found Dead
Partha De, the man who was discovered living with his sister's corpse in 2015, was found burnt to death here on Tuesday, the city police said.....
Fire At Warehouse, Film City In Bengal, No Injuries
A wood repository was gutted in fire here on Sunday afternoon while a blaze broke out at the film city in West Midnapore too, a fire official said. No casualties were reported in either incident.....
Roopa Ganguly Warns People Trying To Slap 'detestable Charges' On Her
Accusing the West Bengal government of "sleeping" while the child trafficking racket was active for so long, actor-turned-BJP MP Roopa Ganguly on Wednesday said those who are putting such "detestable charges" on her would have to pay for it.....
