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Ox turns wild at immersion carnival in Bengal’s Raiganj, one killed and 8 injured
Kolkata : One person was killed and eight others got severely injured after an ox went for a rampage at a Durga idol immersion carnival at Raiganj in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal, late evening on Friday.
The dead person has…
Jalpaiguri flash flood : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announces financial aid to kin…
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh each for the families of those killed in the Mal river flash flood in Jalpaiguri during idol immersion of Goddess Durga.
A sum of Rs…
Jalpaiguri flash flood : Death toll rises to 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoles
Kolkata : The death toll in the flash flood in the Mal river at Malbazar in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district has risen to eight.Several are still feared missing.According to sources, the flash flood hit when thousands of villagers…
7 killed, several missing after flash flood in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri
Kolkata : Seven persons have been killed and several others are feared missing following a flash flood in Mal river at Malbazar in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district while local Durga Puja organisers assembled at the river bank for immersion…
CBI raids 3 places in Kolkata over financial scams
Kolkata : The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting raids at three places in Kolkata on Tuesday in connection with its ongoing probe in a financial embezzlement scam.Three teams of the CBI's anti-corruption wing are currently…
Mayor Inaugurates Exide Foot Over-bridge
Kolkata : City Mayor, Janab Firhad Hakim on Saturday inaugurated a foot overbridge for the citizens of Kolkata at the busy Chowringhee-AJC Bose Road intersection, popularly known as Exide crossing.
The over-bridge near the Exide head…
Centre stalling three new airports in Bengal : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : The setting up of three new airports in West Bengal is being delayed for an indefinite period as the Centre is not giving permission, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Thursday."Three new airports are proposed to be set up…
Tata Group to invest Rs 600 cr in Bengal : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday afternoon claimed that Tata Group will invest Rs 600 crore in Jalpaiguri district shortly.Although she made this claim at an event to hand over appointment letters to various…
Centre trying to establish ‘Agency Raj’, deterring job creation : Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata : Two days after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized Rs 17.32 crore in cash from the residence of a city- based businessman in connection with a mobile gaming app fraud case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee echoed her…
ED raids several places in Kolkata, estimated Rs 7 cr recovered
Kolkata : Enforcement Directorate (ED) teams conducted raids on Saturday at three separate places in Kolkata and recovered a huge amount of cash from the possession of a city-based businessman.
Although the counting process of currency…