14-year-old girl foils marriage attempt in Bengal
She is 14 years old and a school dropout, but West Bengal resident Seema still mustered up the courage to stand up to her family and foiled an attempt to get her married by calling a helpline. The Class 7 dropout, who was to tie the nuptial knot on Wednesday, called up the helpline number urging them to intervene and stop her marriage, police said on More...
Hopping from Germany to galaxy to Kashmir at Puja pandals
West Bengal News – Samachaar.In Kolkata: Hopping around Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata this year could take you on a tour of Germany Kashmir and even planets and asteroids! With budgets running into More...
Injured man resembling Delhi blast suspect arrested in Howrah
West Bengal News – Samachaar.In Kolkata: A man in his late thirties with injuries similar to that caused in an explosion and resembling the sketch of one of the suspects in the Delhi High Court blast has More...
Bengal Congress leaders meet Rahul, complain about Trinamool
West Bengal News – Samachaar.In Kolkata/New Delhi: A group of 25 Congress leaders from West Bengal Monday called on party general secretary Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi and complained to him that the Trinamool More...
Mamata announces sops for Maoist-affected areas
West Bengal News – Samachaar.In Nayagram (West Bengal), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday announced a development package for Maoist-affected districts, asserting that violence will not be More...
Pintail adds another twist in Darjeeling’s politics
West Bengal News – Samachaar.In Sukna (West Bengal), July 18 (IANS) Witness to several twists and turns in the politics of West Bengal’s troubled hill areas, the Pintail village, a tourist resort, Monday More...
Shutdown in Siliguri, Dooars against Darjeeling accord
West Bengal News – Samachaar.In Siliguri (West Bengal), July 18 (IANS) Life in West Bengal’s Siliguri sub-division and Dooars in neighbouring Jalpaiguri was partly hit on day one of a 48-hour shutdown More...
Mamata announces projects for north Bengal
West Bengal News – Samachaar.In Siliguri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday launched a host of projects for north Bengal and slammed the main opposition Left Front for trying to ignite More...
Mamata tames pricey hilsa?
West Bengal News – Samachaar.In Kolkata: By a curious coincidence, within days of new Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee shooting off a missive to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to help lower the price of Bangladeshi More...
One killed, 35 injured in Bengal train accident
West Bengal News – Samachaar.In Kolkata: One person was killed and at least 35 people were injured when the engine and six coaches of the Bangalore-bound Guwahati-Bangalore Express derailed and were hit More...