Trinamool warns against mixing politics with profession
Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government Friday warned the employees of institutions providing essential services against indulging in politics at the cost of their work.”There is need to break political hegemony in spher… Visit link: Trinamool warns against mixing politics with profession More...
From Dipu Moni to Clinton, Kolkata geared up for VVIP visits
Kolkata: The West Bengal capital is all geared up for according a warm welcome to a host of international VVIPs who are slated to visit it in a short span of time, beginning with Bangladesh Foreign Minister More...
Somnath happy with Akhilesh becoming chief minister
Kolkata: Former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee, who had first remarked on the potential he evinced in Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav’s son Akhilesh Yadav, Saturday expressed happiness at More...
Chomsky, others write to PM protesting Bengal police excesses
Kolkata: Eminent persons of international repute, including well-known US-based academician-intellectual Noam Chomsky, Monday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing concern over the use of state force More...
Toongate: Kolkata continues to protest
Kolkata: Kolkata Monday continued to be rocked by protests over the arrest of Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra for allegedly circulating ‘defamatory’ cartoons targeting West Bengal More...
Five of family found dead in Kolkata fire
Kolkata: The charred bodies of five members of a family, including one with injury marks, were found from a house that caught fire early Monday, police said.A blood stained bedsheet was also recovered from the More...
Kolkata rape: Accused declared proclaimed offender
Kolkata: Kader Khan, absconding prime accused in the alleged rape of an Anglo-Indian woman in a moving car here in February, has been declared a proclaimed offender by a city court, police said Sunday.The detective More...
Shakib’s all-round effort carries Knight Riders to victory
Kolkata: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hassan backed up a superb bowling effort with a timely cameo to enable Kolkata Knight Riders post their second back-to-back win with a five-wicket triumph over Rajasthan More...
Jadavpore professor arrested for Mamata cartoons, granted bail
Kolkata: A Jadavpore University professor was arrested early Friday for allegedly circulating defamatory cartoons of some Trinamool Congress leaders including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, attracting More...
West Bengal planning new renewable energy policy
Kolkata: The West Bengal government is mulling a new policy on renewable energy, an official said Thursday.”We are planning to bring in a policy on renewable energy. It will be a policy on co-generation and More...