West Bengal News
Two fires in Kolkata, no casualties
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) The fire department was kept on its toes on the first day of 2012 as two blazes broke out in different parts of Kolkata Sunday. No casualties were reported.
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Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) The residents of Kolkata welcomed the New Year on a note of merriment Sunday with huge crowds thronging to various tourist and picnic spots and popular places... More Experts to survey fire hazards in Kolkata
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) In the wake of several incidents of fire, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday said an expert group will survey the unplanned parts of the city a... More Trinamool old guard defends turf against new entrants
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) With the Trinamool Congress holding the reins of power in West Bengal, infighting over alleged sharing of spoils has given shape to what analysts have termed ... More Fire in Kolkata building, no casualties
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Over a month after India saw its worst hospital fire tragedy that killed 93 people here, tense scenes were witnessed at the bustling Park Street area after a ... More Indira Bhawan renaming: Another Trinamool-Congress tussle looms (West Bengal Newsletter)
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh conceeded that there are 'differences' with alliance partner Trinamool Congress at the centre on certain issues, another t... More Celebrations galore as 2012 dawns in Kolkata
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Some spent a romantic 'evening in Paris' while others went for a 'mysterious Egyptian night' as Kolkatans ushered in the New Year merrily wining and dining a... More Three injured as fire extinguisher explodes in eatery
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) Three people were injured, one of them critically, after a fire extinguisher exploded in a restaurant's kitchen in the bustling Park Street area of the city,... More Congress urges Mamata to reconsider renaming Indira Bhavan
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Congress Saturday requested Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to reconsider her decision to rename 'Indira Bhawan' - which briefly s... More Five Bengal girls fight child marriages
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) Five brave girls from West Bengal, described by President Pratibha Patil as icons, are becoming agents of change and inspiring other young girls in the figh... More |
