Bengal dengue death toll rises to four
September 5th, 2012 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) The official dengue toll in West Bengal has risen to four with the disease striking 789 people, according to the state health department Wednesday.A 47-year-old woman, ... Read more...
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Kolkata police officer commits suicide
August 25th, 2012 - 11:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) The body of a Kolkata Police officer, who apparently committed suicide, was found at his home in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district Saturday, police said.Fifty-year ... Read more...
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Bengal to increase awareness in dengue affected areas
August 11th, 2012 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 11 (IANS) With 80 confirmed cases of dengue reported so far in West Bengal, the state government has decided to launch an intense awareness campaign throughout all the ... Read more...
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80 confirmed cases of dengue in Bengal
August 10th, 2012 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) As many as 80 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported so far in West Bengal, a senior health official said Friday."So far there are 80 ... Read more...
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Short skirts cause women harassment: Trinamool lawmaker
July 28th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 28 (IANS) Bengali actor and Trinamool Congress legislator Chiranjeet aka Dipak Chakraborty Saturday contended that short dresses worn by women were one of the main reasons behind the ... Read more...
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West Bengal teacher strips girl in class
June 28th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) A girl student was allegedly stripped in a class by a lady teacher in West Bengal after she ignored the teacher's diktat regarding dress code, police ... Read more...
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Congress demands CBI probe in party worker’s killing
March 18th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) West Bengal Pradesh Congress president Pradip Bhattacharya Sunday demanded a CBI probe into the killing of a Congress worker and alleged that party activists were under ... Read more...
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Kolkata cop succumbs to injuries
March 11th, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) A Kolkata Police constable hurt during a clash over a property dispute in North 24 Parganas district March 8 succumbed to his injuries Sunday, police said.Ashim ... Read more...
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AMRI director refused bail
January 13th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) A court Friday refused bail to AMRI Hospital director R.S. Agarwal, arrested in connection with the Dec 9 fire incident in the high-cost health facility that ... Read more...
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Teenager dies in Bengal, father held
October 30th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) A 16-year-old boy was Sunday found hanging in his house in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said. His father was arrested for allegedly killing ... Read more...
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Man tries to immolate self with wife, daughter
September 13th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 13 (IANS) A man who had lost his job tried to immolate himself along with his wife and infant daughter in front of the West Bengal Secretariat here ... Read more...
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Three children injured in blast
August 15th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) Three boys were seriously injured in a minor blast in the Barrackpore area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district Monday, police said.Aged between six and ... Read more...
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Three die after inhaling poisonous gas in Bengal
July 5th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 5 (IANS) Three labourers in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas district died Tuesday after inhaling toxic gases in a well when they were conducting a water treatment operation, police ... Read more...
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Cop shoots dead three of family
June 19th, 2011 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 19 (IANS) A constable shot dead three members of a family in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district Sunday over what is is suspected to be the fall-out ... Read more...
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Illegal arms unit unearthed in Bengal, weapons seized
April 25th, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) An illegal arms manufacturing factory was unearthed in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas district and a huge cache of arms and ammunitions was seized, a senior police ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb files papers from Jadavpore
April 5th, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Tuesday filed his nomination as a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate from the Jadavpore constituency for the West Bengal ... Read more...
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Five held for running illegal arms unit in Bengal
March 30th, 2011 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 29 (IANS) Ahead of the April-May assembly elections, five people, including a woman, were arrested for illegally running an arms manufacturing unit in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas ... Read more...
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Four IT employees killed in Bengal accident
March 26th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Four Information Technology (IT) firm employees, three of them women, were killed and five others injured Saturday after their car swerved off a bridge and plunged ... Read more...
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Two in jail for blackmailing West Bengal girl
March 12th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) A court in North 24-Parganas district sent two youths to 14-day custody after they were arrested for circulating objectionable photos of a girl through MMS, ... Read more...
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Man held for murder sent to police custody
February 18th, 2011 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) A Wet Bengal court Friday sent a man arrested for Tuesday's killing of a teenager, who was protesting against the harassment of his sister, to police custody for ... Read more...
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CPI-M supporter dies in Bengal road accident
February 14th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) One person was killed and 22 injured when a van carrying Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters fell into a gorge in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district ... Read more...
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Rejected by dance reality shows, 9-year-old hangs self
February 12th, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) Parents of nine-year-old Sandeep Mondal used to watch in bemusement when their son used to prance in front of the TV, nursing his dream of appearing in ... Read more...
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Toddlers burnt alive
February 5th, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) Two children died of severe burns Saturday after a fire broke out in their hut in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, police said."Three-and-a-half-year-old Jhumpa Mondal and her ... Read more...
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Boat capsizes in West Bengal, two missing
January 19th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Two people were reported missing Wednesday when a boat ferrying over 50 passengers capsized in river Hooghly in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, police said."The Dakshineshwar-bound boat, ... Read more...
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CPI-M worker lynched in West Bengal
January 10th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) worker was lynched allegedly by Trinamool Congress supported miscreants in Barrackpore area of West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district Sunday night, police said."Sengupta, ... Read more...
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Boy killed in playground blast
January 7th, 2011 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 6 (IANS) A seven-year old boy was killed and three of his friends were injured in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district Thursday after a crude bomb exploded in the ... Read more...
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Teenager raped, killed in West Bengal
December 28th, 2010 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 28 (IANS) A teenaged girl was raped and killed Tuesday in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district and her body was found near paddy fields, police said. "The incident took ... Read more...
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C.M. Jatua slightly injured in collision
November 28th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting C.M. Jatua sustained minor injuries when his car was hit by a mini-truck in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district Sunday, ... Read more...
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Left Front demands master plan to develop Sundarbans
October 24th, 2010 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) West Bengal's ruling Left Front chairman Biman Bose Sunday accused the central government of failing to do enough for development of the state's Sundarbans region and demanded a ... Read more...
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Army stages flag march in Deganga
September 8th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) The army staged a flag march at Deganga in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district Wednesday after clashes between two groups left one person dead Monday night.
At least ... Read more...
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Teacher thrashes student in Bengal
August 20th, 2010 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IANS) A Class 9 girl student was allegedly beaten black and blue by her Bengali teacher for writing a poetry in a classmate's notebook in school, prompting the teenager's ... Read more...
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Man bitten by pet snake, dies
August 6th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IANS) A man in West Bengal, who kept poisonous snakes as pets, died after one of the reptiles bit him fatally when he was feeding them, officials said Friday.
Saifuddin ... Read more...
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Rs.15 lakh looted from Bengal bank
July 23rd, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Six dacoits posing as customers looted Rs.15 lakh at gunpoint from the Anandapur branch of the Bank of Baroda in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district Friday.
The ... Read more...
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Youth commits suicide after break-up with girlfriend
July 16th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) A 22-year-old man committed suicide after he was spurned by his girlfriend in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, police said Friday.
Palash Chakraborty consumed poison late Thursday in ... Read more...
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Man kills mother over property
June 8th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) A 30-year-old man killed his mother over a dispute related to family property in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district Tuesday, police said.
Jayanta Sadhukha smashed Sandhya Rani Sadhukha's ... Read more...
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