Tag: Kolkata

New Delhi: Petrol prices across the four metros were stable on Saturday. In the national capital, the fuel was sold at an unchanged price of Rs 76.35 per litre. In Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai too, prices were stable at Rs 79.02, Rs 84.18 and Rs 79.24 per litre respectively. On Friday, petrol prices fell by […]

Kolkata: The Press Club, Kolkata on Thursday joined the media fraternity in protesting against the brutal killing of renowned Journalist and editor of ‘Rising Kashmir’ Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar. Describing Bukhari as a respected and courageous journalist, the club in a statement said his independent views were highly visible in the social media also. “He […]

Kolkata: A man from Jharkhand was arrested from West Bengal’s Burdwan railway station for molesting a French woman in a train, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on the Jamalpur-Howrah Express late on Sunday. “Arshad Hussain, a resident of Jharkhand, was arrested on Monday for molesting a French national on the Jamalpur-Howrah Express. […]

Kolkata: A 21-year-old aspiring cricketer died on the spot after he was struck by lightning during practice at the Calcutta Cricket Academy here, the club’s secretary said. Lightning coupled with thundershowers lashed the city in the afternoon when all-rounder Debabrata Pal, who had joined the club last month, had just finished warming-up and had entered […]

Kolkata: The Eden Gardens has been voted the best ground in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018. Home to Kolkata Knight Riders, the picturesque Eden hosted nine matches this season including the Eliminator and the second qualifier and seven home games of KKR. In a tweet, former India captain Sourav Ganguly revealed this ahead of […]

New Delhi: Petrol price in Mumbai breached the Rs 85 a litre mark on Thursday and sold at Rs 85.29 per litre. The price of the fuel is already at an all-time high in Mumbai along with Delhi and Chennai and is now creating new benchmarks daily. In Delhi and Chennai, petrol was sold for […]

Kolkata: A man was on Saturday arrested for allegedly masturbating in a bus while ogling at two women, who recorded the incident and posted it on social media, police said. “The man, a hawker by profession, was arrested from Shyampukur police station area in the city,” Kolkata police posted on its Facebook page. The post […]

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) rode on Nitish Rana’s all-round show and Sunil Narine’s whirlwind 19-ball 50 to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by four wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here on Sunday. In front of a packed Eden Gardens and co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, part time off-spinner Rana (2/11) picked up […]

Kolkata: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence sleuths have busted a Odisha-based narcotics syndicate by arresting eight persons and seized 120 kg of ganja from them, a DRI release said on Saturday. Acting on a tip off that a syndicate based in Odisha would be transporting narcotics and carrying the illegal contraband in a car moving from […]

Kolkata: The British-era Howrah Bridge, that serves as a crucial gateway to the city that ferries one lakh-plus vehicles and over 1.5 lakh pedestrians daily, is celebrating its 75th anniversary. It was on February 3, 1943, that the bridge was quietly thrown open to the public, replacing a pontoon bridge linking what was then Calcutta […]

Kolkata:  A mentally unstable man was found living in a flat in north Kolkata with the decomposed body of his mother, who have reportedly died three to four days ago, police said on Wednesday. The body of Mira Basu, 67, was found lying in a government apartment in Paikpara on Tuesday after neighbours alerted police […]

Kolkata: The rush for tickets for the upcoming Brazil-England FIFA Under-17 World Cup semi-final tie that was shifted to Kolkata from Guwahati, on Monday has registered over 20,000 pre bookings in the online queue over an hour prior to the start of e-ticket sales. The game, originally slated to be held at the Indira Gandhi […]

Kolkata: In what is turning out to be a long drawn saga now, Argentine football legend Diego Maradona’s visit to Kolkata was on Thursday postponed for a fourth time due to security issues, organisers said. Maradona, who was supposed to be in the city on October 8 to play the ‘Match for Unity’ against former […]

Kolkata: Altogether 400 stewards would be on duty at the Salt Lake Stadium here during the Under-17 FIFA World Cup matches to guide and ensure the safety and security of the spectators, the police said on Wednesday. Trained in soft skills, the stewards would be deployed in all the 13 blocks of the stadium, which […]

Kolkata: West Bengal’s biggest festival Durga Puja may have ended but the celebratory mood is still on as the city gears up for the second edition of the immersion carnival to be held here on Tuesday, showcasing the award-winning Durga idols of this year. The carnival, a state government-organised road show, will be held at […]