Tag: Kolkata

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 […]

Kolkata: Thousands of devotees and revellers are making a beeline for a marquee in north Kolkata to pay obeisance to a Durga idol decked out in a sari made by using 22-carat gold worth crores of rupees, an organiser said on Friday. Those visiting the Santosh Mitra Square marquee are simply left awestruck while gazing at […]

Kolkata: Dressed to the nines, residents of West Bengal plunged into merriment on Tuesday marking the first day of Durga Puja – the biggest festival in this part of the world. “Sasthi” or “Bodhan” — the welcoming of the Durga idols and her pantheon – signalled the start of the five-day Puja as the eastern […]

Kolkata:  An 18-year-old shuttler collapsed and died while practising at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) complex here, officials said on Sunday. The body of Niharendu Mallick has been sent to hospital for autopsy, his coach M.M. Samantray said. While practising with three others, Niharendu collapsed on Saturday and was rushed to a private hospital nearby. […]

Kolkata: An 18-year-old shuttler collapsed and died while practising at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) complex here, officials said on Sunday. The body of Niharendu Mallick has been sent to hospital for autopsy, his coach M.M. Samantray said. While practising with three others, Niharendu collapsed on Saturday and was rushed to a private hospital […]

New Delhi: Located in the heart of Kolkata, the Victoria Memorial has long stood as a symbol of British Raj in India and the tourist hotspot has now topped the list for the Indian winners of Tripadvisors Travellers’ Choice awards for Museums. Tripadvisor is among the world’s largest travel websites and it said that the […]