Tag: Kolkata
Fire Breaks Out At Mamata Banerjee's Office In West Bengal Secretariat
A fire broke out on the panel of the mobile towers on the roof of the 14th floor of the West Bengal secretariat in Nabanna in Kolkata on Tuesday noon. Firefighters and police rushed to the spot and the brought the fire under control within half-an-hour. ....
Kolkata Knight Riders Announce Shreyas Iyer As Captain Ahead Of IPL 2022
Two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KRR) on Wednesday have announced Shreyas Iyer as the captain of the side ahead of IPL 2022 season. This will be the second time Iyer will be captaining a side in the IPL after doing the same job for his former team Delhi Capitals from mid-2018 season till 2020. In the recent IPL Mega Auction, Iyer was bought by KKR for INR 12.25 crores after a fierce bidding battle. ....
Amit Shah Arrives In Kolkata For A 2-day Bengal Visit
Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived here on Thursday for a two- day tour to West Bengal. This is Shah's first tour to the state after the 2021 Assembly polls. ....
PM Modi To Kick-start 'Parakram Diwas' Celebrations In Kolkata On Jan 23
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the celebrations of 'Parakram Diwas' in Kolkata on January 23 to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of India's freedom icon Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. ....
Rajib Banerjee Resigns As MLA From Bengal Assembly
Hours before Union home minister Amit Shah's two-day visit to Kolkata, Trinamool Congress legislator Rajib Banerjee on Friday resigned from the West Bengal legislative Assembly. Earlier, Banerjee had resigned as state forest minister on January 22. ....
I Was Pushed: Mamata Banerjee Injured While Campaigning In Nandigram, Claims Conspiracy
Hours after she filed her nomination from here in Purba Medinipur district on Wednesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told the media she was "injured in an attack" while campaigning. ....
West Bengal Lockdown Extended Till July 1 With Relaxations
Though there has been a sharp fall in the number of fresh Covid cases in West Bengal, the state government on Monday decided to extend the lockdown for another 15 days till July 1, with some relaxations to give a boost to economic activities. ....
Mithun Chakraborty Questioned By Kolkata Police Over 'inciteful Speech'
Kolkata Police virtually questioned BJP leader and Mithun Chakraborty on a complaint lodged against him alleging that the actor was responsible for inciting violence through one of his speeches made during a BJP campaign. ....
BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh Slams West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's Plans To Go National
As West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is planning to go national on Martyrs' Day, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday told IANS that it is a tradition in the state that when the government fails, the ruling party starts talking about expansion and national presence. ....
Torrential Rains Drown Most Of Kolkata, More Downpour Likely
Torrential rain for the whole Sunday night coupled with high tide drowned most parts of the city putting it out of gear on the morning of the first day of the week. Adding more woes to the situation, the meteorological department has predicted more rains in most of the districts in south Bengal in the next 24 hours. ....
