Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Coming as a respite from the sweltering heat in West Bengal, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Alipore, on Thursday predicted Nor’wester over Kolkata and south Bengal districts later in the day and on Friday.There is a high probability of thunderstorms with lightning and rain, locally known as ‘Kal baisakhi’. Scattered rains are likely to occur in all districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata.A yellow alert has already been issued in Howrah and South 24 Parganas di…
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Kolkata, April 6 (IANS) Trouble broke out during the filing of nominations by Opposition candidates in two separate places in Howrah and Kolkata on Monday. In Howrah, Left activists were accused of harassing Trinamool supporters. It was even alleged that women supporters of the Trinamool Congress were pushed.The police stopped a Left supporters’ procession in front of the Howrah District Magistrate’s office. Right then, the Left raised slogans of “Thief, thief” towards the Trinamool worke…
Kolkata, April 5 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday warned her party leaders and workers of possible tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and asked them to guard the machines vigilantly.Addressing an election rally in Jiaganj in Murshidabad district, CM Banerjee said: “If an EVM is damaged, you will have to wait. Do not allow the same EVMs to be used again for voting. Do not allow them to reuse an EVM after repairs. They may insert a chip in the name of repai…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore has forecast the possibility of thunderstorms and rain in the entire state, including Kolkata, from Sunday evening. The MeT Office said that despite the thunderstorms, the temperature will not change much in the next seven days.According to the forecast, Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, and North 24 Parganas are likely to experience scattered light rain and gusty winds on Monday and Tuesday. However, no separate warni…
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore on Monday forecast scattered rain across south Bengal, including Kolkata, over the coming week.According to MET officials, at least nine districts in South Bengal are expected to get light to moderate rain. However, there is no forecast of heavy rain anywhere at present in the state.Kolkata may experience scattered light to moderate rain on Tuesday. There may be thunderstorms, as well as occasional gusty winds, in the city. The…
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Former Deputy Superintendent of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Akhtar Ali, was sent to judicial custody by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Tuesday after he surrendered before it. After he appeared in the special CBI court in West Bengal’s Alipore, a bail application was made. However, the court rejected the application and sent Akhtar Ali to judicial custody till February 17. The CBI also opposed Akhtar Ali’s bail in the court.An arrest warra…
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) The officials of the Income Tax (IT) department have been conducting simultaneous raids and search operations at 20 locations in and around Kolkata since Monday morning.One of the places where such raid and search operations by the IT officials are being conducted includes the residence of an influential businessman from the state at the posh Raja Santosh Road at Alipore in south Kolkata.Simultaneous raid and search operations are also being conducted at the said businessma…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The winter chill has made a brief comeback in Kolkata, with the city’s minimum temperature dropping to around 14 degrees Celsius on Saturday.A renewed cold spell has been felt across the city since Friday and is likely to persist over Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal for the next few days. Minimum temperatures have been steadily falling from north to south across the state. Notably, Kalyani in Nadia district is currently recording temperatures comparable to Kalimpon…
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday raided multiple locations in south Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore financial fraud case. According to sources, officials of the central investigation agency first raided the home and office of a businessman on New Road in Alipore. After finding no one there, they then went to another house in Alipore. The search is ongoing at the moment. The search and raid began in the morning.According to CBI sources, the rai…
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), accompanied by Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel, was conducting simultaneous raids and search operations at five locations in and around Kolkata on Thursday in connection with a probe into a multi-crore bank loan forgery.The places where the simultaneous raid and search operations were being conducted include the posh locality of Alipore in South Kolkata and New Town in the northern outskirts of Kolkata.Sources aware o…