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…
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Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) Even as Kolkata and other south Bengal districts recorded an almost four degrees Celsius rise in minimum temperature on Sunday, the cold spell made a surprise comeback on Monday as temperatures dropped again.In Kolkata, the minimum temperature had risen significantly on Sunday, reaching 15 degrees Celsius. On Monday morning, however, the minimum temperature in the city dipped to 12.4 degrees Celsius, 1.4 degrees below normal.Meanwhile, Kolkata’s maximum temperature on Su…
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) The ongoing cold spell in West Bengal intensified on Saturday as temperatures dropped further in Kolkata and several districts, and the chill is expected to continue for the next few days.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata’s Alipore, the temperature dropped as cold northerly winds are freely entering the state, resulting in biting cold. There is also a significant presence of fog at several places.The minimum temperature in the city rose slightly to…
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Cold conditions in West Bengal will continue in the next few days, the Meteorological office said on Wednesday.The cold spell will continue for the next few days, with the minimum temperature likely to drop further.Tuesday was the coldest day in the last 13 years when the city’s temperature dropped to 10.2 degrees Celsius.The same weather continued on Wednesday, when the minimum temperature in Kolkata was 10.3 degrees Celsius, 3.6 degrees below normal.The Regional Meteorolo…
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The impact of a western disturbance has led to a rise in temperatures across Kolkata and several south Bengal districts, offering brief relief after days of bone-chilling cold when the mercury had dipped to around 11 degrees Celsius.On Saturday morning, the minimum temperature in Kolkata was recorded at 14.2 degrees Celsius, close to normal for this time of the year. On Friday, the city had logged a minimum of 13.1 degrees Celsius, while December 31 marked the coldest day o…
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) A day after recovering arms and ammunition from two locations in the city, Kolkata Police have stepped up security and surveillance ahead of New Year’s celebrations.A Kolkata Police official said on Wednesday that officers will remain extra vigilant throughout the day as well as for the midnight celebrations. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), which was issued ahead of Christmas celebrations, will remain in place till Sunday.According to police, this has been done t…
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) The Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF), on Tuesday, recovered multiple firearms and arrested two persons in connection with it, police said. According to the police, acting on a tip-off, officers of STF detained two youths from the Strand Road in Kolkata.Several firearms were seized which were in the possession of the accused duo. Following the recovery of firearms, questions have been raised about the origin of these weapons and their intended destination. Police h…
Kolkata, Dec 27 (IANS) The unusual dip in minimum temperatures continued across West Bengal due to the free flow of cool northerly winds even as Kolkata recorded its coldest day of the season on Saturday, with the minimum temperature dropping to 12.8 degrees Celsius.Winter has firmly set in across the state during the final week of December, with minimum temperatures in Kolkata and other parts of south Bengal steadily declining over the past few days. The mercury fell further on Saturday, making…
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) Kolkata recorded the coldest day of the season on Christmas as the minimum temperature dropped below 14 degrees Celsius. On Christmas morning, the minimum temperature in Kolkata was 13.7 degrees Celsius.The Maidan and Alipore areas were shrouded in fog from dawn.As the day progressed, city dwellers, sporting sweaters and jackets, set off for the Alipore Zoological Garden, Eco Park, Science City, Victoria Memorial, Indian Museum and other amusement parks across the city.The…