Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested two prominent coal traders from West Bengal on Tuesday as part of its investigation into the multi-crore coal smuggling case.The two arrested coal traders have been identified as Kiran Khan and Chinmay Mondal.Mondal is known as an extremely close confidant of Anup Maji, alias Lala, one of the accused principal masterminds in the coal smuggling case.Both Khan and Mondal were being questioned since Monday by the ED officials, and fin…
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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…
Patna, Feb 6 (IANS) A major encounter took place in Bihar’s Vaishali district on Friday in which notorious criminal and wanted man with a Rs 2 lakh bounty on his head, Prince Kumar alias Abhijit Kumar was killed in a joint operation by the Patna Special Task Force (STF) and Vaishali Police.One of his associates was arrested during the operation, and illegal weapons and ammunition were recovered.The encounter occurred in Hanuman Nagar, Digghi, under the Sadar police station area.Acting on speci…
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) Kolkata Police have arrested a young woman on charges of stealing gold jewellery, cash and documents from a couple who hailed from Bihar, said the police on Wednesday. The arrest was made late Tuesday night following a complaint lodged by the couple at Girish Park police station. The stolen items have been recovered.According to police sources, the couple from Bihar boarded a bus at Mahajati Sadan in North Kolkata. After getting off the bus, they discovered their bag was mi…
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) The newly elected national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nitin Nabin, is scheduled to visit West Bengal on Tuesday for the first time since taking office. During his two-day visit, he will concentrate his efforts on the West Burdwan district.As per the schedule of the two-day visit, Nabin will land at Andal Airport near the industrial township of Asansol in West Burdwan district at around 4 p.m. on Tuesday.In the evening, he will attend a programme called …
Guwahati, Jan 15 (IANS) Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian Railways has emerged as a key driver of infrastructure-led growth across Eastern and Northeastern India, significantly improving connectivity and boosting economic development, officials said on Thursday. Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said that over the last decade, the Railway landscape of West Bengal has undergone a decisive and visible transform…
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) A mishap occurred during coal theft at an open-cast mine belonging to a state-owned company. Several people were trapped when a landslide struck the mine in Asansol of West Burdwan district in West Bengal on Tuesday. Ajay Poddar, BJP MLA from Kulti, stated that the bodies of three people have been recovered from inside the mine. Two others have been admitted to the hospital in critical condition.It was earlier feared that several people were trapped inside. Rescue operatio…
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IANS) A clash erupted between two neighbourhood clubs over a local cricket match in the Barakar area under Kulti police station in West Burdwan district’s Asansol, with shots allegedly fired during the violence, the police said on Monday.Police said shots were allegedly fired in front of the Barakar police outpost during the clash, though there were no reports of casualties.Locals claimed the shots were fired in the air. Police said two spent bullet casings were recovered from…
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 5 (IANS) Abbas Raja, a hired robber from Uttar Pradesh, has been arrested by detectives of the Anti-Dacoity Section of the Kolkata Police’s Detective Department in connection with the Rs 3 crore gold robbery in the Sinthee area of north Kolkata, police said on Monday.According to police, Abbas had fled to Dubai after the robbery and worked at a gold shop there for nearly one and a half months, posing as a law-abiding worker. However, after his tourist visa expired, he planned to r…