Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) Passport offices in Kolkata received bomb threat on Thursday, after a similar scare at several courts across West Bengal for last two days.On Thursday, a bomb threat was sent to the passport offices of Brabourne Road and Anandpur area through emails. It was claimed that a bomb was kept in the office. After that, both offices were evacuated with employees rushing out in panic.Soon Police and bomb squad members were informed. They went to the spot immediately after receiving…
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Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) A bomb was hurled at Trinamool Congress Councillor’s house in Basirhat of West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, the police said on Wednesday. However, no one was injured in the incident even as panic spread in the area following the incident.Asit Majumdar, the councillor of ward number eight of Basirhat Municipality, was at home at the time of the incident.The miscreants fled the area before he could leave the house after hearing the sound of the bomb. The Trinamool Co…
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 4 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken custody of Abdul Alim Molla, who was arrested in connection with the attempted murder of Bhola Ghosh, a key witness in the case involving Trinamool Congress strongman Sheikh Shahjahan, sources in the central investigating agency said.Last month, Bhola Ghosh’s car met with a fatal road accident near the Boyarmari petrol pump in North 24 Parganas district. His son and the driver were killed on the spot after the vehicle was …
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The West Bengal Police were attacked in North 24 Parganas district’s Nazat Police Station area while trying to stop illegal construction on a plot of land, the police said on Saturday. Several police officers were injured after locals hurled bricks and stones at them and a police vehicle was also vandalised.As of now, eight people have been arrested in connection with the incident.Additionally, police have detained and are questioning the head of the Boyarmari II Gram Panch…