Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) West Bengal police have arrested a law officer of the Howrah Municipal Corporation and an NGO functionary on charges of allegedly extorting lakhs of rupees from hoteliers, private hospital owners and real estate developers in Howrah city, officials said on Thursday.Officers of Golabari police station have also arrested the head of an NGO who was helping the law officer. The police have started questioning the arrested people in stages. It is also being investigated whethe…
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New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) West Bengal Minister Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of elections to the Howrah Municipal Corporation (HMC) and Bally Municipality, saying the decision would restore democratic governance in civic bodies where polls have remained pending for several years.Speaking to reporters, Ghosh said elected representatives were essential to ensuring better public services and that prolonged administration through state-appointed officials was not in the interest …
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IANS) Two people died after a heavy iron rod fell from a multi-storey building in West Bengal’s Howrah city, police officials said on Tuesday. The accident took place on Tuesday afternoon in a multi-storey building adjacent to the Howrah Municipal Corporation.The names of the deceased have been identified as Sheikh Irfan and Khokon.Officers of Howrah Police Station reached the spot after receiving the news of the accident and are investigating the incident.The work of welding th…