Kolkata News

Maoists shoot dead three, trigger off landmine blast

Suspected Maoists shot dead three people, including two cousins, and wounded a police constable by triggering a landmine in West Midnapore district Friday, police said.8:05 PM on December 04

Suspected Maoists kill two in West Bengal

Suspected Maoists shot dead two cousins who were members of a resistance forum against the ultras in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, an official said Friday.12:01 PM on December 04

HT, NE Bangla champions in CSJC media football

Hindustan Times and NE Bangla emerged champions in the print and audio-visual sections of the CSJC Media Football tournament here Thursday.12:00 AM on December 04

Security forces vacate Lalgarh school building

Security forces Thursday vacated a school building in Lalgarh area following an assurance given by the West Bengal government to the court.10:08 PM on December 03

IIMs to take decision on online CAT after Dec 7

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) are now collating all relevant data on how the technical glitches happened in the online Common Admission Test (CAT) this year and would take a decision once the staggered exam is over by Dec 7, an official of the premier B-school said here Thursday.10:06 PM on December 03

Maoist posters found on Kolkata school wall

Several Maoist posters emerged in Kolkata's posh satellite township of Salt Lake Thursday - one at a police kiosk and another on the wall of a school building - creating a flutter in the area.10:00 PM on December 03

Gunbattle between Maoists, security forces in West Midnapore

In continuing violence in West Midnapore district, Maoist guerrillas Thursday planted a landmine, torched houses and engaged security forces in gunbattles. Four rebels were also arrested by the securitymen.10:00 PM on December 03

Six killed, eight injured in West Bengal accident

Six people were killed and eight injured when two mini-trucks collided in West Bengal's Nadia district Thursday afternoon, police said.8:08 PM on December 03

Cervical cancer vaccine should be cheaper: Nobel laureate

With cervical cancer the second most common cancer among women worldwide, Nobel laureate in medicine Harald zur Hausen Wednesday said here that the cost of vaccination in India should undergo drastic reduction to make this life-saving vaccine available to a maximum number of people.12:02 AM on December 03

Central team suggests better technology use in West Bengal

The union home ministry team, which was on a two-day visit to West Bengal on a fact-finding mission regarding political violence, Wednesday suggested the use of better technology to improve intelligence network in Maoist-affected areas and increased manpower in the police force.12:00 AM on December 03

Left Front to focus on rural development in West Bengal

With its traditional grass roots base substantially eroded, West Bengal's ruling Left Front is laying stress on rural development to win back the masses ahead of the state's 2011 assembly polls.10:00 PM on December 02

Dunlop resumes production at Sahaganj after a year

Dunlop India Wednesday resumed the 'production process' of its tyres at its Sahaganj unit in West Bengal after more than a year.4:00 PM on December 02

Trinamool asks central team to visit troubled areas

The Trinamool Congress Wednesday urged a central home ministry team visiting West Bengal following political clashes to go to troubled areas for a first-hand idea of the 'terror unleashed by the (ruling) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'.4:00 PM on December 02

Green buildings catching up fast in India

The green building concept is swiftly catching up in the country partly because of government sops and partly because of the marketing strategy of real estate developers to get customers -- and everyone is now busy linking it to climate change.2:01 PM on December 02

White-collar crime a worrying trend in Kolkata

Pradip Das was shocked to hear from his office assistant that two bike-borne men had snatched Rs.250,000 from him when he went to deposit it in the bank. And another jolt came to the construction firm owner when police told him that the assailants were smart, educated English-speaking youths.12:01 PM on December 02