Kolkata News

Three Bangladeshi militants sent to police custody

Three suspected Bangladeshi militants, arrested for having alleged links with terror outfits Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were Wednesday remanded in police custody till Dec 2, police said.10:02 PM on November 18

Mahato slapped with fresh charge of helping Maoists

People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) leader Chhatradhar Mahato, who was arrested in September this year, was accused in a fresh case Wednesday for helping Maoists during a gunbattle with the joint forces in West Bengal.10:02 PM on November 18

New IT centre to come up in Kolkata by 2011

The West Bengal capital will have a dedicated information technology (IT) centre spread over two acres by 2011.8:02 PM on November 18

Two men found shot dead in West Bengal district

Two men were found shot dead near a forest area in West Bengal's Maoist-hit West Midnapore district Wednesday and police said they suspected that the guerrillas had killed them.2:01 PM on November 18

Birla Corp to lay off staff at vinoleum division

Birla Corp, the flagship company of the M.P. Birla group, has informed stock exchanges that a 'layoff' would take place at its vinoleum division from Tuesday.6:05 PM on November 17

Steel Authority planning 12-mn tonne plant in Jharkhand

The state-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is planning to set up a 12-million tonne plant in Jharkhand, the company said here Tuesday.6:00 PM on November 17

Kolkata Metro completes 25 years - unheralded

Amid the euphoria over the fast expanding Delhi Metro, the country's first underground metro railway service here has completed 25 years, virtually unnoticed and unsung.4:05 PM on November 17

Kolkata Metro: A factfile

Factfile on the Kolkata Metro, which completed its silver jubilee this year.4:00 PM on November 17

Kabir Suman has right to air his view: Mamata Banerjee

A day after noted singer Kabir Suman criticised mainstay political parties for misusing government funds, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said it was his democratic right to express his opinion and the Trinamool Congress did not see the matter as a 'major issue'.12:02 AM on November 17

Maoists, Trinamool Congress working together: Buddhadeb

West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Monday reiterated his stand that the Trinamool Congress was working hand in hand with the Maoists in the state.10:00 PM on November 16

Goethe Institut to organise year-long cultural fest in India

To promote and strengthen bilateral ties, Germany's cultural arm Goethe-Institut Max Mueller Bhavan plans to organise a year-long festival at 15 locations across India in 2011.10:00 PM on November 16

ICRA forms joint venture in Nepal

Credit rating agency ICRA Monday signed a pact with Himalayan Infrastructure Fund Ltd of Nepal to set up a joint venture to replicate its rating businesses in that country, the company said.6:04 PM on November 16

Emirates to operate 12 flights from Kolkata

Dubai-based Emirates Airline is all set to increase its weekly flights to 12 from the city from Dec 3, a company official said here Monday.4:00 PM on November 16

Both CPI-M, Trinamool misusing funds: Kabir Suman

Noted Bengali singer Kabir Suman, who is now a Trinamool Congress MP, has said that he did not see any difference between West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the opposition in misusing funds allocated for development work, causing much embarrassment to his party.2:03 PM on November 16

Kolkata civic body to regulate night parking

It is bad news for those who are in the habit of parking their vehicles just about anywhere at night. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is set to implement stringent norms on night parking on major city thoroughfares.12:00 PM on November 16