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    Messi Kolkata event chaos: More cops deployed near event organiser’s house

    After chaos at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium during Lionel Messi’s event, police increased security at organiser Satadru Dutta’s Rishra home.

    Kolkata: Police arrest accused within 3 hours after he opened fire on woman

    Kolkata Police arrested Bablu Ghosh within three hours after he allegedly shot a woman, Mousumi Haldar, in Haridevpur following a relationship dispute. The accused was nabbed near the PTS area after a swift search operation.

    3 arrested for sexually assaulting minor girl in Dum Dum near Kolkata

    Kolkata: The police have arrested three youth for raping a minor in Dum Dum area on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, the police said on Sunday, adding that the incident took place on November 1 evening. It is learnt that the minor girl, a resident of Dum Dum, is a seventh-grade student. She had gone.

    Elderly woman beaten up in Kolkata for protesting against bursting firecrackers

    Kolkata: An elderly woman in Kolkata has lodged a complaint against five men who allegedly assaulted her after she protested against the bursting of firecrackers late at night during Kali Puja celebrations. The incident took place in the Bhawanipur area of south Kolkata in the early hours of Tuesday. Complaint Initially Refused by Police The.

    One held; 600 kg of banned fireworks seized ahead of Diwali in Kolkata

    Kolkata: The Kolkata Police, on Saturday, conducted a raid in the city and recovered more than 600 kg of banned fireworks, officials said. During the operation, police arrested one Md. Zeeshan (23), a resident of Tiljala under the Topsia police station. According to the police, three nylon sacks and 25 paper cartons containing different types.

    Nepal Approves Land Swap to Facilitate Kolkata Metro Purple Line Project

    Kathmandu: Nepal’sĀ Minister for Communication and Information Technology and government spokesperson Jagadish Kharel announced on Friday that the cabinet has approved the swap of 409.53 square metres of land owned by the Nepal Consulate with 526.34 square metres owned by the IRDC. According to Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the two plots are adjacent, making the.

    Body of unidentified woman recovered from Primary School in Kolkata’s Purulia

    Kolkata: The half-naked body of an unidentified woman was recovered from the premises of a primary school in West Bengal’s Purulia district, police officials said on Saturday.Ā  The incident has created an unrest in the area. According to police sources, the body was recovered from Alangidanga Primary School in ward number 21 of Purulia city..

    Kolkata drowns in unseasonal deluge, city grinds to haltĀ 

    Unprecedented rainfall has left Kolkata reeling just days before Durga Puja, with at least seven people dead and large parts of the city submerged under floodwaters. The downpour, which began late at night, inundated streets, disrupted transport, and left homes and neighbourhoods waterlogged, bringing daily life to a standstill in the state capital. The India.

    Death toll in rain-related incidents in Bengal rises to 10, eight die in Kolkata aloneĀ 

    Kolkata: The death toll in West Bengal following the overnight rains in certain pockets in the state, especially in and around the state capital of Kolkata, increased to 10 as reported till 8.30 p.m., out of which eight have been reported from Kolkata alone.Ā  All the deaths in Kolkata had been electrocution deaths where the.

    Sahara Group disposed of assets in a clandestine manner, says EDĀ 

    Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Kolkata, on Monday, alleged that a number of Sahara Group assets, which were acquired out of the deposits collected from the public, were being disposed of in a clandestine manner via cash transactions, said the agency in a statement.Ā  The central investigation agency filed a charge sheet in the matter.

    Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Bengal Files’ gets its first screening in Kolkata

    Kolkata: Director Vivek Agnihotri’s movie ‘The Bengal Files’ receiving its first screening in Kolkata on Saturday.Ā  The screening took place at the Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Bhasha Bhavan auditorium at National Library in south Kolkata, nearly a week after the film’s nationwide release. The socio-cultural platform ‘Khola Hawa’ which is considered BJP’s think tank in.