The group reportedly comprised 21 people, including security guards, bouncers, a lawyer and a photographer.

Murlidhar, however, didn''t name the businessman, who, he claimed, was the main accused.

Partha Chatterjee, tried to brush aside the auto firm's submission.

The body was lying on an under-repair stretch of the NH 34, which is closed for heavy vehicles.

After getting the information a a team of police officials from Manick Chowk police station rushed to the spot.

The committee will operate as a task force, will promote the "single window" system for the clearance of proposals.

Hearing the girl's cry, neighbours rushed to the spot and caught the teacher and manhandled him, they said.

Cameron is the second British Prime Minister to visit Kolkata.

Sanjib Banerjee, too, had pointed out that the state human rights commission only had the right to recommend.

He said the city has a huge need for infrastructure and an enormous amount of work is going on.

Sam Pitroda, on Friday lashed at those criticising the UPA government.

Kitchen essential sold for Rs 100 a kg in Darjeeling after shortage rumours.

The forest department would install devices, which generate infrasonic waves, to keep elephant herds away from rail tracks.

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has put its demand for a separate Gorkhaland state on the backburner at least for the time being.

A prisoner at Presidency Jail was found hanging in the washroom of his cell Sunday morning, the police said.

After going through the BPC report, Justice Sanjib Banerjee said the police did not investigate into the FIR.

Later, a press release of the army said, a joint inspection would soon be carried out to identify feasibility of land in North Bengal.

Chatterjee said the Supreme Court, too, is not in favour of linking Aadhaar card to disbursement of benefits under various government schemes.

Yadav had Sunday said that MPs should be banned from making speeches in English in Parliament.

He said there was no shortage of agricultural produce in the country and attributed the recent crisis to poor transportation.

Mamata said it was good to see that many new hotels were coming up in Kolkata.

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has located the birth certificate of celebrated author Mark Tully.

Meanwhile, the incident sparked protests from locals who blocked J N Mukherjee Road in Howrah.

RVNL, which started work in 2011-2012, has filled up several water bodies thereby affecting the ecological balance of the area, the petition alleged .

The GTA delegation also want the release of GJM men and GTA executive members who are behind bars.

Jagan tomorrow will meet Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow.

In the evening, he will attend a function at Raj Bhavan in connection with the presentation of a copy of the commemorative volume on Rev.

Police suspect gang rivalry over turf control and extortion as possible reasons behind the shootout.

The President was here to inaugurate an international conference of the Institute of Charted Accountants of India.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said two years form now no Gram Panchayat in the state would be without banking service.

Incidents of violence reported, 'bomb hurled'' at Howrah Mayor

Besides having to deal with the speeding trains, the elephants in north Bengal also have poachers wreaking havoc in their lives.

Lok sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Saturday said the onus of women''s safety at workplace was with the company management and they must follow the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court to tackle sexual harassment cases.

Cops raid MP''s home after FB post, seize hard disk. TMC says 'fire started by Ghosh will decimate many''.

The Opposition Congress in West Bengal Monday reiterated its demand for a CBI probe in the Saradha chit fund scam.

The Calcutta High Court Monday stayed a notification issued by the West Bengal government, which banned inter-state trading of potato.

Left Front stages walkout over 'politically motivated'' move.

In a suspected fallout of gang war, some bike-borne persons shot at a man near Narkeldanga Post Office early on Tuesday, police said.

Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Somen Mitra will resign from the Lok Sabha in January, before joining the Congress, to avoid byelection in his Diamond Harbour constituency.

HC dismisses all appeals in dispute over HPL disinvestment.

In pre-recorded video, arrested MP claims Saradha Group media houses were like TMC mouthpiece; says he is being made scapegoat

Sudipta Sen, chairman of the bust Saradha Group that left thousands defrauded, Tuesday said that the persons named by arrested Trinamool Congress MP Kunal Ghosh in a Facebook post, had no link with his company.

The House, however, was not adjourned and continued with its business till recess.

The employees gathered outside Nabanna, chanted slogans and burnt a copy of the circular.

They manhandled Sanyal, 81, who fell on the ground before taking him away.

The West Bengal Assembly Thursday passed a Bill making audio and video piracy a non-bailable cognizable offence in the state.

The Congress Thursday said the people need to know who took away the money involved in the Sardha scam swindle.

Significantly, Governor M K Narayanan had said that he does not agree with the name change Bill.

Justice Ganguly had been appointed as the chairman of the WBHRC in 2011 at the behest of Mamata Banerjee.