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CID had arrested one Ranajit Paul on Wednesday, who had allegedly collected money from people in the name of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY), by assuring them a house. (Representational Image)

CID notice to BJP leader in fraud case

Mr Bhattacharya has been asked to appear at the CID headquarters in Bhabani Bhavan on Friday at 12 noon.

21 Jul 2017 6:40 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: File/PTI)

Kolkata: Kashmiri youth detained for anti-national Facebook posts

Arshad in his early 30s, has been staying at a guest house in south Kolkata's Anwar Shah Road area.

28 Jul 2017 8:51 AM

Nearly 100 kgs of adulterated chicken were seized from two places.

Eight held for selling adulterated chicken

Raid conducted at Dhali Chicken Shop, a meat store in New Town.

28 Apr 2018 2:16 AM

Injured Kaushi Mondal being treated at Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital after a wall collapse in Kachua triggered a stampede like situation in North 24 Parganas district on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

5 killed, over 24 hurt in temple stampede

Mamata announces compensation of Rs 5L for families of victims and Rs 1L for each critially injured.

24 Aug 2019 2:23 AM

Cops bust trafficking gang, rescue three babies

Police rescued three newborns, one of whom was later handed over to his parents.

23 Nov 2016 4:25 AM

The right-wing activists vandalised the shop and burnt the vegetable boxes as they shouted pro-Hindu slogans. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Communal tension in U'khand after minor uploads offensive Facebook post on Kedarnath

Additional forces have been deployed in Satpuli town to prevent the situation from worsening, police said.

09 Jul 2017 6:39 PM

Delhi BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma shared photographs of Gujarat riot and referred to those as photos from Basirhat. (Photo: Twitter | @NupurSharmaBJP)

Delhi BJP leader shares Gujarat photo as Bengal riot, faces Twitter backlash

The Twitterati pointed out to her that the image was from 2002 and accused her of spreading a rumour.

10 Jul 2017 11:28 AM

Nandana Sen with father Nobel Laureate and Bharat Ratna economist Amartya Sen and mother writer Nabanita deb Sen during the launch of her book at La Martinere Girls School. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Communal violence a cause of concern: Sen

Basirhat, for the last two days, has not seen any incidents of flare up after the violence erupted on the night of July 3 over a FB post by a youth.

11 Jul 2017 2:19 AM

Four workers of the BJP were shot dead by members of the TMC in Basirhat's Sandeshkhali, BJP leader Mukul Roy has alleged. (Photo: File)

WB BJP to meet Amit Shah as 5 killed in BJP-TMC workers clash

Four workers of the BJP were shot dead by members of TMC while one party worker has also been killed in North 24 Parganas.

09 Jun 2019 9:52 AM

The BJP has called a 12-hour bandh at Basirhat and will also observe a ‘black day’ across the state on Monday to protest the slaughter of five of its workers, allegedly by the ruling party. Photo: AP)

MHA calls for report on murder of 5 BJP workers

The saffron party will also take out a protest rally on June 12 from Wellington Square to Lal Bazar, the Kolkata police headquarters.

10 Jun 2019 6:59 AM

An undated photo of Rekha Patra, one of the Sandeshkhali victims, whose name has been announced by the BJP as a candidate from Basirhat for the Lok Sabha polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called her ‘Shakti Swaroopa’. (PTI Photo)

Modi dials Basirhat pick, calls her ‘Shakti Swarupa’

Rekha raised voice against TMC strongman Shahjahan

27 Mar 2024 1:00 AM

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addresses an election rally at Shyampur in Howrah district. (Photo: PTI)

Rahul Gandhi says TMC govt will collapse like fallen flyover

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that Mamata Banerjee government would collapse under its own weight just like the Vivekananda Road flyover collapsed in March in Kolkata.

24 Apr 2016 6:37 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Photo: PTI)

Baduria turns into battlefield over FB post

She, however, argued that nearly a hundred or two hundred people would have been killed had the police opened fire.

05 Jul 2017 5:01 AM

Riot erupted in the area close to the Indo-Bangla border after a youth, Sourav Sarkar from Rudrapur, allegedly uploaded an inflammatory post on his Facebook account. (Photo: Facebook)

WB: Violence escalates after Facebook post, 400 BSF troops deployed

Internet services were also disrupted in Baduria following communal violence in North 24 Parganas.

05 Jul 2017 9:51 AM

Four companies of the Border Security Force (BSF) and 400 paramilitary personnel have been deployed in the violence hit areas. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

WB riots: No internet, section 144 remains imposed in violence affected areas

Taking cognizance of the matter, the Ministry of Home Affairs sought a detailed report from the Mamata Banerjee-led govt over the violence.

06 Jul 2017 11:37 AM

A burnt vehicle seen at a road after a communal riot at Baduria in North 24 Pargana district of West Bengal. (Photo: PTI)

West Bengal govt says no to additional Central forces

The communal clashes that erupted at Baduria in Basirhat subdivision of the district.

07 Jul 2017 2:19 AM

Activists of the GJM and the Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) also clashed with the police at Sonada and Chawkbazar in Darjeeling as the indefinite shutdown in the hills entered its 24th day. (Photo: AP)

Darjeeling stir: Army redeployed after police outpost set afire

GNLF spokesperson Neeraj Zimba claimed that the youth Tashi Bhutia was shot dead by the security forces on Friday night.

08 Jul 2017 5:31 PM

China interfering in state, thanks to BJP, says Mamata Banerjee

Ms Banerjee met Basirhat MLA Dipendu Biswas and is likely to have taken stock of the present situation in Basirhat.

18 Jul 2017 1:51 AM

Congress attacks CM Mamata as dengue kills two more

Meanwhile another woman died due to suspected symptoms of dengue at Basirhat in North 24 Parganas.

23 Oct 2017 5:06 AM

They worked there at a slaughter house which however was closed down later. (Representational Image)

Arrested three worked on spreading Qaeda network

The duo travelled to Hyderabad after entering India illegally crossing border, said sources.

23 Nov 2017 2:59 AM

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