Kolkata | 35 minutes ago
Pro-Maoist group's spokesperson sent to police custody
Kolkata, Sep 9 - Manoj Mahato, spokesperson of the pro-Maoist tribal body Peoples' Committee Against Police Atrocities -, was Thursday remanded to police custody for seven days by a court in West Bengal's West Midnapore district.Mahato was presented before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's - court in Midnapore town under tight security in connection with two cases lodged with the Salboni police stat ... read more

Kolkata | 3 hours ago
Shell India eyeing 13 percent share in lubricant market
Kolkata, Sep 9 - Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd is eyeing around 13 percent market share in the Indian lubricant market from the present 6-7 percent, a top official said here Thursday.Shell India Markets Pvt. Ltd is 100 percent subsidiary of global oil major Shell. Shell makes and sells more than 3,000 different lubricants. 'We have targeted to double our market share and for this we need to increas ... read more

Kolkata | 5 hours ago
Two Trinamool supporters killed in West Bengal
Kolkata, Sep 9 - Two Trinamool Congress supporters have been killed in separate incidents in Maoist-affected areas of West Midnapore and Bankura districts, police said Thursday.Trinamool Congress leaders have pointed fingers at the Communist Party of India-Marxist - for the killings. Trinamool supporter Jithen Soren was shot dead Wednesday night in front of his house in Siromoni village under Kota ... read more

Kolkata | 5 hours ago
9 Sundarbans tourist lodges served demolition notices
Kolkata, Sep 9 - To stop encroachment and reduce pollution levels in the Sundarbans, a Unesco world heritage site, the West Bengal government has served demolition notices to nine tourist lodges built inside the Sundarban biosphere reserve area, a government official said.'At least nine tourist lodges violating building laws have been asked to pull down their structures within 15 days,' said Ariji ... read more

9 hours ago
Bengal artisans sculpt Ganesha idols in Karnataka
Hubli -, Sep 9 - Each year, artisans from West Bengal travel to north Karnataka to sculpt idols of the elephant god Ganesha, lending the images an eastern touch that is reminiscent of goddess Durga who is widely worshipped in their native state.'This city has been our second home for the past 18 years, as we migrate every summer from Kolkata to create Ganesha idols in varied hues for Ganesha Chatu ... read more

Kolkata | 1 day ago
Bail of trucker who hit Mamata convoy extended
Kolkata, Sep 8 - Truck driver Gurjant Singh, arrested for his alleged attempt on the life of Trinamool Congress chief and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, Wednesday got some relief after a West Bengal court extended his interim bail and allowed him to go out of the state.Gurjant's counsel Monojit Singh said: 'The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Tamluk sub divisional court, Gopal Kumar Dalmia has ext ... read more

Kolkata | 1 day ago
Raman lays stress on work ethics and discipline
Kolkata, Sep 8 - New Bengal cricket coach Woorkeri Venkat Raman Wednesday said he would stress on proper work ethics and discipline for the team to do well in the coming domestic season.Speaking to reporters after taking over the reins of the Bengal team for the second time in eight years, Raman said the players needed to play with intensity as the calendar was gruelling. The left hand batsman, wh ... read more

Kolkata | 1 day ago
Equipment foundation of Salboni project by December
Kolkata, Sep 8 - Steel manufacturer JSW Bengal Steel expects equipment foundation of the Salboni project in West Midnapore district of West Bengal to begin in December, a top official said here Wednesday.'Equipment foundation for the project, which was to start in October, will now take place in December,' Biswadip Gupta, joint managing director and chief executive officer of the company told repo ... read more

Kolkata | 1 day ago
Trial operations for Dhamra Port this month
Kolkata, Sep 8 - The trial operations of the Dhamra Port in Orissa would start this month, a top company official said here Wednesday.Dhamra Port is a 50:50 joint-venture between Larsen and Toubro - and Tata Steel. 'We will start trial operations this month. Our rail connectivity will be ready over the next three-four months in phases. Rail connectivity is at its last leg. By January it will be fu ... read more

Kolkata | 1 day ago
Maoists behind insurance agents' abduction, say police
Kolkata, Sep 8 - Three insurance agents, missing since Tuesday night from West Mindanpore district's Jamboni area, might have been kidnapped by suspected Maoist guerrillas, police said Wednesday.The three insurance agents -- Alok Shit, Alok Bera and Partha Sarathi Maity -- were going to Jhargram from Jamboni Tuesday night when they went missing. 'The three insurance agents have been missing since ... read more