WB Guv writes to CM Mamata Banerjee over police disallowing post-poll violence 'victims' from entering Raj BhavanWest Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose wrote to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee questioning why police stopped alleged victims of post-poll vi...
14 Jun, 2024, 03.40 PM IST
Lalit Jha's brother expresses shock over his involvement in Parliament security breachShambhu Jha, elder brother of Lalit Mohan Jha, the alleged mastermind behind the Parliament security breach, expressed disbelief and shock ...
15 Dec, 2023, 06.02 PM IST
Parliament security breach: Mastermind Lalit Jha arrested in DelhiFour individuals arrested in connection with the security breach in Parliament have been charged under the anti-terror law UAPA, in additio...
14 Dec, 2023, 11.18 PM IST
Hanuman Jayanti celebrated across West Bengal peacefully on ThursdayGovernor C V Ananda Bose gave the message of harmony and made ground visits to various parts of the Kolkata, including minority dominated E...
07 Apr, 2023, 10.10 AM IST
Demand for campaign merchandise low this year compared to previous elections, say tradersThe traders at Burrabazar are hopeful that once the full candidate list of BJP candidates is announced demand will kick-in. The BJP on Satu...
07 Mar, 2021, 11.59 AM IST
AICC appoints 28 observers for poll-bound BengalCongress leaders from states like Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand have been appointed as observers for the eight-ph...
01 Mar, 2021, 02.15 PM IST
Architecture students from France roam streets of Chitpore to learn urban valuesFinal year students from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris La Villette (ENSA-PLV) are in Kolkata to learn about urban ...
03 Feb, 2020, 05.56 PM IST
Bandhan Bank to open five more branchesIt's total number of banking outlets would be 4,000 by the end of this month from 3,014 now.
29 Mar, 2019, 08.53 AM IST
Dhaka cafe attack suspect apprehended from KolkataIn a joint operation with the Kolkata Police, the special team of investigators apprehended one, Mohammed Idris, from his hideout in Burrab...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.44 PM IST
Kolkata flyover collapse: PM Modi speaks to Mamata Banerjee, promises helpA portion of the under-construction flyover came crashing down in Kolkata's congested Burrabazar crushing people and vehicles.
01 Apr, 2016, 02.22 AM IST
IPL final: Three held for alleged involvement in betting racketsThree persons were arrested for alleged involvement in betting rackets while the IPL-6 final between the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Ind...
27 May, 2013, 01.52 AM IST
- Major fire breaks out in a Kolkata cloth godown
A major fire broke out this morning in a 20,000-square-foot godown at Jagannath Ghat near Burrabazar, the commercial hub of the eastern reg...
03 Jan, 2013, 05.33 PM IST
- Fire breaks out in cloth godown
Fire fighting activities have been hampered in the area due to narrow roads. The cause of the fire was not yet known.
03 Jan, 2013, 11.18 AM IST
- Advani says BJP will form govt in Delhi
BJP leader and the party’s prime ministerial candidate LK Advani on Friday said the NDA would be able to form the government in Delhi as po...
08 May, 2009, 09.02 PM IST
- Kolkata fire continues to rage
Fire continued to rage in the 13th storeyed Nandaram Market building in Burrabazar area here, where the blaze destroyed about 3000 shops ho...
14 Jan, 2008, 11.50 AM IST
- Blast at Kolkata buiding; top floor explodes
Explosions rocked the diesel-stacked generator room of the fire-ravaged building in Burrabazar, India's biggest wholesale market, tonight t...
13 Jan, 2008, 07.59 PM IST
- Property worth crores gutted in Kolkata fire
More than 2,500 shops were gutted and property worth crores destroyed in a devastating fire that broke out in Burrabazar, one of the busies...
12 Jan, 2008, 01.26 PM IST