Krishnanagar, Feb. 15: Is the scar of Ranaghat all set to put a blot on the alliance between the Congress and Trinamul Congress?

Kolkata, Feb. 15: The demolition of the skeleton structure of the fire-ravaged warehouse at Strand Road began on Monday afternoon, after the state fire and emergency services department declared the two-storeyed building "unsafe" and requested the

Kolkata, Feb. 15: The officials of the Kolkata police clashed with the employees of a correctional home near the Police Training School (PTS) late on Sunday night.

Kolkata, Feb. 15: Students and alumni of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan on Monday gathered at the school premises here to pray for their departed friends Ankik Dhar, Anandi Dhar and Shilpa Goyenka who were killed in the Pune terror strike on Saturday.

Kolkata, Feb. 15: The 100-year-old China Town, located on the eastern fringes of the city, is all set for a facelift with Rs 1 crore being sanctioned for the preliminary works in 2010. The state tourism department, in collaboration with the KMC, will jointly execute

Fire personnel try to douse the fire at a warehouse on Strand Road, Kolkata, on Sunday morning.     PHOTO: Abhijit Mukherjee

Kolkata ,Feb. 14: A devastating fire ungulfed a two-storeyed warehouse on Strand Road in Burrabazar early on Sunday. Goods and items worth several lakhs were damaged in the fire.
At around 2.15 am, the flames were first seen flashing out of the first-floor of the building. At least 30 fire engines were immediately rushed to douse the fire.

Kolkata ,Feb. 14: Three persons from Kolkata are among the nine who lost their lives in the German Bakery blast in Pune on Saturday evening. Siblings Ankik and Anandi Dhar along with one of their friends Shilpa Goenka were present at the eatery when the blast occurred on Saturday. A pall of gloom descended upon the Dhar family of BB-49, BD Block in Sector 1, Salt Lake, when the family received the news from the Pune police.

Kolkata ,Feb. 14: Just a day after chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee gave a call to his ranks “not to sit idle” if the attacks by the Trinamul Congress continued, state president of the Trinamul Congress Subrata Bakshi said that the party will launch a movement across the state demanding the immediate arrest of the chief minister. The party will also observe “black day” on Monday and will gherao the police stations on Wednesday.

Kolkata ,Feb. 14: A bomb scare on-board a SpiceJet flight on Chennai-Kolkata-Bagdogra route put the Kolkata airport on high alert. The aircraft arrived at the Kolkata airport on Sunday and immediately it was brought into an isolation bay. All passengers and their luggage were checked. However, nothing suspicious was found.