Everything you need to know about 24 Parganas: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about 24 Parganas: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) A suicide abetment case was registered Wednesday against suspected kingpin of Saradha Group chit fund scam Sudipta Sen and two others following the suicide of an investor, police said. A Group employee also killed himself.
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Works for the Rs.200-crore proposed integrated check post at Petrapole on the India-Bangladesh border are slow moving due to problems regarding land acquisition and obtaining clearances from different agencies, an official said Tuesday.
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Saradha Group promoter Sudipta Sen and his close aide were sent to 10 days' police custody by a West Bengal court Sunday in a cheating case filed by an agent of his chit fund company.
Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) Taking cognisance on its own of the death of a class 3 student in West Bengal after being mercilessly beaten by his school teacher, India's apex child rights panel Saturday said it has sought a detailed report from the state's Mamata Banerjee government.
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) A deposit firm agent committed suicide, while police quizzed a CEO of a company under the Saradha group banner Monday as West Bengal continued to grapple with the fallout of the chit fund scam, purported to be the biggest financial scandal to hit the state.
Kolkata, May 13 (IANS) An agent of a deposit firm committed suicide in North 24-Parganas district, police said Monday while West Bengal continued to grapple with the fallout of the chit fund scam, involving big companies like Saradha Group.
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Police have unearthed property worth Rs.750 crore so far by quizzing chit fund-aided Saradha Group's arrested promoter Sudipa Sen and his top aides, an official said Saturday. Six motorcycles with red beacons and hooters allegedly used by company's officials to carry cash was also seized.
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Police have unearthed property worth Rs.750 crore so far by quizzing chit fund-aided Saradha Group's arrested promoter Sudipa Sen and his top aides, an official said Saturday. Six motorcycles with red beacons and hooters allegedly used by company's officials to carry cash was also seized.
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) In the wake of the Saradha chit fund scam that has rocked West Bengal, the spate of distressed agents and operators of ponzi firms committing suicide continued, with yet another agent ending his life.
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her predecessor and CPI-M leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday termed as "lies" her statement that she knew nothing about the chit fund scam before the Bengali New Year day.
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist Saturday announced that it has expelled Ganesh Dey, a party member, who was quizzed by police in connection with the chit fund scam, for maintaining links with the tainted Saradha Group.
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) It is turning out to be virtually a free for all among the politicians of West Bengal in the aftermath of the Saradha chit fund bust. Relatives of political figures are being dragged into the muddle as allegations of corruption and nepotism abound.
Santhal Parganas (Jharkhand), April 30 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday said India is aiming at creating a knowledge-based society by providing skill development training and opportunities to its youth.
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) West Bengal's opposition CPI-M Sunday alleged that a close relative of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has amassed fortunes worth.Rs 300 crore in only three years and wondered whether he was running a chit fund.
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Expressing doubt whether West Bengal's Trinamool Congress government intended to dig out the truth in the chit fund scam, CPI-M leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday said the facts could be unsettling for the ruling party which had become synonymous with the tainted Saradha Group.
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Protests against chit-fund companies for duping investors continued in West Bengal as irate depositors as well as agents Thursday staged demonstrations and road blockades in the metropolis and South 24 Parganas district.
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) At least 60 fraudulent firms like Saradha Group, which is embroiled in the West Bengal chit fund scanal, are actively operating in the state and may have amassed around Rs.10 lakh crore from unsuspecting depositors, say people in the know.
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) A 40-year-old man has been arrested for killing four of his family members, including his wife and minor son, allegedly over a property dispute, police said Thursday.
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) The West Bengal government is hopeful of appointing transaction advisors by next month for setting up two electronic manufacturing clusters (EMCs), an official said Saturday.
New Delhi/Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee threatened the SFI of dire consequences for protesting in New Delhi against her, the Trinamool Congress activists allegedly went on the rampage in the state.
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) The West Bengal government, which had locked horns with the state poll panel on the panchayat elections, Friday went a step ahead and announced the dates for the rural body polls.
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) The West Bengal government Friday announced that the panchayat (rural body) polls in the state will be held in two phases in April.
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) A youth was quizzed by police Sunday after he asked a minister why Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not visit a slum in West Bengal where 700 shanties were gutted a day earlier.
Kolkata, March 17 (IANS) A youth was quizzed by police Sunday after he asked a minister why Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not visit a slum in West Bengal where 700 shanties were destroyed in fire a day earlier.
Hooghly, Mar. 10 (ANI): An adulterated batch of bootleg liquor killed 10 persons in West Bengal's Hooghly District.
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) The ongoing unrest in Bangladesh has significantly slowed down its cross-bordet bilateral trade with neighbouring India.
Kolkata, Mar 1 (IANS) Hours after his release from jail, former Trinamool Congress legislator Arabul Islam Friday accused sections of West Bengal Police of acting as CPI-M "stooges" to frame him.
Kolkata, Mar 1 (IANS) Former Trinamool Congress legislator Arabul Islam arrested on charges of assaulting CPI-M lawmaker Abdur Rezzak Mollah, was released on bail Friday.
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday said the government was planning to set up a facility for doing research on the hilsa fish whose numbers are fast dwindling in Indian waters.
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) Claiming that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had a positive view on the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday said the central government was trying to break the deadlock over the proposed anti-terror hub.
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) A brick kiln worker was seriously injured and his eye severely damaged after he was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress supporters for participating in the trade union strike of Wednesday and Thursday.
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) Friday seized narcotics worth Rs.75 lakh and a home-made pistol from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district while it was being smuggled to Bangladesh.
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) A police station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district was vandalised by an irate mob Friday, police said.
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday declared that her government will not allow forcible enforcement of the two-day shutdown called by central trade unions.
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) The parents of a 10-month-old girl were arrested for killing their baby in West Bengal's North 24-Parganas district, police said Sunday.
Siliguri, Jan 28 (IANS) A day after CPI-M veteran Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee ridiculed her for wasting public money on festivals, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee got back at him, despite a "self-imposed restriction on talking".
Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) In an apparent dig at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's attempts to attract investment, CPI-M leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday wondered whether investors would come to the state to witness "lunacy".
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) Former Trinamool Congress legislator Arabul Islam was Friday sent to jail for seven days for allegedly leading attacks against a convoy of CPI-M supporters in South 24 Parganas district earlier this month.
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) Infamous for propagating hatred for CPI-M among party workers, Trinamool Congress leader Jyotipriya Mallick Thursday made personal attacks on several opposition leaders, prompting the Congress to mull taking legal action against him.
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) Taking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks as an affront, a leading painter who backed her when she took on the erstwhile Left Front government said he would quit two key panels, including the Fine Arts Board he heads.
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) Taking Mamata Banerjee's remarks against him as an affront, a leading painter who stood by her side during her campaign to oust the erstwhile Left Front government in West Bengal said he would quit two key panels including the state Fine Arts Board of which he is the chairman.
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) The West Bengal government has decided to accord a heritage status to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's ancestral house in South 24 Parganas district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Tuesday.
Kolkata, Jan 22 (IANS) Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee slammed the Mamata Banerjee government for spending money on self propaganda, while farmers in the state were committing suicide.
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Former Kolkata mayor and veteran Communist leader Kamal Kumar Basu died at a private hospital here Monday. He was 94.
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Stating that "Gujarat can do riots, we can't", West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday said the western state was flourishing mainly because of the huge funds it was getting from NRIs.
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Days after top party leaders heaped praise on him for his "fighting ability", Trinamool strongman and former legislator Arabul Islam was arrested for allegedly attacking veteran CPI-M leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah.
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Former Trinamool Congress legislator Arabul Islam was Thursday arrested for allegedly leading attacks against CPI-M leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah and other Marxist activists, police said. A court sent him to five days police custody.
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) Former Trinamool Congress legislator Arabul Islam was Thursday arrested for allegedly leading attacks against CPI-M leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah and other Marxist activists, police said.
Kolkata, Jan 17 (IANS) The CPI-M Thursday criticised the Congress-led central government's decision to allow public sector firms to hike diesel prices from "time to time", saying the rates will now "go on increasing".
Sagar Island (West Bengal), Jan 14 (IANS) About 600,000 devotees took a holy dip in the icy cold waters of the Ganga on the occasion of Makar Sankranti Monday, at this island considered auspicious by Hindus.
Kolkata, Jan 13 (IANS) The CPI-M Sunday said the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government was now making desperate efforts to placate Governor M.K. Narayanan since it was now afraid of being "red-carded" by the central government.
Kolkata, Jan. 12 (ANI): West Bengal Governor M. K. Narayanan on Saturday denied any conflict of opinion with the state government over the recent incidents of violence between ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition Communist Party of India- Marxist (CPI-M) activists.
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Firing the latest salvo in his war of words with the Mamata Banerjee government, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Friday quipping he was "glad" to be safe, countering a minister's comments that the regime was keeping a watch on him.
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Observing that West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan should not have gone public with his "goondaism" remarks, former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee Friday hoped for an end to the controversy surrounding the comments made in the wake of CPI-M-Trinamool clashes in the state.
Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) The West Bengal opposition Thursday attacked the government, a day after Governor M.K. Narayanan described the political clashes in the state as "some kind of goondaism" and referred to police "weaknesses" in view of the "law and order situation".
Kolkata, Jan 10 (ANI): Reacting to the recent incident of clash between Trinamool Congress and CPI (M) in West Bengal, Governor Mayankote Kelath Narayanan has said that violence should not be tolerated.
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Wednesday virtually rapped the Mamata Banerjee-led government over the clashes between CPI-M and Trinamool Congress workers, saying it was akin to "some sort of goondaism" which was "not acceptable".
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Wednesday took part in a massive protest march brought out by opposition Left Front here against the attack on veteran CPI-M leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah.
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Wednesday took part in a protest march by opposition Left Front here against the attack on veteran CPI-M leader Abdur Rezzak Mollah.
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) A number of people were hospitalised after workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition CPI-M clashed using firearms and stones in Bhangar block of South 24-Parganas district Tuesday, leaders of both parties claimed.
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IANS) Ruling Trinamool Congress Wednesday suspended party leaders and workers after they were seen showering money at dancing girls at an event to celebrate the Mamata Banerjee-led party's foundation day ceremony.
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) At least 11 woman inmates, among them two Bangladeshis, escaped from a destitute home in West Bengal's Hooghly district Monday. A state minister later attributed the fleeing to their "tendency to escape".
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) At least 11 women inmates, who were earlier rescued from Mumbai after they were trafficked from the state, have escaped a home for the destitutes in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said Monday.
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) The body of a young woman, strangulated with a muffler, was found by a riverside in West Bengal Sunday, police said.
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) A 42-year-old woman was murdered Saturday after being allegedly raped in West Bengal, police said Sunday. Her husband too was assaulted and is critical.
Kolkata, Dec 24 (IANS) A middle-aged woman was Monday found lying in a pool of blood on the road side in West Bengal and she would undergo medical examination to ascertain if she was raped, police said.
Kolkata, Dec 10 (IANS) Kolkata has more than 50,000 child labourers, out of which 80 percent are underage girls, says an NGO.
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) Enraged over his sister's extra-marital affair, a man allegedly killed her with a sword and carried her severed head to a police station in West Bengal Friday.
Arrah (Bihar), Dec. 7 (ANI): At least seven persons were dead after drinking bootleg liquor laced with chemicals on Friday in Arrah city of Bihar's Bhojpur District.
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) The opposition Left Front in West Bengal Wednesday accused the Trinamool Congress, the ruling party led by Mamata Banerjee, of being "undemocratic" and run "autocratically".
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IANS) Alleging that the Trinamool Congress lacked a national perspective, CPI?M politburo member Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday said the party had moved the no?confidence motion in the Lok Sabha to serve its "narrow" political interests.
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) The West Bengal government has earmarked land for 57 micro small and medium enterprise (MSME) clusters out of the targeted 112 to be set up in the state, Finance Minister Amit Mitra said Monday.
Kolkata, Nov.15 (ANI): Asian Games gold medal winner Pinki Pramanik, who was charged of rape and cheating after medical reports confirmed that 'she' was actually a 'man', has claimed that the police is driving her to commit suicide.
Kolkata, Nov. 12 (ANI): Asian Games gold medallist athlete Pinki Pramanik has been charged with rape and cheating.
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) has identified three locations for its proposed satellite township project on the outskirts of the city, a government official said Tuesday.
Kolkata, Nov 1 (IANS) Police are still on the lookout for the two city footballers who are absconding after being accused of raping a minor, a senior officer said Thursday.
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) East Bengal midfielder Jogpreet Singh and his cook Ravi Singh, arrested Tuesday night for their suspected involvement in the gangrape of a 14-year-old girl, was Wednesday remanded to judicial custody for 14 days by a court here.
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) Two footballers from two famous city-based clubs have been arrested for allegedly gang raping a 14-year-old girl in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, police said Wednesday.
Falta (West Bengal), Oct 22 (IANS) Eight people, among them four women and three children, were killed when the car in which they were travelling fell into a ditch in West Bengal Monday, police said.
Kolkata, Oct 17 (IANS) A 14-year-old girl was gangraped and set on fire by the accused in West Bengal, police said Wednesday. Two people have been arrested and a minor detained.
Kolkata, Oct 11 (IANS) The West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) Thursday recommended disciplinary action against three police officers for dereliction of duty in connection with the rape of a teenage girl in South 24 Parganas district.
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) The 22-year-old son of West Bengal Food Processing Minister Ujjal Biswas died of burn injuries at a hospital here Wednesday, a minister said. Police said Sayan Biswas probably attempted self-immolation.
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) The West Bengal CPI-M Monday questioned why Mamata Banerjee did not oppose the NDA government when it introduced FDI while the Trinamool Congress was the NDA's ally.
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) As all the Trinamool Congress ministers resigned from the UPA government to protest against its economic policies, party chief Mamata Banerjee Friday said she would keep on fighting against the 'anti-people' policies of the central government.
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee may have taken an seemingly uncompromising stand on the fuel and retail issues by withdrawing support to the UPA, but some of her party leaders feel a call from the topmost Congress leadership could still provide a compromise formula. An increase in the number of subsidised cylinders per household and a cut in the diesel price hike could hold the key to that patchup and save the government.
Kolkata, Sep 18 (IANS) The dengue toll in West Bengal has risen to seven while the number of people affected by the disease has risen to 2,033 people, according to the state health department officials Tuesday.
Kolkata, Sep 11 (IANS) With five people dead and more than 1,200 people affected with dengue, West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Tuesday blamed initial delays on the part of the state administration for the spurt in such cases.
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IANS) The dengue outbreak in West Bengal has now affected over 1,200 people though the number of deaths remains at five, according to state health department data Monday.
Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) The dengue outbreak in West Bengal has affected over 1,000 people though the number of deaths remains at five, according to state health department data Saturday.
Kolkata, Sep 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday advised the youth to avoid going on a controlled diet as it lowers the immunity system and leads to ailments like dengue.
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) The number of confirmed dengue cases in West Bengal has shot up to 643, with 80 percent of the patients residing in Kolkata and its adjoining North 24 Parganas district, the state health department said Sunday.
Kolkata, Sep 2 (IANS) Two people were arrested while a complaint was lodged against a third in three different cases of molestation and attempted rape in West Bengal, police said Sunday.
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) The body of a Kolkata Police officer, who apparently committed suicide, was found at his home in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district Saturday, police said.
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) A CPI-M leader was killed in broad daylight by unidentified assailants in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district Saturday, police said.
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IANS) At least 17 people, mostly school children, were injured when the connecting rope of a "swirl ride" snapped in a amusement park at Salt Lake township of Kolkata Tuesday, police said.
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government is planning to set up more affordable houses for the urban poor under different central government schemes, a minister said Saturday.
Kolkata, Aug 18 (IANS) The West Bengal government is planning to set up more affordable houses for the rural poor under different central government schemes, a minister said Saturday.
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) As many as 80 confirmed cases of dengue have been reported so far in West Bengal, a senior health official said Friday.
Kolkata, July 31 (IANS) Two children died of food poisoning and over 400 people have been hospitalised after consuming food at an Iftar party in West Bengal, an official said Tuesday.
Kolkata, July 29 (IANS) Many would-be teachers could not appear for a recruitment examination conducted by the West Bengal School Service Commission due to organisational mismanagement and technical glitches Sunday. The commission chairman smelled "conspiracy" behind the anomalies.
