Everything you need to know about Hooghly Dock: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Hooghly Dock: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) A middle aged man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raping his seven-year-old sister-in-law in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said.
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 10 (IANS) In a bid to augment food security, West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra Friday announced the successful completion of digitised zoning and land-use mapping in 129 blocks in the state.
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Three persons, including the step-mother, have been arrested in West Bengal's Hooghly district after they set on fire a minor girl who refused to be forcibly married, police said Friday.
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 6 (IANS) After failing to get a private player to set up the proposed Haldia Dock II project at Salukkhali even after extending the stipulated date twice for proposals, the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) Monday said it would keep extending the date till it gets suitable proposals.
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) A person was killed and four others of a family were seriously injured after a bomb exploded in their house Sunday in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said.
London, Apr. 25 (ANI): Danny Cipriani was rushed to a hospital after he was hit by a double-decker bus.
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Unable to bear the ignominy of seeing the youth who had allegedly raped his wife go free, a man in West Bengal's Hooghly district committed suicide, his family said. Police maintained there was no evidence against the accused.
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) A Trinamool Congress MP has threatened violence if anyone dares to harm party leader and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, attracting criticism from the opposition.
London, Apr 11 (ANI): President Obama couldn't resist singing along when Justin Timberlake performed a rendition of the Otis Redding's classic 'Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay' at the White House.
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) Indian Navy chief Admiral D.K. Joshi gave away gallantry awards to officers and sailors at the annual investiture ceremony here Friday.
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) National level shooter Bibaswan Ganguly and his family members were injured after they were attacked by a gang of miscreants in West Bengal's Hooghly district after he protested their harassment of his wife, police said Thursday.
Kolkata, March 25 (IANS) Bengal Inc is set to hear from Narendra Modi about the success story of his state when the flamboyant Gujarat chief minister addresses entrepreneurs here early April.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Vijay Tuesday sought strict action against Google for identifying high security installations like Parliament House on their map.
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) After failing to get any private player to set up the proposed Haldia Dock II project at Salukkhali, the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) Monday said it is hopeful of getting proposals from private parties by March 28 after it agreed to extend the stipulated date.
New York, Mar 14 (ANI): Former 'American Idol' contestant Sanjaya Malakar was recently photographed performing in a New York City subway station.
Hooghly, Mar. 10 (ANI): An adulterated batch of bootleg liquor killed 10 persons in West Bengal's Hooghly District.
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) A minor schoolgirl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in West Bengal's Hooghly district, and the attacker has been arrested, police said Monday.
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Saturday that she would crack down heavily on striking trade unions, who have called for a countrywide shutdown Feb 20.
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Urging the restive farmers of Singur not to lose hope, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said she would keep her promise of giving back their land, acquired for a Tata Group plant.
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Saturday that she would crack down heavily on striking trade unions.
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Thursday ordered winding up of beleaguered tyre maker Dunlop India Limited (DIL).
Kolkata, Jan 28 (IANS) Veteran parliamentarian and member of the Forward Bloc Debabrata Biswas Monday courted controversy, using obscene words to describe what he called "opportunistic" policies of the Trinamool Congress government.
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) West Bengal's human rights panel Monday expressed "grave concern" over the alleged custodial death in Hooghly district and asked the state police chief to conduct an inquiry into the incident.
Hooghly, Jan. 19 (ANI): Irate Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers on Saturday pelted stones at a police station and damaged its property in here in West Bengal after a person was allegedly killed in police custody on January 18.
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Local residents pelted stones at a police station in West Bengal's Hooghly district Saturday after a Trinamool Congress worker allegedly died in police custody.
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) In its bid to attract big ticket investments in the industry-hungry state, the West Bengal government is organising its annual investors' meet - the second edition of 'Bengal Leads' - from Tuesday, but the likely absence of big names is proving a major dampener.
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) With Cyrus Mistry taking over as the new chairman of the Tata Group, West Bengal's opposition CPI-M Sunday asked the Mamata Banerjee-led state government to initiate talks to resolve the Singur land impasse.
Kolkata, Dec 23 (IANS) A consumer court in West Bengal has slapped a Rs.20 lakh fine on a doctor for medical negligence that resulted in a three year boy losing an arm due to gangrene and subsequent amputation.
New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) India is constantly upgrading its submarine fleet with modern weapons and sensors, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Monday.
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Thursday allowed the plea of cargo handling company Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) to remove its machinery and equipment from the Haldia Dock complex.
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) West Bengal minister Becharam Manna was Tuesday asked by the Calcutta High Court why contempt of court proceedings may not be initiated against him for his alleged remarks on its verdict on a Singur land dispute.
Singur, Dec 2 (IANS) A West Bengal minister Sunday assured restive farmers from Singur, the centre of the ruling Trinamool Congress' volatile movement against the Nano car plant in 2006-08, that the problem would be solved by January next.
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Congress strongman from Murshidabad Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Saturday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of betraying the expectations of the people of Singur, and said signs were ominous for her party Trinamool Congress.
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Faced with criticism, intra-party feuds and disgruntled farmers, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is facing the gloomiest phase in office, 18 months after she ousted the Left.
Singur, Nov 30 (IANS) Disgruntled Trinamool Congress minister and Singur lawmaker Rabindranath Bhattacharya Friday said he has written to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee requesting to be relieved of his political responsibilities in view of his "unsound physical and mental condition".
Singur, Nov 30 (IANS) To contain the rising resentment among Singur farmers, who had stood by her during the peasant movement against the Nano factory in 2007-2008, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday assured them of regular supply of rice and Rs.2,000 in cash.
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) Continuing his tirade against the Trinamool Congress, Singur legislator Rabindranath Bhattacharya Wednesday accused West Bengal's new Minister of State for Agriculture Becharam Manna of being close to a businessman who was against the party's anti?Nano car factory agitation.
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) A time will come when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will face steep opposition from the aggrieved people of Singur, CPI?M leader Gautam Deb said Wednesday.
Kolkata, Nov 28 (IANS) Continuing his tirade against Trinamool Congress, Singur legislator Rabindranath Bhattacharya Wednesday accused West Bengal Minister of State for Agriculture Becharam Manna of being close to a businessman who was against the party's anti?Nano car factory agitation.
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) The central government has given the nod for a new dock facility in East Midnapore district of West Bengal that would handle around 23.4 million tonnes (MT) of cargo annually.
Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress's MLA from Singur Friday threatened to resign from the state ministry and retire from politics, expressing unhappiness over the new ministerial assignment "imposed" upon him.
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would woo industry captains from across the country at a business meet in New Delhi next month to attract fresh investments in the industry?hungry state.
Hooghly (West Bengal), Nov. 14 (ANI): Seven people have died from consumption of illicit liquor on Tuesday while eight others have been hospitalized in Hooghly district of West Bengal.
Kolkata, Nov.8 (ANI): Members of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) held a protest rally against the West Bengal Government, complaining about the wrong industrial policies framed by the latter.
Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) Days after port equipment operator Haldia Bulk Terminal (HBT) Pvt Ltd quit West Bengal, the state government Monday threatened to move the Central Industrial Tribunal against the manner in which the company terminated the services of around 620 employees.
Kolkata, Nov 3 (IANS) Three Trinamool Congress supporters, arrested for allegedly storming the premises of a private waste management company and beating up its employees in West Bengal's Hooghly district, were released on bail Saturday.
Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday "dismissed as withdrawn" the petition of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), seeking resumption of work by Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT).
Kolkata, Nov.2 (ANI): The Bengal Chamber has approached Union Minister for Shipping G.K. Vasan to intervene and resolve the issue of the exit of cargo firm Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) from the 'Kolkata/Haldia Port.
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) Port equipment operator Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) Wednesday quit West Bengal over "poor law and order" and "safety" concerns of its employees, prompting industry experts to raise concern over the state's growth prospects.
Kolkata, Oct. 31 (ANI): Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT), a cargo handling firm jointly promoted by ABG group of India and French logistics company LDA, announced on Wednesday that it would be ending its operations at the Haldia port in West Bengal due to unsafe work conditions.
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) Port equipment operator Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) Wednesday quit West Bengal over "poor law and order" and "safety" concerns of its employees, prompting industry experts to raise concern over the state's growth prospects.
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) The West Bengal government Wednesday said the industry's confidence on the regime was high, dismissing claims to the contrary as a port equipment operator pulled out of the state citing poor law and order and employee safety.
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) Port equipment operator Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) Wednesday quit West Bengal, citing "poor law and order" and "safety" concern for its employees.
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) Port equipment operator Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) Wednesday announced it would quit West Bengal due to "poor law and order" and "safety" concerns of its employees, dealing a blow to the already gloomy industrial scenario in the state.
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IANS) Further compounding the problems at labour unrest-hit Haldia Dock Complex in West Bengal, port equipment operator Haldia Bulk Terminals (HBT) Wednesday decided to quit the complex, citing poor law and order.
Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) While West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday described the Haldia Dock imbroglio as "exaggerated", the Congress and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) attacked the state government for vitiating the industrial environment in the state.
Kolkata, Oct 30 (IANS) In the wake of the ongoing labour unrest in the Haldia Dock Complex, the West Bengal Congress Tuesday said it will stir up a mass movement against the Mamata Banerjee-led government which has "waged a war against the industry".
Kolkata, Oct 29 (IANS) Observing that the West Bengal government's "silence" over the ongoing labour unrest in the Haldia Dock Complex was heading towards disaster, the Congress Monday sought the intervention of the prime minister in the matter.
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) The management of beleaguered Dunlop India Ltd (DIL) has urged trade unions to sit for a "fruitful dialogue" with it on reopening the closed Sahagunj plant in West Bengal's Hooghly district.
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) Haldia Bulk Terminal (HBT), a private port equipment operator at the labour unrest-hit Haldia Dock Complex, is planning to move the Calcutta High Court Tuesday against the Kolkata Port Trust for "failing to provide safe environment" for its operations.
Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) A private port equipment operator at the labour unrest-hit Haldia Dock Complex is planning to move the Calcutta High Court Tuesday against the of the Kolkata Port Trust for "failing to provide safe environment" for its operations.
London, Oct 14 (IANS) Police in Britain will publish photographs of thousands of criminals as well as the details of their offences and sentences on a new website.
Kolkata, Oct 8 (IANS) Eleven people were charge sheeted in a court for the rape and murder of a mentally deranged women whose body was earlier exhumed from inside a mental asylum in West Bengal's Hooghly district.
London, Oct 6 (ANI): A choir of more than 1,600 Beatles fans gathered in Liverpool to create a new world record marking 50 years of the legendary bands first hit, 'Love Me Do.'
Kolkata, Oct 4 (IANS) The meeting of all stakeholders, convened by the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) to solve the crisis at Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), seemed to have failed to resolve most of the issues Thursday.
Kolkata, Oct 3 (IANS) The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) will hold a meeting Thursday with all stakeholders to solve the crisis at Haldia Dock Complex (HDC), a port official said Wednesday.
Kolkata, Oct 2 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 39 others injured after a mini-truck they were travelling in overturned and skidded into a ditch in West Bengal's Burdwan district, police said Tuesday.
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Former Indian Navy chief Admiral Nirmal Verma will be the country's next high commissioner to Canada.
Arambagh (West Bengal), Sep 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government is sinking due to unchecked corruption and unbridled capitalism, senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said here Sunday.
Arambagh (West Bengal), Sep 9 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader and former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday called for mass resistance against the "atrocities" against his party and people by the Trinamool Congress-led regime in the state.
Kolkata, Sep 5 (IANS) Going against the grain of the Teachers Day spirit, the vice principal of a West Bengal school Wednesday caned seven students, causing head injuries to some of them. He was arrested, police said.
London, Sep 2 (ANI): Soldiers who were drafted in for the security of the London Olympics were targeted in hate attacks, it has emerged.
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Showing no bitterness over what happened in Singur, Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata Friday said some day Tata Motors will have a plant somewhere in West Bengal and reiterated that the salt-to-software conglomerate has no intention to "walk away" from the state.
Kolkata, Aug 31 (IANS) Showing no bitterness over what happened in Singur, Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata Friday said some day Tata Motors will have a plant somewhere in the state.
Kolkata, Aug 23 (IANS) Raising the hackles of the opposition, the state administration has denied former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee permission to hold a party conference in the state's Hooghly district, citing law and order reasons.
Kolkata, Aug 22 (IANS) The West Bengal government must take measures to attract big investment as industrialists are still "very apprehensive" about its policies, industry group Assocham said Wednesday.
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IANS) Giving another jolt to its already alienated ally Trinamool Congress, the Congress Friday said it would submit protests Aug 24 to all police stations in West Bengal against the arrests of its functionaries.
London, Aug 16 (IANS) Soldiers deployed to secure the Olympic venues here were pleasantly surprised when veteran actress Helen Mirren applauded them for their work.
Kolkata, Aug 15 (IANS) Over 20 people, including 16 policemen, were injured in West Bengal's Hooghly district after supporters of a murdered Congress leader clashed with the police, officials said Wednesday.
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) The monsoon delicacy Hilsa, without which a Bengali platter is never complete, has been selling between Rs.1,000 and Rs.1,500 and a state minister says the silvery delight will continue to be elusive as its prices soar courtesy a truant monsoon and decline in imports.
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Supreme Court has said lapses in investigation cannot be exploited by an accused to his advantage if there is sufficient evidence to nail him for a crime.
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Tyre maker Dunlop India Wednesday said it has no plans to reopen the Sahagunj unit in West Bengal and do so when the workers unions accept its proposal for a phased opening.
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) In the wake of the suspected rape and murder of a mentally-ill woman in a government-run asylum, the West Bengal government Monday announced the setting up of an eight-member committee tasked with regularly inspecting asylums in the state and submit a report.
Kolkata, July 15 (IANS) A doctor was detained Sunday in connection with the death certificate of a mentally-ill woman suspected to have been raped and murdered last month in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said.
Kolkata, July 12 (IANS) Three people have been arrested for murder after the body of a mentally-ill woman was exhumed from a mental asylum's backyard in Dhaniakhali in West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said Thursday.
Kolkata, June 11(IANS) The body of a mentally deranged woman was exhumed Wednesday from the backyard of a mental asylum at Dhonekhali of West Bengal's Hooghly district, amid allegations that she was raped and then murdered.
Singur (West Bengal), July 1 (IANS) Advocating Singur farmers' "right to snatch back their land", the Socialist Unity Centre of India-Communist (SUCI-C) Sunday urged political parties to join peasants of this rural belt of West Bengal in their fight for justice.
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) A total of 126 couples hailing from underprivileged backgrounds, tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony here Sunday.
Kolkata, June 29 (IANS) Stating that the British-era Land Acquisition Act cannot be a yardstick for justice, the Socialist Unity Centre of India-Communist (SUCI-C) Friday said the farmers of Singur have the right to take back their land, allegedly acquired forcibly by the then Left Front government to set up an industrial unit.
Kolkata, June 27 (IANS) The West Bengal government Wednesday doubled to Rs.2,000 the monthly allowance of Singur's farmers unwilling to sell their lands after the Calcutta High Court struck down the government's Singur land act.
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) "Deeply touched" by the overwhelming response to her Facebook post on Singur, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday said, on the social networking site, that the moral support was fuelling the struggle for the cause of the farmers.
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) Round Table India (RTI), a non-profit organisation which has tie-ups with several state governments, will build 500 school blocks across the country in the next five years, its president said here Saturday.
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Lashing out at the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for lacking inner party democracy, expelled party leader Anil Basu Monday said the ongoing rectification process within the party should start from the top.
Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) parliamentarian Anil Basu, who had acquired infamy for his lewd comments against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, has been expelled on the charge of "grievous indiscipline and anti-party activities".
Kolkata, June 8 (IANS) Two professors in two government colleges of West Bengal have been issued show cause notices by the higher education department and asked to explain their "anti-state government comments" on television programmes.
