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Body of woman found near brick kiln

Last Updated: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 20:07

The body of a middle-aged woman was found beside a pond with her husband lying seriously injured today at Sonakharki in North 24-Parganas district.

Boat carrying 40 people overturns, rescue work on

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 22:37

A boat carrying 40 people on Wednesday overturned in Vidya river in South 24 Parganas district, police said. The boat was going from Gadkhali to Gosaba, one of the islands of Sunderbans.

WB: Girl student stripped, searched by school teacher

Last Updated: Friday, July 13, 2012, 22:05

A girl student of class VIII was stripped and searched before classmates on Friday by a teacher in North 24 Parganas district.

Former MP Sarala Maheswari`s husband, son-in-law arrested

Last Updated: Sunday, June 10, 2012, 17:45

Former CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Sarala Maheshwari`s husband Arun Maheswari and son-in-law Amitabha Kejriwal were on Sunday arrested for allegedly forging documents to buy land.

Mob sets two trucks on fire, beat up helper, cops

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 9, 2012, 15:52

A mob Wednesday set two trucks on fire and beat up a helper and some policemen after a truck hit a 10-year-old boy who died on the spot at Phultola area in North 24 Parganas district today, police sources said.

Trinamool leader flung jug at me: WB professor

Last Updated: Thursday, April 26, 2012, 00:04

A woman college professor`s allegation that a former Trinamool Congress legislator flung a jug full of water at her following an altercation over teachers` association elections.

Trinamool Congress leader shot dead

Last Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 19:18

A local Trinamool leader was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Canning town in South 24 Parganas district.

CPI(M), Trinamool clash at Rajarhat

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 21:02

The CPI(M) and Trinamool Congress clashed over the closure of a school at Rajarhat in North 24 Parganas district.

Three arrested in WB hooch tragedy case

Last Updated: Sunday, December 25, 2011, 12:24

The Criminal Investigation Department of West Bengal police has arrested three people in connection with the hooch tragedy earlier this month that left at least 171 dead in South 24 Parganas district.

Illicit liquor trade enjoyed political patronage

Last Updated: Thursday, December 15, 2011, 21:16

The illegal liquor, known in local parlance as `chullu`, is manufactured mainly at Gocharan, about 40 km from Kolkata.

Union minister rushes injured girl to hospital

Last Updated: Saturday, September 17, 2011, 19:35

The school girl was lying seriously injured in the road after a mishap in South 24 Parganas district to a hospital.

Kolkata police extended to cover South 24-Parganas

Last Updated: Thursday, September 1, 2011, 18:28

The jurisdiction of the Kolkata police was on Thursday extended to 17 more police stations in the adjacent South 24-Parganas district in an effort to impove police service.