News for 'Alipore'

Won't apologise for Mamata meme: Priyanka Sharma

Won't apologise for Mamata meme: Priyanka Sharma

Rediff.com15 May 2019

The BJP youth wing leader alleged that she was harassed and tortured inside jail.

Will BCCI announce Team India coach by June 6?

Will BCCI announce Team India coach by June 6?

Rediff.com25 May 2015

After a closed door meeting at Indian cricket board president Jagmohan Dalmiya's residence in Kolkata on Monday, Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Anurag Thakur said that national team's support staff, including the Team Director, will be announced by June 6, a day before the team leaves for tour of Bangladesh.

WB polls: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee files nomination

WB polls: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee files nomination

Rediff.com5 Apr 2011

Amidst tight security, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday filed his nomination from Jadavpur constituency in South 24-Parganas district, which will go to polls on April 27 in the third phase of assembly elections.

Saradha scam: Former TMC MP interrogated again

Saradha scam: Former TMC MP interrogated again

Rediff.com14 Feb 2015

CBI sources said Bose was interrogated for more than three hours.

India's COVID-19 tally tops 35 lakh with record spike of 78,761 cases

India's COVID-19 tally tops 35 lakh with record spike of 78,761 cases

Rediff.com30 Aug 2020

The total coronavirus cases rose to 35,42,733, while the death toll climbed to 63,498 with 948 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Summoned by Kolkata Police, Shami stuck in Kolkata

Summoned by Kolkata Police, Shami stuck in Kolkata

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Delhi Daredevils fast bowler Mohammed Shami, who is charged with domestic violence and infidelity by his wife Hasin Jahan, has been summoned by the Kolkata Police on Wednesday, forcing him to stay back in Kolkata while his team left for Bengaluru for their next IPL match.

SC issues notice to Ex-Kolkata top cop in Saradha case

SC issues notice to Ex-Kolkata top cop in Saradha case

Rediff.com29 Nov 2019

The Saradha group of companies allegedly duped lakhs of people to the tune of Rs 2,500 crore, promising higher rates of return on their investments.

'TMC intolerance no match for BJP vindictiveness'

'TMC intolerance no match for BJP vindictiveness'

Rediff.com26 Apr 2021

'The BJP's modus operandi is not just to be intolerant of dissent, it is to create mistrust and doubt between communities and the electoral process itself.'

Post-cyclone rains, flood threat affect lakhs in eastern India

Post-cyclone rains, flood threat affect lakhs in eastern India

Rediff.com28 May 2021

A day after Cyclone Yaas tore through coastal Odisha and Bengal to cause havoc as far as Jharkhand, tornadoes, torrential rains, bridge collapses and swelling rivers continued to plague eastern India as people tried to pick up their lives amid the debris of swept away mud homes and swamped farmlands.

'No indication Omicron is more infectious or lethal'

'No indication Omicron is more infectious or lethal'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2021

'Mortality or hospitalisation has not increased in South Africa because of the new variant.' 'There is nothing to show so far that it is more infectious.' 'I am of the opinion that at the moment, there is no reason to panic.'

'Had it collapsed on railway tracks, a major disaster could have occurred'

'Had it collapsed on railway tracks, a major disaster could have occurred'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2018

'Had it collapsed on the railway tracks a major disaster could have occurred if a train arrived at that time'

Ghosh sent to custody

Ghosh sent to custody

Rediff.com28 Aug 2007

Sinha submitted that the The CBI argued that accused was a dangerous element and sought his judicial custody

Court quashes criminal case against Lord Paul, son

Court quashes criminal case against Lord Paul, son

Rediff.com6 Jul 2007

The Calcutta high court on Friday quashed a criminal case against NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul and his son Angad Paul in relation to shares of Caparo Maruti Limited.

Flyovers: Big money guzzlers that fail to solve traffic problems

Flyovers: Big money guzzlers that fail to solve traffic problems

Rediff.com20 Oct 2015

It should be clear to all that flyovers don't solve urban traffic problems, says Subir Gokarn.

Ex-Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar gets bail

Ex-Kolkata top cop Rajeev Kumar gets bail

Rediff.com1 Oct 2019

The bench said this is not an appropriate case for custodial interrogation of the petitioner.

Dumped in a week, wife gets Rs 40 lakh alimony

Dumped in a week, wife gets Rs 40 lakh alimony

Rediff.com7 Mar 2007

The doctor had abandoned his wife a week after the marriage and left for the US.

Human rights activists hold vigil

Human rights activists hold vigil

Rediff.com14 Aug 2004

Though the road leading to the jail was cordoned off, MASUM members holding candles and placards stood by the barricades and sang 'We shall overcome'.

Dhananjoy wishes to donate eyes, kidneys

Dhananjoy wishes to donate eyes, kidneys

Rediff.com12 Aug 2004

He had conveyed the wish to his father Bangshidar and brother Bikas when they had last met him at the Alipore Central Jail in Kolkata a few days ago.

South Mumbai's Tardeo is India's costliest residential location

South Mumbai's Tardeo is India's costliest residential location

Rediff.com8 Sep 2019

Worli and Mahalaxmi in Mumbai Metropolitan Region are placed at second and third positions with average housing prices of Rs 41,500 and Rs 40,000 per sq ft, respectively.

SC dismisses rapist-murder's plea

SC dismisses rapist-murder's plea

Rediff.com12 Aug 2004

Kolkata bridge collapse: Toll rises to 3

Kolkata bridge collapse: Toll rises to 3

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

National Disaster Response Force personnel left the spot, while State Disaster Management Department personnel continued their rescue work at the accident site with cranes, earth movers and drilling machines.

Dhananjoy Chatterjee takes comfort in bhajans

Dhananjoy Chatterjee takes comfort in bhajans

Rediff.com14 Aug 2004

The 42-year old, sentenced to death for the rape and murder of 14-year-old schoolgirl Hetal Parekh in 1990, would be hanged at 4:30am on Saturday.

Peter Bleach's release delayed

Peter Bleach's release delayed

Rediff.com31 Jan 2004

A case pending with the Mumbai customs on Saturday stalled the release of Peter Bleach, who is serving a life sentence at the Alipore Central Jail in Kolkata for his role in the sensational Purulia armsdrop.

The great jute mill robbery

The great jute mill robbery

Rediff.com30 May 2005

Govt all set to introduce Rs 20 coins

Govt all set to introduce Rs 20 coins

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

The face of the new Rs 20 coin shall bear the 'Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar' with 'Satyameva Jayate' inscribed below.

Pak woman admits meeting 'idol' Shami, claims no monetary deals made

Pak woman admits meeting 'idol' Shami, claims no monetary deals made

Rediff.com19 Mar 2018

Alishba's name surfaced in the controversy after the Indian pacer's wife Hasin Jahan alleged that he could have a relationship with the Pakistani woman.

Bengali actor, ex-TMC MP Tapas Paul dead

Bengali actor, ex-TMC MP Tapas Paul dead

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

Paul, who was in Mumbai to visit his daughter, complained of chest pain at the Mumbai airport during his return to Kolkata and was rushed to a hospital in Juhu but died around 4 am, they said.

Saradha scam accused Madan Mitra gets bail

Saradha scam accused Madan Mitra gets bail

Rediff.com9 Sep 2016

Judge Uttam Kumar Nandy granted the former state transport minister bail on two sureties of Rs 15 lakh each.

Saradha scam: Matang Sinh sent to police custody for 5 days

Saradha scam: Matang Sinh sent to police custody for 5 days

Rediff.com7 Feb 2015

The former union minister has been remanded to custody for 5 days.

Heat wave grips India, Raj's Churu crosses 50-degree mark

Heat wave grips India, Raj's Churu crosses 50-degree mark

Rediff.com1 Jun 2019

The national capital battled weather conditions in the "red category" as the maximum temperature recorded at the Palam observatory was 46.1C,

Kolkata bridge collapse: Toll hits 2; railway had issued warning in July

Kolkata bridge collapse: Toll hits 2; railway had issued warning in July

Rediff.com5 Sep 2018

The police lodged a suo motu case against unknown persons in connection with their involvement in the mishap, a police officer said.

MP Srinjoy Bose remanded to four days' police custody

MP Srinjoy Bose remanded to four days' police custody

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

A court in Kolkata has rejected the interim bail plea of Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose, arrested by CBI in connection with the Saradha chit fund scam case, and remanded him to four days police custody

Saradha scam: Trinamool MP arrested, CBI interrogates two other lawmakers

Saradha scam: Trinamool MP arrested, CBI interrogates two other lawmakers

Rediff.com21 Nov 2014

Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Srinjoy Bose was on Friday arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation after a marathon interrogation for five hours for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore Saradha chit fund scam.

Mark Tully's birth certificate located by KMC

Mark Tully's birth certificate located by KMC

Rediff.com19 Nov 2013

Mark Tully, the BBC correspondent in India for nearly half a century, must be happy that at 78 his birth certificate has been located from Raj era archives by the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.

Shami grilled for 3 hours by Kolkata Police

Shami grilled for 3 hours by Kolkata Police

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

India pacer Mohammed Shami on Wednesday got a temporary relief from Kolkata Police to join his Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Daredevils following a three-hour interrogation in Kolkata.

Can Mamata control TMC goons?

Can Mamata control TMC goons?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

'One of the reasons for the BJP's recent resounding success in West Bengal is the resentment of the locals against the Trinamool Congress for failing to maintain law and order.' 'So, it isn't only the supposed pampering of the Muslims by the Trinamool Congress which has undermined its base among the Hindus,' notes Amulya Ganguli.

PHOTOS: It's water, water everywhere in Kolkata

PHOTOS: It's water, water everywhere in Kolkata

Rediff.com10 Jul 2015

Heavy overnight rains lashed Kolkata leading to water-logging in many parts and slow traffic movement.

Super Cyclone Amphan devastates Bengal, Odisha; 3 dead

Super Cyclone Amphan devastates Bengal, Odisha; 3 dead

Rediff.com21 May 2020

While man and a woman were reported killed when trees came crashing down on them in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, a 13-year-old girl died in a similar incident in adjoining Howrah. No casualties have been reported from Odisha yet.