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Blast rocks Kolkata - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, August 3 (ANI): An explosion took place in Kolkata's Chitpur area....  Kolkata had earlier been identified as a target for attacks by the group responsible for the Ahmedabad blasts. On June 30, Kolkata had been placed

Bookie, nine others held in Kolkata - 23 May 2013
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) A bookie and nine of his associates were arrested in Kolkata, police Thursday said, adding that they were investigating if the culprits... and others were nabbed Wednesday night from their hideout in north Kolkata

Hindus pray for salvation of their ancestors in Kolkata - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Sept 29 (ANI): Thousands of Hindus gathered on the banks of the Ganges river in Kolkata and prayed for the salvation of their ancestors on the occasion of 'Mahalya' on Monday. According to the Hindu almanac, 'Mahalaya' marks

Couple arrested in Kolkata for duping banks - 18 May 2013
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) A Delhi-based couple were arrested from Kolkata for duping several banks by forging documents, police said Saturday.Kamal Kishore... in Kolkata using similar methods but were caught

IPL: Kolkata bat against Hyderabad - 19 May 2013
Hyderabad, May 19 (IANS) Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and opted to bat against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their Indian Premier League match here Sunday evening

Camera rolling for documentary on Kolkata's Jews - 22 May 2013
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) A new documentary is on its way to showcasing the status..." and many others.Shalom Cohen, a jeweller from Syria, arrived in Kolkata via... Jewish families have made Kolkata their own, raising edifices like

Government approves expansion of Kolkata Airport - 01 Jan 2008
, Kolkata at an estimated cost of Rs.1942.51 crores.  The work, which... headed by the Prime Minister had decided that the Kolkata Airport would...' approval for the development of NSCBI Airport, Kolkata. The Ministry

Two held in Kolkata with fake currency - 23 May 2013
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Two people have been arrested and fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of nearly Rs.4 lakh seized from them, police here said Thursday.The duo, residents of Murshidabad district, were arrested

Kolkata book-fair: A misguided issue - 01 Feb 2008
a look on the affairs of Kolkata Book Fair. Again you will be disappointed if wanna... of the state, the Chief Minister, unduly awarding the Kolkata book festival... fair in Kolkata has been celebrating as the major commercial festival and over

Kolkata lies within terror range: Buddhadeb - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Sept 28 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday said that Kolkata cannot be ruled out of terror strikes as it lies within... against subversive forces.  While claiming that the Kolkata Police is among one

Kolkata hosts global photo exhibition - 22 May 2013
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Various facets of India in the last 50 years have been brought to life through a bouquet of photographs by international photographers... of Kolkata (then Calcutta) in the 1950s, British artist Olivia Arthur's depiction

Special classroom for Kolkata priests ahead of Durga Puja - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Sep.1 (ANI): Special training is being provided to priests in Kolkata ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest annual festival of Bengalis...;The training program, which is being conducted at Sovabazar Raj Bari in Kolkata

Kolkata's Chinese gear up for Beijing Olympics - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Aug 7 (ANI): Chinese residing in Kolkata's China Town are all geared up to celebrate the opening day of the Beijing Olympics. The migrant Chinese said they were happy that China is hosting the Olympic Games and planned

President Pratibha Patil to visit Kolkata tomorrow - 01 Jan 2008
New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will begin her two-day visit to Kolkata from Saturday. This will be the President's first visit to West... of the Asiatic Society in Kolkata, tomorrow. Besides, she is also scheduled to attend

Parked car spreads bomb panic in Kolkata - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Sep 28 (IANS) Residents of a south Kolkata colony hit the panic button when they found a car parked in their locality since Sunday morning. Fearing... was parked near the Durga Puja pandal of South Lake Palli in south Kolkata since

Kolkata exhibition celebrates Gopal Ghose - 19 May 2013
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) The centenary of legendry artist Gopal Ghose, famed for ingenious handling of watercolours is now being celebrated with an exhibition... Sanjoy Kumar Mallick.Born in Kolkata, Ghose was under the tutelage of Deviprasad

'Nano' makes its way to a makeshift tent in Kolkata - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Oct 2 (ANI): 'Nano Car' that has been raising a lot of dust... in Kolkata. With the hugely popular five-day festival of 'Durga Puja' just round the corner the organisers in Kolkata have come out with a unique idea to press

Kolkata out of IPL after loss to Pune - 15 May 2013
Ranchi, May 15 (IANS) Pune Warriors edged out Kolkata Knight Riders by seven runs in the Indian Premier League here Wednesday.Chasing 171, Kolkata ended at 163 for seven. Yusuf Pathan's 72 went in vain.Pune had made 170 for four, thanks

President Pratibha Patil to visit Kolkata today - 01 Jan 2008
New Delhi, Aug 23 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil will begin her two-day visit to Kolkata today.  This will be the President's first visit to West Bengal since she assumed the highest office of the country. During her visit

Writers Buildings in Kolkata catches fire - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Aug 7 (ANI): A major fire broke out this morning at the Writers Buildings here, and it took about two hours to douse it.The fire broke out in the E-Block, or the top floor of the Secretariat building at around 6:45a.m. Twelve

Sex workers stage a protest in Kolkata - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, July 2 (ANI): Hundreds of sex workers took to streets here against the Immoral Trafficking (Prevention) Act (ITPA) as they alleged that implementation of the Act would ruin the sex trade if implemented. Members of a Non

Ganesh utsav brings Kolkata's pot-bellied onto the football field - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Sept 10 (ANI): Kolkata chose to celebrate Ganesh Utsav in a different way this year. They organized a football match which featured only pot-bellied players. Men with huge pot bellies, just like Lord Ganesh himself, ran

IPL spot fixing: State police arrests 10 bookies from Kolkata - 23 May 2013
Kolkata, May 23 (ANI): Kolkata Police arrest ten bookies on Thursday from Kolkata, according to media reports. They will now be produced in the Sealdah court today. Earlier in the day, Mumbai Police reached Chennai on Thursday

ABVP students protest in Kolkata against Bangladeshi immigrants - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Sept 10 (ANI): Activists of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party staged a protest in Kolkata on Wednesday, against Bangladeshi immigrants in the country. Scores of activists

10 including bookie nabbed in Kolkata for IPL betting - 23 May 2013
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) A bookie, who had produced a Bengali film, and nine of his associates were arrested in Kolkata, police said Thursday, adding... their hideout in the Ultadanga area of north Kolkata during a joint operation

Chikungunya enters Kolkata and other areas of WB - 08 Aug 2007
Untitled Document Aug 08: Chikungunya has entered Kolkata for last.... Three cases have been reported from North Kolkata and 23 cases from Habra... not taken furious form in Kolkata but in North 24 pargana district hundreds

Riders emerges winner out of Kolkata night - 21 Apr 2008
Kolkata Knight Riders team stood by its name and stuck to its task... add misery in Hyderabad’s camp as it also provided Kolkata bowlers..., 2-22, 3-47, 4-47, 5-58, 6-71, 7-104, 8-105, 9-110. Kolkata Knight Riders

Sasikiran, Laznicka set for an enthralling Kolkata Open finish - 02 Apr 2008
The Kolkata Open Grandmasters open Chess tournament is all set for an exciting final outcome with top seed India’s Krishnan Sasikiran and Viktor Laznicka of Czech Republic are going neck and neck, as they entered the final round

Kolkata hosts meet to enhance bilateral trade ties with Bangladesh - 22 May 2013
Kolkata, May 22 (ANI): Kolkata recently hosted a meeting on Tuesday to discuss measures that needs to be taken to increase cross border trade... was organized by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Kolkata city.Recently

Devastating fire in Kolkata continues its destruction - 14 Jan 2008
The devastating fire is raging for the third consecutive day at the 14-storeyed Nandagram Market complex of Burrabazar – Kolkata - destroying thousands... of the busiest wholesale market of Kolkata, have so far gutted nearly 2,500 shops

Malaysian pilot on world record attempt in Kolkata - 11 May 2013
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Malaysian pilot James Anthony Tan, a dyslexia patient attempting to fly half-way around the world in a single-engined aircraft, touched...-year-old Tan stopped at Nagpur before flying to Kolkata, his 28th halt."India

Kolkata's famed Kalighat Temple set for makeover - 10 May 2013
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) The over 200-year-old Kalighat Kali temple, one of the city's landmarks visited by tens of thousands of devotees and tourists every day, is set for a makeover, thanks to the intervention of the judiciary.The high

East Bengal beat Mohun Bagan 3-2, win Kolkata League - 23 May 2013
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) Riding on their Nigerian firepower, East Bengal made a hattrick of Kolkata premier division soccer league titles with a 3-2 win over arch-rivals Mohun Bagan here Thursday.Nigerian Edeh Chidi scored a double, while

Kolkata power utility to hike charges in 2008-09 - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Oct 1 (IANS) Private power utility CESC Ltd has been allowed to charge an average tariff of Rs.3.91 per unit of power for 2008-09 against Rs.3.86 per... supplies power to Kolkata.  In the current fiscal, the gross revenue of CESC

There's much to recall at Kolkata's Feluda coffee shop - 11 May 2013
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Fans of ace detective Feluda, created by legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray, can now enjoy an array of snacks and beverages named after characters in the series, courtesy a coffee shop themed on the novels."Baithak

High-powered explosives recovered in Kolkata's Howrah station - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Sept 23 (ANI): A green box apparently containing high-powered explosives was on Tuesday recovered at India's busiest Howrah Railway Station in West Bengal by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) spreading panic across the city

HIV patients try to 'bat out' the associated stigma in Kolkata - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, Aug 12 (ANI): HIV and Thalassaemia affected people took part in a cricket practice session ahead of the Red Ribbon Cup organised under the banner of Thalassaemia and AIDS Prevention Society in Kolkata. More than 15 HIV

Kolkata on high alert after e-mail warning bomb blast - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, July 30 (ANI): Kolkata has been placed on high alert after an e-mail from the terrorist group 'India Mujahideen' to a TV channel and other media... of a cyber cafe owner in Kolkata's upmarket Salt Lake area, and questioned him

Incessant rain and poor drainage system cause difficulties to people of Kolkata - 01 Jan 2008
Kolkata, July 14 (ANI): Incessant rain over the past few days coupled with poor drainage system has caused difficulties to people of Kolkata as they have..., the entire rain water is collected here." Kolkata, sometimes referred

Transformer causes explosion in Delhi and Kolkata - 16 Jan 2008
explosion at Shakespeare Sarani in south-central Kolkata. The injury could be higher...-circuit," said a fire-services official. "We have asked the Kolkata

IPL scoreboard: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Pune Warriors - 15 May 2013
Ranchi, May 15 (IANS) Scoreboard of the Indian Premier League match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors at the JSCA International Stadium here... 1-0-11-0Luke Wright 1-0-11-0Raiphi Gomez 1-0-5-0Match details:Toss: Kolkata

New Pak all-rounder Arafat joins Kolkata Knight Riders - 01 Jan 2008
Islamabad, July 15 (ANI): Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat has reportedly joined IPL team 'Kolkata Knight Riders' owned by Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan... the Kolkata team for IPL's next edition scheduled in April-May 2009, reported

IPL scoreboard: Pune Warriors vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 09 May 2013
(IPL) match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Warriors at the Subrata Roy... Doeschate 1-0-3-0Rajat Bhatia 3-0-19-1Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to batResult: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 46 runsPlayer of the match: Gautam Gambhir

12th European Union Film Festival in full swing at Kolkata - 17 May 2007
May 17: The 12th European Union Film Festival (EUFF) is in full swing in India, in four metropolitan cities of India, Delhi, Pune, Calicut and Kolkata... will conclude in the â??City of Joyâ??, Kolkata. In this city the event

Ganguly doesn't want Flintoff, Pietersen in Kolkata Knight Riders' - 01 Jan 2008
London, Aug 26 (ANI): Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Sourav Ganguly will not like to have Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen in his side, due... England icons have been linked to big-money deals with the Kolkata Knight Riders

SPIC-MACAY's first globalal convention begins May 20 in Kolkata - 15 May 2013
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Over 1,800 delegates will participate in the first SPIC-MACAY international convention on promoting Indian classical music and culture that begins here May 20.The week-long convention, to be hosted by the Indian

Kolkata HC judge to face impeachment - 08 Sep 2008
The impeachment process will be initiated against the Calcutta High Court judge Soumitra Sen for misconduct. Union Law and Justice Minister Hansraj

New Kolkata terminal: Beware of crashing glass panes, rubble, water seepage - 15 May 2013
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) A day after a glass pane came tumbling down, closely missing two wheelchair-bound passengers in the domestic section of the new Rs.20 million terminal of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, a pile

Taslima: Shift continues from Kolkata to Jaipur, now to Delhi - 23 Nov 2007
Taslima: Shift continues from Kolkata to Jaipur, now to Delhi