Everything you need to know about Alipore: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Alipore: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Kolkata, June 1 (IANS) A low intensity earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale was felt in Kolkata and its adjoining areas Saturday evening, said the met office here.
Kolkata, May 25 (IANS) With the met office forecasting "rain or thunder showers likely in some places" in the city Sunday, Indian Premier League (IPL) fans will be fervently praying for the rain gods to spare the Eden Gardens scheduled to host final between two-time champions Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.
Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) For 14 months, anxious animal lovers waited for a pregnant giraffe at the Lucknow zoo to give birth. All the hope turned to gloom, when the baby giraffe died, soon after birth, officials said.
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 8 (IANS) Sweltering summer heat is back in Kolkata, and before time. With the mercury already touching the 40 degrees Celsius mark and the weatherman predicting no immediate respite from the heat, the citizens are bracing for grueling times.
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) Fans of Indian Premier League (IPL) can breathe easy with the weatherman predicting a 'partly cloudy sky' and a rain-free day Tuesday, when the cash-rich tournament begins with a gala opening programme at the Salt Lake Stadium here.
Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Arrested Trinamool Congress leader Mohammad Iqbal, a key accused in the murder of a police officer here Feb 12, was Saturday sent to CID custody till March 20 by a city court.
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 28 (IANS) In an initiative aimed at pushing jail inmates into finding meaning in their lives, 26 actors drawn from various correctional homes in the city will stage an English play here March 9.
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 8 (IANS) A number of people were injured Tuesday in firing and stone pelting in clashes between the workers of ruling Trinamool Congress and the opposition CPI-M in West Bengal, leaders from rival parties claimed.
Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Accusing the Trinamool Congress of attempting to establish one-party rule in West Bengal, the opposition Left Front Monday said the ruling party was trying to organise attacks on its leaders throughout the state.
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) Somewhat toning down the partying, Kolkatans ushered in 2013 Tuesday on a sombre note as a tribute to the 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim.
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) India's home ministry has asked the West Bengal government to amend a law that grants political prisoner status to Maoists in the state as it had countrywide implications, official sources said.
New Delhi, Nov. 26 (ANI): Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal formally launched his political outfit, 'Aam Aadmi Party', at the iconic Jantar-Mantar today to mark the historic Constitution Day, November 26, as the Constitution of India was adopted on the day in 1949.
New Delhi, Nov. 26 (ANI): Activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal will formally launch his political party, 'Aam Aadmi Party', at the Parliament Street here on Monday.
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) Terror convict Aftab Ansari, now on death row for masterminding the American Center attack here 10 years ago, has sought a political prisoner's status, a jail official said Sunday.
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IANS) Twenty inmates from city correctional homes (jails) participated in an art camp at the Alipore Zoological gardens here Friday to spread awareness about wildlife conservation.
Kolkata, Oct 5 (IANS) West Bengal Forest Minister Hiten Barman Friday expressed concern over the growing population of some wild animals, including elephants, and said it could potentially harm the ecological balance.
Kolkata, June 13 (IANS) The fervour surrounding the ongoing Euro Cup 2012 has reached prisons of West Bengal and authorities have given their nod to soccer-mad jailbirds' fervent pleas to be allowed to watch the clashes live on TV sets.
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Saying he was falsely accused of being a Maoist and his family was starving while he was in jail, an undertrial in West Bengal has sought death from a court.
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Warning that there were "ominous signs for democracy" in West Bengal, internationally acclaimed scientist Partho Sarothi Roy, who was arrested for supporting slum dwellers when they were being evicted, Wednesday accused the Mamata Banerjee government of "targeting the voices of protest".
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) A West Bengal court Tuesday granted bail to internationally acclaimed scientist Partho Sarothi Roy who was put behind bars for taking part in an anti-eviction drive, his lawyer said.
Kutch (Gujarat), Apr 15 (ANI): Reacting to the arrest of a Jadavpur University professor in Kolkata for posting a cartoon of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the internet, former Railways Minister and TMC leader Dinesh Trivedi today said cartoons were meant for enjoyment.
New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): Stating that there always has to be space for dissent in a democratic set up, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday condemned the brutal assault on Jadavpur University professor Ambikesh Mahapatra over a cartoon that shows West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with Railway Minister Mukul Roy planning how to get rid of TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi.
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) A Jadavpore University professor was arrested for allegedly circulating defamatory cartoons of some Trinamool Congress leaders including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, attracting widespread criticism from all quarters.
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) "Extreme violation of freedom of expression" and reminiscent of the Emergency days were among the barrage of angry comments made on Twitter, including by exiled Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen, following the West Bengal government arresting a Jadavpur University professor for circulating cartoons of some ruling Trinamool Congress leaders, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) A Jadavpore University professor was arrested early Friday for allegedly circulating defamatory cartoons of some Trinamool Congress leaders including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, attracting widespread criticism from all quarters.
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) In a bid to reduce man-elephant conflict and rehabilitate jumbos driven away from the herd, the West Bengal government is planning to set up two 'Elephant Rescue Centres' on a pilot basis.
Kolkata, March 1 (ANI): Mamata Banerjee's nephew, Akash Banerjee, who was arrested for assaulting a traffic police official, was produced before Alipore Session Court here on Thursday.
Kolkata, March 1 (ANI): Mamata Banerjee's nephew, Akash Banerjee, who was arrested for assaulting a traffic police official, was produced before Alipore Session Court here on Thursday.
Kolkata, Feb.22 (ANI): Authorities at Kolkata's Alipore Jail organised an art workshop as part of their rehabilitation programme for inmates.
Kolkata, Feb.22 (ANI): Authorities at Kolkata's Alipore Jail organised an art workshop as part of their rehabilitation programme for inmates.
Kolkata, Feb.7 (ANI): Jailed Communist Party of India (CPI-M) leader Sushanto Ghosh, was released from the Alipore Central Jail here on Tuesday, six months after he was arrested on a charge of seven skeletons being recovered from near his ancestral house in West Midnapore.
Kolkata, Feb.7 (ANI): Jailed Communist Party of India (CPI-M) leader Sushanto Ghosh, was released from the Alipore Central Jail here on Tuesday, six months after he was arrested on a charge of seven skeletons being recovered from near his ancestral house in West Midnapore.
Kolkata, Dec 22 (ANI): A group of 19 girls and boys from Bangladesh arrived at Kolkata on a three-day goodwill visit to India as a part of an exchange programme between Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards of Bangladesh (BGB).
Kolkata, Dec 10 (ANI): Lawyers of the Alipore Court have refused to defend the six arrested persons held responsible for the massive fire that broke out in the AMRI Hospital, killing 89 people on Friday.
Kolkata, July 7 (ANI): Four red Australian kangaroos brought from Czech Republic under an exchange programme have become the centre of attraction at the Alipore Zoological Gardens in Kolkata.
Jadavpore, Apr 5 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee filed his nomination on Tuesday as a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate from the Jadavpore constituency for the state polls.
Kolkata, Jan 25 (ANI): A non-governmental organisation organised a trip for children suffering from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to Alipore Zoo in Kolkata.
Jalpaiguri (West Bengal), Dec.20 (ANI): Three leopards will be shifted from the Khayerbari animal rescue centre of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District to the Alipore Zoo in Kolkata.
Kolkata, Aug 7 (ANI): Alipore zoo authorities here have decided to release 60 spotted deer into Sunderbans Tiger Reserve to improve the food supply of Bengal tigers, which usually strayinto villages and attack people.
Kolkata, Aug. 10 (ANI): Eight rare simians were stolen from their enclosure from Alipore Zoological Garden in West Bengal on Saturday.
Sunderbans(West Bengal), July 23(ANI): A 12 year-old male tiger returned to his familiar territory of the Sunderban Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on Wednesday after four months of treatment in captivity.
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Mafia don Aftab Ansari and four others were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here Wednesday for the sensational 2001 kidnap of Partha Pratim Roy Burman, owner of the shoe manufacturing firm Khadim.
Kolkata, Apr 21 (ANI): Soaring mercury levels made life miserable for people in Kolkata as they grapple with the heat wave.he scorching heat has made life miserable for those who have no option but to work in the sun.
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) A father, who killed his budding table tennis player son for not measuring up to his gruelling standards, was sentenced to seven years in prison by a West Bengal court Tuesday.
Kolkata, Jan 25 (IANS) At least six mobile phones and three SIM cards were seized by the police here Sunday from the inmates of the Alipore Central Jail, a police officer said.
Howrah, Jan 2 (ANI): Agitated over the transfer of two fellow members, prisoners at a correctional home in West Bengal's Howrah District vandalised and set fire to the place.
Kolkata, Dec 19 (IANS) A city court Friday sentenced a 25-year-old domestic help to life imprisonment for murdering his 71-year-old employer in 2004.
Kolkata, Dec 19 (ANI): Inmates of Presidency and Alipore Women's Correctional Homes in Kolkata formed a dance-drama troupe and staged shows across the city.
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IANS) Two men, facing trial for robbery, Monday escaped from a fast track court in Kolkata, the police said.
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IANS) A fashion exhibition will be held at night Dec 5 in Kolkata so that 'men can participate and enjoy after their hectic office schedule', an organiser said Wednesday.
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) A man held for killing a stray dog was Wednesday remanded to 10-day judicial custody by a city court.
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Saturday inaugurated an exhibition in the Supreme Court Museum on the trial of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
New Delhi, Sep 27 (IANS) Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan Saturday inaugurated an exhibition in the Supreme Court Museum on the trial of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.
