Dhakuria

Everything you need to know about Dhakuria: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Dhakuria: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Another Saradha director quizzed by police

May 7, 2013 at 9:28 PM

Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) West Bengal Police Tuesday quizzed four more people, including a director of one of the Saradha Group of companies, as 41 vehicles of the group were "secured" in the aftermath of the collapse of the chit fund company.

Probe ordered into death of vagrants

February 2, 2013 at 11:18 AM

Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Concerned over the "inhuman" living conditions in a state-run home for vagrants in the metropolis, the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) has ordered the state government to conduct a probe into the reported death of 96 inmates last year.

President Mukherjee to visit Bengal next week

September 8, 2012 at 8:23 PM

Kolkata, Sep 8 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will pay his first visit to his home state West Bengal after taking over the nation's top post Sep 14-16 during which he will be accorded a civic reception by the Mamata Banerjee government, officials said.

Pranab receives tumultuous welcome on arrival in Kolkata

June 22, 2012 at 10:19 PM

Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Union Finance Minister and United Progressive Alliance presidential nominee Pranab Mukherjee arrived in the city Friday night to a tumultuous welcome by Congress workers.

Eagerly waiting to be neighbours of President Pranab...

June 16, 2012 at 3:11 PM

Kolkata, June 16 (IANS) They exulted in joy and distributed sweets when Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's candidature for the country's presidency was announced Friday. Now they are eagerly waiting to be neighbours of India's first citizen.

Another AMRI director gets bail

May 18, 2012 at 8:18 PM

Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Friday granted anticipatory bail to Preeti Surekha, one of AMRI Hospital directors, against whom an arrest order was issued after a fire last December claimed 94 lives, mostly patients.

AMRI authorities plan to reopen fire-hit hospital

April 21, 2012 at 1:33 PM

Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) The AMRI Hospital authorities are planning to reopen a portion of their complex in Dhakuria, sealed off by Kolkata Police after a major fire choked 94 people to death in one hospital building last December.

National Insurance assessing loss in AMRI fire

April 19, 2012 at 11:33 PM

Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Public sector National Insurance Company (NIC) Thursday said it is in the process of inspecting and assessing the claim for the damage caused due to a massive fire at AMRI Hospital that claimed 94 lives last December.

Kolkata hospital fire: Director gets bail

April 12, 2012 at 1:31 PM

Kolkata, April 12 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Thursday granted bail to AMRI Hospital director S.K. Todi, who was booked with 15 others in connection with the fire tragedy at the medical centre that claimed 94 lives last December.

Two more AMRI hospital directors get bail

March 28, 2012 at 5:28 PM

Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court Wednesday granted bail to two directors of the AMRI Hospital who spent nearly four months in custody after they were arrested for the fire tragedy which claimed 94 lives late last December.

Six board members of Kolkata Hospital arrested

December 9, 2011 at 7:04 PM

Kolkata, Dec.9 (ANI): Six board members of the Kolkata-based private super-speciality AMRI Hospital have been arrested by police on charges of negligence.

PM grieves over loss of life in Kolkata hospital fire, sanctions relief

December 9, 2011 at 5:21 PM

New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 9 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, has expressed grief over the loss of lives in the fire accident at AMRI Hospital in Kolkata.

AMRI Hospital Fire: Acharya accuses Mamata Govt. of working irresponsibly

December 9, 2011 at 4:49 PM

Kolkata, Dec 9 (ANI): With over 70 people dying in a massive fire that broke out in the centrally air-conditioned private hospital at Dhakuria in the southern fringes of Kolkata this morning, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) lawmaker Basudev Acharya termed it a shameless incident and accused the West Bengal Government of working irresponsibly.

Kolkata hospital toll rises to 73, Health Minister Azad condoles tragedy

December 9, 2011 at 4:25 PM

New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 9 (ANI): Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday expressed his heartfelt condolences over the deaths of victims in the tragic fire at Kolkata's Amri Hospital.

Death toll rises to over 50 as patients choke to death in Kolkata hospital fire

December 9, 2011 at 2:25 PM

Kolkata, Dec 9 (ANI): Hours after a major fire broke out at the AMRI Hospital in Kolkata, fire fighters and rescue workers continue to dig out bodies of patients, who were choked to death after being trapped inside the centrally air-conditioned private hospital located at Dhakuria.

Lok Sabha condoles death of people killed in Kolkata hospital fire

December 9, 2011 at 2:01 PM

New Delhi/Kolkata, Dec 9 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Friday expressed grief over the death of innocent people killed in the fire that broke out at the AMRI Hospital in Kolkata this morning.

40 killed in Kolkata hospital fire, FIR registered(Update: Kolkata)

December 9, 2011 at 1:13 PM

Kolkata, Dec 9 (ANI): The death toll in Kolkata's AMRI hospital fire has climbed up to forty.

Massive fire at Kolkata hospital, 22 feared dead, many more trapped

December 9, 2011 at 11:13 AM

Kolkata, Dec 9 (ANI): At least 22 people are feared killed in a devastating fire which broke out in the basement of the AMRI hospital in Kolkata's Dhakuria area.

Major fire engulfs private hospital in Kolkata

December 9, 2011 at 10:41 AM

Kolkata, Dec.9 (ANI): A major fire engulfed a private hospital in Kolkata early on Friday morning.

Major fire engulfs private hospital in Kolkata

December 9, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Kolkata, Dec.9 (ANI): A major fire engulfed a private hospital in Kolkata early on Friday morning.

Mamata Banerjee comfortably placed in Kolkata South

May 12, 2009 at 5:21 PM

Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Her constituency has been redrawn to include many new areas and axe old strongholds. But as Kolkata South readied for the elections Wednesday, Trinamool Congress chief and the face of the opposition in West Bengal Mamata Banerjee looked perfectly placed for her sixth straight victory from the prized seat.

Candlelight vigils, blood donation camps for Mumbai victims

December 1, 2008 at 12:08 AM

Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) Kolkatans held candlelight vigils and organised blood donation camps Sunday to express their solidarity with the victims of the devastating terror strikes in Mumbai.

Two hoax bomb calls create panic in Kolkata

November 27, 2008 at 6:06 PM

Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) Two hoax bomb calls, including in the office of a leading vernacular daily, led to panic Thursday as security was beefed up in the city after the terror attack in Mumbai Wednesday night.