Howrah News Service - Latest news and headlines on Howrah,West Bengal and World

Outbreak of communal violenceat Panchla

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:56:00 -0400

In an outbreak of communal violence, 25 houses were torched and as many ransacked in three villages of Howrah district on Monday after which curfew was clamped in the riot-torn areas.

Indian Hockey team bows out to Great Britain.

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:08:00 -0400

Indian Hockey team is out of the olympics for the first time since its debut in 1928.

Devastating fire gutted 5000 houses at EM bypass kolkata

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 21:01:00 -0400

A devastating fire broke out in a slum near Easter Metropolitan Bypass at kolkata in the wee hours of Sunday evening , leaving around 5000 houses completely destroyed .

Fire destroys chemical godown at Ramkrishnapur, Shibpur

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 09:45:00 -0400

A major fire broke out at a chemical godown at Forshore Road near Ramkrishnapur at Shibpur area this evening. Six fire tenders rushed to the spot and still struggling to control the flames .

Activists of a right wing Hindu outfit attacked the Left party's headquarters on Sunday.

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:23:00 -0400

At least 10 CPM workers were injured in a clash that broke out after activists of a right wing Hindu outfit attacked the Left party's headquarters on Sunday.

Fresh bird flu cases confirmed in Murshidabad, West Bengal

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:38:00 -0400

Fresh cases of bird flu were confirmed in a Murshidabad district, West Bengal on Saturday, almost a month after roughly four million birds were culled to combat India's worst ever outbreak of the deadly avian influenza.

Youth allegedly threw acid on girlfriend at Jagacha

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:32:00 -0400

A youth allegedly threw acid on a 20-year-old girl, apparently his girlfriend, on Saturday at Jagachha ,Howrah

Two ran over by train at Santragachi

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:10:00 -0500

Two labourers working on the tracks between Mourigram and Santragachhi stations were run over by the Howrah-bound Purulia Express around 11am on Friday.

Blackberry blackout threat leaves CEOs aghast

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:18:00 -0500

Tata Teleservices' application to offer BlackBerry Services in India has been rejected after the Department of Telecom (DoT) forwarded the request to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Left toughens stand on N-deal as govt fall is unavoidable

Sat, 08 Mar 2008 14:13:00 -0500

For the first time since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made his abortive take-it-or-leave-it offer to the Left on the nuclear deal, he has again began to display the same assertiveness in parliament lately

Left Front on Friday stormed back to power for the fourth consecutive time in Tripura

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:22:00 -0500

Inflicting a crushing blow on its opponents, the Left Front on Friday stormed back to power for the fourth consecutive time in Tripura securing a three-fourths majority in the 60-member assembly

US delegation show interest in biz opportunities in West Bengal

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 20:25:00 -0500

A US delegation on Friday expressed interest in tapping opportunity in West Bengal with focus in port and airport modernisation.

Sensex comes crashing down below16k

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:59:00 -0500

After a brief respite on Wednesday despondency gripped Dalal Street in Mumbai on Friday morning soon after the Indian stock market opened. India’s benchmark index Sensex came crashing down by over 600 points or more than 3.5 per cent and tumbled down below 16, 000 mark. Nifty too slipped below 4,800 mark.

Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) network to include Satragachi and Kona Expressway.

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:56:00 -0500

The government plans to extend the proposed Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) network beyond the original 47-km alignment from Barasat to Baruipur to include Satragachhi and Kona Expresswayin Howrah.

Jagacha murders: Woman, lover confess to crime

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:46:00 -0500

The blood trail from the mother-daughter murder in Jagacha has led to a sordid tale of sex, blackmail and vengeance. The cause of the killing is saved in the mobile of victim Srabonti Ghosh, who had allegedly captured on her camera phone prime suspects Samir Barik and Somasree Das in compromising positions.

Bodies of sisters found at Belur Math

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:15:00 -0500

The police are yet to make any headway into the case of two sibling infants, whose bodies were found in the main reservoir of pilgrimage site Belur Math in Howrah district on Tuesday evening.

Husband detained in Jagacha Twin murder

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:02:00 -0500

A week after the bodies of housewife Shrabanti Ghosh (32) and her seven-year-old daughter Prapti were found in their home at Jagachha, Howrah, police detained three people including her husband and arrested one of his acquaintances.

Another Indian student murdered in US

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 22:36:00 -0500

An Andhra Pradesh doctor pursuing his post-graduation in internal medicine in Pennsylvania was found murdered over the week-end. Akkaldevi Srinivas is the fourth Indian student to meet a violent end in the US in the last three months.

Woman clue in the double murder at Jagacha

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:34:00 -0500

A woman may have been involved in the double murder at Jagacha, suspects the Criminal Investigation Department

Help for chained woman in Domjur

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:33:00 -0500

Basanti Sardar, the 30-year-old mentally challenged woman who was kept in chains by her family in Domjur for seven years, is finally being treated.

Child crushed as helper takes charge

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:15:00 -0500

Eight year old Rohan Das was crushed down by a truck driven by a helper in Behala.

Howrah finds a new icon , Shreevats Goswami

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:58:00 -0500

What Sourav Ganguly couldn’t do, Shreevats Goswami did with elan.

Retired teacher dies before receiving pension

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 03:41:00 -0500

Purnima Bhaduri, MA, an assistant teacher (English) completed years of service in Jagacha Girls’ High School, Jagacha, Howrah and retired from her service in September 2003. Her pension papers were submitted in DI office Howrah in March 2004. It is really a pathetic story that she did not get her pension when she was alive and died of an incurable disease. It is not known how many retired teachers have died from incurable diseases without pension. She died on 3 June, 2006. When she was alive she had requested officials and even DI, to arrange for her pension as early as possible but of no avail.

Family shackles woman for 7 yrs at Domjur

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:40:00 -0500

For the past seven years, she has been kept shackled in this room — all because she is 'mentally challenged'.

Husband under scanner in Jagacha twin murders case

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:49:00 -0500

The needle of suspicion in the Jagachha twin murders has turned towards Shrabanti's husband Partha Ghosh

East-West Metro moved a step closer to Howrah

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:28:00 -0500

Finance minister P. Chidambaram has given a nod to sanction the loan agreement for the East-West Metro between Kolkata and Howrah

Rizwanur Rahman committed suicide,says CBI

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:27:00 -0500

Rizwanur Rahman,a 30-year-old computer graphics trainer who died in mysterious circumstances in Kolkata had committed suicide, the CBI concluded and wanted a charge sheet to be

Revenge seen in Jagacha murders

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:53:00 -0500

Srabonti Ghosh and her eight-year-old daughter Prapti were killed for revenge and not for gain, believe police, since nothing was missing from their Howrah home

Highlights of Boi Mela 2008

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 03:58:00 -0500

Organisers have declared that a number of Latin American countries, along with the US, the UK, Scotland, Bangladesh and Spain, will participate in the 10-day Boi Mela 2008 to be held at the Salt Lake stadium grounds from March 1

Mother and daughter murdered at Jagacha

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:48:00 -0500

A 38-year-old woman, Shrabani Ghosh, and her seven-year-old daughter Tithi were murdered at their residence near Jagacha

India successfully tests undersea launched missile

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:11:00 -0500

India on Tuesday successfully test fired its first-ever undersea nuclear capable ballistic missile off the eastern coastal city of Vishakahpatnam, catapulting it to the select band of five countries equipped with the technology.

Highlights of Railway Budget 2008-09

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:11:00 -0500

highlights of the Railway Budget 2008-09, presented in the Lok Sabha Tuesday by Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav

Somen: Naxal or innocent?

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:19:00 -0500

Somen: Naxal or innocent?

Fortune Park Hotels, a subsidiary of ITC introduces Fortune Park Panchwati at Howrah

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:05:00 -0500

Howrah Fortune Park Panchwati Located on Kona Expressway just 5 Kms from Vidyasagar Toll Plaza

Govt. to appoint foreign experts for Nayachar study

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:36:00 -0500

West Bengal government is trying to rope in some foreign experts to conduct a feasibility study for the proposed chemical hub at Nayachar Island in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal.

Shooting near Bhattacharjee's Kolkata house, four injured

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:09:00 -0500

At least four people were injured when a criminal, being chased by the police, fired indiscriminately in the neighbourhood of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday.

Bengal base for Hawk pilots

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:54:00 -0500

The Indian Air Force will shortly order an additional 40 Hawk advanced jet trainer aircraft to be based in Kalaikunda, Bengal, where a new base to train its fighter pilots is to be set up.

Top Bengal Maoist leader in police net

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:32:00 -0500

A top Maoist leader of West Bengal has been arrested by sleuths of the state's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) from a railway station near here, police said on Sunday.

Pre-school fiesta

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:36:00 -0500

hildren from Anganwadi centres participated in a musical extravaganza — Aaj Amader Din — to draw attention to the poor state of pre-primary education in the state.

West Bengal to start bidding process for deep-sea port

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:08:00 -0500

The West Bengal government is all set to prepare a document for the interested developers to directly bid for its upcoming deep-sea port project.

Sunil Gangopadhyay elected as new president of Sahitya Akademi

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:35:00 -0500

Sunil Gangopadhyay got the rare privilege by becoming the new President of Sahitya Akademi, India’s most valued literary body after defeating two of his rivals on Wednesday.

Castro opts for VRS championed by Basu Castro opts for VRS championed by Basu - Bowout binds Cuba and Bengal

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:08:00 -0500

Old soldiers, it is said, never die; they only fade away. Communist rulers, by contrast, seldom retire. They are either purged or stay in power till their dying day.

Teenager saves Howrah Station

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:50:00 -0500

Kolkata should thank a 13-year-old homeless boy for his curiosity.

2 killed, 1 injured in mishap

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:22:00 -0500

Two men were killed and a woman was injured after being hit by a truck on National Highway 6, off Amta-Ranihati Road

Unitech SPV to develop Chemical SEZ in Nayachar

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:31:00 -0500

Unitech Ltd has announced that Government of West Bengal has given possession of about 12,500 acres of land at Nayachar Island (near Haldia) on February 15, 2008 to the developer PCR Chemicals Pvt Ltd for development of, inter alia, Chemical SEZ.

Trinamool Congress protests against petrol price hike

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:22:00 -0500

Trinamool Congress activists took out processions and blocked roads across West Bengal on Sunday to protest against petroleum price hike.

Candlelight exam in Howrah school

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:18:00 -0500

It was a surprise they had not bargained for. Sitting for their first major exam, 100-odd Madhyamik examinees were in for a shock when the centre - Howrah Haat High School - plunged into darkness at 11.55 am following a power cut.

Tainted retired WBCS

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:49:00 -0500

A retired WBCS officer, who was allegedly involved in Rs 165 crore iron export scam that took place in the state during 2004-05, surrendered before the court of the chief metropolitan magistrate today.

Tram jumps track, rams building

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:47:00 -0500

A Rajabazar-bound tram jumped off the track and rammed into a building on BB Ganguly Street this morning leaving four persons injured. The incident occurred near the Lalbazar police headquarters around 6.20 a.m. today.

Teacher detained, beaten up in custody

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:46:00 -0500

A school teacher and her son were kept in the lockup of Sagar police station in South 24-Parganas for seven hours and were allegedly tortured by policemen on 11 February.