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BJP behind Ram Navami violence in Howrah: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Appealing to people to maintain peace, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the BJP along with other right-wing organisations was responsible for violence in the industrial town of Howrah on Ram Navami.

The Times of India · Mar 31, 2023

Goods train derails at Kaipadar yard in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: A goods train derailed at Kaipadar yard between Khurda Road and Kaipadar stations on Howrah-Chennai mainline at around 2.25pm on Thursday. Nobody has been injured in the incident, said the East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources.

The Times of India · Mar 23, 2023

8 killed in separate road accidents involving motorcycles on Dol Jatra in Howrah

HOWRAH(West Bengal): Eight people died and three others were injured in separate road accidents in West Bengal's Howrah district on Dol Jatra, police said on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Mar 8, 2023

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Mamata Banerjee refuses to sit on dais at Howrah station

KOLKATA: High drama prevailed at Howrah station on Friday as a visibly annoyed West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee refused to get up on the dais from where the Vande Bharat express to New Jalpaiguri was flagged off.

The Times of India · Dec 30, 2022

Three and a half decades on, not much has changed in Lapierre’s Pilkhana

KOLKATA: It was a winter evening in 1985. Reginald John had just returned home at Pilkhana in Howrah from office and was having tea with his wife when they heard a knock on their door.

The Times of India · Dec 5, 2022

2 kill selves in a day in Howrah

HOWRAH: A 72-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman died by suicide on Monday in two separate incidents in Howrah's Shibpur police station area.

The Times of India · Sep 20, 2022

‘Berserk Janata Party hits the town’: Kolkata newspapers on violence during Nabanna march

Dramatic scenes played out yesterday on the streets of Howrah and Kolkata when Bharatiya Janata Party supporters tried to march to the state secretariat. BJP leaders were detained, the police fired teargas and water cannons to dispel the protesters, a police vehicle was set on fire, and there were instances…

Newslaundry · Sep 14, 2022

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CID asked to produce arrested Jharkhand MLAs before special court

Three Congress MLAs from Jharkhand were arrested in Howrah district after recovery of nearly ₹49 lakh in cash from their vehicle

The Hindu · Aug 11, 2022

Woman arrested for killing 4 members of family over property dispute, husband on run

HOWRAH (WB): A woman and her husband allegedly killed four members of their family in West Bengal's Howrah district over property, police said on Thursday.

The Times of India · Aug 11, 2022

I had kept his trophies safely wrapped in half-torn saree: CWG weightlifting gold medalist Achinta Sheuli's mother

KOLKATA: Achinta Sheuli's mother has kept his trophies and medals wrapped in a half-torn saree under the only bed in their two-room residence in Howrah district's Deulpur, around 20 km from here.

The Times of India · Aug 10, 2022

West Bengal: Made-in-Howrah Tricolours to fly high across India on 75th Independence Day

HOWRAH: As the country gets ready to celebrate its 75th Independence Day next week, the occasion has made business brisk for National Flag-maker Raju Haldar, 46, whose family has been churning out millions of Tricolours since 1947 from their home at Unsani in Howrah.

The Times of India · Aug 7, 2022

Aunt held for killing newborn in West Bengal

HOWRAH: A newborn was killed at Tikiapara in Howrah on Friday morning, reportedly following a family dispute over property. Jemima Pervin, the child's aunt, has been arrested.

The Times of India · Aug 7, 2022

Congress expels 3 Jharkhand MLAs arrested over cash haul

Congress says the three — Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap and Naman Bixal Kongari — were carrying cash to destabilise the Hemant Soren government

The Hindu · Jul 31, 2022

Rs 10cr, ministerial berth offered to each MLA for toppling Jharkhand govt: Congress

RANCHI: Alleging that the BJP was trying to topple the JMM-led government in Jharkhand by offering Rs 10 crore to each MLA, the Congress on Sunday said it has lodged a police complaint against its three legislators arrested in West Bengal's Howrah with a huge amount of cash.

The Times of India · Jul 31, 2022

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Dynamite News · Jul 26, 2022

West Bengal: Eastern Railway to install LED TVs in local trains; first train inaugurated from Howrah

Now it will be easier for train passengers to beat those travel blues, as Eastern Railway is going to install LED TVs in local trains. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2022

Seven die after consuming illicit liquor in Howrah

The liquor shop owner has been arrested.

The Times of India · Jun 29, 2022

Kolkata: Summer special to Digha till September 30

KOLKATA: To accommodate the extra rush of passengers, South-Eastern Railway has decided to continue running summer special trains between Howrah and Digha every Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays, till September 30.

The Times of India · Jun 29, 2022

Uttar Pradesh: Kolkata-Rajdhani exp halts due to engine failure

KANPUR: The Kolkata Rajdhani Express was halted for about an hour at Kanchausi railway station in Auraiya district on Howrah-Delhi route after it had an engine failure while it was on way to Delhi, at around 6.30am on Tuesday.

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The Hindu · Jun 17, 2022

Railway Mail Service coach gutted in Secunderabad station arson

Howrah-bound East Coast Express coach, which was torched, was carrying nearly 430 bags of mail

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2022

No untoward incident in last 2 days during Prophet remark stir: Bengal government to HC

218 held for violence across West Bengal

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2022

Prophet row | Uneasy calm prevails in violence-hit Howrah

More than 100 people have been arrested in the two districts for their alleged involvement in the violent incidents

The Hindu · Jun 11, 2022

Protests against Prophet remarks | West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar arrested on way to Howrah

Mamata Banerjee alleges attempts to incite riots in Bengal

The Times of India · Jun 11, 2022

Prophet remark row: Internet banned in Howrah, protests throw road, rail traffic out of gear

HOWRAH: Internet services in Howrah were shut down till 6am on Monday as protests against objectionable remarks by BJP leaders on Prophet Muhammad turned violent on Friday with protesters attacking police, resorting to arson and blocking roads and railway tracks.

The Times of India · Jun 5, 2022

In a first, Particulate matter 2.5 count in Kolkata touched ambient air quality standard last year

KOLKATA: In 2021, PM2.5 - the tiniest of pollutants that play havoc with human lives - had for the first time touched the annual national ambient air quality standard of 40 g/m³ (microgram per cubic meter) in Kolkata. Compared to 2018, the dip in PM2.5 was 6.4%, revealed a study…

The Hindu · May 28, 2022

Bangladeshi trafficking victim’s repatriation cannot be stalled: Calcutta High Court

The survivor has been in Liluah Home at Howrah for safe custody since December 2017.

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