The Latest Breaking News from Howrah

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 15, 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 12, 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 Hindu · Jun 11, 2022

West Bengal: 19 positive from 11,000 samples in second sentinel survey

KOLKATA: The second Covid 'sentinel survey' in Bengal, conducted between May 18 and 20 on 10,975 samples, has thrown up a positivity of 0.17%, with just 19 positives, a shade lower than that of the first survey, which had been 0.18%. In Kolkata, RG Kar tested 235 random samples, all…

The Times of India · May 25, 2022

Waterfront house in Howrah sells for $8.533 million, breaking Tasmanian real estate records

A waterfront estate on Hobart's eastern shore sells for $8.533 million, breaking the real estate record for a suburban house in Tasmania.

ABC News · May 13, 2022

Eminent Bengali elocutionist Partha Ghosh dies at 83

KOLKATA: Eminent Bengali elocutionist Partha Ghosh died of a cardiac arrest at a hospital in Howrah on Saturday, his family said. He was 83.

The Times of India · May 7, 2022

Behala clash in Kolkata: Suspended TMC worker in cop net

KOLKATA: Suspended Trinamool Congress worker from Ward 121 in Behala – Somnath Banerjee alias Baban — was nabbed from rural Howrah’s Joypur (near Nischintapur) on Sunday morning by a joint team from the Anti Rowdy Section of detective department and Behala Police.

The Times of India · Apr 17, 2022

Howrah man held for spreading fake news

KOLKATA: The Behala police arrested a resident of Howrah on Monday for allegedly trying to spread fake news in the city, claiming that some cinema goers were “threatened” for attending the screening of a movie at two cinema halls located in Behala and Tollygunge. The accused, Ajit Verma, also made…

The Times of India · Mar 21, 2022

1 in 28 vehicles in Kolkata polluting, finds remote ‘profile-map’ study

KOLKATA: One in 28 vehicles plying on the city’s roads is polluting, a first-of-its kind study by the transport department — a “profile-mapping” of 5 lakh vehicles in Kolkata and Howrah in 2019 — has revealed.

The Times of India · Mar 19, 2022

SIT takes over Anis Khan probe after Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee ‘justice’ promise

KOLKATA/HOWRAH: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday formed a special investigation team to probe Aliah University alumnus Anis Khan's death and invited his father to Nabanna, assuring the family that she would ensure "justice" and that she stood with them in their bereavement.

The Times of India · Feb 21, 2022