Kolkata

Surge in Fuel Prices: Oil Companies’ Commercial LPG Rate Hike Hits Metro Consumers

Commercial liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) gas cylinder prices have increased significantly, according to oil marketing companies, and will take effect on March 1. According to sources, consumers in a number of major cities are being affected by a hike in price of Rs 25.50 for 19 kg commercial LPG gas...

Kolkata police arrests 6 more people in Jadavpur University student death case

Six more people were arrested on Wednesday morning in connection with the Jadavpur University student death case, taking the total number of arrests in the case to nine, police said.Multiple teams of Kolkata Police conducted operations overnight during which four people were arrested, an official said. The arrested accused were identified...

PM Modi highlights India’s anti-corruption measures at G20 meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed G20 Anti-Corruption Ministerial Meeting in Kolkata virtually, stating that India has a strict policy of zero tolerance against corruption. "India has a strict policy of zero tolerance against corruption,"PM Modi said while underlining that India is leveraging technology and e-governance to create a transparent...

West Bengal: Police lathi-charge ISF demonstrators in Kolkata

On Saturday, Kolkata Police lathi-charged and hurled tear gas shells at protestors of the Indian Secular Front (ISF) at a convention held on the party's foundation day in the Esplanade area in downtown Kolkata. While talking to ANI, Zulfikar Mullah, one of the demonstrators, said, "The situation escalated after the...