Six tourists killed as bus from West Bengal overturns in Odisha 50 tourists from Howrah district of West Bengal were on a sightseeing trip to Odisha and Andhra Pradesh when the accident occurred. The Hindu · May 25, 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
Maoists trigger blast on railway track in Jharkhand, train services disrupted Train services on the Howrah-New Delhi route were disrupted for around six hours after the explosion The Hindu · Jan 27, 2022
Rising input cost pushes up bread price in Kolkata KOLKATA: Major bread manufacturers in Kolkata and Howrah have revised the price of regular white bread loaf from Rs 24 to Rs 28, citing hike in input costs including fuel. The last time bread price was hiked was four years ago in 2018. Then, too, the MRP of bread had… The Times of India · Jan 20, 2022