Amid violence & tension, Bengal's 8 LS seats record 36.88 pc polling

Kolkata (IANS) Brisk polling for eight Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal was witnessed on Saturday taking the voting percentage to 36.88 in the first four hours till 11 a.m. 

Massive violence was reported from Keshpur under the Ghatal…

Severe cyclone likely to hit Bengal; NDRF teams deployed, Army & Navy on alert

New Delhi (IANS) India Meteorological Department on Saturday forecast wind speeds of up to 110-120 kmph gusting to 135 kmph in the severe cyclonic storm that is “very likely” to strike the West Bengal coast on Sunday midnight (May 26). 

IMD…

SC's no interim directions to ECI on voter turnout after each phase of LS poll

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday refused to pass any interim directions to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to disclose the authenticated record of voter turnout on its official website after each phase of polling for the ongoing…

Thane blast toll rises to 11, chemical stink and ash cover 4 km area

Thane (Maharashtra) (IANS) The death toll in the blast-cum-blaze of Amudan Chemicals Pvt Ltd factory in Dombivli town of Thane rose to 11 with another three bodies dug up from the rubble, officials said here on Friday. 

The disaster struck…

School kids had 'accidentally' sent email bomb threats to schools: UP Police

Lucknow (IANS) The bomb threat mails sent to schools in Lucknow on May 13, were the handiwork of a group of minor school children who 'accidentally' forwarded the mails during a chatting session, officials said.

The Lucknow police and…

Solapur dam boat tragedy: Five bodies fished out, one missing

Solapur (Maharashtra) (IANS) The NDRF has found the bodies of five persons, comprising a family of four and a boatman who perished after a motorboat flipped over in a sudden storm hit Ujani Dam, an official said here on Thursday. 

According…

Tension escalates in Nandigram over BJP activist’s murder; locals block roads, burn tyres

Kolkata (IANS) Tension has escalated in Nandigram under Tamluk Lok Sabha constituency in East Midnapore District in West Bengal over the murder of a woman BJP activist Rotibala Ari on Thursday morning by unknown miscreants. 

Nandigram residents…

NDA has already crossed 310 seats after five phases of LS polls: HM Amit Shah

Kolkata (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Wednesday, said that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has already crossed the 310 mark at the end of the first five phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. 

“Do you want to know…

Six villagers feared drowned as boat flips in Maha's Solapur dam

Solapur (Maharashtra) (IANS) At least six villagers were missing and feared drowned, while one swam ashore after a motorboat overturned in a sudden storm at Solapur’s Ujani dam waters, officials said here on Wednesday. 

The incident happened…

Flock of Flamingos hit Emirates flight at Mumbai Airport, aircraft grounded

Mumbai (IANS) A flock of at least three dozen Flamingos flying above the Pant Nagar area in Mumbai's Ghatkopar hit an incoming Emirates flight, official sources said here on Tuesday. 

The incident happened on Monday night.

The flight…