Bengal

West Bengal announces judicial probe into Basirhat violence

Kolkata - Muslimchronicle

The West Bengal government on Saturday ordered a judicial inquiry into the communal violence in North 24 Parganas district’s Basirhat subdivision. Making the announcement, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said a sitting or a former Calcutta High Court Judge would be entrusted with the probe. Violence erupted between two communities at Baduria on July 3 night over a Facebook post byRead more

11 Indian security forces personnel killed in ambush by left-wing rebels

New Delhi - Arab Today

At least 11 Indian security forces personnel were killed and seven others injured in an ambush by left-wing Naxalite rebels in the central state of Chhattisgarh Monday, a senior police official said. "Some 11 personnel of the Central Reserve Security Force (CRPF) jawans were martyred and seven others injured in the ambush in the state's Sukma district. The Naxalites lootedRead more

Bengal passes stringent bill against negligence in private hospitals

Kolkata - Arab today

The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to regulate the functioning of private health-care facilities, providing for up to three-year jail terms and trials under the Indian Penal Code for offenders and fines up to Rs5 million (Dh274,829) in case of death of patients due to medical negligence. The West Bengal Clinical Establishments (Registration, Regulation and Transparency) Bill,Read more

India's only live volcano in Andaman spewing smoke, lava

New Delhi - Xinhua

The only active volcano in India has begun spewing smoke and lava again, officials said on Sunday. The volcano is located on Barren Island about 140 km northeast of Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, an Indian territory in the Bay of Bengal. Researchers said the volcano was dormant for more than 150 years, but started eruptingRead more

Speeding BMW rams into Uber cab killing its driver in Delhi

New Delhi - Arab Today

In yet another hit-and run-case, a 30-year-old Uber cab driver was killed after a speeding BMW luxury car with an MNC employee at the wheel rammed into his vehicle in South Delhi's Munirka late on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Nazrul Islam, a resident of Murshidabad in West Bengal, who was the only earning member of aRead more

5 Ganga Sagar pilgrims die in stampede

Kochuberia - Arab Today

Five Ganga Sagar pilgrims, including a woman died in a stampede at a jetty at Kochuberia in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Sunday. District officials said two pilgrims died on the spot and three, including the woman in the hospital. The stampede occured at around 6pm when there was a huge rush of pilgrims to board vessels toRead more

Indian farmers separate paddy from chaff

Kolkata - ArabToday

Indian children help to separate paddy from the chaff at Kamarpara village, some 175 km away from Kolkata, capital of east India's West Bengal State. source: XinhuaRead more

Train kills 3 elephants in eastern India

New Delhi - Arab Today

Three elephants have been killed after being hit by a passenger train in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, a senior railway official said on Saturday. The incident took place when the three -- two female adults and a calf -- were crossing railway tracks near Bishnupur in the state's Bankura district Friday night, the official said. Train movement inRead more

1 killed, several feared trapped in hospital fire in eastern India

New Delhi - Arab Today

At least one person has been killed and several others feared trapped in a major fire that broke out at a hospital in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Saturday, a senior police official said. Source : XINHUARead more

5 die, dozen missing as Indian fishing boat capsizes in Bay of Bengal

Dhaka - Arab Today

At least five people died and about a dozen missing after an Indian fishing boat capsized in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh coastguard said on Sunday. Two fishermen have so far been rescued by Bangladesh Navy. Source : XINHUARead more