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A section of Majerhat bridge collapsed in Kolkata on Tuesday. According to the police, a portion of the bridge collapsed this evening, claiming one life, trapping several people and crushing many vehicles. (Photo: PTI)

1 dead, 21 injured in Majerhat Bridge collapse, third in 6 years in...

A 20-meter deck of the 450-meter long Majerhat Bridge in the crowded Alipore caved in around 4:45 pm on Tuesday.

5 Sept 2018 9:48 AM IST

The over 50-year-old bridge on the arterial Diamond Harbour Road in the crowded Alipore area connects the city centre with the heavily populated Behala, the vast area of the south west suburbs and adjacent South 24 Paraganas district. (Photo: PTI)

Heard loud bang, portion of Majerhat Bridge caved in, recalls...

Another eyewitness said the bridge had luckily collapsed on the canal flowing under it.

5 Sept 2018 8:48 AM IST

The bridge, which passes above the railway tracks, collapsed around 4:30 pm and vehicles crashed on the slums located next to the bridge. (Photo: Deccan Chronicle)

Bridge collapses in South Kolkata, at least 5 feared dead, many...

Eastern Command sources revealed that three Army columns have been put on standby.

4 Sept 2018 5:09 PM IST

Anubrata Mandal is the partys observer in three assembly constituencies - Mangalkot, Ausgram and Ketugram - in East Burdwan district. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Get woman BJP leader falsely arrested for cannabis possession: TMC...

Trinamool Birbhum district president, was presiding over meeting in Aushgram assembly constituency on Sunday when...

4 Sept 2018 11:09 AM IST

Banning of letters of undertaking (LoUs) and letters of comfort (LoCs) by the RBI as trade finance instruments is likely to reduce financial flexibility of importers, a Fitch group company said on Wednesday.

RBI staff's 2-day mass leave deferred

The forum had threatened that if the issue lingers then they would resort to flash strike for two days.

4 Sept 2018 9:23 AM IST

Shibnath De Sarkar and Pranab Bardhan won a gold in the pairs event, while Sumit Mukherjee and Debabrata Majumder won bronze in the team event. (Photo: PTI)

Asian Games 2018: India's Bridge champions yet to receive team blazers

Bridge was included in the Asian Games for the first time but the IOA initially refused to clear the Indian contingent...

3 Sept 2018 8:46 PM IST

Exports of these items stood at over $50 million in 2017, according to CII, and can be increased with concerted efforts.

Rupee depreciation not always leads to export growth: EEPC

EEPC said the country's engineering export growth shrunk to single digit at 9.4 per cent in July.

3 Sept 2018 3:10 PM IST

The plastic bags were found on the grassy land on Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani under the Haridebpur Police station area when labourers were cleaning the patch. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Not newborns but medical waste found at empty plot, say Kolkata cops

Initially, police said they were verifying if bags recovered from Haridebpur area contained bodies of newborns or...

2 Sept 2018 9:02 PM IST

The bodies were found at the grassy land on Raja Rammohan Roy Sarani under the Haridebpur Police station area during a cleaning drive. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Bodies of 14 babies wrapped in plastic bags found at empty Kolkata...

'Some abortion racket operating nearby could be behind it,' a police official said.

2 Sept 2018 6:07 PM IST

The child is admitted to Malda Medical College and Hospital where he is undergoing treatment. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

3-yr-old shot in head during TMC-BJP clash in Bengal over local body...

Trinamool Congress alleged that the BJP attacked Putul Mondal's house on Thursday to seek revenge.

31 Aug 2018 6:48 PM IST

After the announcement of the poll schedule, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and panchayat minister Subrata Mukherjee held a meeting at the state secretariat, Nabanna. (Photo: PTI)

BJP such a 'shameless' party, doing politics with Atalji's ashes:...

BJP said Mamata Banerjee should desist from talking about Vajpayee as she betrayed him 'time and again to serve her own...

28 Aug 2018 9:28 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Stop dreaming about being next PM, focus on law in Bengal: BJP to...

Trinamool Congress has been using 'terror tactics' to win elections in Bengal, BJP state president Dilip Ghosh alleged.

28 Aug 2018 9:19 PM IST