A man picked up by the police for allegedly running an illicit liquor joint died in police custody but his family alleged death to due torture by the men in uniform.

Four-stroke green autos not only meet stricter emission norms, but also consume less fuel and, hence, record better mileage.

The state government is keen on extending the deadline for conversion of two-stroke autos into four-stroke LPG ones.

For three months, Ohidul Islam, Shahid Ahmed and Zakir Hussain were known as good neighbours who had come from Bangladesh. That they changed localities frequently did not raise any doubt among the local residents.

Eastern Railway was forced to cancel a number of trains scheduled to leave Howrah and Sealdah on Monday and Tuesday due to dense fog in north India.

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee said on Monday that the government was trying to suppress the actual death figure in the hooch tragedy.

The Kidderpore hooch tragedy claimed another eight lives since Sunday night, pushing up the death toll to 25.

West Bengal Police landed with egg on its face on Monday when it failed to arrest a wanted Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leader at Bagdogra airport even after apprehending him.

The Nandigram by-election held on Monday was unprecedented for the Left Front since it came to power in 1977.