Kolkata: Std VIII girl raped by lover Jun 25, 2008
The girl, a resident of Baranagar said they went for a chat near the expressway after school on Tuesday. There, Vivek allegedly raped her and fled. (India Times, India)
Backup pipeline for water mains May 2, 2008
Taps had gone dry in Calcutta for 36 hours in 2006 after the water mains under BT Road sprung a leak near Baranagar. We should not allow water supply to be disrupted again. (Calcutta Telegraph)
Uttar Pradesh serial blast accused held in Kolkata Dec 30, 2007
Altaf Ansari, a senior member of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI) militant group wanted for carrying out the serial blasts in Uttar Pradesh in November, was arrested from a house in Baranagar area in Kolkata, the police said on Saturday. "Ansari was living in a house on the Cossipore Road in Kolkata for quite some time. He was arrested around 2 pm on Friday in a joint operation of the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh... (Hindustan Times)
HUJI militant arrested in Kolkata Dec 29, 2007
KOLKATA: A HUJI militant was arrested by the CID from Baranagar area of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday. On a tip-off by the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh police, the CID carried out a raid and arrested the militant, CID sources said. (India Times, India)
