Kolkata, Aug 7 : One person was killed today in firing between Trinamool Congress-backed Bhumi Ucched Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) and Communist Party of India (Marxist) workers in Nandigram.

Meanwhile, the CPI-M has organised a 24-hour shutdown in Nandigram to protest against the killing of their local committee secretary, Niranjan Mondal.

There was fresh violence in Nandigram in East Midnapore District of West Bengal after Mondal was gunned down in an exchange of fire between the CPM and the Trinamool Congress activists at Kendemari of Rajaramchawk area on Wednesday afternoon.

Kolkata, Aug 7 : A major fire broke out this morning at the Writers Buildings here, and it took about two hours to douse it.

Kolkata, Aug 6: At least 12 pilgrims hailing from Jharkhand were killed and 13 injured when a truck hit a stranded bus on Durgapur Expressway at Chanditala in Hooghly District of West Bengal early this morning.

The victims were on their way to the Shiva temple at Tarakeswar in Hooghly District from Deoghar in Jharkhand.

They were standing near the stranded bus after it broke down near Kapapharia. The mishap occurred when the truck mowed them down and hit the bus.

Kolkata, August 3: An explosion took place in Kolkata’s Chitpur area on Sunday evening.

According to initial reports, the blast took place at a scrap iron shop today.

Kolkata, Aug. 2: Tatas' small-car project at Singur in Hooghly district is facing a major threat from the newly established alliance between Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi party general secretary Amar Singh.