Kolkata Writers Building

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  Constable Shoots Himself Dead At Writers' Building In Kolkata: Officials

  A policeman allegedly shot himself dead using his service rifle at the iconic Writers' Building on Friday afternoon, officials said.

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  West Bengal Secretariat Evacuated After Bomb Scare

  The over 200-year-old Writers' Building of Kolkata -- once the secretariat of the Bengal government and now undergoing renovation -- was evacuated this afternoon after a warning about a bomb attack reached the Kolkata police.

• Kolkata: Court grants bail to arson accused

  A court in Kolkata on Friday granted bail to pest controller Jyotirmoy Nandi, who was arrested for "attempting to burn down" the iconic Writers' Buildings which houses the West Bengal secretariat.

• Kolkata: One arrested for 'conspiracy' to set Writers' Buildings on fire

  Kolkata police today arrested one person in connection with the alleged conspiracy to set on fire the Writers' Buildings, state secretariat, which is undergoing a major renovation.

• Kolkata: Four arrested for conspiracy to torch heritage buildings

  Four persons were detained for an alleged conspiracy to burn down the heritage Writers' Buildings in Kolkata.

• Mamata Banerjee inaugurates West Bengal government's new seat in Howrah

  With the iconic Writers' Buildings undergoing restoration, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today inaugurated the temporary building of the state secretariat in neighbouring Howrah.

• 11 departments of Kolkata's Writers' Building to be shifted by October 11

  Only 11 of the 25 departments of the West Bengal state secretariat, Writers' Building, would be shifted to an alternate location by the deadline of October 1.

• Mamata Banerjee's 200-crore extreme makeover for Writers' Building

  First, she had Kolkata painted in her favourite colours, blue and white. Now, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wants to renovate her whole office - the sprawling 237-year-old Writers' Building. The renovation could cost the government upto Rs 200 crore.

• Kolkata's Writers' Buildings to be vacated for six months for repairs

  For the first time, the West Bengal state secretariat - Writers' Buildings - would be vacated for repairs with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her staff shifting to an alternative location from October 1.

• Protest against chit-fund scam turns violent in Kolkata; students, cops clash

  Student protestors, demanding action on the Saradha chit-fund scam, clashed with the police in Central Kolkata today. The protestors, who are from the student wing of the Socialist Unity Centre of India, were marching from College Street towards the Writers' Building, the secretariat building of the West Bengal government, where prohibitory orders ...

• Left-Trinamool workers clash in Bengal, blame each other for the violence

  Buses filled with Left workers and members were attacked today as they headed to Kolkata to participate in a massive protest rally organized to protest against an attack on one of its leaders over the weekend.

• Denied audience with Mamata, man attacks employee in her office with hammer

  Denied an audience with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for not having an appointment, a visitor today attacked an employee of the CM's office in the West Bengal secretariat with a hammer. Secretariat sources said Aloke Saha, an employee in the receiving section of the CMO, was rushed to hospital.

• Mamata Banerjee celebrates with Shah Rukh Khan and Knight Riders - Political mileage out of IPL victory?

  Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felicitated the players at the Writers Building as the team made their way for the grand celebration at the Eden Gardens, organised by the state government, Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Cricket Association of Bengal.

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  Only Kolkata will rule, says Shah Rukh Khan

  The City of Joy accorded a grand welcome to Kolkata Knight Riders for their IPL triumph, with chief minister Mamata Banerjee felicitating the players and co-owners Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla in front of the Writers' Buildings on Tuesday.

• Did Mamata just snub Hillary on FDI? Left alleges 'interference' by US

  After a handshake and a namaste were exchanged, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, both on Time's list of the world's 100 most influential people, met for over an hour at the Writers' Building in Kolkata.