West Bengal
- Crime and Accident
Family of four charred to death in West Bengal
Kolkata: A family of four including two minor girls were charred to death in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, police said on Friday. The exact cause of the fire could not be ascertained.…
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Lok Sabha Elections: For the first time, Shiv Sena to contest in West Bengal
Kolkata: The Shiv Sena claimed that the ruling party is now an extended part of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and announced that it would contest 15 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal.…
- Crime and Accident
Police, EC seize over Rs 68 lakh cash in Bengal
Kolkata: The police and Election Commission officials have made a cumulative seizure of cash amount of over Rs 68 lakh and fake Indian currency notes of more than Rs 2 lakh face…
- Crime and Accident
Explosives-laden truck seized in Bengal
Kolkata: The West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have seized an explosive-laden truck and arrested its owner from the Bankura district, a senior officer said on Sunday. Acting on a tip-off, the…
- India
Mamata violated model code of conduct: Left to EC
Kolkata: The Left Front has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against the Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly violating the model code of conduct…
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Nusrat, Mimi the social media rage after LS nominations
Kolkata: They might have won many a heart through their acting skills and well-choreographed dance moves for years, but Bengali actress-duo Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan have created a virtual storm in…
- Politics
Bengal, BJP and Mamata
It was a different time and a different India. The year, 1989. Nine years after it was established, the BJP with 85 seats was now one of the largest parties in the…
- India
BJP govt using dead bodies of fallen soldiers for politics: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Modi led BJP government alleging it of politicising the armed forces and ‘using the dead bodies of fallen…
- Crime and Accident
Two Bengal lawyers suspended for ‘anti-India’ post on Facebook
Kolkata: Two lawyers of the Barrackpore Court in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district have been suspended for six months for allegedly sharing an “anti-India post” on their social media profiles, a…
- Crime and Accident
1.5 kg snake venom powder seized in Bengal, one arrested
Kolkata: The Border Security Force has seized 1.5 kg of snake venom powder from West Bengal’s Malda district and arrested one person, a BSF officer said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off,…
- Politics
BJP bike rallies stopped by police in West Bengal
Kolkata: Police lathicharged and detained BJP activists participating in ‘Vijay Sankalp’ bike rallies in several districts of West Bengal on Sunday. Launched by BJP president Amit Shah on Friday, the bike rallies…
- India
Rain affects Class XII examinations in Bengal
Kolkata: The West Bengal Council for Higher Secondary Education announced 15-minute grace time for students who struggled to reach their examination centres as large parts of the city and various districts of…
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West Bengal: 2 JMB suspects with alleged terror links held
Kolkata: Two suspects alleged members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) have been arrested by the state police from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, sources said. According to reports, the police officials have also seized…
- Crime and Accident
Trinamool youth leader shot dead in Bengal
Kolkata: A Trinamool Congress youth leader was shot dead in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Monday, police said. Nazimul Sheikh, a resident of Behrampur area, was allegedly shot dead by bike-borne assailants…
- India
Section of political parties spreading hatred: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister on Wednesday alleged that a section of political parties was indulging in rumour mongering and spreading hatred with their “dangerous statements”. “I am ashamed to call out…
