Birbhum
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TMC stands for 'tushtikaran, mafia, corruption', says Amit Shah in West Bengal rally
Kolkata | May 10, 2024, 08:28 PM ISTUnion Home Minister held back-to-back rallies at Ranaghat and Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal. Both the constituency will go to polls in the fourth phase on May 13.
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West Bengal: Two workers die after entering septic tank in Hooghly
Kolkata | Aug 05, 2023, 01:12 PM ISTA fire brigade official suspected that methane gas could have collected inside the tank, which might have claimed their lives.
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West Bengal: Snake found in mid-day meal in Birbhum, several children fall ill
Kolkata | Jan 10, 2023, 02:08 PM ISTWest Bengal: A police officer said the guardians gheraoed the headmaster of the school and vandalised his two-wheeler.
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West Bengal: CBI arrests accused Lalan Sheikh in connection with Bogtui blaze murder
India | Dec 04, 2022, 05:09 PM ISTIt was after the Birbhum massacre of March that the followers of Bhadu, who was the Dy Pradhan of the village, ransacked the houses of rival groups in Bogtui and set them on fire so as to kill people.
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West Bengal: 30 crude bombs recovered in Birbhum
India | Apr 05, 2022, 03:14 PM ISTPolice said that crude bombs were recovered from a forest area in Birbhum district.
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CBI to conduct forensic psychological assessment of 9 arrested in Birbhum killings
India | Apr 02, 2022, 03:33 PM ISTDuring the assessments, one psychologist will be present to note their body language as well as facing expressions, which will be treated as evidence.
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Birbhum carnage toll rises to 9 as injured woman succumbs to burn injuries
India | Mar 28, 2022, 08:39 PM ISTThe Birbhum killings also spawned violence in Bengal’s legislature, with legislators of the ruling TMC and the BJP exchanging fisticuffs overheated arguments on the Birbhum killings, prompting the speaker to suspend five saffron party MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.
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Bengal Assembly turns into boxing ring as TMC, BJP MLAs come to blows; 5 suspended
India | Mar 28, 2022, 02:28 PM ISTBJP MLAs including Suvendu Adhikari have been suspended by the Speaker following the ruckus inside the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
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Birbhum violence: HC orders Mamata's police to hand over case to CBI
India | Mar 25, 2022, 12:19 PM ISTBirbhum violence: Eight people including two kids were charred to death on Tuesday when houses were set on fire in Bogtui village of Rampurhat shortly after a TMC leader, also the deputy chief of the village panchayat, was murdered.
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Birbhum killings: Police arrests local TMC boss after Mamata orders hunting down of all suspects
India | Mar 24, 2022, 09:27 PM ISTEarlier in the day, on visiting Bogtui village, the scene of Tuesday’s fire bombing and burning of eight people, Banerjee spoke with the family members of the victims and offered them permanent government jobs and funds as compensation.
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'Sau hatyaein karwakar...': BJP lashes out at Mamata as she visits Birbhum where 8 were killed
India | Mar 24, 2022, 03:07 PM ISTAddressing a press conference, senior BJP leader Sambit Patra said West Bengal has witnessed 26 political killings in a week.
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Birbhum violence: Autopsy report reveals victims were badly beaten up before carnage
India | Mar 24, 2022, 01:25 PM ISTSecurity has been up in Rampurhat to ensure that no untoward incident takes place, especially because of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to the area.
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Birbhum violence: Adhir Ranjan writes to President, demands invoking Article 355 in West Bengal
India | Mar 24, 2022, 10:51 AM ISTCiting post-poll violence and Tuesday's incident in Birbhum district in which eight people were burnt to death, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan alleged that the law and order has completely broken down in West Bengal.
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Birbhum violence: Petitioner suspects police may destroy evidence, wants CBI probe
India | Mar 24, 2022, 10:10 PM ISTBirbhum violence: Eight people including two kids were charred to death on Tuesday when houses were set on fire in Bogtui village of Rampurhat shortly after a TMC leader, also the deputy chief of the village panchayat, was murdered.
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PM Modi describes Birbhum killings as heinous, offers help in bringing perpetrators to justice
Hakikat Kya Hai | Mar 23, 2022, 10:33 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, describing the killings in Birbhum a day before, as “heinous”, said the culprits should not be forgiven.
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Kurukshetra | Is imposition of President's rule in Bengal the only option?
Kurukshetra | Mar 23, 2022, 10:06 PM ISTMamata Banerjee is being criticized a lot after the violence erupted in Birbhum, West Bengal. The rhetoric against the Governor and Mamata Banerjee has intensified. Is President's rule in the state the only option left to curb violence?
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Birbhum violence: HC seeks status report; orders Mamata govt to install CCTVs, protect witnesses
India | Mar 23, 2022, 04:16 PM ISTEight, including two children, were charred to death as nearly a dozen houses were set ablaze in Bogtui village of Birbhum on Tuesday.
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Birbhum violence: BJP demands Mamata Banerjee's resignation, delegation to visit today
India | Mar 23, 2022, 12:39 PM IST11 people have been arrested so far in connection with Birbhum violence. The West Bengal government has constituted a Special Investigation Team to probe the incident.
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Birbhum violence: 2 children among 8 charred to death, MHA seeks report from Bengal govt | 10 points
India | Mar 22, 2022, 11:56 PM ISTNational Commission for Protection of Child Rights has requested SP Birbhum, West Bengal to conduct an investigation in the Birbhum incident and submit a report within 3 days.
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Scuffle breaks out at COVID vaccination centre in WB's Birbhum
News | Sep 02, 2021, 08:54 PM ISTA scuffle broke out at a Primary Health Centre in Birbhum, West Bengal on September 02. A large number of people gathered to take the COVID-19 vaccine dose