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  West Bengal: Trinamool Congress worker beaten to death in Birbhum district

  February 22, 2025 17:39 IST

  West Bengal: The district TMC, however, refuted the claim and alleged that Niamul was killed by BJP members to unleash terror ahead of the 2026 assembly polls.

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  Birbhum violence: Five held in killings of eight people in West Bengal's Rampurhat

  India | March 27, 2022 8:55 IST

  A total of 8 people were burnt to death in Rampurhat area of WB's Birbhum on Mar 22 after a mob allegedly set houses on fire following the killing of Trinamool Congress leader Bhadu Sheikh.

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  OPINION | Birbhum carnage: Justice should not only be done, but be seen to be done

  India | March 24, 2022 13:40 IST

  The ruling Trinamool Congress is trying to cover up the massacre by carrying out a travesty of police probe. The ‘dance of death’ was  terrifying and the manner in which CM Mamata Banerjee reacted was shocking. 

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  Mamata's Bengal on path of becoming Kashmir of the past

  News | March 23, 2022 19:40 IST

  As many as eight people were burnt alive after a mob set their homes on fire near Rampurhat town of Birbhum district on Tuesday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday that 'such incidents have happened in Gujarat and Rajasthan too'.

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  CM Mamata visits Birbhum district, interacts with locals

  News | December 30, 2020 22:26 IST

  Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee visited Birbhum district ahead of state assembly elections on December 30.

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  Doctors remove 1.5 kg ornaments, gold coins from woman's stomach in West Bengal

  India | July 25, 2019 13:30 IST

  Doctors at a government hospital in Birbhum district of West Bengal removed over 1.5 ks of coins and ornaments from the stomach of a mentally unstable woman. According to the mother of the woman, she was not keeping well and swallowed coins and ornaments. The incident came to light after the mother of the woman noticed materials disappearing from the house.

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  Second blast in Bengal's Birbhum in 5 days, none injured

  India | July 05, 2019 7:16 IST

  Birbhum Blast: A massive blast occurred at a primary health centre building on Thursday in West Bengal's Birbhum district but there was no report of any casualty, police said. The severity of the blast was such that the roof and wall of one side of the building at Labhpur were blown away. Two rooms were reduced to rubble.

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  Election Commission in our hands: BJP leader

  Politics | September 21, 2015 8:10 IST

  Suri(WB): Actor-turned BJP leader Jay Banerjee on Sunday sparked controversy by saying that the Election Commission of India was under his party's control and the next Assembly election would be conducted under Army surveillance.Addressing a

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  West Bengal: More than 200 crude bombs found in Birbhum, two arrested

  India | January 13, 2015 14:43 IST

  Kolkata: 200 crude bombs were recovered by the West Bengal police today in Birbhum district. The police have arrested two people in connection to the recovered bombs. Last year in December, 70 crude bombs were recovered

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  BJP's central team to visit West Bengal today

  Politics | October 30, 2014 9:02 IST

  New Delhi: In the wake of increased attacks on BJP workers in West Bengal's Birbhum district allegedly by TMC workers, a three-member fact-finding team of the party will visit the affected areas today to assess

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  Blast in West Bengal, three held

  India | October 22, 2014 12:22 IST

  Kolkata: A bomb explosion took place in West Bengal's Birbhum district today, seriously injuring three people. Three people, including a woman, were held for the blast, police said.The explosion took place inside a house in

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  Look into Trinamool violence: BJP urges home ministry

  Politics | July 30, 2014 11:02 IST

  Kolkata: Claiming that minorities in West Bengal were living in fear in the wake of "violence unleashed by the ruling Trinamool Congress", the BJP Tuesday urged the union home ministry to seek a report from

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  Don't allow people to vote for others, TMC MLA tells workers

  Politics | April 20, 2014 12:35 IST

  Suri: The Trinamool Congress MLA from Labhpur in Birbhum district, Manirul Islam, today called upon party workers to prevent people from voting for other parties."Don't worry. You will not allow a single person on polling

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  IPS officer expresses inability to probe murder case

  India | February 13, 2014 7:45 IST

  Kolkata: IPS officer Damayanti Sen has expressed her inability to investigate the murder of an independent panchayat member in Birbhum district, in which some Trinamool Congress leaders are accused, citing health reason.In a letter, which

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  Nalhati In Limelight After Pranab's Son Jumps Into Fray

  Politics | April 13, 2011 12:36 IST

  Nalhati (WB), Apr 13 : Ever since senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee announced his candidature from Nalhati constituency in Birbhum district, this predominantly rural seat is in the limelight.  Abhijit quit from