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  Massive fire breaks out at a godown in Murshidabad

  News | March 07, 2021 7:20 IST

  A massive fire broke out in Murshidabad on Sunday morning. However fire tenders managed to control the fire in time. The cause of the fire is still unknown.

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  'Separate politics from law and order': WB Governor on political violence

  News | November 18, 2020 21:58 IST

  West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar hit out at state government over the law and order situation in the state and said that officers want to become artillery and infantry of the political machinery.

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  5 dead as two boats capsize in Bengal's Murshidabad

  India | October 27, 2020 6:55 IST

  At least five people were killed after two boats capsized in West Bengal on Monday. According to the police, the incident was reported from Murshidabad in the state, where two country boats capsized in a water body.

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  Earthquake hits Nagpur in Maharashtra

  India | October 27, 2020 6:44 IST

  An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter Scale hit West Bengal in the wee hours of Tuesday. According to the National Center for Seismology, the tremors were felt at 4:10 am today.

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  9 Al-Qaida operatives arrested by NIA

  News | September 19, 2020 11:23 IST

  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested 9 Al-Qaeda operatives in raids conducted at multiple locations in Murshidabad, West Bengal and Ernakulam, Kerala. As per the preliminary investigation, these individuals were radicalised by Pakistan-based Al-Qaeda terrorists on social media and were motivated to undertake attacks at multiple places including the National Capital Region.

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  People of various faiths come forward to donate blood in Murshidabad

  News | July 20, 2020 14:32 IST

  India has remained a land of religious diversity, assimilating in its fold various cultures and faiths from time to time.

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  Mosque-goers come out for Friday prayers in Bengal's Murshidabad, violate lockdown orders

  India | April 10, 2020 18:50 IST

  Scores of people on Friday attended the Friday prayers at a mosque in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, in violation of the 21-day lockdown and social distancing rules in place across the country to check the spread of coronavirus

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  West Bengal: 2 killed, 5 injured as under-construction bridge collapses in Baishnabnagar

  India | February 16, 2020 23:47 IST

  Two dead and five injured after a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in the Baishnabnagar area of Malda district on Sunday evening.

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  Murshidabad police arrests 4 people in possession of illegal arms

  News | February 16, 2020 21:07 IST

  Four persons were arrested in possession of illegal arms in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on February 15.

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  West Bengal: Four held with illegal firearms in Murshidabad

  India | February 16, 2020 17:21 IST

  Four persons were arrested in West Bengal's Murshidabad district in the early hours of Sunday after illegal arms and ammunition were seized from them, the police said.

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  Won’t act as trial court, approach HC first: SC on anti-CAA violence in Murshidabad

  India | December 17, 2019 12:28 IST

  Hearing a plea on the violence over the citizenship act in West Bengal’s Murshidabad, the apex court said that it couldn’t take note of everything happening in the country

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  West Bengal governor shown black flags on way to event in Murshidabad

  India | November 20, 2019 14:09 IST

  The governor, who was on his way to Domkal Girls College to inaugurate a newly constructed building there, was asked to "go back" and shown black flags by some people flanking the road, through which his convoy was passing, police said

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  Three killed in bomb explosion in Bengal's Murshidabad

  India | October 30, 2019 6:52 IST

  On Tuesday, the police cordoned off the area after finding more live bombs at the spot.  

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  'Shame on us': Aparna Sen tweets to CM over triple murder

  India | October 11, 2019 15:40 IST

  Primary school teacher Bandhu Gopal Pal, his wife Beauty and 8-year-old son Angan were found lying in a pool of blood in their house at Jiaganj in Murshidabad on Tuesday when the Durga Puja festivities were on. The RSS claimed that the teacher was its supporter.

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  NCW asks Mamata to ensure arrest of Murshidabad culprits immediately

  India | October 10, 2019 16:47 IST

  Taking suo-motu cognisance of the killing of three members of a family, including a pregnant woman, in Murshidabad district, the NCW has written to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and state DGP to investigate the case on priority and arrest the culprits immediately.

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  RSS worker, wife, minor son found murdered in Bengal's Murshidabad

  Crime | October 10, 2019 10:47 IST

  The family of three lived in Jiaganj area of Murshidabad, where they were stabbed to death by some unidentified miscreants by a sharp weapon.

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  Bengal: TMC leader shot dead in Murshidabad

  India | July 13, 2019 10:00 IST

  In yet another incident of post-poll violence, a leader of the Trinamool Congress was shot dead by unknown miscreants in Murshidabad district of West Bengal. According to the police, the miscreants had hurled bombs at the TMC leader and had fatally shot him while he was travelling to somewhere in his car.

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  West Bengal: 3 dead in firing between two groups in Murshidabad

  News | June 15, 2019 9:40 IST

  West Bengal: 3 dead in firing between two groups in Murshidabad

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  West Bengal: Heroin worth Rs 6 crore seized in Murshidabad

  India | February 26, 2018 16:14 IST

  "The BSF troopers recovered two packets of heroin from a group of Indian smugglers near the Indo-Bangladesh border on Sunday morning," the NCB said.

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  7 killed, over 20 injured as bus overturns in West Bengal's Murshidabad

  India | January 20, 2018 9:10 IST

  As per reports, the injured have been rushed to Beldanga hospital for treatment.