Explosion at coal mine in Bengal's Birbhum kills 5
Oct 07, 2024, at 09:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Five people died after an explosion took place at a coal mine in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Monday, media reports said.
Sep 24, 2024, at 05:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress strongman Anubrata Mondal, who is a trusted aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday received a grand welcome by his party colleagues at his home district Birbhum after walking out of jail last night.
Patient molests nurse at Birbhum health centre in West Bengal during night shift
Sep 01, 2024, at 07:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time when Bengal is witnessing massive protest and outrage over the gruesome rape and murder of a junior doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, a disturbing news of a nurse being molested by a patient in a Birbhum health centre has come to the fore, media reports said.
Miking, rallies denied for Rahul Gandhi's Nyay Yatra due to Madhyamik exam in Bengal
Feb 03, 2024, at 02:05 am
Birbhum/IBNS/UNI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on Friday began in Murshidabad on the way to neighbouring Birbhum district with some "administrative restrictions" due to Madhyamik examinations, which started this morning.
Rabindranath Tagore's Shantiniketan is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Sep 18, 2023, at 01:20 am
UNESCO on Sunday announced Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's home in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, Shantiniketan, has been added to the World Heritage Sites list.
Amit Shah's mega rally in Bengal tomorrow, Trinamool's welcome note with questions
Apr 14, 2023, at 12:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) top leader Amit Shah will be addressing a mega rally in West Bengal's Siuri on Saturday ahead of the upcoming high-pitched panchayat elections in the state.
West Bengal: CBI arrests one more accused in the Bogtui massacre in Birbhum
Nov 02, 2022, at 07:14 pm
Rampurhat/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested one more accused, identified as Faisul Khan alias Palash, in the Bogtui massacre.
CBI files chargesheet against TMC strongman Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case
Oct 08, 2022, at 06:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with the cattle smuggling case, media reports said.
West Bengal: 9 dead in govt bus-autorickshaw collision in Birbhum
Aug 10, 2022, at 04:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At least nine people, including eight women, were killed in a head-on collision between a state-run bus and an autorickshaw in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday evening.
Kolkata: Sushovan Banerjee aka 'One Rupee Doctor' passes away
Jul 26, 2022, at 10:13 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Padma Shri awardee Dr Sushovan Banerjee aka ‘Ek Takar Daktar’ (one rupee doctor) passed away at 84 on Tuesday morning.
CBI summons TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in Bengal post-poll violence case
May 23, 2022, at 06:24 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The CBI, which is probing the post-poll violence across West Bengal, has summoned ruling Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal to appear before the investigation officials at the CGO complex here on Tuesday, sources said on Monday.
Scuffle breaks out between TMC and BJP MLAs in West Bengal Assembly over Birbhum arson
Mar 28, 2022, at 08:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Unruly scenes were witnessed in the West Bengal Assembly on Monday with the lawmakers from both the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) getting engaged in a scuffle inside the house.
Mar 25, 2022, at 06:58 pm
New Delhi: BJP MP Roopa Ganguly on Friday burst into tears in the Rajya Sabha while raising the issue of killings in Birbhum and demanded President's Rule in West Bengal.
Calcutta High Court orders CBI probe into Birbhum arson
Mar 25, 2022, at 04:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the arson, which killed at least eight people at Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
Birbhum arson: After Mamata's directive, police arrest TMC block president Anarul Hossain
Mar 24, 2022, at 09:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Within hours after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's directive, police on Thursday arrested ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Rampurhat Block 1 president Anarul Hossain in connection with the Birbhum arson that killed at least eight people.
Mar 24, 2022, at 07:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Two days after at least eight people were killed in an arson at Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday visited the spot when the violence occurred and directed police for stringent action against the culprits.
Install CCTV camera at scene of crime: Calcutta High Court directs state govt over Birbhum Violence
Mar 23, 2022, at 11:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court while adjudicating upon the suo moto petition related to the the incident of Rampurhat violence in Birbhum on Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to immediately install CCTV cameras with adequate storage facilities covering all angles of the scene of the arson in the presence of the District Judge.
Birbhum violence: Mamata Banerjee to visit Rampurhat tomorrow, says culprit won't be spared
Mar 23, 2022, at 07:11 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Facing massive criticism over the arson that killed 10 people in ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s stronghold Birbhum, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she will visit Rampurhat's Bogtui village, where the incident occurred, on Thursday.
Calcutta High Court takes suo moto cognisance of Birbhum arson, hearing at 2 pm
Mar 23, 2022, at 05:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday took suo moto cognisance of the arson that killed at least 10 people at Bogtui village of Rampurhat in West Bengal's Birbhum district after the incident triggered massive protests in the state.
West Bengal: BJP delegation on way to Rampurhat where arson killed 10 people
Mar 23, 2022, at 04:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari, will visit the Bogtui village of Rampurhat in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, where at least 10 people were burnt alive following the death of a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader.
Bengal: Rampurhat arson kills at least 10, Opposition slams Mamata govt over 'lawlessness'
Mar 23, 2022, at 01:31 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In another incident of violence in West Bengal, at least 10 people were burnt alive at Rampurhat in the Birbhum district on Monday night following the death of a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) panchayat leader, prompting the Opposition to target the Mamata Banerjee government over alleged lawlessness in the state.
Mar 22, 2022, at 07:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At least 10 people have been burned to death as several houses in a village in West Bengal's Birbhum district were allegedly set on fire following the death of a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader on Monday night.
Apr 05, 2020, at 06:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A 45-year-old man was killed and another youth was seriously injured during a clash between two groups of villagers over setting up of a quarantine centre at Talibpur village under Parui Police Station limits in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Saturday late night, reports said on Sunday.
TMC strongman Anubrata Mondal's cousin arrested in Birbhum
Oct 12, 2019, at 06:39 pm
Bolpur, Oct 12 (UNI) BJP's teachers' cell leader and TMC's Birbhum district president Anubrata Mandal's cousin Sumit Ranjan Mondal has been arrested from Bolpur on Friday in connection with an old case.
BJP leader killed in Birbhum, clashes erupt between TMC and BJP in Cooch Behar
Aug 18, 2019, at 01:43 pm
Bolpur, Aug 18 (UNI) A BJP leader was killed when a bomb was hurled at him near his home at Labpur in West Bengal's Birbhum district, after which the local administration deployed reinforcement on Sunday morning to restore peace in the area.
Jul 10, 2019, at 06:17 pm
Seuri, Jul 10 (UNI) About 1200 kgs of ammonium nitrate and 1000 detonators were today seized from an unauthorised go-down by the Birbhum police and three drum full of crude bombs were found during frisking in trouble prone areas in the district, official sources said.
West Bengal: Police uncover 117 crude bombs after recurring explosions in Birbhum
Jul 07, 2019, at 07:03 pm
Bolpur, Jul 7 (UNI) Birbhum district police successfully uncovered 117 live crude bombs from six police station limits from this northernmost district of Burdwan division after recurring explosions and abandoned crude bombs forced fresh search operations.
West Bengal: Police recover 27 crude bombs in Birbhum
Jul 06, 2019, at 05:16 pm
Bolpur, Jul 6 (UNI) West Bengal police recovered about 27 live crude bombs concealed in containers and the bomb squad defused them before any damage was done in Birbhum's Sadaipur area, official sources said today.
West Bengal: Stage with TMC candidate Nusrat Jahan crashes, no one injured
May 08, 2019, at 04:55 pm
Jhargram, May 8 (IBNS): A stage, where actress and Trinamool Congress candidate for the Lok Sabha polls Nusrat Jahan was present to campaign for her party candidate Birbaha Soren in Jhargram, crashed on Wednesday, local media reports said.
Apr 02, 2019, at 09:10 am
Bolpur, Apr 2 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal has challenged Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah to fight from Birbhum Lok Sabha seat.