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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Bengal Hanuman Temple 'Vandalised' In Birbhum, BJP Targets Mamata Govt: VIDEO

ABP News

Amid the purported violence against Hindus in Bangladesh, a Hanuman Temple in Bengal's Birbhum district was allegedly vandalised on Thursday night. Sharing a video of the vandalism, West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari slammed the Mamata Banerjee government for alleged "inaction" against "anti-Hindu" miscreants. "Last night miscreants vandalised the Lord Hanuman Temple at Indragachha More, Purandarpur Gram Panchayat, Siuri …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Culture and heritage are Bengal’s travel destinations this winter

The Hindu

Culture and heritage seem turning out to be primary destinations in West Bengal this winter, with many inveterate travellers exploring their own backyards to find there are places worth a short vacation. “If one is to curate a trail combining Bengali culture and heritage, districts such as Birbhum, Bankura, Malda and Murshidabad adorn the front row during the winter months,” …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Abhishek Banerjee pitches TMC reshuffle to Mamata, says don’t just reward loyalty

Hindustan Times

KOLKATA: Nearly 10 months after he advocated giving younger people important roles in the party, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday said he has recommended a reshuffle in the party organisation that rewards performance, not just loyalty. Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee meeting party supporters as he arrives at Diamond Harbour for his birthday celebrations in …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Birbhum coal mine blast: Six killed in accidental blast in West Bengal

The Hindu

Six persons were killed and three others sustained injuries in an accidental blast at a coal mine in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday. The explosion occurred when explosives kept in a truck went off at Gangaramchak and Gangaramchak-Bhadulia coal mine in Khoyrasole block under Lokpur police station of Birbhum district. The coal mine has been allotted to West Bengal …

West Bengal Blast Coal Birbhum Birbhum District

2 months, 2 weeks ago

7 killed, 3 inured in coal mine explosion in West Bengal’s Birbhum

Hindustan Times

At least seven persons were killed and three were injured in an explosion in a coal mine in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday morning, police said. The relatives of victims mourn after a blast occurred at a coal mine at Bhadulia in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Monday. The blast took place when explosives, kept in a truck, went …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nurse molested at health centre in West Bengal's Birbhum, patient arrested

Hindustan Times

An on-duty nurse was allegedly molested by a male patient at a government-run health centre in Ilambazar of Birbhum district in West Bengal on Saturday night. The nurse was on duty when she was 'touched inappropriately' by the male patient The incident comes at a time when nationwide protests are underway over the August 9 rape and murder of a …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Bengal Lok Sabha elections: Adhir Ranjan, Shatrughan Sinha, Mahua and Yusuf Pathan in fray in fourth phase

India TV News

As the Lok Sabha elections progress, West Bengal emerges as a crucial battleground, with eight constituencies gearing up for polling in the fourth phase. Among the notable candidates whose fate hangs in the balance are Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, TMC's Shatrughan Sinha, Mahua Moitra, and Yusuf Pathan, along with BJP's S S Ahluwalia and Dilip Ghosh. In Krishnanagar, Mahua Moitra …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Birbhum — a proposed coal mine in West Bengal and the related health hazards

The Hindu

Days before the Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency goes to polls, the villagers around the Deocha Pachami proposed coal mining project got an interesting handbill from the Trinamool Congress leadership. The handbill has amused villagers at Kendrapara village in the Bharkata area that falls under the Deocha Pachami proposed coal mine project. The West Bengal government’s ambitious ₹35,000 crore Deocha Pachami …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Political bigwigs battle it out in fourth phase of polls in Bengal

The Hindu

Eight Lok Sabha seats spread across five districts of West Bengal will go to polls under the fourth phase of elections scheduled for May 13. The constituencies located across south Bengal will see political heavyweights such as State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury contesting from Baharampur, Trinamool Congress leaders Mahua Moitra contesting from Krishnanagar and Shatrughan Sinha from Asansol respectively. …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP funded Sandeshkhali stir: Mamata

Deccan Chronicle

Kolkata: Mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for shedding "crocodile's tears" over the violence against women at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas of West Bengal, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP of staging the entire agitation with the help of money. Ms Banerjee alleged at a Lok Sabha Election campaign rally at Bolpur in Birbhum, "Did you ever …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence in West Bengal: BJP workers' bus attacked in Durgapur

Op India

In a shocking development on Wednesday, Bharatiya Janata Party workers onboard a bus came under attack in Durgapur, West Bengal. Durgapur, West Bengal | BJP workers returning from the rally of Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath in DVC More area were allegedly attacked. Alarming news from West Bengal: Houses of BJP workers and supporters attacked by #TMC goons for attending …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP’s Birbhum Lok Sabha candidate’s nomination cancelled

The Hindu

The nomination of Bharatiya Janata Party Birbhum Lok Sabha seat candidate Debasish Dhar was cancelled during the scrutiny of nomination papers citing technical grounds. Mr. Dhar, a former IPS officer could not furnish a ‘no dues’ certificate from the State government. On Thursday, the last day of filing nomination papers for the fourth phase, senior party leader Debtanu Bhattacharya filed …

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9 months ago

WB recruitment scam: ED raids five places, including house of state minister

Hindustan Times

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday conducted fresh raids in at least five places across West Bengal, including at the house of state minister Chandranath Sinha in Birbhum district, in connection with the alleged multi-crore school recruitment scam in the state. Former judge of the Calcutta high court Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who ordered the probe by the central agencies into the scam, …

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1 year ago

Ray-esque | Satyajit Ray's Favourite Shooting Locations

Firstpost

When world famous film maker Satyajit Ray decided to make Pather Panchali, he would go on location scouting. The village finally ended up turning into Pather Panchali’s pivotal outdoor location The camera zooms into Satyajit Ray’s favourite shooting locations. Of course, the city has seen vast changes ever since father shot there.” After Aparajito, Ray made two films back to …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Bengal family returns home 3 years after ostracised over witchcraft claims

Hindustan Times

The Munikundu village in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Wednesday witnessed the return of a tribal family three years after they were ostracised and thrown out of their home over witchcraft claims. The 12-member family had been wandering from one village to another in search of food and shelter since they were ostracised and thrown out of their home. On …

Family Tribal Bengal Birbhum Village Bolpur Jasomoti

1 year, 5 months ago

How the victim of Bengal’s political violence became a BJP campaigner

Hindustan Times

Fifteen months ago, the widely shared photograph of Mihilal Sheikh was one of tragedy -- a man broken by the sight of his charred home, and the deaths of 10 people he most loved. The chasm reached its nadir in May, when the BJP fielded a 21-year old Merina Bibi, Mihilal Sheikh’s niece, as its candidate from seat 14 in …

Victim Sheikh Bjp Panchayat Muslim Cbi Birbhum

1 year, 5 months ago

How the victim of Bengal’s political violence became a BJP campaigner

Hindustan Times

Fifteen months ago, the widely shared photograph of Mihilal Sheikh was one of tragedy -- a man broken by the sight of his charred home, and the deaths of 10 people he most loved. The chasm reached its nadir in May, when the BJP fielded a 21-year old Merina Bibi, Mihilal Sheikh’s niece, as its candidate from seat 14 in …

Victim Sheikh Bjp Panchayat Muslim Cbi Birbhum

1 year, 5 months ago

BJP worker found dead in Bengal's Birbhum, party says TMC behind murder

India Today

The body of a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, the husband of an independent candidate supporting BJP, was found in a village in West Bengal's Birbhum on Thursday. On Monday, police recovered the body of a BJP leader, Bankim Hansda, from the Bodo area of the state's Purulia district. "Police recovered the body of a BJP leader named Bankim Hansda from …

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1 year, 5 months ago

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: Deaf & Mute Woman To Fight For Left in Birbhum

News 18

Every election, we hear stories of voters who defy all odds to participate in the festival of democracy. However, in the upcoming panchayat election in West Bengal, there is one candidate that has become a source of inspiration for many. Jharna Mondal, CPI candidate for seat number 178 of Kundla Panchayat of Mayureshwar two blocks in Birbhum district, is mute …

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1 year, 6 months ago

‘Ready to give 'qurbaani’: TMC leader on Calcutta HC order ahead of Bengal panchayat polls

Hindustan Times

Trinamool Congress leader Madan Mitra claimed on Thursday — after a division bench of the Calcutta high court directed the state election commission to request for the Central Paramilitary forces amid the ongoing violence in West Bengal districts ahead of the panchayat elections — that the party will face the central forces and is even ready to face their “torture”. …

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1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls | Violence erupts at several places during filing of nomination papers

The Hindu

A day after a Congress worker was killed in West Bengal, incidents of violence and allegations of intimidation continued on Saturday, the second day of filing of nomination papers for the panchayat polls in the State. At Domkal in Murshidabad, Bashir Mollah, a local Trinamool Congress leader was caught by the police with a firearm outside the office of the …

Violence Congress West Bengal Trinamool State Bjp Panchayat

1 year, 7 months ago

Explosion at TMC panchayat member's house in Bengal's Birbhum, crude bombs suspected

India Today

A blast occurred at Trinamool Congress panchayat member Sheikh Shafiq's house on Monday in West Bengal's Birbhum district. According to preliminary reports, there was a sudden blast in the TMC panchayat member's house due to which the roof and staircase had been completely destroyed. The TMC panchayat member's house where the blast took place on Monday. This blast came a …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Intellectuals stage sit-in against Visva-Bharati’s eviction order to Amartya Sen

Hindustan Times

Prominent academics and intellectuals on Saturday held a sit-in protest at Santiniketan in West Bengal’s Birbhum district against the eviction order by Visva-Bharati, West Bengal’s only central university, for Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to vacate the land on the campus he has been allegedly occupying in an unauthorised manner. Nobel laureate Amartya Sen On April 19, Visva-Bharati authorities passed an …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Ostracised over witchcraft claims, a Santhal family’s quest for home

Hindustan Times

Jyethu Hansda and his wife, Jasomoti, looked nervously around the empty community hall in the heart of the bustling town of Bolpur in Bengal’s Birbhum district on April 27. Read here: NIA files charge sheet in 2022 Bengal explosives seizure case “We are wandering from one tribal village to another for three years, looking for a home. Of the 12 …

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Bengal Hanuman Temple 'Vandalised' In Birbhum, BJP Targets Mamata Govt: VIDEO

Culture and heritage are Bengal’s travel destinations this winter

Abhishek Banerjee pitches TMC reshuffle to Mamata, says don’t just reward loyalty

Birbhum coal mine blast: Six killed in accidental blast in West Bengal

7 killed, 3 inured in coal mine explosion in West Bengal’s Birbhum

Nurse molested at health centre in West Bengal's Birbhum, patient arrested

Bengal Lok Sabha elections: Adhir Ranjan, Shatrughan Sinha, Mahua and Yusuf Pathan in fray in fourth phase

Birbhum — a proposed coal mine in West Bengal and the related health hazards

Political bigwigs battle it out in fourth phase of polls in Bengal

BJP funded Sandeshkhali stir: Mamata

Violence in West Bengal: BJP workers' bus attacked in Durgapur

BJP’s Birbhum Lok Sabha candidate’s nomination cancelled

WB recruitment scam: ED raids five places, including house of state minister

Ray-esque | Satyajit Ray's Favourite Shooting Locations

Bengal family returns home 3 years after ostracised over witchcraft claims

How the victim of Bengal’s political violence became a BJP campaigner

How the victim of Bengal’s political violence became a BJP campaigner

BJP worker found dead in Bengal's Birbhum, party says TMC behind murder

West Bengal Panchayat Polls: Deaf & Mute Woman To Fight For Left in Birbhum

‘Ready to give 'qurbaani’: TMC leader on Calcutta HC order ahead of Bengal panchayat polls

West Bengal panchayat polls | Violence erupts at several places during filing of nomination papers

Explosion at TMC panchayat member's house in Bengal's Birbhum, crude bombs suspected

Intellectuals stage sit-in against Visva-Bharati’s eviction order to Amartya Sen

Ostracised over witchcraft claims, a Santhal family’s quest for home