Calcutta High Court takes suo moto cognisance of Birbhum arson, hearing at 2 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
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'
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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.
Bolpur, Apr 2 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal has challenged Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah to fight from Birbhum Lok Sabha seat.
West Bengal: TMC party office collapses in explosion in Birbhum
Kolkata, Sep 10 (IBNS): A local party office of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal's Birbhum district was almost destroyed by a high intensity explosion on Monday morning, reports said.
West Bengal: TMC accused of assaulting Visva Bharati students who protested against cutting of trees
Birbhum, Mar 9 (IBNS): Activists of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) allegedly beat up students of Visva Bharati University who were demonstrating against cutting down of trees at Shyambati area near Shantiniketan in Birbhum district on Friday, reports said.
West Bengal: 8 killed in local group clash in Birbhum
Kolkata/Birbhum, Apr 21 (IBNS): While West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was directing her comrades to work together and unitedly from an organizational meeting in Kolkata on Friday afternoon, two rival groups of her party engaged in a deadly tussle with each other in state's Birbhum district, killing at least eight people and leaving several others injured, reports said.