Three sadhus on way to Gangasagar Mela assaulted in West Bengal's Purulia; 12 arrested
Kolkata/IBNS: Three sadhus (religious ascetic) from Uttar Pradesh were assaulted by a mob suspecting them of abductors in West Bengal's Purulia district while they were en route to the Gangasagar Mela, media reports said.
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee announces film city in Purulia
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced the setting up of a film city in her state's Purulia district, a destination for the tourists.
Purulia/West Bengal/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a report from its local machinery after Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Purulia candidate, Sujoy Banerjee, was seen in a video threatening a BJP leader to shoot outside a polling station in Purulia district of West Bengal on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Purulia/West Bengal/IBNS: A vehicle requisitioned for poll duty was allegedly torched by unidentified miscreants in Bandwan in Purulia district of West Bengal on Friday night, hours before the first phase of the assembly election, reports said.
Vote for Modi instead of Mamata if you want schemes over scams: Amit Shah
Kolkata/IBNS: Cornering the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government over the alleged corruption, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to people to vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) instead of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to choose schemes over scams.
TMC means Transfer My Commission: PM Modi targets Mamata over corruption in Bengal
Kolkata/IBNS: Cornering the Mamata Banerjee government over corruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Trinamool Congress or TMC means "Transfer My Commission" while his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stands for DBT or Direct Benefit Transfer.
Bengal Polls 2021: PM Modi to address rally in Purulia today
Kolkata/IBNS: To bolster the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s campaign for the first phase of election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday address a rally at Purulia in poll-bound West Bengal.
Conspiracies cannot stop me: Mamata Banerjee
Balarampur/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday said conspiracies cannot stop her and she will continue to fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Child hurt in explosion in Purulia
Purulia, May 14 (UNI) A child among two were injured critically in an explosion inside a house at Hurumda village under Baghmundi police station in this district, police said today.
New Delhi, May 8 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday slammed West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for her 'tight slap of democracy' comment on PM Narendra Modi and said she has crossed all limits.
Purulia, Feb 5 (IBNS): Visiting Purulia by road, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee while addressing a rally and said the TMC supremo was trying to protect a "corrupt officer” in the Saradha scam.
West Bengal: Amit Shah to hold Sampark Abhiyan in Purulia today
Kolkata, Jun 28 (IBNS): On the second day of his West Bengal visit, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah will reach Purulia district of the eastern state on Thursday.
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Kolkata, June 2 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O' Brien on Saturday condemned the death of a BJP worker in Purulia area of the state and urged for punishment against the perpetrators of the act.
Inhuman and worst kind of crime: Prakash Javadekar on Purulia murder
Kolkata, Jun 2 (IBNS): Reacting to the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Dulal in Bengal's Purulia, Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday referred to the incident as "inhuman and worst kind of crime".
West Bengal: Another man found hanging in Purulia, BJP claims party worker
Purulia/Kolkata, Jun 2 (IBNS): Days after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker Trilochon Mahato's body was found hanging from a tree, a 30-year old man has now been found hanging from a high tension electric tower in Dabha village of West Bengal's Purulia district on Saturday, media reports said.