Pro Afzal slogan-posters at JU: Guv seeks report, protester receives death threat
Kolkata/Siliguri, Feb 18 (IBNS): West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi on Thursday said that he has sought reports from the state government on anti-national slogan issue at Jadavpur University (JU).
WB govt brings health scheme 'Mabhoi' for accredited journalists
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced a health scheme, Mabhoi, for the government-accredited journalists till their age of 65 years, even after retirement.
WB: 2 children accidentally burnt alive at brick kiln in Hooghly
Kolkata/Hooghly, Feb 14 (IBNS): Two children reportedly fell into the burner of a brick kiln and died at Tanni under Pandua Police Station area in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Sunday.
West Bengal: CPI-M activist killed in clash, 9 held
Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 12 (IBNS): Nine persons, including a Trinamool Congress's student wing Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP)'s leader, were arrested for allegedly attacking a rally of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and killing an activist of the party on Thursday at Raina in West Bengal's Burdwan district, reports said.
West Bengal: Free-ambulance's driver haggle over fare, child dies outside Barasat hospital
Kolkata/Barasat, Feb 10 (IBNS): A baby girl died on Wednesday in a government-owned hospital at Barasat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district as the ambulance driver allegedly haggled with her family members for tips, reports said.
West Bengal: Teacher beats student to death in Murshidabad, 2 arrested
Kolkata/Murshidabad, Feb 9 (IBNS): An eight standard student was allegedly beaten to death by school teacher on Monday inside school-hostel at Borya area in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police reports said on Tuesday.
West Bengal: 6 held in Burdwan for travelling in a car with fake MoD number plate
Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 8 (IBNS): Six suspects were arrested on Monday morning for allegedly using a car with fake Ministry of Defence (MoD) number plate at Jamalpur area in West Bengal's Burdwan district, police said.
WB: Youth held for FB post against TMC leader, granted bail later
Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, Feb 7 (IBNS): A youth was allegedly arrested on Friday for posting a Facebook status against local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader at Malbazar in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district.
West Bengal : Crude bomb explosion kills 2 in Birbhum
Kolkata/Birbhum, Jan 22 (IBNS) A major explosion in the house of a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader in West Bengal's Birbhum district killed at least two persons on Thursday midnight, reports said.
West Bengal: Missing girl found hanging from tree in Cooch Behar
Kolkata/Cooch Behar, Jan 20 (IBNS): Body of a teenage girl, who was missing since Tuesday night, was found hanging from a tree at Sitai village in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Wednesday, reports said.
West Bengal: Public obstruction at Halisahar Station hits train services
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IBNS) Train services on Sealdah - Ranaghat section got disrupted on Monday morning when a group of people obstructed train movement at Halisahar station on Monday.
West Bengal: Angry mob ransacks police station in Birbhum
Kolkata/Birbhum, Jan 15 (IBNS): A police station at Mayureswar in West Bengal's Birbhum district was vandalized on Friday by local angry mob after a road accident, where a youth was run over by a truck, reports said.
WB: Girls raped in Govt home, 1 held
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): A middle-aged man has been arrested for allegedly raping two minor girls in a government-run shelter home for women- Shahid Bandana Smriti Mahila Abas- at Baburhat area Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, reports said.
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BJP revamps party organisation in West Bengal
Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is overhauling its party organisation in West Bengal to present itself as a credible opposition in the upcoming state assembly poll.
Kolkata/West Midnapore , Jan 7 (IBNS): Two officers of West Bengal Police were spotted serving tea and snacks to WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other guests, during an administrating event, on Tuesday in West Bengal's West Midnapore district.