Bengal Firecracker Blast

The Calcutta High Court has refused to entertain a BJP leader's public interest litigation seeking a National Investigation Agency probe into Sunday's blast at an illegal firecracker unit in West Bengal that killed eight people.

Four people were killed and several others injured in a firecracker factory explosion in West Bengal's Duttapukur district district today, police said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday apologised to the people of Egra area in Purba Medinipur district of the state for a blast at an illegal firecracker factory here, in which 12 people were killed and many injured.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Khadikul village in Purba Medinipur district on Saturday to speak to the family members of those killed in a blast at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit.

Police seized a huge quantity of explosives and banned firecrackers during raids in different locations in rural West Bengal and arrested at least 100 people for their alleged involvement in running illegal manufacturing factories, a senior state pol

Three women of the same family, including a minor were killed and several persons were injured in a blast at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit at Budge Budge, about 26 km from the city, police said.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has "direct involvement" in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in West Bengal's East Medinipur, in which nine people died.

The main accused in West Bengal's Egra blast case has died at a hospital in Cuttack in Odisha. Krishnapada Bag alias Bhanu Bag was the owner of the illegal firecracker factory in East Medinipur district where a massive explosion killed nine people on

The West Bengal CID today arrested the prime accused and two others from Odisha in connection with its probe into a blast at an illegal firecracker factory in Purba Medinipur district where nine people were killed in the explosion.

Following the loss of lives in an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in East Medinipur, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee describing her as a "failed home minister"

A bomb squad team on Wednesday conducted an investigation at the spot in West Bengal's East Midnapore district where nine people were killed and several others injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory on Tuesday.

At least nine people have so far been killed, while several others are injured in a massive blast incident that occured at a firecracker factory in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Tuesday morning, officials said.

Seven people died and five others were injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing factory in West Bengal on Tuesday.

Several vehicles, including a police van, was set on fire in West Bengal's Naihati today by angry locals whose houses were damaged in a controlled firecracker explosion. The firecrackers belonged to a factory in which 4 people had died last week in a blast.

At least 12 people were killed after a huge explosion took place at an illegal firecracker factory in Brahmanabar Village in West Bengal's Midnapore District on Wednesday, according to police. The incident has sparked off a fresh row of accusations by parties over political violence in the state, alleging that the facility was being used to make bo...

The Calcutta High Court has refused to entertain a BJP leader's public interest litigation seeking a National Investigation Agency probe into Sunday's blast at an illegal firecracker unit in West Bengal that killed eight people.

Four people were killed and several others injured in a firecracker factory explosion in West Bengal's Duttapukur district district today, police said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday apologised to the people of Egra area in Purba Medinipur district of the state for a blast at an illegal firecracker factory here, in which 12 people were killed and many injured.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Khadikul village in Purba Medinipur district on Saturday to speak to the family members of those killed in a blast at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit.

Police seized a huge quantity of explosives and banned firecrackers during raids in different locations in rural West Bengal and arrested at least 100 people for their alleged involvement in running illegal manufacturing factories, a senior state pol

Three women of the same family, including a minor were killed and several persons were injured in a blast at an illegal firecracker manufacturing unit at Budge Budge, about 26 km from the city, police said.

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has "direct involvement" in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory in West Bengal's East Medinipur, in which nine people died.

The main accused in West Bengal's Egra blast case has died at a hospital in Cuttack in Odisha. Krishnapada Bag alias Bhanu Bag was the owner of the illegal firecracker factory in East Medinipur district where a massive explosion killed nine people on

The West Bengal CID today arrested the prime accused and two others from Odisha in connection with its probe into a blast at an illegal firecracker factory in Purba Medinipur district where nine people were killed in the explosion.

Following the loss of lives in an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory in East Medinipur, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee describing her as a "failed home minister"

A bomb squad team on Wednesday conducted an investigation at the spot in West Bengal's East Midnapore district where nine people were killed and several others injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker factory on Tuesday.

At least nine people have so far been killed, while several others are injured in a massive blast incident that occured at a firecracker factory in West Bengal's West Medinipur district on Tuesday morning, officials said.

Seven people died and five others were injured in an explosion at an illegal firecracker manufacturing factory in West Bengal on Tuesday.

Several vehicles, including a police van, was set on fire in West Bengal's Naihati today by angry locals whose houses were damaged in a controlled firecracker explosion. The firecrackers belonged to a factory in which 4 people had died last week in a blast.

At least 12 people were killed after a huge explosion took place at an illegal firecracker factory in Brahmanabar Village in West Bengal's Midnapore District on Wednesday, according to police. The incident has sparked off a fresh row of accusations by parties over political violence in the state, alleging that the facility was being used to make bo...