Birbhum

The CBI, which is probing cases of post-poll violence in Bengal, has arrested Ravi Baske, a local TMC leader in Birbhum district, in connection with its investigation into the murder of BJP worker Gaurav Sarkar, sources in the agency said on Tuesday.

A person was arrested from West Bengal's Birbhum district for allegedly spreading communally sensitive messages and obscene materials through WhatsApp groups, police said on Thursday.

The CBI on Thursday filed a chargesheet in a case of post-poll violence in Birbhum district of West Bengal -- its first since being handed over the probe into "heinous crimes" by the Calcutta High Court -- agency sources said.

Four BJP workers were arrested on Wednesday in West Bengal's Birbhum district in connection with the murder of a TMC supporter, police said.

Kolkata Weather: A thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall hit Kolkata and the other districts of south Bengal on Tuesday afternoon. According to officials, three people have been killed in Birbhum and Murshidabad

The eighth and final phase of voting is being held in Bengal today amid the growing menace of Covid that is spreading fast in the state. The election is being held on 35 seats lying across Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum and Kolkata.

The Election Commission on Tuesday placed Trinamool Congress Birbhum president Anubrata Mondal under strict surveillance from 5 pm till Friday 7 am, an official said.

A bomb squad on Saturday disposed of country-made bombs found by police last night in the Nanur area of Birbhum district.

Controversy erupted in Bengal's Birbhum area, after the BJP's district president, Dhruva Saha, said people raising "Pakistan zindabad" slogans "will face (police) encounter", once the BJP assumes power in the state, following which the Election Commi

A court in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment in the 2019 rape case of a seven-year-old girl.

The body of a 24-year-old booth level worker of BJP was found near a river in Birbhum's Ilambazar area on Tuesday prompting the party to lodge a complaint with the Election Commission.

A Class 10 girl in West Bengal's Birbhum district has refused to receive a free bicycle from the state government to protest against the arrest of her father who is a local BJP leader, the headmaster of her school said on Saturday.

Birbhum MP Satabdi Roy, who called a truce with the Trinamool last night after a brief rebellion that triggered speculation of her joining the BJP, said on Saturday that those having problems should discuss the issues with the party instead of looking for other options.

On a day Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh claimed 50 Trinamool MLAs would join the opposition party next month in a counter to minister Jyotipriya Mallik saying six to seven BJP MPs would switch sides in May, a social media post by Trinamool's MP from Birbhum has set off ripples amid the battle of attrition between the two sides ahead of state election...

BJP President JP Nadda will visit Birbhum district in West Bengal on January 9 where he will hold a road show and also meet senior leadership in the state, said BJP sources.

The CBI, which is probing cases of post-poll violence in Bengal, has arrested Ravi Baske, a local TMC leader in Birbhum district, in connection with its investigation into the murder of BJP worker Gaurav Sarkar, sources in the agency said on Tuesday.

A person was arrested from West Bengal's Birbhum district for allegedly spreading communally sensitive messages and obscene materials through WhatsApp groups, police said on Thursday.

The CBI on Thursday filed a chargesheet in a case of post-poll violence in Birbhum district of West Bengal -- its first since being handed over the probe into "heinous crimes" by the Calcutta High Court -- agency sources said.

Four BJP workers were arrested on Wednesday in West Bengal's Birbhum district in connection with the murder of a TMC supporter, police said.

Kolkata Weather: A thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rainfall hit Kolkata and the other districts of south Bengal on Tuesday afternoon. According to officials, three people have been killed in Birbhum and Murshidabad

The eighth and final phase of voting is being held in Bengal today amid the growing menace of Covid that is spreading fast in the state. The election is being held on 35 seats lying across Malda, Murshidabad, Birbhum and Kolkata.

The Election Commission on Tuesday placed Trinamool Congress Birbhum president Anubrata Mondal under strict surveillance from 5 pm till Friday 7 am, an official said.

A bomb squad on Saturday disposed of country-made bombs found by police last night in the Nanur area of Birbhum district.

Controversy erupted in Bengal's Birbhum area, after the BJP's district president, Dhruva Saha, said people raising "Pakistan zindabad" slogans "will face (police) encounter", once the BJP assumes power in the state, following which the Election Commi

A court in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment in the 2019 rape case of a seven-year-old girl.

The body of a 24-year-old booth level worker of BJP was found near a river in Birbhum's Ilambazar area on Tuesday prompting the party to lodge a complaint with the Election Commission.

A Class 10 girl in West Bengal's Birbhum district has refused to receive a free bicycle from the state government to protest against the arrest of her father who is a local BJP leader, the headmaster of her school said on Saturday.

Birbhum MP Satabdi Roy, who called a truce with the Trinamool last night after a brief rebellion that triggered speculation of her joining the BJP, said on Saturday that those having problems should discuss the issues with the party instead of looking for other options.

On a day Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh claimed 50 Trinamool MLAs would join the opposition party next month in a counter to minister Jyotipriya Mallik saying six to seven BJP MPs would switch sides in May, a social media post by Trinamool's MP from Birbhum has set off ripples amid the battle of attrition between the two sides ahead of state election...

BJP President JP Nadda will visit Birbhum district in West Bengal on January 9 where he will hold a road show and also meet senior leadership in the state, said BJP sources.