Birbhum

BJP and TMC Workers Clash in Bengal's Birbhum, Bombs Thrown

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 26, 2020

Crude bombs were hurled and stones thrown at passing vehicles when ruling TMC and BJP activists clashed on way to a rally by the saffron party's state unit president Dilip Ghosh in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Wednesday.

"Carry Bamboo Stick To Strike Back": Dilip Ghosh To Bengal BJP Workers

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 25, 2020

West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has alleged that his party workers on their way to attend a rally in Birbhum district were attacked by Trinamool Congress activists, and asked his partymen to carry bamboo sticks while coming out on the street to "strike back when needed".

BJP vs Trinamool Over Death Of Minor In Bengal Police Custody

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday October 30, 2020

A 15-year-old boy arrested for a petty theft died in a police station on Thursday night in West Bengal's Birbhum district. In its report the police said, hours after his arrest yesterday, he went to the toilet and died by suicide.

Over 100-Year-Old Durga At Pranab Mukherjee's Ancestral House Misses Him

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 24, 2020

The over 100-year-old Durga Puja at the ancestral house of former President Pranab Mukherjee in West Bengal's Birbhum district is being organised as usual but for every single moment misses the presence of patriarch, who died in August this year.

Bombs Thrown Before BJP Rally Began In Bengal's Birbhum, 8 Arrested: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 7, 2020

Crude bombs were hurled at Panrui market in Birbhum district where BJP workers were assembled for a rally on Wednesday and the police arrested eight people in this connection.

Bangladeshi "Supari Killers" Arrested In Bengal Over Plot To Kill Trinamool Leader: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 28, 2020

Six people, including four Bangladeshis, were arrested from West Bengal's Birbhum district in connection with an alleged plot to kill a Trinamool Congress leader, police said on Monday.

Trinamool Congress Leader Arrested For Threatening Anubrata Mondal: Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 23, 2020

A local TMC leader was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly threatening to kill the party's Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal, the police said.

Rival Trinamool Congress Groups Clash In Bengal, Cops Deny Firing

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday September 5, 2020

Factional feud within the Trinamool Congress turned violent in Birbhum district on Friday, with one group throwing bombs at a panchayat office from where another group allegedly opened fire.

Pranab Mukherjee Walked 2 Km Barefoot To School, Says Longtime Friend

India News | Press Trust India | Tuesday September 1, 2020

Pranab Mukherjee, who headed several key ministries before becoming President, used to walk 2 km barefoot while going to a village school in West Bengal's Birbhum district wearing a gamcha (traditional towel) during monsoon in the 1940s, his friend professor Amal Kumar Mukhopadhyay said.

Woman, Friend Fined Rs 60,000 After She Was Gang-Raped In Bengal: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 24, 2020

A 32-year-old tribal woman and her boyfriend were allegedly captured, kept in confinement for a day, and then she was gang-raped in West Bengal's Birbhum district, police said on Monday.

72-Hour Yajna For Pranab Mukherjee's Fast Recovery At His Ancestral Place

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 11, 2020

As former President Pranab Mukherjee remained critical after undergoing brain surgery, people of Kirnahar area in West Bengal's Birbhum district, his ancestral place, have started a 72-hour yajna from Tuesday for his speedy recovery.

Bengal Migrant Labourers Quarantined After Trekking 500 km From Odisha

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 24, 2020

Eleven migrant labourers of Murshidabad and Birbhum districts of West Bengal who had trekked all the way from Odisha were stopped by police around 200 km from their homes in Nadia district. The migrant workers are now quarantined in a building in Haringhata block of Nadia.

Man Killed In Clash Over Setting Up COVID-19 Quarantine Camp In Bengal

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Saturday April 4, 2020

A 40-year-old man was killed after violence broke out over setting up of a coronavirus quarantine camp in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Saturday, the police said.

"Demon Rule" In Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal, Says GVL Narasimha Rao

India News | ANI | Thursday January 9, 2020

A day after BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta was allegedly locked inside a room at Vishwa Bharati University in West Bengal's Birbhum district, BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao on Thursday hit out at TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee alleging that there is a "demon rule" in the state.

20 Kg Onion Looted From State-Run Store In West Bengal's Birbhum

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 10, 2019

Around 20 kg onion was allegedly looted from a state-run store in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Monday, an official said.