West Bengal Fire

A man and his daughter died after their hut along a railway line caught fire in West Bengal's East Midnapore district

At least two people were killed after a fire broke out in the East Medinipur district of West Bengal on Wednesday.

At least 12 people were injured and around 50 houses gutted, after a fire broke out in a slum in West Bengal's Siliguri city, officials said on Sunday.

West Bengal Health Secretary N S Nigam on Friday said a probe will be conducted to find whether there is any sabotage behind the fire at the state-run SSKM Hospital here.

A five-year-old boy was found dead at the house of his neighbour in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday, following which a mob ransacked the house and set it on fire, police said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said police could have opened fire on "violent" BJP protesters during its march to the state secretariat, but the government exercised "maximum restraint".

Several BJP leaders in Bengal, including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, were detained by the police when they were marching to state secretariat 'Nabanna' in Kolkata,as part of a huge protest.

Voicing outrage over the alleged unsavoury comments of BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has demanded his arrest.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday called up the mother of the young woman who was killed by a stray bullet during the firing by a police constable near Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in the city.

At least 18 people suffered injuries as a major fire broke out at a paint factory in West Bengal's Howrah district on Wednesday afternoon, a fire department official said.

Six people including five trekkers from West Bengal were killed on Wednesday when the SUV they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Tehri district and caught fire.

Birbhum violence: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today visited Bogtui village in Birbhum, where houses were set on fire shortly after a village panchayat deputy chief was murdered.

BJP president JP Nadda on Tuesday formed a five-member committee, which includes four MPs, to visit the site of a fire tragedy in West Bengal to probe the matter as the party demanded that the state government take strict action against the culprits.

One person was killed and two others suffered bullet injuries in the city's Regent Park area on Friday after gunshots were fired in the midst of a Holi party, following an altercation among friends.

A day after a massive fire had broken out in a godown, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on Sunday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked him to form a high-powered committee to undertake a fire safety audit of such facilities in the city

A man and his daughter died after their hut along a railway line caught fire in West Bengal's East Midnapore district

At least two people were killed after a fire broke out in the East Medinipur district of West Bengal on Wednesday.

At least 12 people were injured and around 50 houses gutted, after a fire broke out in a slum in West Bengal's Siliguri city, officials said on Sunday.

West Bengal Health Secretary N S Nigam on Friday said a probe will be conducted to find whether there is any sabotage behind the fire at the state-run SSKM Hospital here.

A five-year-old boy was found dead at the house of his neighbour in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday, following which a mob ransacked the house and set it on fire, police said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said police could have opened fire on "violent" BJP protesters during its march to the state secretariat, but the government exercised "maximum restraint".

Several BJP leaders in Bengal, including Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, were detained by the police when they were marching to state secretariat 'Nabanna' in Kolkata,as part of a huge protest.

Voicing outrage over the alleged unsavoury comments of BJP national vice-president Dilip Ghosh against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has demanded his arrest.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday called up the mother of the young woman who was killed by a stray bullet during the firing by a police constable near Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in the city.

At least 18 people suffered injuries as a major fire broke out at a paint factory in West Bengal's Howrah district on Wednesday afternoon, a fire department official said.

Six people including five trekkers from West Bengal were killed on Wednesday when the SUV they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Tehri district and caught fire.

Birbhum violence: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today visited Bogtui village in Birbhum, where houses were set on fire shortly after a village panchayat deputy chief was murdered.

BJP president JP Nadda on Tuesday formed a five-member committee, which includes four MPs, to visit the site of a fire tragedy in West Bengal to probe the matter as the party demanded that the state government take strict action against the culprits.

One person was killed and two others suffered bullet injuries in the city's Regent Park area on Friday after gunshots were fired in the midst of a Holi party, following an altercation among friends.

A day after a massive fire had broken out in a godown, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim on Sunday said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked him to form a high-powered committee to undertake a fire safety audit of such facilities in the city