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Modi's ‘jhalmuri’ effect? BJP leads in TMC stronghold Jhargram

Prime Minister Narendra Modi eats Jhalmuri snack on the sidelines of the election rallies for West Bengal Assembly elections 2026, in Jhargram.
Updated on May 04, 2026 09:27 pm IST

TMC hits out at PM, says Jharkhand CM forced to return due to ‘jhalmuri’ break

PM Modi's jhalmuri break in Jhargram, West Bengal.
Updated on Apr 20, 2026 02:59 pm IST

‘Jhalmuri break’: PM makes surprise halt for street food amid election campaign

PM Modi also posted photos of him having ‘Jhalmuri’.
Updated on Apr 20, 2026 12:03 am IST

3 elephants killed after train hits them in West Bengal; probe ordered

Animal rights activists have alleged that hulla teams (villagers engaged by the forest department to drive away elephants) were chasing the elephants when they moved to the railway tracks
Published on Jul 18, 2025 08:48 pm IST

BJP alleges TMC workers attacked its Lok Sabha candidate in Bengal's Jhargram

The BJP alleged that TMC workers attacked its Lok Sabha candidate Pranat Tudu in Jhargram.
Published on Apr 16, 2024 10:14 pm IST

BJP leader's nephew held for sharing intimate pics of his ex on social media

The senior BJP leader said he heard about the arrest of his nephew.
Published on May 15, 2023 07:36 am IST

Heatwave warning in south Bengal districts as temperature crosses 40°C

Pedestrians cover themselves with a scarf to protect them from the searing heat. (PTI photo)
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 06:45 pm IST

Watch: Mamata Banerjee stops convoy at roadside shop, fries pakodas

Mamata Banerjee frying pakoda in West Bengal's Jhargram.
Published on Nov 15, 2022 08:00 pm IST

After RaGa and Modi, Mamata Banerjee too tries her hand at drumming. Watch

Mamata Banerjee playing the drum at a cultural function in Jhargram, West Bengal.
Published on Nov 15, 2022 05:47 pm IST

Maoist posters resurface in Bengal, third incident since August

On the eve of Independence Day last month, around a dozen posters were recovered from three villages in the Bhulabheda area of Jhargram district, another erstwhile hotbed of Maoist activity. (HT File photo)
Updated on Sept 22, 2020 08:51 pm IST

Rare chameleon spotted in West Bengal’s Jhargram, rescued later

The reptile, which was spotted in the house of a school teacher in Sankrail village, was seen changing colours frequently. (representational image)
Published on Aug 02, 2020 12:00 pm IST

‘With help from NGOs, BJP on Aadhaar data collection spree in Bengal’: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is collecting population data using non-government organizations (NGOs) in the state.
Updated on Sept 03, 2020 03:17 am IST

Endangered fishing cat triggers panic in Bengal’s suburban town

The footage of the fishing cat, the state animal of West Bengal, was captured by a close circuit television camera installed in a house at Kanaigram in Konnagar. (Image used for representation).
Updated on Jan 21, 2020 07:09 am IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: Villagers boycott polling in West Bengal’s Jhargram constituency over drinking water, road

Along with Jhargram, the other constituencies where polling is being held in this phase are Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Medinipur, Bankura, Bishnupur and Purulia.
Updated on May 12, 2019 03:32 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: In Bengal’s former Red stronghold, a saffron surge

The Trinamool Congress is aware of the challenge and has deployed a three-pronged strategy.
Updated on May 12, 2020 08:19 pm IST

BJP, Trinamool workers found dead in Bengal ahead of sixth phase polling

The incident was reported from Gopiballabpur area of Jhargram.
Updated on May 12, 2019 09:45 am IST

Village, where Mamata Banerjee ate fried ant eggs, still awaits a facelift

A non functional tank in the village.
Updated on May 10, 2019 02:22 pm IST

I can contest from anywhere but don’t want division of votes: Mamata Banerjee

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo said wherever regional parties are strong they should not lose their votes from their area.
Updated on Apr 13, 2019 06:58 pm IST

Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Trinamool holds Jhargram, once a Left bastion

Young Voters who are voting for the first time, showing their inked fingers after casting their votes for Delhi Assembly Elections, at South Delhi in New Delhi, India, on Saturday, February 7, 2015.
Updated on May 07, 2019 02:25 pm IST

Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Trinamool holds Jhargram, once a Left bastion

Patiala: Voters show their voting cards as they wait in queues to cast vote in Panchayat Polls, in Patiala, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018.
Published on Mar 26, 2019 06:14 pm IST

Opposition joining hands to save themselves, stop Modi’s development: Smriti Irani

Opposition joining hands to save themselves, stop Modi’s development: Smriti Irani. ( Photo by Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Jan 23, 2019 07:44 pm IST

Amit Shah returning to Delhi due to ill health, unlikely to address rally in Bengal’s Jhargram

Earlier in the day, Amit Shah kick-started the BJP’s campaign in West Bengal with a rally in Malda, saying all Bengali refugees would be granted citizenship with the passage of the citizenship bill.
Published on Jan 22, 2019 06:12 pm IST

How BJP made inroads into TMC’s base in Bengal’s former Maoist belt

BJP workers celebrating in Jhargram after the panchayat results on Thursday.
Published on May 19, 2018 02:59 pm IST

BJP makes a mark in former Maoist belt of Bengal

BJP workers in Jhargram celebrating victory on Thursday.
Updated on May 19, 2018 07:31 pm IST

Wild elephants kill four villagers in six days in Bengal’s Jhargram

File photo of a herd of wild elephants crossing a road at Sonahatu in Ranchi.
Published on Apr 12, 2018 05:46 pm IST

Bengal cops sanitise Jharkhand border ahead of panchayat polls, clashes continue

BJP leaders and supporters protest in front of State Election Commission office over violence ahead of panchayat polls, in Kolkata.
Updated on Apr 10, 2018 03:10 pm IST

Why the show must go on in Jangalmahal

The Paik martial dance form, traditionally performed by soldiers of the local king, involves leaps and displays of skill with sticks.
Updated on Apr 01, 2018 08:49 am IST

A tiger is stalking villages of Jhargram, and it’s all anyone can talk about

In the last week of February, cattle began to go missing on the edges of the Lalgarh forest. ‘We thought it was hyenas,’ says farmer Bangeshwar Mahato. On March 2, camera trap footage confirmed it was an adult Royal Bengal tiger - the first tiger sighting ever recorded in the region.
Updated on Apr 02, 2018 01:56 pm IST