Malda district

Police said that the man who was arrested during a raid on gambling and liquor dens probably died of a heart attack. read more

Officers described Bari and Khan as “two main organisers of the newly detected JMB’s Uttar Dinajpur module”. Both are residents of Bengal’s North Dinajpur district. read more

Amit Shah was scheduled to hold a rally but the state administration denied permission for it last night and also withdrew its nod to the landing of Shah’s chopper in the constituency. read more

The police said the girl was put on a train to Delhi, adding that they suspected the involvement of a child-trafficking racket read more

A day after Bengal witnessed BJP and Trinamool trading charges over permission to land a helicopter carrying BJP president Amit Shah to a rally in Malda district, a chopper carrying Union minister Smriti Irani landed in fresh controversy. read more

A police officer who did not want to be identified said when the body was found, there were signs of injury on the victim’s private parts and signs of physical struggle were also evident. read more

Senjarul Sheikh, 25, has been associated with peddling heroin for a long time. In the last week of August, he took his father to Baishnabnagar in the pretext of filling up a form to build a mosque in his native village and handed him over to the members... read more

The incident has triggered a blame game between the BJP and Trinamool Congress leaders. The victim’s father has accused BJP activists of committing the crime. read more

BJP and Trinamool Congress blame each other; violence over panchayat boards has killed 10 since August 25. read more

In Malda district alone, at least eight people are admitted in hospital following mob attacks in the last 30 days. read more

A man was killed and at least 10 others were injured in various clashes that erupted over illegal plucking of the fruit across the district over the last one month. read more

An unidentified man was accused of child lifting by villagers in north Bengal’s Malda district on Wednesday, before being tied to an electricity post and fatally beaten up. read more

The Trinamool Congress leaders’ death pushed the number of those killed in panchayat poll-related violence in the state to 12. Since nominations began on April 2, the election process has been marked by intimidation and violence. read more

On an average, 400 trucks enter Bangladesh everyday only through the Mahadipur port. The quantum of extortion money runs into crores of rupees, the truckers alleged. read more