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west midnapore news

One woman dead, 4 critical after delivering babies at Bengal hospital

The family members of the deceased woman alleged that Ringer's Lactate administered on the intravenous (IV) fluid had expired
Published on Jan 11, 2025 11:43 am IST

6 killed after ambulance collides head-on with truck in Bengal

(Representative Photo)
Published on Jul 13, 2024 12:35 pm IST

TMC cutting off water, power supplies in areas where it was losing in polls: BJP

(Representative Photo)
Published on Jun 20, 2024 08:04 pm IST

1 killed, several injured as fire breaks out in Kolkata-Odisha passenger bus

The bus was en route to Odisha from Kolkata.
Published on Nov 11, 2023 08:15 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

West Bengal: Kurmis call off agitation after meeting with official

A section of Kurmis blocked Kotshila railway junction and the Purulia-Ranchi inter-state highway on Sunday afternoon (Twitter Photo)
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 09:02 pm IST

West Bengal: Roads, trains blockade by Kurmi community leaves thousands stranded

Kurmi tribal community continued blockade of rains and roads in West Bengal’s Purulia (ANI Photo)
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 07:33 pm IST

BJP a bank for robbers to deposit loot, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a rally in Midnapore district on Monday.
Published on Dec 07, 2020 09:50 pm IST

Bengal will never bow its head before murderers of Mahatma: Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee, while addressing a rally in West Midnapore, slammed the BJP government at the Centre for its “arrogance and indifference” towards the plight of farmers.
Published on Dec 07, 2020 05:49 pm IST

Suvendu Adhikari, family skip Mamata Banerjee’s mega rally, she accuses BJP of trying to break TMC

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during the inauguration of the newly-built Majerhat bridge in Kolkata, on December 3.
Updated on Dec 07, 2020 03:55 pm IST

‘BJP govt should withdraw farm laws or quit’: Mamata Banerjee at West Midnapore rally

The Trinamool Congress supremo spoke at a rally in West Midnapore on Monday
Updated on Dec 07, 2020 04:04 pm IST

As Suvendu Adhikari quits cabinet, CM to hold rallies in his strongholds

Party insiders said some leaders from Malda were absent at the meeting called by Abhishek Banerjee and Kishor in Kolkata on Monday.
Updated on Nov 29, 2020 02:33 am IST

West Bengal: Five injured in an explosion in a house in West Midnapore

Representational photo.
Updated on Nov 17, 2020 09:58 am IST

14-year-old kills minor in Bengal, offers him as ‘sacrifice’ in black magic ritual

The incident triggered a furore with villagers staging an agitation outside the local Sadatpur police outpost in Bengal’s Niranjanbar village on Sunday.
Updated on Sept 22, 2019 04:58 pm IST

Worms found in midday meal for children at Bengal’s ICDS centre

Residents of Charai alleged that they found insects and worms crawling in lentils and soybean curry cooked at the ICDS centre.
Updated on Aug 25, 2019 07:11 pm IST

35 injured in Bengal as clashes continue

At least 35 people have been injured in continuing political clashes across West Bengal since Saturday night.
Published on May 26, 2019 11:28 pm IST

3 killed in elephant attacks in Bengal

On an average about 30 people are killed every year by elephants in and around Jhargram, West Midnapore and Bankura.
Updated on May 19, 2019 06:59 am IST

Lok Sabha election 2019: BJP, TMC trade charges after 41 injured in Bengal post-poll violence

More than 40 people were injured in violence in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district after the sixth phase of Lok Sabha election on Sunday.
Published on May 13, 2019 05:00 pm IST

As Fani crosses into Bangladesh, parties in Bengal back in campaign mode

Political parties in West Bengal enthusiastically plunged back into campaigning on Saturday after cyclone Fani lost severity upon hitting the state on Friday.
Updated on May 04, 2019 04:26 pm IST

Class 10 schoolgirl gang-raped by two youths while returning home

Two youths are alleged to have abducted the girl by force and committed the crime.
Published on Jan 04, 2019 04:25 pm IST

4 killed, 26 injured in bus-truck collision in Bengal

Image for representation. The driver of the bus swerved to avoid hitting a rickshaw and collided with a truck.
Updated on Dec 26, 2018 12:22 pm IST

Foot and mouth disease kills 100 cows in Bengal’s west Midnapore, 3500 affected

Trinamool Rajya Sabha member Manas Bhunia has claimed that more than 350 cows have died in Bural, Bishnupur, Bhemua and Mohar gram panchayat areas.
Published on Sept 07, 2018 09:52 pm IST

One killed, two injured in explosion at TMC office in West Midnapore

It was not immediately known whether a crude bomb had exploded or a gas cylinder inside the party office led to the incident.
Updated on Aug 23, 2018 09:01 pm IST

West Bengal woman burnt to death by husband’s family because of her dark skin

The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data for 2016 show West Bengal recorded 59.36% of cases of cruelty by a husband or his family to wives of the total 32,513 cases of crime against women registered the state.
Published on May 29, 2018 02:25 pm IST

Bengal woman forced to walk with garland of shoes for protesting against Trinamool

The woman, in her thirties, is the wife of a former Trinamool Congress member of the Kankabati gram panchayat.
Updated on May 20, 2018 06:31 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

West Bengal police help surrendered Maoist couple marry, arrange feast

Sulekha Mahato and Dilip Mahato, who surrendered as Maoists in 2016, got married at a temple in Karnagarh, about 10km from Midnapore town.
Published on May 10, 2018 02:34 pm IST

Royal Bengal tiger speared down by locals in Lalgarh 42 days after first sighting

The carcass of the tiger was found on Friday inside a forest near Lalgarh in West Midnapore district.
Updated on Apr 13, 2018 06:55 pm IST