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Durga Puja in Bishnupur and Murshidabad: Bengal's Oldest Courtyards

What a Bonedi Bari Puja Actually IsDurga Puja in a bonedi bari is not a public event that a family happens to host. It is a private ritual that a family has agreed, for generations, to let the neighbourhood watch. The zamindar families of Bengal began commissioning their own Durga…

Times Life · Oct 16

Bengal CID grills TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee's close aide in land fraud case for around 10 hours

Sumit Roy, an aide to TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, was questioned for ten hours by the West Bengal CID. This interrogation occurred in connection with a government land fraud case in Paschim Medinipur district. The Supreme Court has granted Roy interim protection from arrest until August 14. He must cooperate…

The Economic Times · Aug 8

TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's aide Sumit Roy booked in fraud, forgery case

A close aide of Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee, Sumit Roy, faces fresh charges of fraud and forgery in Paschim Medinipur. Roy, already booked in a land-grab case and sought by police, is now accused of cheating and forgery by a complainant. The case also names former MLA Sujoy Hazra.…

The Economic Times · Jun 21

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West Bengal court issues arrest warrant against Abhishek Banerjee aide in land scam case

An arrest warrant has been issued for Sumit Roy, a close associate of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee. Roy is wanted in connection with a land scam case in Paschim Medinipur district. Police have been unable to locate him despite extensive searches. Roy has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking anticipatory…

The Economic Times · Jun 15

'They broke open the lock...': Bengal Police raid Abhishek Banerjee's residence for over 4 hours

Police conducted a pre-dawn raid at Abhishek Banerjee's Kolkata residence. The operation, involving central forces, was linked to a case filed in Paschim Medinipur district. This development follows recent questioning of Banerjee by the West Bengal CID. The raid lasted for several hours, with police entering the premises. Banerjee alleged…

The Economic Times · Jun 13

Five people missing as boat capsizes in Rupnarayan river in West Bengal

“Five people went missing after a boat capsized in the Rupnarayan river in West Bengal’s Howrah district,” police said. A group of 19 people from Howrah district’s Belgachia, Shibpur and Bagnan went to Tribeni Park in Paschim Medinipur district’s Daspur for a picnic.

The Hindu · Feb 9, 2024

Indian, U.S. fighter jets take part in joint exercise at West Bengal's Kalaikunda

“Fighter jets of the air forces of India and the United States took part in a joint exercise at Kalaikunda Air Force Station in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district,” an official said on April 24.

The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023

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West Bengal Government retracts RTI reply on farmer suicides

Earlier it had said 122 farmers had committed suicide in a single district in the State

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022

122 farmer suicides in a single district in WB in 2021, reveals RTI query

In contrast, State Government has been maintaining that there were no deaths by suicide in agricultural sector; NCRB data also concur

The Hindu · Sep 11, 2022

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