The Latest Breaking News from West Bengal

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

Normalcy returns to violence-hit Kaliaganj in West Bengal

Life in violence-hit Kaliaganj in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district was crawling back to normal on April 24 even as a huge police force was on the watch to prevent a flare-up amid tensions over the death of a 17-year-old girl. Read the full story on The Hindu.

The Hindu · Apr 24, 2023

West Bengal: Clashes erupt in North Dinajpur over rape, murder of minor girl

Days after the alleged gang-rape and murder of a Dalit girl in North Dinajpur district's Kaliagunj, clashes broke out between the locals and police in the district on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 22, 2023

SC relief for Trinamool's Abhishek Banerjee in school jobs scam; stay on High Court order

The Supreme Court today stopped the central agencies' probe against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader for his alleged involvement in the West Bengal teachers' recruitment scam.

Dynamite News · Apr 17, 2023

CBI arrests TMC MLA Jiban Krishna Saha in Bengal teachers' recruitment scam

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Jiban Krishna Saha in the West Bengal teachers' recruitment scam case. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 17, 2023

Daily Dose Ep 1327: ED raids in PMLA case, suspect arrested in Pentagon leak

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Meghalaya, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and the United States.

Newslaundry · Apr 14, 2023

TMC leader Neelima Barman, her husband and daughter hacked to death in West Bengal; 3 arrested

KOLKATA: TMC panchayat-level leader Neelima Barman, her husband Bimal Barman (also an active member of TMC) and their daughter Runa Barman were hacked to death after being allegedly attacked by a sharp weapon by some miscreants at Sitalkuchi in the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal on Friday, ANI reported.

The Times of India · Apr 7, 2023

Delhi: Man held for tearing, dumping religious flags in drain, say police

A person was arrested for allegedly tearing and dumping saffron-coloured religious flags, put up on the occasion of Ram Navami, in a drain at Shastri Park in the national capital. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 5, 2023

Bengal violence: Before rallies flouted police guidelines, organisers disagreed with schedule

The police allowed the Ram Navami processions without formal permission in West Bengal’s Howrah despite letters by the organisers suggesting their refusal to comply with at least one crucial guideline. The processions eventually saw several violations, be it music, weapons, motorcycles or the rally schedule, according to video clips and…

Newslaundry · Apr 4, 2023

Sena leader Sanjay Raut inculpates BJP for violence in West Bengal

Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut on Monday alleged that the violence in West Bengal on Ram Navami is planned and sponsored by the Bharatiya Janata Party. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 3, 2023