Tag: West Bengal

Begunkodor is a small town in Purulia district of West Bengal. In 1960, a railway station was established here. It was possible because of the joint efforts by then queen of Santals, Lachan Kumari and Indian Railways.

A repeat of the ghastly incident in Delhi's Mehrauli where a youth killed his live-in partner, cut up her body into 35 pieces and stored them in a fridge was witnessed at West Bengal's Siliguri where a man was arrested on Thursday for killing his wife, and cutting her body into pieces before dumping them into a canal.

Srikanti Kumar Dutta from West Bengal is now a relieved soul. His surname was printed wrong on ration card twice despite his sincere complaints. Srikanti was hurt by sheer negligence and repetitive errors in his ration card.

Cyclonic storm Sitrang may have spared West Bengal coast but it battered parts of neighbouring Bangladesh killing at least seven people.As per reports, seven people including three members of a family lost their lives following the collapse of a brick railing and uprooting of trees.

The impact was also not much in the Sunderbans, which was perceived to be most vulnerable.

Cyclone Sitrang | Visuals From Bengal’s Bakkhali Beach

Even the state capital of Kolkata has started feeling the impact of the approaching cyclone with cloudy skies and light rainfall in certain pockets since Monday morning.

In a major update from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the probable cyclonic storm ‘Sitrang’ is very likely to spare Odisha and move towards West Bengal – Bangladesh coasts.

In the first charge sheet that was presented at a special court last month, the ED named Manik Bhattacharya and also mentioned some details on how he played a key role in the recruitment irregularities scam.

In a tragic incident, at least eight persons died and several others are feared missing in flash floods during immersion of Durga idol in Mal River of Jalpaiguri in West Bengal. The mishap occurred on Wednesday evening when hundreds of people had congregated to witness the immersion of idols.

The Jalpaiguri District Magistrate, Moumita Godara Basu confirmed the death toll as seven.

Good sleep is essential for everyone's health. It is as important as eating a balanced and nutritious diet. Good sleep rejuvenates the mind and body. But, have you ever imagined that sleeping can turn you lakhpati? Recently, a girl from West Bengal got crowned as the sleeping champion of India and turned lakhpati.

The ED wrote to the chairman of the board for soft copies of the appointments-related details by Thursday, he said.

Two alleged activists of the banned Al Qaeda in Indian Sub- continent, arrested from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, had major plans for expanding sleeper cells in the state, especially in the minority-dominated pockets in its north region, officials said on Friday.

Trinamool Congress spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy told PTI that he will not respond to Pradhan's comments on the recruitment issue as the matter is sub-judice.