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West Bengal: Internet services snapped in Birbhum after clash broke out between 2 groups

Besides, around 20 individuals were also detained in connection with the violence.

Dynamite News

Birbhum — a proposed coal mine in West Bengal and the related health hazards

The West Bengal government’s ambitious ₹35,000 crore Deocha Pachami coal block mining project at Mohammad Bazar has been facing protest over land acquisition.

The Hindu

Political bigwigs battle it out in fourth phase of polls in Bengal

West Bengal's fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections features political heavyweights, world cup-winning cricketers, and varied issues.

The Hindu

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BJP’s Birbhum Lok Sabha candidate’s nomination cancelled

BJP cancels Debasish Dhar's nomination for Birbhum Lok Sabha seat, replaced by Debtanu Bhattacharya amid controversy.

The Hindu

Pantoea Tagorei | Visva-Bharati discovers new bacteria, names it after Rabindranath Tagore

“This is a plant growth promoting bacteria which will prove to be a game-changer in agriculture. It has shown immense capability to boost the cultivation of paddy, pea and chilli,” microbiologist Bomba Dam said from Santiniketan in West Bengal’s Birbhum district.

The Hindu

SC notice to CBI on bail plea of TMC leader Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case

Mondal, who is the Birbhum district president of the ruling TMC in West Bengal, had prayed for bail, submitting that he has been in custody for over 145 days in connection with the case.

The Hindu

Santiniketan finds a place on UNESCO’s World Heritage list

India had been striving for long to get a UNESCO tag for this cultural site located in Birbhum district.

The Hindu

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NIA arrests eighth accused in West Bengal explosives seizure case

The accused named Islam Chowdhary is a resident of Birbhum. He was picked up from his residence from where the NIA seized ₹1.50 lakh in cash, bank transaction documents, paper slips bearing mobile numbers, SIM cards and three mobile phones, said the agency.

The Hindu

West Bengal: One person with arms, ammunition nabbed in Birbhum ahead of Panchayat polls

A case was registered at Suri Police Station under the Arms Act, of 1959 and further investigations are underway. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Trinamool struggles to keep game on in Birbhum in absence of strongman who popularised Khela Hobe

The arrest of Anubrata Mondal has made the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hopeful in the district.

The Hindu

Amartya Sen's lawyers move court over eviction notice

Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen’s lawyers have moved West Bengal’s Birbhum district court challenging a fresh eviction order by Visva Bharati, asking the celebrated economist to vacate a portion of “encroached land” within his ancestral property situated on the university campus by May 6.

The Hindu

CBI probes Birbhum Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mandal's complicity in Bogtui Carnage in West Bengal

KOLKATA: The CBI on Monday alleged that Birbhum Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mandal had called up Anarul Hossain — one of the accused persons in the Bogtui carnage — on the day of the incident.

The Times of India

Birbhum Violence: Bengal Police Books Murder Case Against CBI Over Lalan Sheikh's Custodial Death

The complaint was registered by Lalan Sheikh's wife Reshma Bibi. The case has been registered under sections 448,323, 325, 302, 385,386, 509,427, 120(B).Read on for details:

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West Bengal: 5-year-old boy found dead in neighbour's house, mob sets it on fire

BOLPUR (WEST BENGAL): A five-year-old boy was found dead at the house of his neighbour in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Tuesday, following which a mob ransacked the house and set it on fire, police said. The boy went missing on Sunday from Moldanga village in Santiniketan police station area,…

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Body of engineering student found in West Bengal, one held

KOLKATA: The body of an engineering student with his throat slit was found in Ilambazar area in West Bengal's Birbhum district, police said on Sunday.

The Hindu

CBI nabs 7 more involved in Birbhum killings

Ten people were burnt to death after assailants hurled petrol bombs at several houses in Bogtui on March 21

The Hindu

CBI arrests Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case

The TMC leader had twice skipped his scheduled appearance before the central probe agency in the last few days.

The Times of India

West Bengal: Birbhum’s TMC leader Anubrata Mondal mails CBI, says can’t appear for quiz

KOLKATA: Birbhum’s Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal on Sunday sent an email to CBI explaining his inability to appear for interrogation on Monday. The leader had been asked to appear before the central agency in connection with the illegal cattle trade case.

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Kolkata: Birds get new homes on school campuses as tribals help students 'install' nests

KOLKATA: Around 50-odd tribals from areas like Purulia, Birbhum and Ranchi have come together to help green activists put up nests in trees on school campuses in Kolkata and its outskirts. The aim is to provide suitable places for birds to breed. While birds are losing out their natural habitat…

The Times of India

West Bengal: CBI files two chargesheets in March 21 Birbhum violence

NEW DELHI: The CBI has filed two separate chargesheets in the killing of TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh and the arson allegedly triggered by it in which nine people were burnt to death in Bogtui village in West Bengal's Birbhum district on March 21, officials said on Monday.

The Hindu

Birbhum violence | Woman who suffered burn injuries in Rampurhat massacre dies

With this, 10 people have died of burn injuries after their houses in Bogtui village were allegedly firebombed following the murder of local TMC leader Bhadu Sheikh

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Women in India’s West Bengal fight upcoming coal mine

Women are leading a movement to resist government efforts to set up a coal mine in Birbhum district of West Bengal.

The Hindu

Ram Chandra Dome | People’s doctor in the PB

The first Dalit in the CPI(M) Polit Bureau says the winds are changing in Bengal

The Hindu

Minor gang-raped at Santiniketan

Birbhum police investigating the case while CBI is conducting a probe into another rape in Hanskhali

The Hindu

CBI probe into Birbhum violence, Hanskhali rape in West Bengal gathers momentum

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar alleges that the bureaucracy in State is politicised

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