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Sonia Gandhi gives nod to Congress alliance with CPM for 2021 Assembly polls in West Bengal

Both the parties performed poorly with the Congress winning just two seats, while the Left Front failing to open its account

Man dies after falling into overflowing drain in Bengal's Jalpaiguri district as incessant rains wreaks havoc

A man died in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district after he fell into an overflowing drain, as incessant rain continued to wreak havoc.

Denied permission to land chopper, Yogi Adityanath heads to Purulia rally venue on road; suspected TMC workers block route to event

In a bid to hamper Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath's rally in West Bengal's Purulia, Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers on Tuesday blocked the road to the district and raised slogans against him and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Denied permission for helicopter landing, Yogi Adityanath to travel by road from Jharkhand to address rally in West Bengal’s Purulia

With no permission to land his chopper in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath will land in Jharkhand’s Bokaro and then travel to Purulia by road

West Bengal bandh: 1,600 arrested during 12-hr BJP-led shutdown; saffron party workers clashed with TMC activists in North Dinajpur district

Scattered incidents of violence, including torching of buses and clashes were witnessed across West Bengal on Wednesday and 1,600 people were arrested during the 12-hour bandh called by the BJP to protest the death of two students in North Dinajpur district.

West Bengal Bandh updates: Fresh violence breaks out in Islampur, where two students were killed; police fires teargas shells

West Bengal Bandh LIVE updates: Fresh violence broke out in Islampur, where two students were killed in alleged police firing. Reports said that protesters torched a bus and clashed with the police, following which the police fired teargas shells.

West Bengal Police arrests BJP leader in North Dinajpur for 'provocative' comments against security forces

The BJP leader Shankar Chakraborty, while addressing villagers earlier on Sunday, asked them to take action against security forces in North Dinajpur, where two students died in a clash with police over teachers' recruitment in a high school

West Bengal: One killed, 14 injured as locals clash with police in North Dinajpur

One person was killed and 14 others were injured when a mob clashed with the police over entry of newly-appointed Urdu teachers in a school in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district Thursday, police said.

Class 4 teacher rapes two girls in West Bengal school classroom; police on lookout for absconding accused

Two Class IV students were allegedly raped by a teacher in a classroom for four consecutive days after school hours in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district

West Bengal 'deadliest' state for cow-related violence in 2017; five deaths reported so far

West Bengal's count of bovine-related killings has risen to five persons this year, making it the deadliest state for bovine-related violence in 2017 till date