South Dinajpur

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

BJP holds protest in West Bengal's South Dinajpur after govt denies Yogi Adityanath permission to land chopper

Yogi Adityanath and state BJP president Dilip Ghosh were scheduled to address two "Ganatantra Bacaho Rallies" at Balurghat in South Dinajpur district and Raiganj in North Dinajpur district.

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.

Mamata Banerjee visits tribal gang rape victim, says West Bengal govt will take care of her

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the state government would take care of the future of the tribal mentally challenged woman gang-raped in South Dinajpur district.

West Bengal MP Ritabrata Banerjee in further trouble: Woman who accused him of rape now alleges intimidation

A woman in West Bengal who had alleged rape by expelled CPM MP Ritabrata Banerjee in October, levelled fresh charges of intimidation by Banerjee on Thursday saying there was a threat to her life, media reports said.

West Bengal floods: People return to their homes as situation improves; train tracks still inundated

People have started returning to their homes in the six water-ravaged districts of north Bengal, as the situation improved in the absence of major rainfall

West Bengal floods: CPM MP asks Narendra Modi for special economic package, more NDRF units in state

A CPM MP urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce a special economic package for West Bengal where the flood situation was "worsening" everyday.

West Bengal floods: Mamata Banerjee visits Malda, assures relief to victims

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday visited Malda district where flood fury continued amid over 50 deaths in the state since 21 July.

Mamata Banerjee accuses BJP of using CBI, ED to browbeat TMC

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the BJP of "trying to browbeat" her party by "using the CBI and the ED" as it had dared to speak up against the saffron party.

India death toll rises to 72, as West Bengal jolted by fresh tremors

A fresh tremor of magnitude 5.1 jolted parts of West Bengal on Monday evening triggering panic even as the death toll in India from Saturday's powerful earthquake in Nepal rose to 72.