3 Cong candidates in West Burdwan pedal their way to file nominations
In an unusual move, Congress candidates in West Burdwan district cycled to submit their nomination papers, staging a symbolic protest against rising fuel prices.
In an unusual move, Congress candidates in West Burdwan district cycled to submit their nomination papers, staging a symbolic protest against rising fuel prices.
As Iran navigates war and people are losing lives, a shadow of grief has fallen over Iranipara in Pandaveswar, West Burdwan, popularly known as ‘Little Iran’.
Over 350 Iranians settled in Pandaveswar for generations, some for over a century, are now watching their ancestral homeland burn, with black flags lining streets where Eid lights once shone.
Bodies of a mother-son duo was recovered from a house in Kulti in West Burdwan today, in what locals suspect to be a case of murder followed by suicide.
A high-level administrative meeting was held today at the office of District Magistrate (DM) of West Burdwan with school authorities by the civil, police and transport authorities in connection with transportation of children through school buses and pool cars.
According to the West Bengal police, the student of a private medical college in Durgapur, West Burdwan district, had stepped out of the campus with a male friend for an evening snack around 8.30 pm on Friday night when a group of young men on motorcycles began stalking them and making lewd comments.
Budbud police station recovered the headless body of Jyotsna Bagdi (36) beside a road at Maro village in West Burdwan district.
Kalyan Chattopadhyay, a resident of J K Nagar in Raniganj, West Burdwan district, has been declared joint first in the country in the NEET (UG) examinations following a review of his results.
The approval was granted during a recent cabinet meeting of the West Bengal government, chaired by chief minister Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata.
A major subsidence occurred in Jemari village under Raniganj in West Burdwan district. The affected area is barely 200 metres away from the railway line.
