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Class 8 hosteller was homesick, killed a junior so that school declared a holiday
The 14-year-old suspect wanted the authorities to declare a holiday so that he could go home, Purulia superintendent of police (SP) Avijit Banerjee told reporters.
Updated on Feb 06, 2024 05:06 PM IST
12 arrested for allegedly stripping, beating 3 sadhus in West Bengal
Police said that the incident happened because of some misunderstanding between the sadhus and three village girls due to difference in their languages
Published on Jan 13, 2024 07:06 PM IST
‘Palghar-kind lynching’: BJP targets TMC govt over ‘assault’ on sadhus in Bengal
In the 30-second viral video clip, a group of sadhus are purportedly seen being stripped and assaulted by a mob. Amit Malviya slams the ruling TMC government.
Updated on Jan 13, 2024 11:07 AM IST
Eatery owner arrested by CBI in Bengal Congress leader’s murder dies in custody
Tapan Kandu, a Congress councillor at Purulia’s Jhalda town municipality, was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants when he was out for a walk on March 13 last year
Published on Nov 13, 2023 04:33 PM IST
Heatwave warning in south Bengal districts as temperature crosses 40°C
Sanjib Bandopadhyay, director of the Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata, said the rerecorded temperature till Thursday afternoon was three to five degrees above normal
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 06:45 PM IST
West Bengal: Kurmis call off agitation after meeting with official
Since April 5, several organisations belonging to the Kurmi community observed protests as they blocked railway tracks and roads demanding the inclusion of the Kurmi community in the Scheduled Tribe (ST) list
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 09:02 PM IST
West Bengal: Roads, trains blockade by Kurmi community leaves thousands stranded
The Kurmi community has been raising the demand for their inclusion in the ST list for a long time. It has held several agitations in the last one year for its demand
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 07:33 PM IST