Bengal violence

Escalating bombings, murders cast shadow over Bengal panchayat polls

Concerns rise as numerous bombing incidents and killings create an atmosphere of fear and unrest in West Bengal

WB violence: Fact-finding committee to probe human rights violations

Panel members will be visiting localities in violence-hit Hooghly and Howrah districts

WATCH | Hindu man framed by Bengal government?

Ram Navami violence: Mother of arrested Howrah youth alleges conspiracy

Wary of Didi, WB local show how rioters damaged ‘Teenmurti’ temple

Fearing West Bengal police and Muslims, local resident refuses to give his name but showed how rioters vandalized Ganesh temple in Rishra

Ram Navami violence: Bengal continues to burn; unrest reaches Hooghly

Fresh incidents of arson and violence have erupted in West Bengal’s Hoogly during a Ram Navami Shobhayatra organized by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Rishra on Sunday evening. BJP National Vice President Dilip Ghosh was among those participating in the procession. The disturbance broke out from the procession in Sandhya Bazar area of Rishra […]

BJP leader shot dead in West Bengal

BJP leader and businessman Raju Jha was shot by suspected miscreants outside a popular sweetshop in East Burdwan district

Ram Navami audiotapes: Fanatic Muslims, mute spectator police & stones

 36 arrested and 10 injured after clash broke out in Ram Navami procession in West Bengal. The incident has sparked a war of words between the Bengal BJP and ruling TMC over incidents of Ram Navami violence in Howrah.

Bengal Simmers Again As Blame Game Continues

NEW DELHI: Bengal continued to simmer for the third day as a series of fresh protests erupted in parts of the state on Saturday. The state is witnessing protests since Thursday over the alleged controversial remarks of now suspended former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma and former Delhi BJP media head Naveen Kumar […]

Birbhum Violence Case: CBI Names 21 Suspects In FIR

NEW DELHI: A day after the Calcutta High Court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register a case in West Bengal’s Birbhum massacre, the Central probe agency has named 21 suspects in its FIR. In Birbhum’s Bogtui village, eight people, including women and children, were killed after miscreants set ten houses ablaze, which led […]

In Letter To President Kovind, WB Congress Demands President’s Rule

NEW DELHI: Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has written to President Ram Nath Kovind, urging him to invoke Article 355 in West Bengal to ensure that the government is run in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. Citing post-poll violence and Tuesday’s incident in Birbhum district in which eight people were […]