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BJP Worker Hacked To Death In Bengal's Burdwan, Trinamool Congress Blamed
The BJP has accused Trinamool Congress activists of hacking one of its workers to death at Ketugram in West Bengal's Burdwan district today. News agency IANS quoted sources as saying that the victim -- 50-year-old Sushil Mandal -- was killed while he was putting up BJP flags to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi l...
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Assam Terrorist Arrested In Kerala Over 2014 Burdwan Blast
The Special Task Force of the Kolkata Police arrested a Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh operative from Kerala on Thursday in connection with the 2014 Burdwan blast, which had resulted in the death of two suspected terrorists.
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CPM's Nirupam Sen, Architect Of Bengal's Industrial Drive, Dies Age 72
Veteran CPI (M) leader Nirupam Sen, credited as the architect of West Bengal's industrial drive during the Left Front rule, died at a city hospital on Monday morning after a prolonged illness, family sources said.
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Father Allegedly Hacks 6-Year-Old Son To Death In West Bengal's Burdwan
A six-year old boy was hacked to death, allegedly by his father, who then inflicted injuries to himself at Bhatar in Burdwan district on Sunday.
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18 Killed As Boat Capsizes In Hooghly River In West Bengal
The number of deaths after a boat capsized in the Hooghly river in West Bengal's Burdwan district rose to 13 today, an official said.
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Elephant Kills Man By Flinging Him To The Ground, Trampling Him
A farmer was trampled to death by an elephant in West Bengal's Kashpur this morning, police said, adding the animal has been on a rampage, moving around in fields and creating panic among the locals in the district.
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75-Year-Old Woman Death Case: West Bengal Police Arrest Two
Two men were arrested by the police in connection with the death of 75-year-old widow in Burdwan, West Bengal on Wednesday.
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14 Infants Die in 24 Hours in West Bengal's Burdwan Hospital
14 infants have died at the Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal in the past 24 hours.
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Man beaten to death for attempting to steal
A man was beaten to death for allegedly attempting to steal from a house on the bypass at Kanchan Nagar in Burdwan town.
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Heat wave kills 30 in West Bengal
After reports of over 30 deaths, apparently due to an intense heat wave in southern West Bengal, the state administration has started taking precautionary measures. "We have received reports of 16 unnatural deaths from various hospitals in the Burdwan district on Tuesday," District Magistrate OS Meena told Indo-Asian News Service.
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Twelve people killed in lightning in West Bengal
Twelve people were killed and six others were seriously injured after being struck by lightning in West Bengal's Burdwan and Malda districts on Sunday. Police say, while ten people were killed and six were injured in Burdwan, two died in Malda.
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Nine infants die in Malda hospital
Nine babies died within a space of 12 hours at the Malda Medical College and Hospital in the district where barely two months back 20 newborns had died. Of the nine babies, who died between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, seven were aged between one and 26 days while two others were between the ages of six and eight months, hospital sources...
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Man gets death sentence for rape and murder of schoolgirl
A local court awarded death sentence to a man convicted of rape and murder of a school girl in Burdwan district on Thursday. Additional Sessions judge Somnath Bandyopadhyay ordered capital punishment for the convict Binay Bagdi for raping and strangling the 14-year-old to death on April 21, 2011. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 on 34-year...
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CPM leaders hacked to death in Bengal, allegedly by Trinamool activists
The incident took place today afternoon. Alleged Trinamool activists attacked a CPM rally in Burdwan district's Dewandihi area, leading to the death of former CPM MLA Pradip Ta on the spot. Another CPM leader Kamal Gayne succumbed to his injuries on way to hospital.
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45 infant deaths in one week in West Bengal, Mamata silent
As the tragedy of infant deaths is slowly unfolding in West Bengal - an alarming 45 deaths in just one week - Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continues to maintain a stoic silence.
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BJP Worker Hacked To Death In Bengal's Burdwan, Trinamool Congress Blamed
The BJP has accused Trinamool Congress activists of hacking one of its workers to death at Ketugram in West Bengal's Burdwan district today. News agency IANS quoted sources as saying that the victim -- 50-year-old Sushil Mandal -- was killed while he was putting up BJP flags to mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi l...
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Assam Terrorist Arrested In Kerala Over 2014 Burdwan Blast
The Special Task Force of the Kolkata Police arrested a Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh operative from Kerala on Thursday in connection with the 2014 Burdwan blast, which had resulted in the death of two suspected terrorists.
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CPM's Nirupam Sen, Architect Of Bengal's Industrial Drive, Dies Age 72
Veteran CPI (M) leader Nirupam Sen, credited as the architect of West Bengal's industrial drive during the Left Front rule, died at a city hospital on Monday morning after a prolonged illness, family sources said.
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Father Allegedly Hacks 6-Year-Old Son To Death In West Bengal's Burdwan
A six-year old boy was hacked to death, allegedly by his father, who then inflicted injuries to himself at Bhatar in Burdwan district on Sunday.
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18 Killed As Boat Capsizes In Hooghly River In West Bengal
The number of deaths after a boat capsized in the Hooghly river in West Bengal's Burdwan district rose to 13 today, an official said.
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Elephant Kills Man By Flinging Him To The Ground, Trampling Him
A farmer was trampled to death by an elephant in West Bengal's Kashpur this morning, police said, adding the animal has been on a rampage, moving around in fields and creating panic among the locals in the district.
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75-Year-Old Woman Death Case: West Bengal Police Arrest Two
Two men were arrested by the police in connection with the death of 75-year-old widow in Burdwan, West Bengal on Wednesday.
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14 Infants Die in 24 Hours in West Bengal's Burdwan Hospital
14 infants have died at the Burdwan Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal in the past 24 hours.
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Man beaten to death for attempting to steal
A man was beaten to death for allegedly attempting to steal from a house on the bypass at Kanchan Nagar in Burdwan town.
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Heat wave kills 30 in West Bengal
After reports of over 30 deaths, apparently due to an intense heat wave in southern West Bengal, the state administration has started taking precautionary measures. "We have received reports of 16 unnatural deaths from various hospitals in the Burdwan district on Tuesday," District Magistrate OS Meena told Indo-Asian News Service.
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Twelve people killed in lightning in West Bengal
Twelve people were killed and six others were seriously injured after being struck by lightning in West Bengal's Burdwan and Malda districts on Sunday. Police say, while ten people were killed and six were injured in Burdwan, two died in Malda.
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Nine infants die in Malda hospital
Nine babies died within a space of 12 hours at the Malda Medical College and Hospital in the district where barely two months back 20 newborns had died. Of the nine babies, who died between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, seven were aged between one and 26 days while two others were between the ages of six and eight months, hospital sources...
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Man gets death sentence for rape and murder of schoolgirl
A local court awarded death sentence to a man convicted of rape and murder of a school girl in Burdwan district on Thursday. Additional Sessions judge Somnath Bandyopadhyay ordered capital punishment for the convict Binay Bagdi for raping and strangling the 14-year-old to death on April 21, 2011. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 2,000 on 34-year...
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CPM leaders hacked to death in Bengal, allegedly by Trinamool activists
The incident took place today afternoon. Alleged Trinamool activists attacked a CPM rally in Burdwan district's Dewandihi area, leading to the death of former CPM MLA Pradip Ta on the spot. Another CPM leader Kamal Gayne succumbed to his injuries on way to hospital.
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45 infant deaths in one week in West Bengal, Mamata silent
As the tragedy of infant deaths is slowly unfolding in West Bengal - an alarming 45 deaths in just one week - Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continues to maintain a stoic silence.
