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Villagers Try To Drive Away Elephant With Spiked Rods, Fireballs. It Dies
A banned practice of using spiked rods and fireballs to drive away wild animals has led to the death of an elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Thursday. Conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra shared the incident in an online post on Saturday.
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Undetonated World War II Bomb Found In Bengal, Successfully Defused
An unexploded World War II bomb was discovered in an open field in Jhargram district and successfully defused, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday.
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Video: Bengal BJP Candidate Forced To Run As Protesters Throw Stones
Amid largely peaceful polling in West Bengal in the sixth phase on Saturday, the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Jhargram had to run away from the Mangalapota area of Garbeta in West Midnapore district as stones were thrown at him.
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4 Of Family Critically Injured After Gas Cylinder Blast In Bengal: Cops
Four members of a family were seriously injured in an explosion of an LPG cylinder in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Saturday, police said.
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Elephant Kills 2 After Crowd Gathers To Look At Its Dead Cub In Bengal
Two elderly men were killed in an attack by a female elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Wednesday, following the death of the pachyderm's cub, a forest official said.
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Man Beaten To Death For Stealing Chicken From Poultry Farm In Bengal
A man was allegedly beaten to death in West Bengal's Jhargram district after he was caught stealing chickens from a poultry farm in the dead of the night, police said on Saturday.
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Thunderstorms, Rainfall "Likely" In Parts Of West Bengal Today: Weather Office
Thunderstorms with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to affect some parts of the Jhargram district of West Bengal during the next 1-2 hours, as per the Indian Metrological department on Monday.
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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Conducts Aerial Survey Of Flood-Hit Areas
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit areas of Udaynarayanpur in Howrah district on her way to Jhargram, an official said at the state secretariat.
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Day After Bengal Polls Begin, Probe Agency NIA Arrests Trinamool Leader
In a pre-dawn swoop today, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Trinamool Congress State Committee member Chhatradhar Mahato from his home in Jhargram district's Lalgarh and whisked him off to Kolkata to be produced before a court around noon. He was asleep when a 40-member team dragged him away, local sources said. In a scuffle during ...
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26 Of 30 Seats In Bengal Phase 1 Polls Voted For Trinamool In 2016
The first phase of the 2021 Bengal Assembly election begins today, with over 73 lakh voters from 30 constituencies - covering the districts of Purulia and Jhargram, and parts of Bankura, West Medinipur and East Medinipur - heading to the polls to select from 191 candidates.
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Trinamool Member Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances In Bengal: Police
A Trinamool Congress anchal committee member died in mysterious circumstance in poll-bound West Bengal's tribal Jhargram district on Monday trigerring a blame game between the party and BJP.
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"Like A Royal Bengal Tiger...": Mamata Banerjee Responds To JP Nadda
BJP chief JP Nadda and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee traded barbs - he claimed the ruling Trinamool was blocking the state's development and she accused the opposition of lying - on Tuesday while campaigning for the forthcoming election
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"Hurt": Mamata Banerjee On Jharkhand Chief Minister's Bengal Rally
Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM working president Hemant Soren on Thursday held a rally in Jhargram in poll-bound West Bengal's Jhargram district, demanding establishment of an autonomous council for the tribal-dominated Western part of the state.
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Baby Elephant Rescued From Well After Two-And-A-Half-Hours In Bengal
Forest department personnel with the help of local people rescued an elephant calf after the animal fell into a well in West Bengals Jhargram district on Tuesday, an official said.
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Trucks From Other States Potential Carriers Of Coronavirus: Mamata Banerjee
Expressing concern over the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Bengal's Jhargram, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during an administrative meeting in the district on Wednesday, said trucks and lorries originating from other states might be carriers of coronavirus.
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Villagers Try To Drive Away Elephant With Spiked Rods, Fireballs. It Dies
A banned practice of using spiked rods and fireballs to drive away wild animals has led to the death of an elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Thursday. Conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra shared the incident in an online post on Saturday.
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Undetonated World War II Bomb Found In Bengal, Successfully Defused
An unexploded World War II bomb was discovered in an open field in Jhargram district and successfully defused, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday.
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Video: Bengal BJP Candidate Forced To Run As Protesters Throw Stones
Amid largely peaceful polling in West Bengal in the sixth phase on Saturday, the BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Jhargram had to run away from the Mangalapota area of Garbeta in West Midnapore district as stones were thrown at him.
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4 Of Family Critically Injured After Gas Cylinder Blast In Bengal: Cops
Four members of a family were seriously injured in an explosion of an LPG cylinder in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Saturday, police said.
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Elephant Kills 2 After Crowd Gathers To Look At Its Dead Cub In Bengal
Two elderly men were killed in an attack by a female elephant in West Bengal's Jhargram district on Wednesday, following the death of the pachyderm's cub, a forest official said.
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Man Beaten To Death For Stealing Chicken From Poultry Farm In Bengal
A man was allegedly beaten to death in West Bengal's Jhargram district after he was caught stealing chickens from a poultry farm in the dead of the night, police said on Saturday.
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Thunderstorms, Rainfall "Likely" In Parts Of West Bengal Today: Weather Office
Thunderstorms with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to affect some parts of the Jhargram district of West Bengal during the next 1-2 hours, as per the Indian Metrological department on Monday.
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Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Conducts Aerial Survey Of Flood-Hit Areas
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday conducted an aerial survey of flood-hit areas of Udaynarayanpur in Howrah district on her way to Jhargram, an official said at the state secretariat.
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Day After Bengal Polls Begin, Probe Agency NIA Arrests Trinamool Leader
In a pre-dawn swoop today, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Trinamool Congress State Committee member Chhatradhar Mahato from his home in Jhargram district's Lalgarh and whisked him off to Kolkata to be produced before a court around noon. He was asleep when a 40-member team dragged him away, local sources said. In a scuffle during ...
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26 Of 30 Seats In Bengal Phase 1 Polls Voted For Trinamool In 2016
The first phase of the 2021 Bengal Assembly election begins today, with over 73 lakh voters from 30 constituencies - covering the districts of Purulia and Jhargram, and parts of Bankura, West Medinipur and East Medinipur - heading to the polls to select from 191 candidates.
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Trinamool Member Found Dead Under Mysterious Circumstances In Bengal: Police
A Trinamool Congress anchal committee member died in mysterious circumstance in poll-bound West Bengal's tribal Jhargram district on Monday trigerring a blame game between the party and BJP.
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"Like A Royal Bengal Tiger...": Mamata Banerjee Responds To JP Nadda
BJP chief JP Nadda and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee traded barbs - he claimed the ruling Trinamool was blocking the state's development and she accused the opposition of lying - on Tuesday while campaigning for the forthcoming election
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"Hurt": Mamata Banerjee On Jharkhand Chief Minister's Bengal Rally
Jharkhand Chief Minister and JMM working president Hemant Soren on Thursday held a rally in Jhargram in poll-bound West Bengal's Jhargram district, demanding establishment of an autonomous council for the tribal-dominated Western part of the state.
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Baby Elephant Rescued From Well After Two-And-A-Half-Hours In Bengal
Forest department personnel with the help of local people rescued an elephant calf after the animal fell into a well in West Bengals Jhargram district on Tuesday, an official said.
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Trucks From Other States Potential Carriers Of Coronavirus: Mamata Banerjee
Expressing concern over the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Bengal's Jhargram, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, during an administrative meeting in the district on Wednesday, said trucks and lorries originating from other states might be carriers of coronavirus.
