Midnapore Attack

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.

Days after a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team faced stiff resistance during a raid in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court today pulled up the state police over an FIR it filed against an officer of the central probe agency.

A team of the anti-terror agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) was attacked during a raid in Bengal's East Midnapore district this morning.

Vandals allegedly linked to the RSS and BJP attacked a church in West Bengal on Saturday. A group of eight men hurled bombs with shouts of "Jai Shri Ram", and when worshippers fled, entered the church and vandalised it.

The BJP has claimed its leaders Dilip Ghosh and Himanta Biswa Sarma were allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress workers in West Bengal's East Midnapore on Tuesday.

Computers in at least four offices of Bengal's state-run power utility were hit by an apparent ransomware attack today with a demand for 300 dollars of bitcoins by May 20. The attack were suspected on Saturday but confirmed this morning at the cash receipt offices in West Midnapore district Belda, Narayangarh, Daton and Keshiwari.

Ahead of the second phase of polling in the state on Monday, a local Trinamool Congress leader was attacked and killed in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal on Friday night.

Former West Bengal minister and Congress candidate Manas Bhuniya today accused Trinamool Congress goons of trying to kill him during an attack on a party procession in West Bengal's West Midnapore district.

A Congress councillor was killed in an elephant attack in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, an aide said.

Enraged at the delay in serving food at a hotel in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, a group of tourists from Odisha attacked the hotel staff, killing one and injuring four others. 35 people have been arrested, police said today.

A Maoist squad leader was killed on Sunday in an exchange of fire with joint security forces in Jamtal jungle in West Midnapore district, police said. Yudhistir Mahato alias Aryun was killed when security forces purportedly opened retaliatory fire after Maoists attacked them during a combing operation in the area.

A two-day bandh called by the Maoists in six states today began on a bloody note with Naxals killing two policemen in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district and five CPI(M) supporters in West Bengal's West Midnapore district.The ultras also blew up a stretch of railway track near Karmavad railway station in Giridih district in the wee hours.  ...

Exactly a year ago today, joint security forces had launched their offensive against the Maoists in Lalgarh in Bengal's West Midnapore district, an offensive that got its biggest success on Wednesday when eight Maoists were killed in an encounter. But other than that, the security forces have had mixed results in their operations over the last year...

It's what Mamata Banerjee has been demanding. Sources say the West Bengal government has agreed to a CBI investigation into last week's train accident in which close to 150 people were killed in Midnapore when a train headed to Mumbai derailed.

A day after close to 100 passengers were killed when 13 coaches of Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express derailed in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, several trains that ply through the Maoist belt at night have been rescheduled in the state. Meanwhile in Jharkhand, no trains will run during the night for next four days.South Eastern Railways' dec...

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.

Days after a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team faced stiff resistance during a raid in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court today pulled up the state police over an FIR it filed against an officer of the central probe agency.

A team of the anti-terror agency National Investigation Agency (NIA) was attacked during a raid in Bengal's East Midnapore district this morning.

Vandals allegedly linked to the RSS and BJP attacked a church in West Bengal on Saturday. A group of eight men hurled bombs with shouts of "Jai Shri Ram", and when worshippers fled, entered the church and vandalised it.

The BJP has claimed its leaders Dilip Ghosh and Himanta Biswa Sarma were allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress workers in West Bengal's East Midnapore on Tuesday.

Computers in at least four offices of Bengal's state-run power utility were hit by an apparent ransomware attack today with a demand for 300 dollars of bitcoins by May 20. The attack were suspected on Saturday but confirmed this morning at the cash receipt offices in West Midnapore district Belda, Narayangarh, Daton and Keshiwari.

Ahead of the second phase of polling in the state on Monday, a local Trinamool Congress leader was attacked and killed in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal on Friday night.

Former West Bengal minister and Congress candidate Manas Bhuniya today accused Trinamool Congress goons of trying to kill him during an attack on a party procession in West Bengal's West Midnapore district.

A Congress councillor was killed in an elephant attack in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, an aide said.

Enraged at the delay in serving food at a hotel in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, a group of tourists from Odisha attacked the hotel staff, killing one and injuring four others. 35 people have been arrested, police said today.

A Maoist squad leader was killed on Sunday in an exchange of fire with joint security forces in Jamtal jungle in West Midnapore district, police said. Yudhistir Mahato alias Aryun was killed when security forces purportedly opened retaliatory fire after Maoists attacked them during a combing operation in the area.

A two-day bandh called by the Maoists in six states today began on a bloody note with Naxals killing two policemen in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district and five CPI(M) supporters in West Bengal's West Midnapore district.The ultras also blew up a stretch of railway track near Karmavad railway station in Giridih district in the wee hours.  ...

Exactly a year ago today, joint security forces had launched their offensive against the Maoists in Lalgarh in Bengal's West Midnapore district, an offensive that got its biggest success on Wednesday when eight Maoists were killed in an encounter. But other than that, the security forces have had mixed results in their operations over the last year...

It's what Mamata Banerjee has been demanding. Sources say the West Bengal government has agreed to a CBI investigation into last week's train accident in which close to 150 people were killed in Midnapore when a train headed to Mumbai derailed.

A day after close to 100 passengers were killed when 13 coaches of Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express derailed in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, several trains that ply through the Maoist belt at night have been rescheduled in the state. Meanwhile in Jharkhand, no trains will run during the night for next four days.South Eastern Railways' dec...