Purba Bardhaman

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  These Bengal Sarees Now Carry A GI Tag

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced today that "three handloom saree items of West Bengal" have received GI tags. She congratulated the artisans for their skills and said the state was proud of them in a post on social media platform

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  Crocodile Strays Into West Bengal Town In Dead Of Night, Rescued

  The crocodile was rescued by personnel of the Forest Department around 8 am.

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  Woman Dies At Bengal Railway Station As Hospital Fails To Provide Ambulance

  A woman died at a railway station in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district after a hospital failed to provide her with an ambulance while referring her to a larger medical facility, police said.

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  Bengal BJP Leader Gunned Down In Highway Shooting

  A BJP leader was shot dead on a national highway in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district last night.

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  BJP Leader Shot Dead In West Bengal's Bardhaman

  A BJP leader, Raju Jha, was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Shaktigarh in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman last evening, the police said.

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  9-Year-Old Girl Raped In Bengal, One Arrested: Police

  A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district, police said on Tuesday.

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  3 Farmers Found Dead In Bengal, Families Allege Suicide Over Crop Failure

  Three farmers have been found dead in West Bengal's rice bowl Purba Bardhaman district in the last two days, police said on Sunday.

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  Class 9 Student Allegedly Gang-Raped In Bengal, 1 Arrested: Police

  A 15-year-old girl has allegedly been gang-raped in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district, following which one of the two accused has been arrested, police said today.

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  5 Of Family Killed, 6 Injured In Road Accident In West Bengal

  Five members of a family, including three children, were killed and six others injured on Friday after their vehicle collided head-on with a truck in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district, police said.

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  Trinamool Leader Shot Dead In Bengal, Party Blames "BJP Goons"

  A local Trinamool leader was shot dead in front of his father by unidentified gunmen in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district on Tuesday, police said.

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  8 Arrested In West Bengal For Duping People On Government Job Promise

  Eight people were arrested from West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district for allegedly duping thousands of people by promising them government jobs, police said on Wednesday.

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  BJP Leader Among 3 Arrested For Elderly Man's Murder In Bengal: Police

  Three people, including a local BJP leader, have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 74-year-old man in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district, police said on Sunday.

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  Heroin Worth Over Rs 25 Crore Seized In Bengal, 1 Arrested: Police

  The Special Task Force (STF) of the Kolkata Police has seized over five kg of heroin, worth Rs 25.09 crore in the international market, from West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district and arrested a person in this connection, a senior officer said on Tuesday.

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  Violence Breaks Out Outside BJP Office In Bengal, Vehicles Set On Fire

  Violence broke out at the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Purba Bardhaman district party office in West Bengal today when a meeting of the party was in progress, the police said.

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  Vaccine Van Diverted As Trinamool Leader Blocks Highway In Bengal: Report

  A special vehicle carrying COVID-19 vaccines got held up on Wednesday in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district due to a blockade of the national highway led by the state minister, Siddiqullah Chowdhury, protesting against the new farm laws, sources said.