Burdwan district

West Bengal: Local trains collide in Medinipur district, four injured

Four people were injured on Sunday after a Balichak-Howrah local train collided with a Midnapur-Howrah train in West Bengal's Midnapur district.

Oct 22, 2017, 16:28 PM IST

WB CM Mamata Banerjee declares West Bardhaman as 23rd district

A new West Bardhaman district was craved out of Bardhaman district by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday making it the 23rd district of the state.

Apr 07, 2017, 17:25 PM IST

One killed in crude bomb blast in Bengal, CID probing case

An elderly person was killed when a crude bomb went off in a town of West Bengal`s Burdwan district on Monday, causing widespread panic in the area, police said.

Nov 07, 2016, 19:21 PM IST

12 missing in Bengal boat capsize, delayed rescue triggers violence

The incident happened late Saturday night near Kalna in Burdwan when the boat was on its way to Shantipur in Nadia district.

May 15, 2016, 20:32 PM IST

West Bengal Assembly polls to kick-off in Maoist-hit areas

The counting will be taken up on May 19.

Mar 04, 2016, 23:43 PM IST

West Bengal youth detained for suspected Islamic State links

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has detained a youth from West Bengal`s Burdwan district suspected of having links with the Islamic State (IS) terror group, an official said on Saturday.

Feb 27, 2016, 14:55 PM IST

NIA detains ISIS suspect in West Bengal's Burdwan district

The detained youth is a first year polytechnic student of a private engineering college at Gopalpur under Kanksa PS in the district.

Feb 26, 2016, 23:29 PM IST

Bombs explode in West Bengal school, 3 children injured

Three school children were injured, two of them critically, in a bomb explosion at a village school in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Friday.

Sep 25, 2015, 21:13 PM IST