Berhampore: A man and his aide were arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing his 10-year-old daughter when she protested his attempts to sell her at Jalangi in Murshidabad district.
"Bablu Ghosh and his aide were arrested for strangulating his daughter Rinki Ghosh. Rinki was a student of class-III. Local villagers informed the police on Sunday morning after finding the body on the side of a pond at Chak Chaitanghoshpara village," Superintendent of Police Humayun Kabir said.
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06:10 PM, Apr 28, 2013
A Government Railway Police (GRP) constable reportedly beat a passenger to death at Behrampore Court station in Murshidabad on Tuesday. ...
10:27 AM, Mar 12, 2013
My opponents using Suryanelli rape survivor; I'm clean, won't quit, says Kurien. The Congress Union Minister said he did not instigate the Murshidabad mob, but was trying to calm the tempers, and After UK, European Union woos Narendra Modi. ...
11:51 PM, Feb 08, 2013
The Congress Union Minister said he did not instigate the Murshidabad mob, but was trying to calm the tempers. ...
11:41 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Minister of State for Railways, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, has denied vandalism in Murshidabad and claimed that he and Congress workers did nothing untoward, though an FIR has been registered with regard to the ransack at the residence of the District Magistrate. ...
06:36 PM, Feb 08, 2013
West Bengal Police on Friday registered an FIR against Union Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary for allegedly instigating his supporters to attack and ransack the house of Murshidabad District Magistrate Rajiv Kumar. ...
12:09 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary defended himself and refused to apologise for alleged Congress workers going on a rampage at the residence of a district magistrate. He also told CNN-IBN that he will resign as minister if it's proved that his supporters damaged property. ...
07:55 AM, Feb 08, 2013
In a shocking incident in West Bengal, workers of the Congress party trashed the home of the District Magistrate of Murshidabad, led by no less than Union Minister of State for Railways, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary. He further defended himself saying the DM had affronted state Congress leaders and the rampaging workers were within their rights. ...
11:56 PM, Feb 07, 2013
In a shocking incident in WB, workers of the Congress party trashed the home of the District Magistrate of Murshidabad, led by no less than Union Minister of State for Railways, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary. ...
11:33 PM, Feb 07, 2013
In a shocking incident in West Bengal, several workers of the Congress party, led by Union Minister and party MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary, went on a rampage at Murshidabad. ...
07:23 PM, Feb 07, 2013
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Wednesday embark on a five-day tour of the Congress bastions in the state. She is expected to visit Malda, Murshidabad, North and South Dinajpur districts. The visit, however, has not gone down too well with the Congress, which has accused her of misusing government machinery to bring in crowds at her rallies. While addressing the foundation day programme of the Trinamool...
09:00 AM, Aug 29, 2012
Kolkata: A man was beheaded by a group of assailants in a crowded compartment of a train in West Bengal's Murshidabad district and an accused was arrested for the crime, police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday when the Katwa-Azimgunj Passenger train was entering Bazarsau station in Murshidabad district. A group of assailants attacked Khokon Ghosh, 37, and to the horror of other passengers chopped off his...
05:23 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Baharampur: In yet another case of atrocity against school children, a class V student of Don Bosco School at Sagardighi in West Bengal's Murshidabad district was allegedly sexually assaulted by the hostel superintendent, police said on Sunday. "Father James Soren has been accused by the father of the ten-year-old boy, a boarder in the school's hostel, of calling him to his room on Wednesday night and sexually assaulting him," Additional...
02:37 AM, Jul 16, 2012
Kolkata: In another shocking case of child abuse in West Bengal, a Class 5 student was allegedly sexually assaulted by the hostel superintendent of the school. The victim is a student of Don Bosco school at Monigram village in Murshidabad. The incident happened on July 12. The suspect is said to be absconding. The victim's family has now filed a case against him. The incident comes just five days after...
11:43 AM, Jul 15, 2012
Guwahati: To travel across all 28 states of India and neighbouring Bhutan in a Tata Nano car covering around 25,000 kms is no easy task. Yet, this is being attempted by 62-year-old Kochi-based car enthusiast Thomas Chacko, who has so far covered 5,400 km in the small car and reached Guwahati on Saturday. Starting his journey from Mumbai on May 3, Chacko has so far travelled through Indore, Bhopal, Khajuraho,...
07:40 PM, May 20, 2012
Kolkata: At least nine persons were killed when a thunderstorm hit several districts of West Bengal on Sunday. In Murshidabad, four farmers who were busy working in the field at separate places were killed by lightning, officials said. Similarly in South 24 Parganas district, Rita Mandal, 70, and Sanath Mistri, 65, were struck by lightning when they were working outside their houses in Gosaba block. Besides Gosaba, Canning and Basanti...
06:00 PM, Apr 08, 2012
Kolkata: At least nine persons were killed when a thunderstorm hit several districts of West Bengal on Saturday. In Murshidabad, four farmers who were busy working in the field at separate places were killed by lightning, officials said. Similarly, in South 24 Parganas district, Rita Mandal, 70, and Sanath Mistri, 65, were struck by lightning when they were working outside their houses in Gosaba block. Besides Gosaba, Canning and Basanti...
10:09 PM, Apr 07, 2012
Kolkata: A 3-year-old child who was admitted with a severe leg wound has been reported dead in Murshidabad district. The parents allege that the 3-year-old was given a sedative after which her condition deteriorated. The parents also alleged inaction on the part of the authorities that the doctors did not refer the kid to the Behrampore subdivisional hospital on time. ...
11:06 AM, Apr 02, 2012
Murshidabad: Babar Ali was CNN-IBN's Real Hero in 2009 as he was perhaps the youngest school principal in the world. It's a unique school where a 27-year-old Mumtaz Begum sits attentively and listens to the teacher and her 7-year-old daughter studies in the nearby classroom. Mumtaz is in her 9th standard and wants to give board exams next year. Babar was a young and lanky 16-year-old when CNN-IBN met him...
09:53 AM, Mar 30, 2012
Murshidabad: Enraged by the continuous bawling of his infant daughter, a man allegedly flung the two-month-old baby down a drain resulting in her death in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said on Monday. "Mujibur Sheikh, a mason, was at his home and got irritated by the continuous crying of his baby. He asked the mother to calm the baby, but she failed. Enraged, he threw the baby into a drain...
04:53 PM, Feb 06, 2012
