Birbhum killings have 'nationwide ramifications', says HC, orders CBI probe

Observing that Birbhum killings, earlier this week, have shaken the conscience of society, the Calcutta high court on Friday directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to take over the......

Cong's Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury prevented from visiting Birbhum site

Senior Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury was on Thursday prevented from entering West Bengal's Bogtui village, where eight people including three women and two children were burnt alive......

22 arrested for Birbhum killings, forensic probe on

At least 22 people have been arrested so far in connection with violence in West Bengal's Birbhum district that claimed eight lives, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. IMAGE: Security......

8 charred to death in Bengal after killing of TMC leader

Eight people, including two children, were charred to death as nearly a dozen huts were set ablaze in West Bengal's Birbhum district early Tuesday in a suspected fallout of the murder of a ruling......