Kolkata, March 9 (IANS) Barabhum railway station in Purulia district of West Bengal has undergone a major overhaul under the Amrit Bharat Yojana and is now ready with improved amenities and services. The renovated station’s premises have been upgraded with a host of modern facilities, providing a never-before-seen experience. Railway passengers and locals are thrilled to see the renovated station and are eager to use the services. The beautiful paintings on the station walls and the aesthet…
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Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) The Para Police Station in West Bengal’s Purulia district has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the Election Commission of India in connection with the alleged suicide of an 82-year-old man, reportedly due to fear of a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing.The case was registered based on a general diary filed by the deceased tribal man’s son, Kanai Majhi, the police said on Wednesday.According to Purulia district police sources, the Para police station fil…
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IANS) Seven people have been arrested in connection with the abduction and gang-rape of a teenage girl in West Bengal’s Purulia district, senior police officers said on Monday. The police have registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO).According to police and family sources, the teenage girl is from Purulia town.On Friday evening, the 17-year-old girl left her home to go to a friend’s house. When she did not return home even after n…
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday called up the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, and enquired about the attack on the latter’s convoy at Chandrakona in West Midnapore district.Adhikari’s office had also forwarded five videos on the attack on his convoy to the Union Home Ministry.Earlier in the day, the Union Home Ministry had sought reports from the office of the leader of the opposition regarding the attack, sources in the offi…
Kolkata, Dec 31 (IANS) A day after police complaints were filed against the Chief Election Commissioner and the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal over the death of an elderly person allegedly linked to fear of a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing, the Election Commission has rejected the allegations, terming them intimidatory and baseless.Reacting to media reports on the complaints, the CEO, West Bengal, in a post on X, said the allegations appeared to be an attempt to intimidat…
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) A complaint was filed against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal at a police station in the Purulia district on Tuesday, police said. The complaint was lodged by the family of an individual named Durjan Majhi who died by suicide on Monday, allegedly due to the fear of a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing. The police added that the allegations against the CEC and West Bengal CEO include m…