Pro-Maoist villagers torch range forest office in West BengalPALASIA - Hundreds of villagers owing allegiance to People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA), a pro-Maoist organisation, stormed the premises of the Range Forest office near Palasia in west Midnapore district of West Bengal and set it on fire on Monday. Maoists kill CPM supporters in BengalLALGARH - The Lalgarh area here is under turmoil after reports that featured the death of two CPM supporters by suspected Maoists. Twenty killed, several injured in West Bengal bus mishapULUBERIA - At least twenty people were killed and several others injured in a high-speed collision between a bus and a truck in Uluberia in West Bengal on Sunday. Wild elephants damage tea garden in SiliguriSILIGURI - A herd of 20 wild elephants damaged a tea garden in the Dooars region here on Saturday. Security forces kill PCPA supporter in LalgarhLALGARH - A person, alleged to be a supporter of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), was shot dead by the combined security forces in West Midnapore district’s Salboni area. Forest officials rescue trapped deer in JalpaiguriJALPAIGURI - Forest officials rescued a deer that got trapped in bamboo vegetation in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri town on Tuesday. Residents of Sundarbans felicitates Indophile and French author Dominique LapierreSUNDARBANS - French author, Indophile and philanthropist Dominique Lapierre has kept up his humanitarian tryst with India and in recognition to his mission, the residents of Bhangur in Sundarbans felicitated him during his annual visit to their village on Tuesday. Note from Sunderbans to fight climate change at CopenhagenSUNDERBAN - : In the face of mounting pressure on world bodies to cut their carbon emissions, residents in the Sunderbans delta of West Bengal are using electricity generated from solar power, thereby contributing their bit towards the carbon emission cut. Maoists unleash violence in West BengalJHARGRAM/SIMLIPAL - Suspected Maoists set two trucks and a car afire on the national highway near Jhargram’s Lodhasuli forest in West Bengal’s Midnapore district on Friday. Rising sea level threatens Sunderbans inhabitantsSunderbans (West Bengal), Dec.3 (ANI): Rising sea levels has forced thousands of families to leave their ancestral houses and lands in the Sunderbans area of West Bengal, and many more are living in the constant fear of losing theirs. Mamata Banerjee lays foundation stone for perishable cargo centre at SingurSINGUR - Union Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday laid the foundation for Perishable Cargo Centre (PCC) at Singur in West Bengal. Female bison mowed over by speeding train in JalpaiguriJALPAIGURI - A female bison died on the spot after being mowed down by a speeding train passing through the Chapramari forest range in West Bengal on Saturday. 3-month-old infant put up on sale in West BengalJALPAIGURI - A woman here was compelled to sell her three-month old baby in order to release her husband, who has been allegedly held by the hospital authorities from the last three months over non-payment of bill. Railways to employ people helping to prevent accidents: MamataNALIKUL - The Railways will give jobs to people who help prevent accidents or provide tip-off about sabotage, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee said Sunday, asking people to come forward in protecting railway property. W.Bengal Police arrest two suspected Kashmiri terroristsBARASAT - West Bengal police arrested two suspected Kashmiri terrorists from Barasat in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Friday night. 72-hour indefinite shutdown disrupts normal life in MidnaporeMIDNAPORE - The People’s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA), a pro-Maoist organization, has called for a 72-hour indefinite shutdown in the Jhargram region of West Bengal’s Midnapore district.he shutdown was started at 6 am on Thursday to protest against the police baton-charge on its supporters on Wednesday. Bharat Heavy Electricals mulls power plant at SingurSINGUR - Top officials of state-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) Thursday inspected the abandoned site of Tata Motors here, initially intended for a factory to produce the small car Nano, to consider a power generation plant. Police search for Maoists in West BengalGIDHNI - Police Monday continued the hunt for Maoist rebels who killed four state paramilitary troopers Sunday in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district. Railways will set up Bankim research centre, if state cannot: Mamata
Naxalites attack police camp; abduct four , kill three policemen in MidnaporeMIDNAPORE - A group of Naxalites reportedly killed four policemen and abducted three others during an attack on Jamboni police camp in western Midinapore on Sunday. Banerjee asks Trinamool workers to ‘resist’ CPI-M violence
Now, Rajdhani held up over delay in running local trainsDANKUNI - A group of locals held up the Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express for two hours in this West Bengal station after a suburban train was delayed by 14 minutes. Security forces begin hunt for West Bengal train attackersJHARGRAM - Security forces Wednesday began combing the jungles near Jhargram in West Midnapore district to hunt down the Maoist-backed rebels who held the Bhubaneswar-Delhi Rajdhani Express and its 667 passengers hostage Tuesday. Rajdhani Express to arrive at New Delhi Railway Station today
Pro-Maoist group releases train, passengers safe: ChidambaramBASHTHALA - Activists of the pro-Maoist group, the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) have released the New Delhi-bound Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express late on Tuesday evening. Maoists deny kidnapping of train driver, PCPA claims responsibilityBASHTHALA - Top Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji on Tuesday denied allegations of the rebel outfit kidnapping a train driver. Naxals abduct Rajdhani Express driver in West BengalBASHTHALA - Maoists have reportedly abducted the driver of the Delhi-Bhubaneshwar Rajdhani Express at Bashthala station in West Bengal today. Maoist-sponsored shutdown hits normal life in MidnaporeJHARGRAM - An indefinite shutdown called by a pro-Maoist organisation disturbed normal life in Jhargram region of Midnapore district in West Bengal on Tuesday. Two toddlers killed, 200 shanties destroyed in West BengalSILIGURI - Two children were killed and 200-odd shanties destroyed when a fire broke out in West Bengal’s Siliguri town in the wee hours of Sunday, a senior fire brigade official said. First ever women contingent of BSF deployed on Indo-Bangladesh borderHARIDASPUR BOP - The first ever women contingent of the Border Security Force (BSF) has been deployed along the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal. |
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BASHTHALA - The Delhi bound Bubaneshwar Rajdhani Express, which was abducted and released by the pro-Maoist organisations, is expected to arrive at New Delhi Railway Station this afternoon.
