A police team from Burdwan, with assistance from Siliguri Metropolitan Police, arrested a suspect in connection with the ongoing tablet scam. The accused, identified as Rabindra Prasad Singh, was apprehended in Debidanga under Pradhan Nagar police station area.
A deaf and dumb woman was raped at a village in Katwa and a local youth was arrested in connection with the incident.
Halim Sheikh was arrested from Baishnavnagar in Malda.
An error in the government portal has meant denial of roof for more than 2,000-odd residents of 13 villages, eligible for houses under Bangla Awas Plus scheme in East Burdwan.
A couple of old two-story residential buildings collapsed due to incessant rains due to cyclone Dana in Burdwan and Bankura towns this morning.
There was been massive bombing last night at Arati village after two rival groups clashed with each other over control of the area under Faridpur- Laudoha police station of West Burdwan.
The Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate (ADPC) has released the road guide map of Asansol and Durgapur for the upcoming Durga Puja festival in West Burdwan district.
A principal of a state-aided college has brought charges of unleashing 'threat culture' against the Trinamul Congress affiliated student's union in Burdwan town that has sparked off sensation.
On the World Snakebite Awareness Day, yesterday, East Burdwan recorded three deaths due to snake bites.
Three members of a family from Kolkata have drowned in Damodar river near Kulti in West Burdwan district today while bathing and taking selfies. The locals have managed to save two others.
