North 24 Parganas
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Crude bomb explodes on school roof in Bengal district
•There was no casualty in the incident as students and teachers were in rooms located on the first two floors of the three-storied building
Kolkata: 21-year-old model found hanging from ceiling fan in rented flat, third such incident in three months
•The model, identified as Puja Sarkar, was a first year student in Gobardanga College in North 24 Parganas district and lived in a rented flat in Bansdroni area of south Kolkata
Why Matuas, BJP's most important voter base in Bengal, are scared with delay in implementing CAA
Sayantan Ghosh •The Matua community which is considered the Dalits of Bengal mostly reside on the Bangladesh border in the districts including Nadia and North 24 Parganas
Eight dead in West Bengal as thunderstorms, heavy rains batter southern districts
•The rainfall led to waterlogging in several areas across Kolkata while crop damage was reported from Chanchal, Gajole, Habibpur and Bamangola areas of Malda district
COVID continues to rage in poll-bound Bengal with 7,713 new cases, 34 deaths; Kolkata, North 24 Parganas worst-hit
•Kolkata on Saturday also accounted for its highest one-day spike of 1,998 new cases along with 10 more casualties. Neighbouring North 24 Parganas registered 1.639 cases and eight deaths
West Bengal elections 2021: Vulnerable voters fear political violence, religious persecution
Devparna •Political observers in the state unanimously agreed that religious polarisation was the fallout of the vendetta politics that ensued after 2011, when the Left Front government was overthrown after 34 long years. Violence between Trinamool and Left members crippled towns and villages with fear
How the shrinking island of Mousuni in the Sundarbans underlines the region's growing concerns about rapid land loss
Arshia •In the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan, a small island lying on the border of the Sundarbans tells the tale of the ecological and economic damage sustained by the mangrove forests guarding the east coast of the country.
With Suvendu Adhikari's departure from Trinamool, Bengal politics is more roiled than ever
Suhit K Sen •Suvendu Adhikari's departure from TMC does not mean that everything is cut and dried. It’s possible that in the coming weeks, more Suvendu ‘loyalists’ will join BJP. But until that happens, what kind of traction he will have in his new home is debatable
West Bengal CID arrests two in connection with killing of BJP leader Manish Shukla
•The BJP leader was shot dead on Sunday by two bike-borne assailants near Titagarh Police station in Barrackpore subdivision of 24 North Parganas district
BJP leader shot dead in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas; Kailash Vijayvargiya demands CBI inquiry
•The BJP leadership blamed the Trinamool Congress for the killing, but the ruling party has rubbished the accusation