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The man who turned stones to gold: Tulu Mondal, latest TMC supporter in BJP crosshairs
August 01, 2026 6:53 am
Police claim to have seized Rs 28.50 in cash, Rs 22 crore worth of gold from an associate and kin of Tulu, who started out as a stone loader, grew close to inner circle of TMC heavyweight Anubrata Mondal
Rs 28.5 crore cash, 15 kg gold bars found at ex-Bengal bus driver’s home
July 30, 2026 1:30 pm
The recovery followed a breakthrough in a robbery probe, with the Birbhum police tracing the cache to a house after questioning seven arrested suspects.
15 kg gold, Rs 20 crore in 35 sacks: Bengal police raid former bus driver
July 29, 2026 4:14 pm
The gold and cash were found in the house of the brother-in-law of an influential stone trader in Bengal's Birbhum.
Birbhum police’s ‘Samarth’ app: a new AI tool puts legal experts in the pocket of investigators
November 27, 2025 12:57 pm
‘Samarth is fuelled by a robust in-house AI model trained on a massive and comprehensive dataset, including core legal texts: the recently introduced BNS, BNSS and BSA, along with many minor Acts commonly invoked in field cases,’ said SP Amandeep
Birbhum SP moves Calcutta HC against NCW summons in Anubrata Mondal case
July 08, 2025 7:55 pm
According to SP Amandeep’s counsel, the National Commission for Women is ‘interfering with the investigation’ by directing the addition of specific IPC sections and seeking the case diary
In Birbhum, BJP pick’s candidature cancelled over ‘technical reasons’
April 27, 2024 4:22 am
The election in Birbhum is scheduled for May 13, with TMC's Satabdi Roy as the main rival against the BJP.
In a Bengal village, a unique tradition of creating Durga on pat
October 24, 2023 11:06 am
The ‘pat er Durga’, where the Goddess Durga is created on cloth instead of the more conventional clay, traces its origins to Odisha’s Patachitra paintings.
Ahead of July 8 Bengal panchayat polls, Independent candidate's husband found dead in Birbhum
July 06, 2023 2:41 pm
Local residents found the body of Dilip Mahara on Thursday morning next to a pond in the Serenda village of the district.
Case filed over death of sadhu in Bengal’s Birbhum; BJP-TMC in war of words
April 24, 2023 6:35 pm
According to police, Mondal left home 10 years ago and settled as an ascetic at Behira Kali temple in Purandarpur. Police said his body was discovered by locals, and that it has been sent for a post-mortem. Police are also investigating a purported suicide note they have recovered.
In rapidly changing times, Santals in West Bengal rethink how to preserve religious and cultural practices
February 28, 2023 3:36 pm
The way Sohrae is celebrated, has been transforming in some villages in West Bengal, in big ways and small, because of changes that have happened within the Santal community.
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In Birbhum, vote bank politics and growing outside influence
February 02, 2014 11:37 am
Gangrapes may have brought tribal councils of Birbhum to notoriety, but growing outside interference is more at play.
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West Bengal becoming safe haven for bomb-makers: BJP
January 22, 2016 7:45 am
New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Siddharth Nath Singh on Friday said West Bengal is becoming a safe haven for bomb makers under Mamata Banerjee's leadership. Reacting to the Birbhum blast, another BJP leader Sambit Patra accused Banerjee of misgovernance and encouraging illegal activities.
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