Purulia receives record 143 mm of rainfall

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 23:51

Purulia district has received a record rainfall of 143 mm since Thursday as a result of which streets are waterlogged and low lying area inundated with water.

WB: Goods train catches fire, no casualty

Last Updated: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 13:45

A bogey of a goods train caught fire at Purulia railway station which was doused by fire tenders, railway sources said.

Boy dies after corporal punishment in school

Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 17:56

A standard five boy of Purulia who was allegedly beaten in the class by his teacher for not being able to answer, fell ill after returning home and admitted to hospital has died.

Deranged youth plummets to death in West Bengal

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 17:50

A mentally challenged youth fell to his death after climbing atop a building in West Bengal, police said Sunday.

Denmark wants fresh proposal on Kim Davy`s extradition

Last Updated: Friday, March 8, 2013, 08:42

Denmark has pressed for a fresh proposal from India on the issue of extradition of Kim Davy, the main accused in the 1995 Purulia arms drop case, assuring that it would be examined by its the justice department.

Denmark seeks fresh proposal on Kim Davy extradition

Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 08:23

Talks between India and Denmark on expediting the extradition of prime accused in Purulia arms drop case Kim Davy failed to make any headway Thursday.

West Bengal boat mishap toll up to 4

Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 14:45

With one more body being found on Sunday, the toll in Purulia boat mishap, went up to four, police said.

Purulia boat mishap toll up to 4

Last Updated: Sunday, March 3, 2013, 12:53

With one more body being found on Sunday, the toll in Purulia boat mishap went up to four, police said in Purulia.

Boat mishap: Three bodies found in Purulia

Last Updated: Saturday, March 2, 2013, 12:30

Bodies of three members of a family were fished out on Saturday and a search is on for the fourth person who went missing after their boat overturned in Damodar River in Purulia.

Adhir Choudhury inaugurates new rail station in Purulia

Last Updated: Monday, February 4, 2013, 15:40

Railway minister of state today inaugurated a new station at Jaychandi hills connecting Adra and Asansol under the jurisdiction of the South-Eastern Railway.

We may be poor, but not beggars: Mamata to Centre

Last Updated: Monday, December 3, 2012, 18:41

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the UPA government was bent on depriving central assistance to the state, which would assert its rights.

Purulia arms drop case: India may push for trial of Kim Davy in embassy in Denmark

Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2012, 23:39

After a Denmark court rejected its plea for extradition of Purulia arms drop case prime accused Kim Davy, India is likely to push for his trial within the Indian Embassy premises in Copenhagen.