The Latest Breaking News from West Bengal

Police find no evidence of BJP candidate being stripped and paraded in West Bengal's Panchla. Complaint received, FIR registered, but victim yet to come forward. BJP leaders allege incident, but central forces deployed during polls and Leader of Opposition of West Bengal have not reported any such incident.

B'lore police crack murder of hotel cashier: Arrest housekeeper Abhishek, 23, a friend of Subhash, for killing him in a fit of rage over suspected affair with wife. Subhash & Abhishek from West Bengal, joined same hotel & became friends. Abhishek hit Subhash with iron rod & fled. Police nabbed…

West Bengal BJP holds mega rally in Kolkata to protest alleged irregularities in panchayat polls. Leaders of Opposition, State BJP president and national vice-president participate. INDIA, united platform of Opposition parties, ready to battle BJP, says Mamata Banerjee.

A number of ministers and ruling party MLAs, including Ministers Aroop Roy and Tapas Roy accompanied the Trinamool nominees to the State Assembly. Read more details on The Hindu

There have been demands by States such as Bihar and West Bengal that deaths due to lightning be covered as a natural disaster. The victims will be entitled to compensation from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) once this is notified

More than 40 people have lost their lives so far in the month-long violence, which started with the notification of the elections on June 8.

This week on NL Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Shardool Katyayan are joined by senior journalist Monideepa Banerjie.

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has dubbed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on violence in the State’s panchayat polls as “distasteful and insensitive”, and wondered about the role of his Ministry in restoring peace in strife-torn Manipur.

A report on the month-long panchayat poll-related violence in West Bengal which claimed 40 lives and left hundreds injured