In a shocking incident, a baby girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour at Kotulpur area in Bankura district.

The accused, Samsuddin Seikh, was arrested on Monday.

Police said two year old was take

An elderly person was trampled to death by wild elephants in Bankura district on Friday, Forest department sources said.

G. Gorai of Uporbonda village went to attend nature's call but was trampled to

Kashinath Mishra, a Trinamool Congress MLA from Bankura, died at state-run SSKM hospital in Kolkata on Tuesday after a protracted illness, his family said.

Mishra was 68 and is survived by his wife

Eighteen people were killed in two separate road accidents in the state in the past 24 hours.
In a major mishap in Bankura district, a dozen people were killed late on Thursday night. The accident took place near Barjora area on state highway 9 on the Durgapur-Bankura Road. According to eyewitnesses, a Tata Sumo carrying a marriage party collided head-on with an iron scrap-laden lorry coming from the opposite direction.