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  West Bengal weather: Mercury dips across various places, Darjeeling coldest with 8.6 degree Celsius

  November 19, 2024 16:08 IST

  In terms of drop in temperature, Purulia recorded the maximum fall in temperature with a dip of 5 degrees Celsius followed by, 4.6 degrees Celsius in Jharbam, and 3.6 degrees Celsius in Kalimpong. The conditions will prevail for a few days given the dryness in the weather.

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  Mamata abusing Hindu organisations to appease Muslim fundamentalists: PM Modi at West Bengal rally

  May 19, 2024 17:12 IST

  Amid the campaigning for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached Bishnupur in West Bengal. Earlier he addressed a public rally in Purulia. Both the constituencies will go to polls on May 25.

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  West Bengal: Five dead after multi-vehicle collision in Purulia

  May 11, 2024 14:05 IST

  The truck driver was arrested and his vehicle was seized, the police added. The local people blocked the state highway, disrupting traffic. They also claimed that accidents are frequent in the area because of inadequate traffic management.

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  West Bengal: 12 arrested in Purulia district after video clip of assault on sadhus by mob goes viral

  January 13, 2024 12:19 IST

  West Bengal news: A TMC strongman and a local panchayat leader, Sheikh Shahjahan has been reported absconding since the attack on teams of the Directorate of Enforcement in the North 24 Parganas district of Bengal earlier.

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  West Bengal: 4 arrested in Purulia for kidnapping Ayurveda practitioner from Jharkhand

  India | October 23, 2022 22:26 IST

  West Bengal: The gang had in August kidnapped two persons of Baripada in Odisha, and extorted Rs 7.5 lakh from their family, police said.

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  Heavy rains lash Kolkata, parts of south Bengal

  India | March 04, 2020 12:55 IST

  Thunderclouds, aided by a trough over Gangetic West Bengal, triggered heavy showers in parts of Kolkata and several districts across south Bengal on Tuesday evening.

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  Bengal: Denied permission to land chopper, Adityanath reaches Purulia via road, tears into Mamata govt

  Politics | February 06, 2019 0:00 IST

  Calling the TMC government in West Bengal as "corrupt and undemocratic", he criticised Banerjee for not allowing benefits of central schemes to be passed on to the people of the state.

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  Large quantity of explosives seized

  India | October 11, 2014 14:03 IST

  Purulia (WB): A sackful of detonators and 11 gelatin sticks were seized from a vehicle by the police near Raghunathpur Police Station, 30 km from here today.Purulia Superintendent of Police Neelkant Sudhir Kumar said acting

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  Mercury sizzles at 42.5 Deg C in Purulia, highest in 20 yrs

  India | April 27, 2014 20:15 IST

  Purulia(WB): The mercury today sizzled at 42.5 degrees celsius in West Bengal's Purulia district, the highest for the month of April in the past 20 years, the local MeT department said.“Purulia experienced a temperature of

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  Danish High Court Rejects Davy's Plea, Extradition Verdict In July

  India | May 20, 2011 18:03 IST

  New Delhi, May 20: The Danish High Court dismissed Purulia Arms drop case accused Kim Davy's plea that CBI's arrest warrant cannot be the basis for his extradition to India since it had expired and