The minorities blocked roads over their protests on the Waqf Amendment Act in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. A heavy police force was also deployed on the occasion.
Police said that the fire broke out at the factory in Parthapratim Dholahat area at 8.30 pm on Monday, before spreading to an adjacent house. While seven members of the family died on the spot, one more succumbed to injuries later in the hospital.
As many as six people died and several others were injured after an alleged explosion was reported in Patharpratima in the South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suvendu Adhikari said on Tuesday.
Majumdar went on to label the government as "anti-Hindu" and alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is seeking to create polarisation in the state.
The colossal structure, crafted from bamboo, jute, thermocol, and paper, was created for Saraswati Puja by over 200 artisans who worked tirelessly for three months to complete the sculpture.
Acting on secret information a team of the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police has caught a Pakistan-trained militant near the Indo-Bangladesh border in the Canning area of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the case linked to the attack on the car of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Priyangu Pandey when he was travelling in the vehicle towards the residence of former MP Arjun Singh on August 28-night West Bengal's North 24 Parganas di
West Bengal BJP secretary Priyanka Tibrewal has written to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) seeking justice for a minor girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in South 24 Parganas.