Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee visited the family of Sukhen Mahato, a migrant worker from Purulia found murdered in Pune, promising legal support and raising concerns about attacks on Bengalis in BJP-ruled states.
A first-year student at Deben Mahata Govt Medical College in Purulia was brutally assaulted by 15 seniors. Two primary accused have been suspended and evicted from the hostel following an anti-ragging committee investigation.
Begunkodar Railway Station in West Bengal's Purulia district remained closed to passengers for 42 years from 1967 to 2009, despite active rail traffic, due to administrative neglect, staff shortages, and persistent ghost rumors.
A man sentenced to death, then life imprisonment without remission for 30 years in the Purulia needle murder case, now challenges his conviction in the Supreme Court, claiming innocence and procedural flaws.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari accuses TMC workers of attacking his convoy in Purulia, stages sit-in protest inside police station. Details on the political clash in West Bengal.
Four migrant workers from Purulia, assaulted in Chhattisgarh, return home. Police confirm no criminal records. Details on the wage dispute and alleged Bajrang Dal attack inside.
A tiger's unprecedented 500km trek from Chhattisgarh to Bengal highlights the success and new crisis of Project Tiger: too many big cats are now spilling into human areas. Discover India's plan to manage this.
An 82-year-old Purulia man and a 75-year-old retired govt employee in East Midnapore died by suicide after receiving SIR hearing notices. Families blame EC's technical glitch. Read the full report.
West Bengal govt plans a new Rs 150 crore airport at Purulia's abandoned Chharra airstrip. The project will ease access to industrial areas in Jharkhand and boost regional tourism. Read more.