Sikkim Tunnell
East India State News

Sikkim Tunnel Explosion Kills 20 Workers

By BPN News Desk
At least 20 people have died following a suspected methane gas explosion inside an under-construction tunnel at the Teesta Stage VI Hydroelectric Project in Sikkim’s Namchi district. Rescue teams are continuing efforts to locate five people who remain missing. Sikkim Tunnel Explosion Kills 20 The incident occurred inside the Samardung tunnel near Jholungey, where personnel
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East India State News

Nagaland Reviews Census 2027 House Listing

By BPN News Desk
Nagaland authorities have intensified reviews of the ongoing House Listing Operations for Census 2027 across several districts, emphasising accurate enumeration, public cooperation and strict compliance with official guidelines. Nagaland Reviews Census 2027 House Listing Director of Census Operations Dr Kenei Miachieo reviewed the house listing exercise in Meluri with
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East India State News

Baruipur Accused Killed In Encounter

By BPN News Desk
A key accused in the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Baruipur was killed in a police encounter during crime scene reconstruction, officials said. Police said the investigation into the child’s death and the violence that followed remains underway. Baruipur Rape-Murder Accused Killed In Encounter The accused, identified as Pravash Mondal, […]
Mamata Banerjee
East India State News

Chandrima Bhattacharya Quits TMC Posts

By BPN News Desk
Trinamool Congress leader Chandrima Bhattacharya has resigned from all party posts, including her role as the party’s West Bengal president, in another major setback for Mamata Banerjee amid the continuing turmoil inside the party. Bhattacharya, who was long seen as one of Mamata Banerjee’s close aides, had been appointed state president after the party’s Assembly […]
Halfia Petrochemicals
East India State News

Haldia Petrochemicals Fire Injures Over 20

By BPN News Desk
A major fire broke out in a naphtha-carrying pipeline at Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district early Tuesday, injuring more than 20 people and damaging nearby homes and railway infrastructure. Haldia Petrochemicals Fire Injures Over 20 The blaze was reported around 2.45 am near Haldia Petrochemicals’ naphtha pipeline and quickly spread to […]
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East India State News

Assam Bridge Collapse Halts Train Services

By BPN News Desk
Heavy rainfall and flooding have damaged key infrastructure across Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, with a large portion of a railway bridge collapsing in Assam’s Dhemaji district and train services suspended on the affected route. Assam Railway Bridge Collapse The bridge collapse took place in Dhemaji after river waters rose sharply following intense rainfall. The district
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East India State News

TMC Attacks BJP Over Bengal Egg Meal Row

By BPN News Desk
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien has accused the BJP government in West Bengal of trying to impose vegetarianism after reports suggested that eggs could be removed from the State’s midday meal menu for schoolchildren. Bengal Midday Meal Egg Row The controversy began after reports claimed that eggs in school midday meals could be replaced with […]