Sources: BBC The Hindu
West Bengal Police fire tear gas and water cannons at protesting university students and medical professionals demanding the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her handling in the rape and murder case of a medic in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. 2024-08-27
At least nine people are killed and about 50 others injured when a train derails in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India. 2022-01-13
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam, part of Meghalaya, and part of Bangladesh, causing damage to houses and buildings. Two people die from heart attacks, while ten others are wounded by the earthquake itself. 2021-04-28
An SUV and a bus collide in Marishda, East Midnapore, West Bengal, India, killing the SUV's six occupants. 2018-06-27
A bus plunges into the Bhairab River after falling off a bridge in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India, killing at least 36 people. The late response by rescuers to save passengers leads to violence between local residents and police. 2018-01-29
A pedestrian suspension bridge collapse in Bijanbari, near Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, kills at least 34 people and injures over 100. 2011-10-22
Six people are killed and 20 injured in political violence in West Bengal, India. 2011-01-7
At least 50 people drown after a ferry-boat capsizes on the Muri Ganga River in West Bengal, India. 2010-11-1
At least 16 people drown and 70 are missing after an overcrowded ferry sinks in a river in West Bengal, eastern India. 2010-10-30
At least 100 people are killed in India after a powerful storm demolished thousands of homes in West Bengal. 2010-04-14