Sources: BBC The Hindu
Six people are killed and 29 people are injured as a bus crashes into a parked truck in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. 2026-06-21
At least 12 people are killed during flash flooding in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. 2025-09-23
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
The World Health Organization officially confirms a human Influenza A virus subtype H9N2 case in a child in West Bengal state, India. 2024-06-14
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 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
Violent riots break out in Kaliachak, West Bengal, India, after political activist Kamlesh Tiwari allegedly insulted the Muslim prophet Muhammad. 2016-01-5
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
Two trains collide in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India with at least 50 people feared dead. 2010-07-19