The Latest Breaking News from Murshidabad

Bombe Mane, the 19th edition of the doll exhibition, opened its doors in Mysuru a month before Navaratri. It features clay dolls from Tamil Nadu, Ganges clay dolls from West Bengal, terracotta lamps, planters, decorative bells, G.I. paper mache dolls from Tirukannur, wooden dolls from Varanasi, Channapatna, Kinhala, Kondapalli, Bobbili,…

A daily wager accused of theft died allegedly in police custody at a village in Murshidabad district, triggering protests by locals, officials said on August 5.

KOLKATA: Incidents of violence continued on the second day of nomination filing for West Bengal panchayat polls on Saturday. The opposition BJP, Congress and CPI(M) alleged that their candidates were prevented from submitting papers by the ruling TMC activists and goons.

KOLKATA: A young BSF jawan who sustained severe injuries during an accident while patrolling the river bank of Jalangi in Murshidabad on Saturday evening, was airlifted by Indian Air Force while he was being brought to Kolkata for treatment, and admitted him to SSKM Hospital where his condition continued to…

KOLKATA/BEHRAMPORE: The Bengal BJP faced a setback on Sunday after Murshidabad MLA and state secretary Gouri Shankar Ghosh quit the party post after a reshuffle in the district organisation. His resignation came a day after state vice-president Saumitra Khan trained guns on his partymen for the poll debacle in Asansol…

Author of best-selling ‘Impressions Indiennes’ and silk expert, Isabelle Moulin is on a trip to India, to promote bilateral cooperation between India and France with reference to design and textile and she's going all out to emphasise on silk and Murshidabad's silk heritage.

Hope for Murshidabad to join the elite club, says French textile artist

KOLKATA: In May, 200 silk flags made with fabric from Murshidabad will form the River of Hope at the Platinum Jubilee Pageant along the Mall in central London to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 70 years on the throne. While the made-in-Murshidabad silk yarns have already reached the UK, a silk expert…

KOLKATA: Diesel prices crossed the century mark in six West Bengal districts -- Purulia, Murshidabad, Nadia, Alipurduar, Coochbehar and Darjeeling on Tuesday.