Bankura

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Bankura

Bankura (bängˈko͝orə), city, West Bengal state, NE India, on the Dwarkeswar River. It is a district administrative center and an agricultural distribution center. Manufactures include cotton, metalware, and processed foods.

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Summary: Bankura (West Bengal) [India], Jun 23 (ANI): BJP on Saturday alleged that two of its party workers sustained injuries in police firing after they raised 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan at Panchasayar in West Bengal's Bankura district.

WB: BJP claims 2 party workers injured in police firing over 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan

Narayanan on Thursday visited Bankura, a district affected by the Maoist insurgency.

West Bengal guv visits Maoist- hit Bankura

Summary: Bankura (West Bengal) [India] May 26 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale rattled Bankura district of West Bengal on Sunday morning, the Indian Meteorological Department said.

4.8 magnitude earthquake jolts West Bengal

Summary: Bankura (West Bengal) [India], May 11 (ANI): Known as one of the major CPI(M) bastions since 1970s, Bankura changed the wind in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

WB: TMC stares at BJP's surge and CPM's attempt to wrest back Bankura

Summary: Bankura (West Bengal) [India], May 11 (ANI): Shuili Bona village in Saltora block located in West Bengal's Bankura district consisting of nearly 400 Santhals is on the verge of becoming parched due to acute water scarcity.

WB: This village in Bankura district is facing acute water crisis

Bankura (West Bengal), Jan 27 (ANI): Security agencies on Wednesday morning recovered the body of a India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel from a jungle in West Bengal's Bankura District.