Three injured in tiger attack in West Bengal

July 23rd, 2009 SUNDERBANS - A 12 year-old male tiger returned to his familiar territory of the Sunderban Tiger Reserve in West Bengal on Wednesday after four months of treatment in captivity. The tiger had wounded his right hind leg in March this year.

July 16th, 2009 KOLKATA - Facing criticism after an attack on eight Congress legislators in West Bengal, the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Thursday alleged that "anarchist forces" have become active in the state, posing danger to democracy. "Forces of anarchy and indiscipline are active.

July 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - At least six people were killed and over 20 injured Monday as a speeding bus fell into a water body in East Midnapore district of West Bengal, police said. The accident took place under Chandipur police station area when the driver lost control of the bus, East Midnapore Superintendent of Police Pallav Kanti Ghosh told IANS.

July 13th, 2009 CHANDIPUR - A bus accident claimed at least seven lives and left around 25 people injured at Chandipur village of West Bengal on Monday. Carrying about 45 passengers the bus fell into a canal after driver lost control over the vehicle while trying to overtake a car.

May 28th, 2009 PORT CANNING - Cyclone Aila that originated over the Bay of Bengal on Monday and caused havoc in many parts of West Bengal and Bangladesh might not have harmed the Royal Bengal tigers of Sundarbans in West Bengal. In Sundarbans, heavy downpour raised river levels while the gushing waters of flooded mangroves burst mud embankments in the extensive delta region, destroying hundreds of thousands of houses.

May 18th, 2009 LUCKNOW - A tiger killed a woman and mauled several other people in an Uttar Pradesh village, officials said Monday. The tiger, which strayed out of the Katarniyaghat forest reserve in Bahraich district, entered the Thadbehna village in the district, where it Sunday night killed a 65-year-old woman Sudha, they added.

April 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - Two landmines planted by suspected Maoist guerrillas to target poll officials exploded in West Bengal's Leftist insurgency-hit areas on the voting day Thursday causing injuries to a security person. 'One central paramilitary force jawan was injured in a low-intensity landmine blast in Balrampur area (in the Maoist-affected Purulia district).

April 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - One paramilitary trooper was injured in a landmine explosion in West Bengal's Maoist-hit Purulia district while the Lok Sabha polls were underway Thursday, the police said. 'One central paramilitary force jawan was injured in a low-intensity landmine blast in Balarampur area.

April 16th, 2009 BHOPAL - A tiger cub succumbed to injuries here after being hurt by an adult tiger. Eleven months old Pancham was brought in an injured condition to Bhopal's Van Vihar National Park on April 4.

March 25th, 2009 KOLKATA - West Bengal forest officials Wednesday said they have arrested two people for allegedly smuggling a tiger skin from the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve (STR). 'We arrested two persons from Sundarbans late Tuesday night who were smuggling out a skin of a full-grown tiger from the forest territory,' South 24-Parganas Divisional Forest Officer S.

March 18th, 2009 ALIPURDUAR - One person was reportedly killed and three others injured in a blast in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district on Wednesday. According to unconfirmed reports, the incident took place in Alipurduar when a bag containing bomb on the cycle blasted.

March 18th, 2009 KOLKATA - One person was killed and 12 others injured in an explosion in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district Wednesday, police said. 'There was an explosion at Chowpatty market in Alipurduar around 11.10 a.m.

February 26th, 2009 KOLKATA - Four Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel were injured, one of them seriously, when suspected Maoists fired at them at a railway station in West Bengal's Purulia district, officials said Wednesday. State Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Raj Kanojia said the Maoists sprayed bullets when the RPF personnel were boarding the Subarnarekha Express at Barbhum railway station in Purulia, about 200 km from here.

February 1st, 2009 KOLKATA - Four people were injured in a clash between activists of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and tribals in a West Bengal district, the police said Monday. The clash broke out between the CPI-M activists and Maoist-backed tribals over the death of CPI-M leader Nandalal Pal.

December 30th, 2008 KOLKATA - The West Bengal forest department Wednesday took an injured Royal Bengal tiger to Kolkata zoo after the big cat strayed into a village in Sundarbans Tuesday morning. 'The tiger was taken to Kolkata zoo today (Wednesday) and is now under medical observation of our expert team.