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Police arrest man who sent ‘death threat’ to Bengal Governor
Kolkata: Police have arrested the man, who allegedly sent a death threat email to West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose, a senior Lok Bhavan official said on Friday, January 9. The…
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Man hangs to death, family alleges mental stress from SIR notice
Kolkata: A sexagenarian man was found hanging at his home in Uttar Dinajpur district on Thursday, January 8, with his family claiming that he was under severe mental stress after receiving a…
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West Bengal CM says no one will be allowed to touch Waqf or religious places
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that her government would not allow any interference with Waqf properties or religious institutions. The amended Waqf Act came into force on…
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SIR hearings to begin on Saturday in Bengal; 32 L unmapped voters to be covered
Kolkata: The hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal will commence on Saturday, with 3,234 centres set up across the state, a senior official said.…
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West Bengal to call 32L unmapped voters for first SIR hearings
Kolkata: Around 32 lakh unmapped voters will be called in the first phase of hearings under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, officials said. Hearings for this category, in…
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PM Modi slams ‘maha jungle raj’ in West Bengal, seeks BJP vote
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lashed out at the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, calling the state’s prevailing situation “maha jungle raj” and alleging that “corruption, nepotism and appeasement of…
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200 BLOs demo against voter deletion in West Bengal
Kolkata: Around 200 members of a forum of booth-level officers (BLOs) held a demonstration outside the West Bengal CEO’s office here on Tuesday, protesting against the alleged deletion of thousands of genuine…
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Election Commissioner to release West Bengal voter list on Dec 16
Kolkata: The Election Commission is set to publish the draft electoral rolls for West Bengal on Tuesday following the completion of the statewide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ahead of the 2026 assembly…
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Messi event chaos: Inquiry panel members inspect Salt Lake stadium
Kolkata: A day after spectators went on a rampage during Argentine football icon Lionel Messi’s event at Salt Lake stadium here, members of an inquiry committee visited the venue on Sunday and…
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Messi event chaos in Kolkata: Chief organiser sent to 14-day police custody
Kolkata: A court here on Sunday sent Satadru Datta, the chief organiser of the Lionel Messi football event at Salt Lake stadium where chaos erupted a day ago, to 14-day police custody,…
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Messi event chaos: Inquiry panel reach Kolkata venue to carry out inspection
Kolkata: Members of a committee, set up by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to inquire about the chaos during Argentine football icon Lionel Messi’s event in Salt Lake stadium a day…
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Bengal governor denied entry to Salt lake stadium amid Messi chaos
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose was “denied” entry into the Salt Lake Stadium, after chaos and crowd trouble at the venue marred an event featuring football legend Lionel Messi.…
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Angry fans on rampage as Messi’s Kolkata tour turns ‘Messy’, Mamata apologies
Kolkata: Chaos erupted at the Salt Lake stadium here on Saturday as thousands of fans protested after failing to get a clear glimpse of Argentine football icon Lionel Messi during a much-hyped…
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Will ally with AIMIM after party launch: Suspended TMC leader Humayun Kabir
Kolkata: Suspended Trinamool Congress leader Humayun Kabir on Sunday expressed his desire to form an electoral alliance with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) once he launches his new political outfit on December…
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Some traitors take BJP’s money to stoke communal tensions: CM Mamata
Murshidabad: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said Murshidabad would never accept “politics of riots” and that some “traitors take BJP’s money to stoke communal tensions” on the day the…
