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BJP’s Pawan Singh not to contest from Asansol, opts out
Kolkata: A day after the BJP announced his name as the party’s candidate from Asansol Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal, popular Bhojpuri actor-singer Pawan Singh on Sunday announced that he will…
- India
DRI seizes 351 Indian Tent Turtles during security check
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence acting on specific intelligence, officers of DRI on Saturday carried out surveillance near Manguli Toll Plaza, Cuttack. The officers identified one Tata Tiago vehicle with three passengers,…
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Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi, terms it ‘courtesy’ meeting
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday evening. At the end of the brief interaction, she described it as a…
- Kolkata
The who, why and how of Sandeshkhali’s TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh
Kolkata: The meteoric rise of Shajahan Sheikh from a modest background of a helper in a local transport company to becoming the so-called tiger’ of Sandeshkhali is what Bollywood film scripts are…
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Sandeshkhali violence: ABVP to submit memorandum to President Murmu
Kolkata: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Wednesday said it will submit a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu to draw her attention on the Sandeshkhali issue. At a central working committee meeting in…
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CBI, ED can also arrest Shajahan Sheikh apart from state police: Cal HC
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed that Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh, the main accused in sexual atrocities on women and land grabbing at Sandeshkhali, can be arrested by the…
- India
NIA arrests 16 Muslims for violence in Bengal on Ram Navmi last year
A year after violence broke out in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district on the occassion of Ram Navmi, NIA has arrested 16 Muslims for their alleged involvement in the violence. The Central…
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Sandeshkhali: ISF MLA arrested, Congress delegation stopped
Kolkata: Police on Tuesday arrested Indian Secular Front (ISF) MLA Nausad Siddique and prevented senior state Congress leaders from heading towards the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. However,…
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PM Modi launches AIIMS in 5 states, inaugurates new several projects
Rajkot: Development was taking place under his government at a rate many times faster than what happened in the past six to seven decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday, and emphasised…
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TMC announces Brigade rally in Kolkata on March 10 ahead of LS elections
Kolkata: In the wake of mounting attacks from the BJP and other opposition parties on the Sandeshkhali issue, West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday, February 25, announced a mega rally at…
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BJP will try to give Sandeshkhali issue communal colour: WB Cong chief
Kolkata: West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday alleged that the BJP would try to give the Sandeshkhali issue a communal colour and play divisive politics before the upcoming Lok…
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Trinamool ignores Congress’ call to keep doors open for seat-sharing talks
Kolkata: Congress’ desperate attempts to convince the Trinamool Congress to keep the doors for seat-sharing negotiations open do not seem to be cutting any ice with the ruling party of West Bengal.…
- Kolkata
‘Khalistani’ jibe: Sikh IPS officer insulted, BJP should apologise, says AAP
New Delhi: AAP leader Gopal Rai slammed the BJP on Wednesday over a Sikh IPS officer posted in West Bengal being allegedly dubbed as a Khalistani by some saffron party activists and…
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Calcutta HC division bench allows Suvendu to visit Sandeshkhali
Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday, February 20, allowed Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali village, which has been witnessing protests…