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EC orders large-scale transfers of bureaucrats ahead of LS polls
New Delhi: Seeking to ensure level-playing field in Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission on Monday ordered the removal of home secretaries of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand,…
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Sandeshkhali violence: Locals demand arrest of 3 TMC leaders
Kolkata: Fresh protests erupted at certain pockets in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal on Sunday after locals demanded the immediate arrest of three more local Trinamool Congress leaders. The three leaders include a…
- Kolkata
West Bengal MPs Arjun Singh, Dibyendu Adhikari join BJP
New Delhi: Two MPs from West Bengal — Arjun Singh and Dibyendu Adhikari — joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here on Friday, saying that they were upset with the Sandeshkhali incidents. Singh…
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Sandeshkhali victims narrate their horror to media, seek Prez’s intervention
New Delhi: Days after the alleged abuse and humiliation of scores of women in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, a group of victims from the area met President Droupadi Murmu and sought her intervention…
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District court extends Sheikh Shahjahan’s CBI custody by 8 days
Kolkata: The Basirhat sub-divisional court in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Thursday extended the CBI custody of Sheikh Shahjahan, the accused mastermind behind the attack on ED and CAPF teams…
- Kolkata
ED seizes ‘crucial’ documents from the residence of Sheikh Shahjahan’s aide
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday seized crucial documents linked to the multi-crore ration distribution case in West Bengal, including seven diaries, from the residence of a close confidant of now-suspended…
- Kolkata
CAA linked to NRC, won’t allow detention camps in Bengal: Mamata
Jalpaiguri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is linked with the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and that is the reason why she…
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Have doubts over legal validity of CAA rules: Mamata
Barasat: Attacking the BJP-led government at the Centre over the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said there is no clarity in the…
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Sandeshkhali attack: SC to hear Bengal govt’s plea against CBI probe tomorrow
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday the plea filed by West Bengal government challenging CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) probe into the attack on ED and CAPF…
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Sandeskhali attack case: CBI takes over probe in two more cases, total FIRs three
New Delhi: The CBI has registered two more FIRs related to incidents on January 5, when officials of Enforcement Directorate were attacked by a mob in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali where they had…
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Sandeshkhali protests wave will spread to entire Bengal: PM Modi
Kolkata: The wave of the recent awakening of the women of Sandeshkhali, who have been protesting against sexual harassment and violence against them, will spread to the entire state, Prime Minister Narendra…
- Kolkata
‘Will announce something important at 10 am tomorrow’: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that she will announce something of importance to the public at 10 am on Wednesday. The Chief Minister has asked everyone to follow her…
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ED attaches Shajahan Sheikh’s apartment, land in money laundering case
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday, March 5 said it has attached property worth Rs 12.78 crore of suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh including bank deposits, an apartment, and agricultural and…
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After resigning as Calcutta HC judge, Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP
Kolkata: Abhijit Gangopadhyay announced on Tuesday that he is joining the BJP, hours after he resigned as a judge of the Calcutta High Court. Addressing a press conference, he alleged that the TMC…
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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…