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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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
- India
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…
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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…
- India
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…
- India
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,…
- India
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…
