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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.…
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‘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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Video of BJP cadre calling Sikh officer ‘Khalistani’ surfaces, causes furore
A video of West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cadre allegedly calling a turban-wearing IPS officer as “Khalistani” has surfaced online, leading to furore on Tuesday, February 20. The officer, Jaspreet Singh,…
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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…
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West Bengal: Brinda Karat stopped from going to Sandeshkhali
Kolkata: Senior CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat was on Tuesday stopped by police from going to the restive Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. Karat said that she was told by a…
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Self-proclaimed Hindu priest conducts puja in 14th-century mosque in Bengal
In what could lead to communal disharmony, a young self-proclaimed Hindu priest conducted pooja inside the Adina Mosque in the Malda district of West Bengal on Saturday, February 18. According to local…
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Police security to Sandeshkhali victim who gave statement to court
Kolkata: Policemen have been posted to guard the residence of a woman in Sandeshkhali whose confidential statement to a Judicial Magistrate in North 24 Parganas District led to the arrest of local…
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Bengal govt suppressing voice of Sandeshkhali women: NCW chief
Kolkata: National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson Rekha Sharma on Monday accused the West Bengal government of suppressing the voice of a large number of women in Sandeshkhali where protests were held against…
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Sandeshkhali: SC stays LS notices to West Bengal chief secretary, DGP
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the notices issued by the privileges committee of the Lok Sabha Secretariat to the West Bengal chief secretary, DGP and others over a complaint…
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Centre ‘deactivating’ Aadhaar cards to stop people from getting social benefits: Mamata
Suri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the BJP-led central government “deactivated” Aadhaar card of people in the state before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections so that they…
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Sandeshkhali violence: Trinamool cancels public meeting today
Kolkata: Amid growing controversies over the complaints of harassment of women at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress has cancelled its public meeting there on Sunday. Instead, two members of the state…
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VHP moves HC against housing lions named Akbar, Sita together in WB park
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has filed a petition before the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of Calcutta High Court claiming that a lioness transferred to Bengal Safari Park here from Tripura was named “Sita”…
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Sandeshkhali violence: No trust in cops, says mother whose child was flung away
Kolkata: A woman in Sandeshkhali whose child was snatched and flung by masked goons in police uniform, told the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) and the media on…
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BJP team stopped by Bengal Police from visiting Sandeshkhali
Kolkata: The six-member central committee of BJP comprising Union Ministers and MPs was stopped by police in West Bengal’s Rampur from visiting Sandeshkhali on Friday. The committee was formed by the party…
