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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…
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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.…
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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…
