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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…
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BJP, Cong teams to visit restive Sandeshkhali on Friday
Kolkata, Feb 16 (PTI) West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali, which has been rocked by protests over alleged atrocities on villagers by TMC leaders, continued to remain tense on Friday even as a BJP central team…
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Ration scam: ED conducts fresh raids at multiple locations in Kolkata
Kolkata: Teams of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) began raids at multiple locations in the metropolis on Tuesday morning in connection with its ongoing probe into the multi-crore ration scam in West Bengal, a…
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Sandeshkhali ‘rapes’ shock Bengal; TMC leader remains absconding
In the wake of disturbing reports of rape of the women at Sandeshkhali village of North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, villagers seek justice for the horror inflicted on the victim allegedly…
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West Bengal: TMC delegation to visit Sandeshkhali on Tuesday
Kolkata: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation led by senior leader Partha Bhowmick is scheduled to visit Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas on Tuesday afternoon to take stock of the situation in…
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Bengal Governor face protests while on way to violence-hit Sandeshkhali
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Monday faced protests while he was on way to Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district which has been witnessing protests since Thursday. The protests…
