Cooch Behar
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What happened in seats such as Cooch Behar, Howrah Uttar, Jorasanko, Murshidabad, Darjeeling
West Bengal | May 05, 2026, 02:24 PM ISTThe saffron party won 207 seats, a significant rise from the 77 seats it secured in the 2021 elections. In contrast, the TMC accumulated 81 seats, a sharp decline from the 184 seats it won previously.
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West Bengal weather: Mercury dips across various places, Darjeeling coldest with 8.6 degree Celsius
Kolkata | Nov 19, 2024, 04:08 PM ISTIn terms of drop in temperature, Purulia recorded the maximum fall in temperature with a dip of 5 degrees Celsius followed by, 4.6 degrees Celsius in Jharbam, and 3.6 degrees Celsius in Kalimpong. The conditions will prevail for a few days given the dryness in the weather.
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Heavy rainfall alert: IMD predicts week of heavy downpour in parts of West Bengal
Kolkata | Jul 10, 2024, 06:36 PM ISTThe IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in north Bengal in the coming days. The region is already witnessing heavy downpours which have caused landslides in a hilly region and severe waterlogging in low-lying plains.
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Election Commission advises Bengal Governor against visiting Cooch Behar on polling day | Here's why
Kolkata | Apr 17, 2024, 06:01 PM ISTThe people of 102 Lok Sabha constituencies across 21 states and union territories (UTs) will go to the poll in the first phase of voting on Friday (April 19).
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TMC-BJP clash amid poll rallies led by Nisith Pramanik, state minister in Bengal's Dinhata | VIDEO
West Bengal | Mar 20, 2024, 11:55 AM ISTWest Bengal: MoS Nisith Pramanik claimed that when his convoy was leaving the area, stones were hurled from the venue of the TMC's rally.
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Cooch Behar Lok Sabha election 2024: BJP's Nisith Pramanik to take on TMC's Jagadish Chandra Basunia
West Bengal | Apr 18, 2024, 12:52 PM ISTHot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The parliamentary seat of Cooch Behar was long held by the Lefts Forward Bloc, but the picture changed in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and Renuka Sinha of the Trinamool Congress won the seat.
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Fresh clashes erupt in West Bengal; Guv says 'Supervising situation in Cooch Behar'
West Bengal | Jul 02, 2023, 02:00 PM ISTBose monitored the situation throughout the night from Cooch Behar circuit house, where he is staying, and issued instructions to State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha, SP and District Magistrate, officials said.
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West Bengal rural polls: BJP candidate's kin found dead in Cooch Behar amid clashes, party blames TM
Kolkata | Jun 18, 2023, 05:31 PM ISTUnion Minister of State (Home) Nisith Pramanik, who met the family of Das at his home on Sunday, said that the youth was killed by criminals who were protected by the Trinamool Congress.
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West Bengal: Bombs explode during BJP protest rally in Cooch Behar, 2 party workers injured | VIDEO
India | Sep 12, 2022, 08:02 AM ISTBJP workers injured: During the protest rally at Sitalkuchi, BJP was demanding the arrest of TMC leaders allegedly involved in various scams in the state.
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West Bengal: 10 electrocuted due to wiring of DJ system inside pickup van in Cooch Behar
India | Aug 01, 2022, 06:40 AM ISTWest Bengal: The vehicle has been seized but the driver escaped. Further investigations are underway.
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Two suspected Bangladeshi cattle smugglers killed in BSF firing near Cooch Behar border
India | Nov 12, 2021, 10:50 AM ISTIndia shares around 4,000 km of its land border with Bangladesh. West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram are the states which share the border with Bangladesh. West Bengal alone shares 2216 km of border.
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'Destruction of democracy', says Bengal Governor as he visits violence-hit areas; TMC slams him
India | May 13, 2021, 10:54 PM ISTTalking to reporters after a group of protesting people blocked the way of his cavalcade, Dhankhar targeted Mamata Banerjee-led state government over what he described as 'total collapse of rule of law'.
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'Doing politics over dead bodies': PM Modi to CM Mamata on Cooch Behar killings
News | Apr 17, 2021, 05:47 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on April 17 slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on killing that took place in Cooch Behar. He said that doing politics on corpses is an old habit of CM Banerjee.
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CM Mamata Banerjee meets families of Cooch Behar violence victims
News | Apr 14, 2021, 05:00 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on April 14 met families of victims who were killed in violence in Cooch Behar's Sitalkuchi during 4th phase of assembly elections.
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BJP leader Rahul Sinha barred from campaigning, Dilip Ghosh gets EC notice
Elections | Apr 13, 2021, 01:18 PM ISTBengal Polls 2021: Election Commission has banned BJP leader Rahul Sinha from campaigning in any manner for next 48 hours.
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EC bans politicians entry in violence-hit Cooch Behar for next 72 hours
News | Apr 10, 2021, 11:47 PM ISTThe Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday gave a clean chit to the CISF for opening fire in Sitalkurchi Assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district during the fourth phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal that left four persons dead, saying that opening fire "became necessary to save the lives of the voters" and it was made in "self-defence".
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Bengal sees over 76% voter turnout in phase 4, 5 killed in Cooch Behar violence
Elections | Apr 10, 2021, 11:32 PM ISTA voter turnout of 76.16 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in the fourth phase of West Bengal assembly polls Saturday, amid incidents of violence that prompted the Election Commission to suspend voting at a booth in Sitalkuchi constituency of Cooch Behar.
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CISF fired in self-defence, says EC, bans politicians entry in Cooch Behar for next 3 days
Elections | Apr 10, 2021, 11:07 PM ISTThe Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday gave a clean chit to the CISF for opening fire in Sitalkurchi Assembly constituency in Cooch Behar district during the fourth phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal that left four persons dead, saying that opening fire "became necessary to save the lives of the voters" and it was made in "self-defence".
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'Shame on democracy': Mamata lashes out at BJP after Cooch Behar poll violence
News | Apr 10, 2021, 09:00 PM ISTFollowing the death of five people in two separate incidents in Cooch Behar during polling for the fourth phase of assembly elections in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the central government as she accused Home Minister Amit Shah of being the conspirator.
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Chunav Dhamaka: PM Modi and Mamata Banerjee spar over death of 5 people in Cooch Behar
Politics | Apr 10, 2021, 08:09 PM ISTViolence erupted in the fourth phase of elections in Bengal in which five people were killed in two separate incidents. Four persons were killed when central forces opened fire on an unruly mob in Sitalkuchi assembly constituency in Mathabhanga block in Cooch Behar district on Saturday.