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  Darjeeling Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's Raju Bista faces an uphill task in triangular contest

  April 25, 2024 19:18 IST

  Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's Raju Bista is the incumbent MP in Darjeeling, who defeated TMC's Amar Singh Rai in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Trinamool Congress has fielded Gopal Lama while the Indian National Congress has nominated Munish Tamang for the seat.

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  BJP targets 400-plus seats, give them 440-volt shock in polls: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee

  April 20, 2024 17:27 IST

  Abhishek Banerjee, who is also the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee, claimed that the BJP candidate who had won from Raiganj constituency in 2019 (Debasree Chaudhuri) was not seen in the constituency in the last five years.

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  Mamata Banerjee addresses rally in Murshidabad, says 'Won't let UCC, CAA be implemented in Bengal'

  April 19, 2024 17:54 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party and termed the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as the "second battle for the country's independence.'

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  Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1: Violence reported in Bengal's Coochbehar; TMC, BJP trade charges

  April 19, 2024 11:50 IST

  The Phase 1 of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in West Bengal saw a resurgence of political violence, with both the BJP and TMC accusing each other of perpetrating violence and disrupting the electoral process.

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  Lok Sabha elections 2024: 'Khela shuru' in West Bengal with three seats to go for polls in Phase 1

  April 18, 2024 23:05 IST

  Alipurduar, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri will go to polls on the first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections on Friday (April 19). The BJP made significant gains in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, going from two to 18 seats, while TMC won 18 seats, a significant drop of 12 from 2014.

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  Blast in Bengal's Murshidabad during Ram Navami rally, Mamata blames BJP, alleges attack planned

  April 18, 2024 13:26 IST

  According to police, a blast had also occurred during Ram Navami procession in Murshidabad in which one woman was injured. Cops are yet to confirm whether it was a bomb blast or something else.

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  Election Commission advises Bengal Governor against visiting Cooch Behar on polling day | Here's why

  April 17, 2024 18:01 IST

  The 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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  Lok Sabha elections: Trinamool Congress promises to repeal CAA and stop NRC in manifesto in Kolkata

  April 17, 2024 19:49 IST

  The Lok Sabha Election 2024 in West Bengal is scheduled to commence on April 19 and will be conducted in seven phases until June 1. The state offers 42 seats to the Lok Sabha, and the result of the election is expected to be announced on June 4.

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  BJP may edge past Mamata's TMC in Bengal, Mahua Moitra likely to lose: India TV Opinion Poll

  April 16, 2024 17:13 IST

  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: In what could be a major setback to expelled Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra, she may lose the Krishnanagar Lok Sabha seat in the upcoming elections, according to India TV-CNX Opinion Poll. The BJP may script history in the state.

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  Fire breaks out at BNR Hospital in Kolkata, none injured

  April 16, 2024 10:03 IST

  According to witnesses, the fire incident at the hospital caused chaos but the police controlled the situation and fire brigade officials extinguished the flame.

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  Enforcement Directorate arrests three associates of suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh

  April 15, 2024 19:55 IST

  A special PMLA court in Kolkata has also remanded Shajahan Sheikh to 14 days' judicial custody in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) case for alleged money laundering in the garb of the pisciculture business.

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  Lok Sabha polls: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury gets into altercation with TMC workers in Baharampur | WATCH

  April 13, 2024 16:53 IST

  In the video shared by the TMC, the party alleged that the Congress leader's "fear of losing elections" was evident from his actions. TMC has fielded Yusuf Pathan against Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Baharampur Lok Sabha seat.

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  West Bengal: Fire breaks out in Kolkata, several shanties gutted

  April 13, 2024 14:44 IST

  At least eight fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the blaze, as thick smoke and flames were seen billowing from the shanties, officials informed.

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  Sandeshkhali: CBI gets 50 complaints of crimes against women, land grab on email ID on first day

  April 13, 2024 6:03 IST

  The Calcutta High Court had ordered a court-monitored CBI probe into allegations of crimes against women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali. The district magistrate was asked to publicise the email ID extensively within the locality.

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  CBI launches dedicated email for Sandeshkhali victims to report crimes: sandeshkhali@cbi.gov.in

  April 12, 2024 10:07 IST

  The CBI has launched a dedicated email address, sandeshkhali@cbi.gov.in, following a Calcutta High Court order, allowing residents of Sandeshkhali in West Bengal to report crimes against women and land grabbing.

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  Mamata Banerjee on Eid-ul-Fitr: 'Some people trying to engineer riots during elections'

  April 11, 2024 11:24 IST

  Mamata Banerjee asserted that her party Trinamool Congress fight is against the BJP.

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  Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into Sandeshkhali cases in big setback to Mamata Banerjee-led govt

  April 10, 2024 14:17 IST

  With the High Court’s order, the CBI is now tasked with spearheading the investigation into the Sandeshkhali sexual assault case. The move aims to ensure a thorough and impartial inquiry into the matter, with the court closely overseeing the proceedings.

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  West Bengal Lok Sabha polls: 10 out of 37 candidates contesting in 1st phase of polls are crorepatis

  April 09, 2024 14:26 IST

  Elections to the Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal will be held in the first phase on April 19.

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  Calcutta HC to hear plea by NIA in connection with Bhupatinagar case

  April 09, 2024 13:36 IST

  The West Bengal Police registered an FIR against NIA under Section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for outraging the modesty of women and theft.

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  EC directs MHA to deploy 100 more companies of CAPF in Bengal to ensure free and fair elections

  April 09, 2024 11:15 IST

  West Bengal will vote in all the seven phases during the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The state has a total of 42 parliamentary seats.

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  Union Minister Shantanu Thakur gets ‘threat’ letter from Lashkar-e-Taiba: ‘If NRC is implemented...'

  April 08, 2024 19:59 IST

  Union Minister Shantanu Thakur claimed that he has received a "threat" letter from Lashkar-e-Taiba regarding the implementation of NRC.

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  West Bengal: FIR against Union Minister Shantanu Thakur based on complaints by his aunt and TMC MP

  April 08, 2024 18:40 IST

  Reacting to the development, Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur termed the allegations as baseless and said Mamatbala Thakur herself had forcibly occupied the house despite him being the legal heir.

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  BJP files complaint with EC on Mamata's 'abusive language' for Sukanta Majumdar, Suvendu Adhikari

  April 08, 2024 9:02 IST

  Earlier, the BJP issued a show-cause notice to Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency party candidate Dilip Ghosh for his derogatory comments about CM Mamata Banerjee. The notice comes a day after Trinamool Congress filed a complaint against Ghosh.

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  West Bengal: NIA denies allegations of unlawful actions in Bhoopatinagar, says "Mob attack..."

  April 08, 2024 6:18 IST

  In a statement released, NIA reiterated that its team had come under violent attack by an unruly mob when they had gone to conduct searches in Naruabila village on Saturday in connection with its probe in said case.

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  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Congress announces names of three candidates from West Bengal

  April 07, 2024 17:31 IST

  Polling in Bangaon and Uluberia is scheduled in the fifth phase on May 20, while electors in Ghatal will exercise their franchise on May 25.

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  West Bengal: TMC leader Monobrata Jana's wife lodges FIR against NIA officers over assault

  April 07, 2024 14:50 IST

  Jana's wife Moni Jana lodged her complaint with Bhupatinagar police station alleging that NIA officers also vandalised properties in her residence during their raid on Saturday morning.

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  Bengal BJP writes to Election Commission over attack on NIA

  April 06, 2024 17:32 IST

  Earlier today, a team of the NIA was attacked in West Bengal's East Medinipur district while they were conducting a raid in connection with a 2022 bomb blast case.

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  NIA officials attacked villagers in Bengal, not the other way round: Mamata Banerjee hits back

  April 06, 2024 15:50 IST

  A vehicle carrying NIA officials was on Saturday attacked by villagers in Bhupatinagar, where they had gone to investigate a 2022 bomb blast case in which three persons were killed, police said.