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  West Bengal: ED raids TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh's house again amid heavy security, serves notice

  January 24, 2024 14:54 IST

  Earlier, a team of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) was attacked during a raid in North 24 Parganas district. The incident occurred in the village belonging to TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh.

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  Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury calls Mamata Banerjee opportunist after Rahul Gandhi's ‘we are close' remark

  January 24, 2024 8:13 IST

  Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 'Mamata Banerjee is an opportunist' remark came after party leader Rahul Gandhi said that the West Bengal Chief Minister is "very close" to him.

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  Kolkata Police's promise of job and biryani persuades man to climb down from bridge | WATCH

  January 23, 2024 16:05 IST

  Kolkata Police successfully prevented a potential suicide attempt as a distressed man climbed a bridge, causing traffic disruption for nearly half an hour. The 40-year-old resident, facing emotional distress post-separation and financial setbacks, heightened tensions during a busy Monday afternoon.

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  Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration event live-streaming by ABVP stopped in Bengal’s Jadavpur University

  January 23, 2024 8:01 IST

  ABVP had organised a live-streaming of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha event on the Jadavpur University campus in West Bengal, which later resulted in a scuffle. The ABVP members protested with 'Jai Shri Ram' slogans.

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  Mamata Banerjee offers puja at Kalighat temple before all-faith rally amid Ram temple celebrations

  January 22, 2024 17:08 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led all-faith rally (Sanhati rally) in Kolkata came amid mega celebrations triggered across the nation on the occasion of the Ram temple consecration in Ayodhya.

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  Ram temple inauguration: TMC, BJP to test their political might as Bengal politics heats up

  January 21, 2024 22:48 IST

  In the 2019 elections, TMC secured 22 seats, Congress won two, and BJP secured 18 seats in the state. The minorities comprise nearly 30 per cent of the vote share in West Bengal.

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  TMC ready to go solo in all Bengal Lok Sabha seats if 'due importance' not given: Mamata

  January 20, 2024 8:17 IST

  The exchange of barbs was out in the open between Congress and TMC over the seat-sharing formula in West Bengal, deepening the divide among the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc on the matter.

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  West Bengal: BJP writes to Mamata, urges her to declare holiday on Ram Mandir consecration day

  January 19, 2024 12:35 IST

  Various states have declared half-holiday on January 22 to mark the consecration ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. The BJP wrote to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee urging her to declare the temple inauguration day as holiday.

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  Calcutta High Court orders joint CBI-WB Police SIT to investigate attack on ED officials

  January 17, 2024 21:40 IST

  West Bengal: In a related development, another bench granted interim protection to ED officials against an FIR filed by Shajahan's caretaker, accusing them of theft, outraging modesty, and assaulting women and children.

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  Mamata to hold 'harmony rally' in Kolkata on Ram Mandir inauguration day

  January 16, 2024 17:21 IST

  The announcement by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee came ahead of the consecration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya which is also scheduled on January 22. The several opposition parties termed the consecration ceremony as the event of the BJP and the RSS.

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  West Bengal: Met Department forecasts rain in state from January 17

  January 15, 2024 19:51 IST

  Traffic movement in several parts of south Bengal was affected in the morning hours of Monday owing to moderate to dense fog.

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  West Bengal: Two more arrested in connection to ED officials attack in Sandeshkhali

  January 14, 2024 20:51 IST

  Two more people were arrested in connection to the attack on ED officials in Sandeshkhali village in North 24 Paraganas district of West Bengal, where officials were attacked by locals while they were travelling to conduct raids.

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  West Bengal: 12 arrested in Purulia district after video clip of assault on sadhus by mob goes viral

  January 13, 2024 12:19 IST

  West Bengal news: A TMC strongman and a local panchayat leader, Sheikh Shahjahan has been reported absconding since the attack on teams of the Directorate of Enforcement in the North 24 Parganas district of Bengal earlier.

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  Civic jobs scam: ED raids West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose's premises, TMC leaders in Kolkata | VIDEO

  January 12, 2024 9:59 IST

  The raids are being conducted at the premises of three prominent leaders of the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal. The alleged irregularities in municipality recruitments came to the fore when the investigative agency arrested Kolkata-based builder Ayan Sheel on March 19, 2023.

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  Trinamool not to hold seat-sharing talks with Congress in Delhi: Sources

  January 12, 2024 0:07 IST

  Congress has been holding seat-sharing talks with I.N.D.I.A bloc members in Delhi. So far, the discussions have taken place with Shiv Sena, NCP, AAP, RJD, and SP. Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May this year.

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  Mamata Banerjee asserts TMC to stay with I.N.D.I.A bloc amid seat-sharing dispute

  January 11, 2024 7:38 IST

  I.N.D.I.A bloc seat-sharing: CM Banerjee’s statement follows TMC’s Lok Sabha Party leader Sudip Bandopadhyay's recent remark that the party has an open heart for the Congress regarding seat-sharing in West Bengal for the Lok Sabha election, but is also prepared to go solo if negotiations fail.

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  West Bengal Police unable to record ED officer's statement on assault during raid

  January 10, 2024 18:03 IST

  Despite visiting the ED office for the second time and sending three notices, the police team couldn't connect with the deputy director who filed a complaint about the attack in Sandeshkhali. The ED reported injuries and theft during the raid related to a ration distribution scam.

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  MHA seeks report from Mamata govt on attacks on Enforcement Directorate teams

  January 09, 2024 21:01 IST

  Three ED officials were injured and their mobile phones, laptops and wallets "looted" when they went to Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district to search the premises of TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh on January 5.

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  BJP indulging in 'gimmick show' ahead of Lok Sabha elections through Ram Mandir inauguration: Mamata

  January 09, 2024 16:16 IST

  The Ram temple in Ayodhya will be inaugurated on January 22, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and more than 6,000 people expected to attend the 'Pran Pratistha' ceremony.

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  West Bengal: Acting ED director Rahul Navin reaches Kolkata after attack on its officials | VIDEO

  January 09, 2024 12:44 IST

  West Bengal news: A second agency team was attacked and their vehicle was damaged during the arrest of another TMC leader Shankar Adhya in Bongaon of the said district on the same day.

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  Enforcement Directorate reports Sandeshkhali attack to headquarters

  January 08, 2024 21:23 IST

  Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh's supporters assaulted the ED officers during the Sandeshkhali raid. The report includes minute-by-minute details and videos of the incident, prompting a potential National Investigation Agency inquiry.

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  TMC worker Satyan Chaudhary shot dead in West Bengal's Baharampur

  January 07, 2024 19:13 IST

  TMC worker Satyan Chaudhary has been staying away from the party since the last assembly elections due to some differences with senior leaders.

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  'TMC remains unified': Abhishek Banerjee dismisses reports of generational differences

  January 07, 2024 19:46 IST

  Amid recent speculations of internal divisions, Banerjee clarified during a program in Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas district, that unity prevails within the TMC.

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  Who is Shahjahan Sheikh, the alleged mastermind behind attack on ED officials in West Bengal

  January 06, 2024 16:26 IST

  TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh, whose "supporters" allegedly attacked an ED team in West Bengal, locked himself at his home at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district when ED team went to his residence to conduct a raid.

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  Amid war of words, TMC says it has open heart for Congress, but ready to go solo in Bengal if needed

  January 06, 2024 14:22 IST

  The remarks come two days after state Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said his party won't beg for seats from the TMC.

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  West Bengal: Trinamool Congress leader Shankar Adhya arrested by ED in ration scam case | VIDEO

  January 06, 2024 10:30 IST

  West Bengal ration scam case: Earlier on Thursday, ED officials came under attack in the North 24 Parganas district while they were on their way to raid homes of former Bongaon Municipality chairman Shankar Adhya and Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan in connection with the ration scam case.

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  'Phones, cash robbed, three officers grievously injured': ED statement after mob attack in Bengal

  January 05, 2024 21:40 IST

  The federal agency also said that it has filed an FIR in connection to the case. It will also sought to strengthen the security cover for its officials and offices present in the state, the sources said.

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  Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose condemns attack on ED officials, calls it 'ghastly'

  January 05, 2024 16:11 IST

  Bengal governor also stated that the state is not a banana republic and the government should stop barbarism and vandalism in a democracy.