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  Lok Sabha Elections 2024: ECI appoints Sanjay Mukherjee as new DGP of West Bengal

  March 19, 2024 14:57 IST

  The Election Commission of India (ECI) directed the transfer of West Bengal's Director General of Police, the state's chief cop.

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  West Bengal: IPS Vivek Sahay appointed as new DGP

  March 18, 2024 23:27 IST

  In a significant development, IPS officer Vivek Sahay has been appointed as the new Director General of Police (DGP) for West Bengal.

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  West Bengal: Four killed, several injured after under-construction building collapses in Kolkata

  March 18, 2024 13:13 IST

  The five-storey building collapsed in Hazari Mollah Bagan in the Garden Reach area around midnight on Sunday. According to locals, who were the first responders, concrete chunks fell from the building before it collapsed.

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  Lok Sabha elections 2024: Mamata's TMC faces setback as Arjun Singh, Dibyendu Adhikari join BJP

  March 15, 2024 20:21 IST

  Lok Sabha elections 2024: Trinamool Congress suffered a significant setback as two of its MPs, Arjun Singh and Dibyendu Adhikari, defected to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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  Mamata Banerjee suffers major head injury, discharged from Kolkata hospital after treatment

  March 15, 2024 11:21 IST

  This is the second incident where the West Bengal CM got injured months before the crucial election. Earlier in 2021, the TMC leader suffered a leg injury while conducting an Assembly election campaign in Nandigram.

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  West Bengal: ED raids Sandeshkhali amid heavy security in PMLA case against Sheikh Shahjahan

  March 14, 2024 8:59 IST

  ED had registered a case under PMLA in this matter. ED has raids at a total of four places.

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  Mamata Banerjee disowns brother Babun Banerjee over political dispute

  March 13, 2024 15:46 IST

  In a bold move, Mamata Banerjee disowned her familial connections with Babun Banerjee amidst a political rift over the TMC's candidate selection process.

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  'If needed, I will contest as independent': Mamata Banerjee's upset brother over ticket distribution

  March 13, 2024 12:58 IST

  TMC has fielded Prasun Banerjee from the Howrah Lok Sabha constituency. A former footballer is a two-time Lok Sabha MP of the TMC from the Howrah seat.

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  TMC MP Arjun Singh likely to rejoin BJP after being denied Lok Sabha ticket from Barrackpore: Source

  March 12, 2024 16:11 IST

  Arjun Singh has a history of switching sides. He started his political career with Congress in 1995. Later in 2001, Singh joined TMC. In 2019, he switched to the BJP and won the Barrackpore seat on the saffron party ticket, but due to some differences in the party, he returned to TMC in 2022.

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  Sandeshkhali stir: CBI arrests three accused in ED officials attack case

  March 11, 2024 21:17 IST

  Shahjahan was alleged to have orchestrated an attack on ED officials who had gone to search his premises in connection with an alleged ration scam involving the defalcation of several crore of rupees.

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  'Will oppose CAA if...': Mamata's first reaction after Citizenship Amendment Act implemented

  March 11, 2024 19:02 IST

  The rules for implementation of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) 2019 were notified, paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

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  Sandeshkhali ED attack case: CBI summons nine close aides, acquaintances of Shahjahan Sheikh

  March 11, 2024 12:49 IST

  Last week, the CBI conducted searches at the residence and office of suspended TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district as part of its investigation into the attack on an Enforcement Directorate (ED) team in the area in January.

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  Lok Sabha poll: Battle of exes in Bengal's Bishnupur as TMC pits Sujata Mondal against Saumitra Khan

  March 11, 2024 12:41 IST

  BJP's Saumitra Khan had announced split from Sujarat Mondal in 2021 during the West Bengal Assembly elections. TMC has fielded Mondal against Khan in the Bishnupur seat.

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  'Mamata gives message to BJP that...': Adhir Ranjan's reaction after TMC candidates' list announced

  March 10, 2024 18:13 IST

  "By separating herself from the I.N.D.I.A. bloc, she showed that she is in fear and does not want to fight BJP," Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.

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  Yusuf Pathan fielded by TMC from Berhampore in Lok Sabha elections

  March 10, 2024 17:41 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday announced candidates of Trinamool Congress (TMC) for all Lok Sabha seats giving a blow to seat-sharing talks with Congress.

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  TMC announces candidates on all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, Moitra fielded from Krishnanagar

  March 10, 2024 15:46 IST

  TMC announced the names of all 42 party candidates who will contest the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal. Mahua Moitra, who was expelled from Lok Sabha, has been fielded from Krishnanagar.

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  Sandeshkhali violence: CBI conducts searches in case of attack on ED officers

  March 08, 2024 19:57 IST

  In compliance with the orders of the Calcutta High Court, three FIRs were registered at the CBI, ACB, Kolkata, on March 5, 2024, taking over FIRs previously registered by the West Bengal Police.

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  West Bengal: CBI searches suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh's house in Sandeshkhali

  March 08, 2024 13:10 IST

  The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) also visited areas near his house in Akunchipara locality of Sarberia to collect evidence in connection with the attack. The CBI team was also joined by forensic and ED officials to support the investigation.

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  Amid Sandeshkhali row, Mamata Banerjee says, 'Bengal safest state for women' | WATCH

  March 07, 2024 16:25 IST

  In a rally themed 'Mahila Der Adhikaar, Aamader Angikaar' (women's rights are our commitment), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, accompanied by her nephew and TMC Member of Parliament Abhishek Banerjee, spearheaded the Trinamool Congress's Mahila Wing Rally today.

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  Calcutta HC orders transfer of Sandeshkhali probe to CBI; Mamata govt gets jolt from Supreme Court

  March 05, 2024 19:49 IST

  Calcutta High Court on Tuesday (March 5) ordered to transfer of the Sandeshkhali probe to CBI.

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  Calcutta High Court Judge Abhijit Ganguly quits judiciary, set to join BJP on March 7

  March 05, 2024 14:21 IST

  Calcutta High Court judge Abhijit Ganguly sent his resignation letter to President Droupadi Murmu with copies to CJI DY Chandrachud and the Chief Justice of the Calcutta HC TS Sivagnanam.

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  West Bengal: TMC issues show-cause notice to Kunal Ghosh for 'anti-party statements'

  March 04, 2024 14:19 IST

  TMC leader Kunal Ghosh has continued his attack on senior party MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, stating that the North Kolkata MP's bank account should come under central agency investigations in connection with the coal scam.

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  PM Modi to inaugurate Howrah Maidan-Esplanade, two other sections of Kolkata Metro next week

  March 03, 2024 13:08 IST

  PM Modi will also launch the Kavi Subhash-Hemanta Mukhopadhyay metro section of the Kavi Subhash-Airport line and the Taratala-Majerhat section, which is a part of the Joka-Esplanade line, a government release informed.

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  Mamata holds 'non-political' meet with PM Modi at Raj Bhavan amid row over withholding Bengal’s fund

  March 01, 2024 19:08 IST

  PM Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to West Bengal where he will address rallies and also launch several developmental projects.

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  TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh alters social media bio: Removes party's name from X, later clarifies

  March 01, 2024 19:31 IST

  Trinamool Congress (TMC) national spokesperson and senior leader Kunal Ghosh stirred speculation on Friday by removing the party's name from his official X handle.

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  Bengal: 41 students disqualified for entering exam halls with phones, Minister suspects 'conspiracy'

  February 29, 2024 21:13 IST

  The Minister also expressed concerns about a potential conspiracy to defame and destabilise the exam process in the state. He referred to the instances when the Opposition had raised fake reports of question paper leaks.

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  Lok Sabha elections: Former Congress leader Kaustav Bagchi joins BJP in Kolkata

  February 29, 2024 22:14 IST

  Lok Sabha elections: Bagchi had resigned from the Congress on Wednesday, claiming lack of respect within the organisation. Bagchi, who had his head tonsured after being released on bail following his arrest over comments against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee last year.

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  Sheikh Shahjahan suspended from Trinamool Congress hours after arrest in Sandeshkhali case

  February 29, 2024 16:38 IST

  Sheikh Shahjahan was arrested by the West Bengal Police early this morning and was later sent to 10-day police custody.