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Congress appears to be serious about fighting BJP at Centre, not in West Bengal: TMC
July 02, 2023 22:12 ISTTMC has alleged that West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has never uttered a single word against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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West Bengal panchayat polls: Violence continues in the state as TMC worker shot dead
July 02, 2023 20:58 ISTMolla was a youth Trinamool activist from Khirishkhali village in Ramachandrakhali panchayat, as per information provided by sources in the victim's family and police.
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Bengal panchayat polls: BJP expresses apprehensions over TMC attempting to rig elections
July 01, 2023 20:48 ISTBJP has expressed apprehensions that the TMC would attempt to rig panchayat polls on the voting day in West Bengal on July 8.
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'Very very disturbing...': West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose Mamata govt on pre-poll violence
June 29, 2023 14:26 ISTBengal Governor CV Anand Bose said the death knell of democracy should not ring in hands of its custodian.
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Bengal panchayat polls: SEC calls on Governor amid violent incidents
June 26, 2023 0:02 ISTState Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha on Sunday met Governor CV Ananda Bose at the Raj Bhavan amid violent incidents in various parts of West Bengal ahead of the panchayat elections.
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WB: Mamata to hit panchayat poll ground for campaigning; BJP-TMC trade barbs
June 25, 2023 21:19 ISTMamata Banerjee will kickstart the panchayat poll campaign for the TMC candidates from Monday. The BJP and TMC indulged in a war of words following the development.
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West Bengal: 2 arrested in TMC leader's murder case
June 23, 2023 23:39 ISTDhananjay Chaubey, the president of TMC's Adra town, was shot dead on Thursday at the party office in the Pandey Market area.
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Bengal Panchayat polls: Election Commission requests MHA for 800 companies of central forces
June 22, 2023 22:14 ISTHearing a contempt petition, the high court had on Wednesday directed the SEC to requisition more than 82,000 central forces personnel within 24 hours.
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Railways Minister inspects East-West Metro project, newly built Metro tunnel under river Hooghly
June 21, 2023 22:49 ISTThe Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the progress of the East-West Metro project work and the newly built Metro tunnel under river Hooghly in West Bengal.
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West Bengal: Seven people killed as lightning strikes Malda
June 21, 2023 22:48 ISTThe District Magistrate Nitin Singhania said weighty rainstorms lashed Malda at night, during which seven individuals passed on.
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Bengal panchayat polls: Calcutta HC orders CBI probe into violence during filing of nominations
June 21, 2023 17:03 ISTCBI to investigate violent incidents involving the submission of nominations for the West Bengal panchayat elections.
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No end of violent incidents in West Bengal; house, shop torched by mob in Muribasti
June 21, 2023 13:32 ISTWest Bengal violence: TMC-ruled state is witnessing one of the worst streaks of violent incidents ahead of Panchayat election. The HC recently ordered the deployment of the Central forces in the every district to stop the ongoing violence.
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Bengal: Jolt to Mamata govt, SC dismisses pleas challenging HC order on deployment of central forces
June 20, 2023 13:35 ISTThe SC's move comes days after West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose exuded confidence that the panchayat election will be held peacefully. The governor has been critical of the TMC government over pre-poll violent incidents.
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West Bengal: 5 children injured while playing with bomb mistaking it for a ball
June 20, 2023 11:09 ISTThe shocking incident in which 5 children got injured once again exposed the law and order situation in the state. The law and order situation in the state is already being criticised over pre-Panchayat election violent incidents.
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'Pallbearers will be disappointed...': West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on panchayat election
June 20, 2023 6:09 ISTWest Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday evening paid a visit to Canning in South 24 Parganas district to take stock of the situation following the death of a Trinamool Congress activist during sporadic violence there over filing of nomination papers for the panchayat election.
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West Bengal rural polls: BJP candidate's kin found dead in Cooch Behar amid clashes, party blames TM
June 18, 2023 17:31 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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'Bombs hurled at us, TMC activists...': Union Minister Nisith Pramanik alleges attack on his convoy
June 17, 2023 19:09 ISTWidespread violence over the filing of nominations for the upcoming panchayat polls has left five people dead and several injured in various parts of the state. Polling for nearly 75,000 seats in the three-tier Panchayati Raj system will be held on July 8.
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WB panchayat polls: Nomination process peaceful', asserts Mamata after three died in clashes
June 17, 2023 0:00 ISTSeveral incidents of clashes were reported from different parts of the state.
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Bengal Panchayat polls: Govt files review petition in HC against Central Forces in all districts
June 16, 2023 11:55 ISTBengal Panchayat polls: Incidents of pre-poll violence propelled the deployment of the Central Forces as the Opposition alleged that the police are unable to maintain law and order in the state.
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West Bengal panchayat polls: 3 shot dead as violence continues on last day of filing nominations
June 15, 2023 23:58 ISTIncidents of violence were also reported from Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, and Saithia in Birbhum district over the filing of nominations on the last day.
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West Bengal: Fire breaks out at Kolkata Airport, no damage caused
June 15, 2023 6:14 ISTBlack smoke covering the entire airport and passengers running in fear, according to reports, sparked panic and frenzy.
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West Bengal: Clashes erupt between TMC, ISF Workers in Bhangar over panchayat polls
June 14, 2023 18:06 ISTDuring the brawl that took place at Bhangar in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal between the ruling TMC and the ISF, a number of cars were damaged, and bombs were thrown in the presence of the police.
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Calcutta HC orders deployment of central forces for West Bengal panchayat polls
June 13, 2023 23:50 ISTA division bench presided by Chief Justice T S Sivagnanam directed the SEC to requisition central forces to work in tandem with the police force of West Bengal for the rural polls.
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Abhishek Banerjee writes to ED, says can’t appear before it due to prior engagement
June 13, 2023 17:03 ISTIn the letter to the ED, Banerjee, who is regarded as the party's second-in-command, stated that in addition to preparing for the panchayat elections on July 8, he is traveling as part of the "Trinamool e Nabojowar" (New Wave in Trinamool) campaign.
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West Bengal: NHRC takes suo-motu cognizance, appoints observer for violence over panchayat elections
June 11, 2023 21:05 ISTWest Bengal Police arrested two people in connection with the murder of a Congress worker that occurred at Murshidabad's Khargram on Saturday.
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TMC MP reacts to Congress worker's death, says 'death of one person doesn't mean big violence'
June 11, 2023 20:29 ISTWest Bengal Police arrested two individuals regarding the murder of the Congress worker at Murshidabad's Khargram on Saturday.
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West Bengal panchayat polls: EC announces all-party meeting amid Murshidabad tension
June 10, 2023 20:58 ISTThe West Bengal Election Commission will hold an all-party meeting to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the state.
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West Bengal: Fire breaks out in chemical factory in Howrah- VIDEO
June 10, 2023 16:22 ISTWest Bengal: Fire brigade officials rushed to the ill-fated factory and started operations to douse the fire.
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