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  West Bengal panchayat election: Parties condemn violence on poll day, BJP demands President’s Rule

  July 08, 2023 16:21 IST

  The ruling TMC, which said that it lost six of its supporters in the violence, accused the opposition of instigating violence and hit out at the central forces for their failure to provide security to the voters.

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  West Bengal Panchayat election: Man elopes with ballot box, caught on camera | WATCH

  July 08, 2023 12:47 IST

  The polling for the panchayat poll elections is underway.

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  Panchayat elections in West Bengal today; pre-poll violence puts security in spotlight | Top Points

  July 08, 2023 0:02 IST

  The panchayat elections in West Bengal, which witnessed pre-poll violence leading to deaths, will be held today amid tight security. The Governor has appealed to the people to come out in large numbers and cast their votes.

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  Bengal panchayat polls: CPI(M) demands history sheeters be taken into custody to avoid unrest

  July 07, 2023 19:05 IST

  CPI(M) demanded that the history sheeters be taken into custody to percent the from creating any chaos during voting in the West Bengal panchayat polls on July 8.

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  West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee likely to undergo knee surgery ahead of panchayat polls

  July 06, 2023 13:57 IST

  Mamata Banerjee knee surgery: The TMC supremo is scheduled to visit the state-run SSKM Hospital in the city on Thursday, July 6.

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  After 'destroying' Kashmir, Manipur, BJP instigating divisive forces in Bengal: Mamata

  July 03, 2023 17:33 IST

  Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP is attempting to divide Bengal using 'divisive forces', after 'destroying' Kashmir and Manipur.

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  Congress appears to be serious about fighting BJP at Centre, not in West Bengal: TMC

  July 02, 2023 22:12 IST

  TMC 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 IST

  Molla 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 IST

  BJP 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 IST

  Bengal 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 IST

  State 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 IST

  Mamata 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 IST

  Dhananjay 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 IST

  Hearing 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 IST

  The 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 IST

  The 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 IST

  CBI 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 IST

  West 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 IST

  The 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 IST

  The 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 IST

  West 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 IST

  Union 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 IST

  Widespread 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 IST

  Several 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 IST

  Bengal 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 IST

  Incidents 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 IST

  Black 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 IST

  During 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.