Bengal post-poll violence: Seven FIRs filed in alleged cases of sex crimes

A total of 29 cases were referred to the investigation agency by the National Human Rights Commission.

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· Jan 05, 2022 · 12:37 pm

West Bengal: Three dead, 44 injured after fire breaks out at Indian Oil Corporation refinery

Seven of the injured persons are critical.

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· Dec 21, 2021 · 07:27 pm

Kolkata civic polls: BJP alleges rigging, demands re-elections

The municipal corporation elections held on Sunday had witnessed sporadic violence.

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· Dec 20, 2021 · 09:02 am

High Court declines BJP’s plea on deployment of central forces for Kolkata civic polls

The saffron party had claimed that its candidates were being threatened and pressured into withdrawing nominations.

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· Dec 16, 2021 · 02:52 pm

Kolkata civic elections: Install CCTV cameras in all voting booths, HC tells West Bengal poll panel

The court also directed the state election commission to ensure electronic surveillance in strongrooms where EVMs are stored.

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· Dec 14, 2021 · 06:21 pm

SC directs West Bengal Assembly Speaker to decide on Mukul Roy’s disqualification expeditiously

Speaker Biman Banerjee had moved the Supreme Court against a Calcutta High Court order directing him to decide on Roy’s disqualification by October 7.

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· Nov 23, 2021 · 12:21 pm

Trinamool Congress nominates former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro to Rajya Sabha

An election is scheduled to take place on November 29 to fill up the seat vacated by party MP Arpita Ghosh.

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· Nov 13, 2021 · 02:25 pm

Bengal government doesn’t have absolute power to withhold permission for CBI probe, Centre tells SC

The Centre made the statement in an affidavit in response to a suit filed by the state government in relation to investigation into cases of post-poll violence.

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· Oct 22, 2021 · 09:29 pm

West Bengal: BJP protest against youth leader’s alleged murder in Uttar Dinajpur district

Party’s state chief Sukanta Majumdar has called for a strike in the district from 6 am to 2 pm.

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· Oct 19, 2021 · 11:07 am

Calcutta HC quashes allotment of land to Sourav Ganguly, fines him and West Bengal government

The High Court observed that the BCCI chief was able to dictate his terms in the process of the allotment.

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· Sep 28, 2021 · 08:49 pm

Bhabanipur bye-polls: Mamata Banerjee did not disclose 5 criminal cases, BJP says in complaint to EC

A Trinamool Congress leader said that the West Bengal chief minister was only required to declare pending cases if her name was mentioned in the chargesheet.

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· Sep 14, 2021 · 07:13 pm

West Bengal: Bombs allegedly hurled at BJP MP Arjun Singh’s house, legislator seeks NIA probe

The legislator said that the blasts were an attempt to intimidate him a day after he was appointed the BJP’s in charge of the Bhabanipur bye-election.

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· Sep 08, 2021 · 12:35 pm