Kolkata, April 2 – At least 14 people were arrested for assaulting police personnel during a dispute over road construction in Suri, located in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, officials said on Thursday.The incident took place late Wednesday night when road construction was underway in...
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Kolkata, April 2 Several police officers were injured, including an officer in charge, when miscreants threw stones at them in Birbhum district, West Bengal, an officer said on Thursday.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the Suri police station, Shailendra Upadhyay, was among those injured after...
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Kolkata, Apr 1 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that newly appointed officials by the Election Commission were tasked with rejecting nominations of her party candidates and urged them to be cautious while filing their nominations.Addressing a poll rally at Nanoor...
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Kolkata, March 29 The Election Commission has suspended three personnel from the central armed police force after a video purportedly showing them playing carrom inside a Trinamool Congress (TMC) office in Suri, West Bengal's Birbhum district, went viral. A senior official said this on Sunday...
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Kolkata, March 29 – Citing negligence of duty and a breach of impartiality, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the immediate suspension of three CRPF personnel for reportedly entering the Trinamool Congress office and engaging in a game of carrom.The decision was made late...
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Suri (WB), March 28 A fire broke out at a corner of a stage shortly after a political rally by senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Saturday, officials said.Banerjee and other leaders had left the stage in Labhpur and were on their way out of the venue when...
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Kolkata, March 18 – Days after the notification for the West Bengal Assembly elections was issued, a large quantity of explosives was recovered in Birbhum district, police said on Wednesday.Villagers intercepted a tractor carrying a large consignment of explosives on Tuesday night while it was...
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Birbhum (WB), March 15 A tribal woman was allegedly killed by being hacked to death over accusations of witchcraft in Birbhum district of West Bengal, police said on Sunday.The victim, identified as 70-year-old Churki Hembrom, was attacked with a heavy object and a sharp weapon, resulting in...
Jamtara, March 14 A man from West Bengal and his two children were found dead in a well in Jharkhand's Jamtara district on Saturday, a police officer said.The bodies were recovered from the well at Mudaberia Ashram in the Bagdehri police station area.The deceased was identified as Laxman...
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Jamtara, March 14 A man from West Bengal and his two children were found dead in a well in the Jamtara district of Jharkhand on Saturday, a senior police officer said.The bodies were retrieved from the well at the Mudaberia Ashram in the Bagdehri police station area.The deceased was...
Kolkata, March 7 The Calcutta High Court has ordered the immediate release and repatriation of a Bangladeshi prisoner, who was a minor when apprehended for illegal entry into India and has been languishing in jail for the last 21 years.Pointing out that the maximum punishment that can be...
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Kolkata, March 2 – A 28-year-old man died of a stroke in Birbhum district, West Bengal, with his family alleging that he had been under stress after his name was placed in the “under adjudication” category in the final electoral rolls published following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...
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Kolkata, February 26 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday the details of the 240 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel that will be deployed in the first phase on March 1, amidst preparations for the state assembly elections in West Bengal.Notably...
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Kolkata, February 23 – With the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled for later this year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Parivartan Yatra' programme from the South 24 Parganas district on March 1, marking the formal launch of the...
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Kolkata, February 22 – A large number of crude bombs were recovered from a hotel owned by a Trinamool Congress leader in the Bolpur area of West Bengal’s Birbhum district, police said on Sunday.Officers from two police stations conducted an overnight raid at the hotel in Bolpur, owned by...
Kolkata, February 18 – The BJP accused the Trinamool Congress of intimidating its party leader and threatening to kill him in Nanoor, West Bengal's Birbhum district, ahead of the state assembly elections.According to local sources, the BJP leader was identified as Ramakrishna Mandal, a...
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west bengal assembly elections
Kolkata, February 15 The West Bengal government began operating camps on Sunday to register unemployed youth, providing them with financial assistance under the new 'Banglar Yuba Sathi' scheme, launched in the run-up to the assembly elections.The camps, which are operating in all 294 assembly...