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Kolkata, April 5 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the entire country was shocked by the recent incident at Kaliachak in the Malda district of West Bengal, where seven judicial officers were taken hostage by criminals.“The entire country saw and was shocked by the way in which...

Kolkata, April 4 A team of NIA officials, investigating the siege of seven judicial officers involved in the SIR exercise, filmed the incident at the Mothabari office in Malda on the second day of their visit on Saturday, a senior district official said.The NIA has been tasked by the Election...

Kolkata, April 4 Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir on Saturday termed the arrest of a former candidate of his ally AIMIM for the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda as "unjust and politically motivated".He claimed that the police had actually arrested the person who "helped...

Kolkata, April 4 Senior CPI(M) leader Md Salim defended the gherao of judicial officers in Malda, saying that "when injustice becomes law, resistance is the only way out".Speaking to

Kolkata, April 3 A former candidate from the AIMIM was arrested on Friday for surrounding the seven judicial officers in Malda district, adding a new political dimension to the case. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Asaduddin Owasi-led party, the BJP, and the ISF for "orchestrating" the...

Gazole (WB), April 3 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday mocked Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement that he would be stationed in the state for 15 days, stating that even 365 days would not help the BJP because “the people of Bengal do not like you.”Addressing a rally...

Kolkata, April 3 An NIA team visited the Mothabari and Kaliachak police stations in Malda on Thursday to investigate the siege of seven judicial officers by protesting locals over the deletion of names in the SIR exercise, officials said.The NIA has been tasked by the Election Commission to...

New Delhi, April 3 Amid concerns about law and order in poll-bound West Bengal, the Election Commission on Friday decided to continue deploying 500 companies of central forces in the state even after vote counting on May 4.The state will go to assembly elections in two phases on May 23 and 29...

Kolkata, April 3 The West Bengal Police arrested two people in Siliguri's Bagdogra airport on Friday, including the alleged mastermind of the siege of seven judicial officers in Malda district.The alleged mastermind, identified as advocate Mofakkarul Islam, was arrested while he was attempting...

Kolkata, April 3 The West Bengal Police arrested the alleged mastermind behind the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda district from Bagdogra airport in Siliguri on Friday, a senior officer said.The accused, identified as lawyer Mofakkarul Islam, was arrested while he was attempting to...

Kolkata, April 3 The Election Commission has released the eighth supplementary list and stated that it has disposed of approximately 52 lakh cases under adjudication in West Bengal, expressing hope that the process will be completed within the next few days, in line with the directions of the...

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has transferred the investigation of the Malda case to the National Investigation Agency. The NIA team will arrive in West Bengal today. Yesterday, the Supreme Court took serious note of seven judicial officers who were taken hostage in the Malda...

New Delhi, April 2, Acting on the directions of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) requesting it to conduct an inquiry into the recent incident in West Bengal’s Malda district, where judicial officers deputed for...

Kolkata, April 2 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday night decided to hand over the investigation into the harassment of seven judicial officers at Kaliachak in the minority-dominated Malda district to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and instead entrusted the...

New Delhi, April 2 The Election Commission handed over the investigation into the gherao of judicial officers adjudicating cases of Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal's Malda to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday.A spokesperson for the poll authority said an NIA team...

Kolkata, April 2 The Election Commission of India handed over the investigation into the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda district, West Bengal, to the NIA on Thursday, following a directive from the Supreme Court.Observing that West Bengal was the "most polarized state," the Supreme...

Kolkata, April 2 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in a virtual meeting on Thursday, directed the West Bengal Police to ensure the arrest of every individual responsible for harassing the seven judicial officers at Kaliachak in Malda district by midnight.At the meeting, West...

New Delhi/Kolkata, April 2 Observing that West Bengal is the "most polarized state," the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a scathing indictment of the state administration after seven judicial officers involved in the voter revision exercise were held hostage by protesters in Malda district...

New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday took serious exception to an incident in West Bengal's Malda district where judicial officers deputed for work relating to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly surrounded and attacked, observing that it was a...

Kolkata, April 2 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged on Thursday that the gherao of judicial officers and violence in Sujapur, Malda, during the SIR exercise was "planned and organized by the TMC" under the leadership of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Addressing a press conference...