political violence

Shillong, March 16 Amid violence in the Garo Hills region over the participation of non-tribal candidates in tribal council elections, the Meghalaya government on Monday extended the tenure of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) by six months, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone...

March 16, New Delhi — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers who had traveled from the Siliguri zone, West Bengal, to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at Brigade Park were reportedly attacked while returning to NJP Station. The incident occurred at the Teenbatti crossing.According to...

Kolkata, March 15 West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said on Sunday that his party wants the Systematic Voters Verification (SIR) exercise to be completed before the upcoming assembly elections to ensure that no eligible voter is left out and ineligible names are removed.Bhattacharya...

Kolkata, March 15 Senior BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Sunday termed the allegations of an attack on the residence of West Bengal minister Shashi Panja as "drama" and warned that similar incidents could take place at locations linked to Trinamool Congress leaders.Speaking to reporters, Ghosh said...

Kolkata, March 15 West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday alleged that the ruling TMC has deprived people of their basic rights, asserting that a "new dawn" awaits the state if his party comes to power in the upcoming assembly elections.Bhattacharya claimed that the TMC...

New Delhi, March 15 – Vowing to conduct transparent and inducement-free Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, on Sunday, avoided getting drawn into any discussion regarding a reported move by the opposition to initiate proceedings for his removal in Parliament...

Kolkata, March 15 The BJP wrote to the Election Commission on Sunday, alleging that its workers were not provided security and were attacked while traveling to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at Brigade Parade Ground on March 14, and sought action over the alleged failure of the...

Jammu, March 15 Union Minister Ramdas Athawale appealed to Naxalites on Sunday to abandon violence and join the mainstream, while strongly condemning the recent attack on National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah, saying such incidents are a serious concern and unacceptable in a...

The Election Commission has requested a report from the Kolkata Police Commissioner regarding the lack of use of central forces during the clashes between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers at Girish Park yesterday, while BJP supporters were en route to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at...

Kolkata, March 14 Clashes broke out between TMC and BJP supporters in central Kolkata on Saturday, just half an hour before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at the Brigade Parade Ground here, leaving eight police personnel and a leader of the saffron party injured, officials said...

Kolkata, March 14 Senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee alleged that West Bengal minister Shashi Panja was injured in the attack by BJP workers at her residence in the city on Saturday, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally, and called the incident an assault on every woman...

Kolkata, March 14 – Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, senior Trinamool Congress leaders and state ministers Bratya Basu, Shashi Panja, and party MP Saayoni Ghosh held an emergency press conference at Trinamool Bhavan on Sunday, accusing the...

Kolkata, March 14 – Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Kolkata on Saturday, allegations have surfaced regarding stones being thrown at the residence of West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja in the Girish Park area of north Kolkata.Trinamool workers claimed that BJP activists...

Kolkata, March 14 Clashes broke out between TMC and BJP supporters in central Kolkata on Saturday, just half an hour before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at the Brigade Parade Ground, leaving a police officer and a leader of the saffron party injured, officials said.Amid the violence...

Kolkata, March 13: The sensitivity mapping will determine the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the deployment of police observers in each district for the upcoming state assembly elections in West Bengal, which are scheduled to be held later this year.An insider from the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 Amid reports that senior Congress leader K Sudhakaran has not yet reached an agreement with party leaders regarding his interest in contesting the upcoming Assembly elections, he posted an emotional message on Facebook on Friday, recounting his close connection with...

Kannur, March 13 – Senior Congress leader and Kannur MP K. Sudhakaran posted an emotional message on social media on Friday, reaffirming his deep political and personal ties with Kannur, in a move widely seen as a signal of his determination to contest the upcoming Assembly elections despite...

New Delhi, March 13 – Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at a wedding function in Greater Kailash, prompting widespread condemnation and urgent questions about security arrangements.The assailant, identified as Kamal Singh...

Shillong, March 12 Meghalaya MP Saleng A Sangma met with Governor CH Vijaya Shankar on Thursday to discuss the fallout of the recent violence in the Garo Hills region, which resulted in the deaths of two people, and the measures needed to restore peace and normalcy.The MP from Tura said the...

New Delhi, March 12 – While Balochistan, which is rich in resources, accounts for roughly half of Pakistan's discovered mineral wealth, the state's population is among the poorest in the country, with human rights suppression adding to the people's woes along with economic exploitation.The...