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    West Bengal Elections: BJP Launches Extensive Campaign Strategy

    New Delhi, April 11 – The Bharatiya Janata Party has launched an ambitious campaign in West Bengal, setting the stage for the first phase of the 2026 Assembly elections with over 500 rallies and sabhas (public meetings).The party is deploying its most prominent central leaders alongside state...
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    Tribute Paid to BSF Constable Killed in Manipur

    Imphal, April 11 – After paying solemn tribute to Border Security Force (BSF) Constable Mithun Mandal, who was martyred in suspected militant firing while on patrol duty in the Ukhrul district of Manipur, his remains were sent to his ancestral home in West Bengal on Saturday.A BSF spokesperson...
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    TMC Criticizes BJP Over BSF Constable's Death in Manipur

    Kolkata, April 11 Attacking the BJP over the death of a BSF constable from Malda in Manipur, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said those who want a change in Bengal should first "turn their gaze" towards the Northeastern state.BSF Constable Mithun Mandal was shot dead on Friday while...
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    West Bengal Coal Scandal: ED Files Charges Against Five in Extortion Case

    Kolkata, April 11 – The ED filed a charge sheet against five accused in a Special Court (PMLA) in Kolkata over a Rs 650 crore racket involving illegal coal mining, theft, illegal coal transportation, illegal sale of coal, use of forged documents, and extortion, an official said on Saturday.The...
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    PM Modi's Arrival in Siliguri Draws Enthusiastic Support

    Siliguri (WB), April 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi drew large crowds along the streets of Siliguri on Saturday as he travelled from Bagdogra airport to his overnight venue after addressing a series of election rallies across West Bengal.He is scheduled to address an election rally in...
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    West Bengal Election: TMC Highlights Concerns About Outside Influence

    Kolkata, April 11 – Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday warned the people of Jhargram to remain vigilant, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would try to bring in outsiders from neighboring Jharkhand to influence the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.Addressing an...
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    Political Leaders Campaign Ahead of West Bengal Polls

    Campaigning for the West Bengal Assembly elections has reached a fever pitch, with top political leaders from all major parties addressing rallies across the districts. Senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held three rallies today in Katwa, Jangipur, and Kushmandi. He emphasized...
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    West Bengal School Bombing: Investigation Underway

    Kalyani, April 11 An improvised explosive device detonated on the rooftop of a school building in the Nadia district of West Bengal, a state heading to elections, on Saturday, police said.No casualties were reported in the incident that occurred at the Ghordagacha Madhyamik Shiksha Kendra in...
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    Siliguri Residents Cheer for PM Modi Ahead of West Bengal Polls

    Kolkata, April 11 – After addressing three major campaign rallies in three districts of West Bengal throughout the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a major road show in Bagdogra, near Siliguri, in the northern part of the state on Saturday evening, amidst the upcoming two-phase...
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    National Highway Fee Plazas Transition to Digital Payments

    New Delhi, April 11 All user fee payments at national highway toll plazas across the country will be processed exclusively through digital modes, using FASTag or the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), starting Saturday, according to an official statement.This move represents a significant step...
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    Elderly Man Held After Daughter's Body Discovered

    Meerut (UP), April 11 A 76-year-old man is alleged to have kept his daughter's body at his home here after her death four months ago, police said on Saturday.They said the man allegedly locked the house and left the area soon after his daughter's death, and returned recently.The elderly man...
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    ECI Guidelines Violated? BJP Accuses Kolkata of Illegal Sector Officer Appointments

    Kolkata, April 11 – The BJP wrote a letter to the office of the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Saturday, highlighting the illegal appointment of contractual staff as sector officers/assistants in the Kasba Assembly constituency in Kolkata.In the letter, the party stated: "It has come...
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    Bengal Elections: Sinha Criticizes BJP's Approach

    Patna, April 11 – Veteran Bollywood actor-turned-TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), asserting that its political strategies in West Bengal would not succeed.While interacting with media persons in Patna on Saturday, Shatrughan Sinha referred...
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    Banerjee Alleges Voter Deletion and EVM Manipulation in Bhabanipur Battle

    Kolkata, April 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the BJP attempted to cancel her candidature from the Bhabanipur seat in South Kolkata by filing two false cases, but the attempt was thwarted by TMC workers and the public.Banerjee, while addressing an...
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    Electoral Roll Revision Completed: Key Changes in Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal

    New Delhi, April 11 The combined voter list of nine states and three Union territories has been reduced by 10.2 per cent following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise carried out by the Election Commission, with over 60 lakh deceased voters removed, according to data shared by the poll...
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    Potato Farmers' Livelihoods Impacted by State Policies

    New Delhi, April 11 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday criticized the West Bengal government, accusing it of restricting the access of the state's potato farmers to markets in neighboring states.Referring to remarks made by Union Home Minister Amit Shah during an election...
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    Bengal Elections: Home Minister Appeals to Tribal Community

    Kolkata, April 11 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday appealed to the tribal population of West Bengal to use the upcoming Assembly elections next month as an opportunity to seek retribution against the Trinamool Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led state government for the recent insult...
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    West Bengal Elections: Modi Calls for Regime Shift

    Kolkata, April 11 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his final of three campaign rallies in West Bengal on Saturday, amidst the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in the state next month, appealed to the people of the state to change the Trinamool Congress regime, which he said had been ruling...
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    Bhattacharya’s Remark: BJP Claims Bringing People from ‘Mars and Antarctica’

    Kolkata, April 11 – The President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, Samik Bhattacharya, made a sarcastic remark about Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, criticizing her allegations that the main opposition party was bringing people from other states. Bhattacharya...
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    TMC Leader Targets Rivals as Allegations of Voter Disenfranchisement Surface

    Murshidabad (WB), April 11 TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday labelled political rivals as "agents" of the BJP and promised to restore voting rights of disenfranchised citizens within a month of returning to power.Addressing a rally here, Banerjee identified three...
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