Basirhat Violence
- All
- News
- Videos
-
Sandeshkhali Ripples Spread, BJP Workers Clash With Police In Bengal's Basirhat
The political storm over the events at Bengal's Sandeshkhali sparked violence in another part of the state on Tuesday. BJP workers, led by the party's state chief Sukanta Majumdar, clashed with the police in Basirhat
-
"Time We Ended This Violence": Nusrat Jahan Calls For Peace In Bengal
Trinamool Congress lawmaker Nusrat Jahan, who has made a considerable splash with her debut in parliament, today called for an end to political violence in Bengal.
-
BJP Worker Shot Dead In Bengal, Party Says "Trinamool Goons" Behind It
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, named Saraswati Das, was allegedly shot dead by miscreants in Basirhat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
-
Mamata Banerjee Says "Some Cops" Not Doing Job, BJP Demands Resignation
Less than 48 hours after political violence left three people dead at Basirhat and their families claimed that the police had failed to act, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said some of her ministers had also complained that a few lower-level policemen were "not doing their duty properly". The Director General of Police has already been told to take...
-
"Scared Of Her Own Shadow": PM Modi Targets Mamata Banerjee At Bengal Rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Mamata Banerjee has taken "revenge". She is "scared of her own shadow," he said. "Mamata didi had declared publicly two days ago that she will take revenge. She fulfilled her agenda within 24 hours, BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow was attacked," he said at a rally in Bengal.
-
Basirhat Violence: Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To DU Professor
Delhi University Professor Rakesh Sinha, wanted by Kolkata police for allegedly spreading communal hatred via his Facebook posts on violence in West Bengal's Basirhat, was granted anticipatory bail today by a magisterial court in Kolkata.
-
Delhi BJP Leader Shared Gujarat Riots Photo As From Bengal
Delhi BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma came under fire from Twitter users for allegedly passing off a picture of the 2002 Gujarat riots as that of the violence in West Bengal's Basirhat.
-
Bengal Violence: Villagers Say Rioters Came From 'Outside' On Motorcyles
Residents of Magurkhali, Hindus and Muslims, had lived together, peacefully, for as long as they can remember. A communal riot was unheard of in the small village in Bhaduria block of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. But late into the night last Sunday, it was rife with murderous rage -- rage that locals say found its way into the hamlet t...
-
One Arrested For Sharing Fake Image Of West Bengal Violence
The Kolkata Police has said they have arrested a person for sharing an image from a Bhojpuri film and passing it off as one from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas that has been hit by communal violence leaving at least one dead.
-
Fragile Peace Returns To West Bengal's Basirhat, Politics Takes Over:10 Points
As security forces marched through troubled areas of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district to keep the fragile peace in riot-hit Basirhat, the focus shifted to state capital Kolkata, 100 km away, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched an offensive against the BJP, blaming it for the violence. Ms Banerjee also announced a judicial inquiry ...
-
Sandeshkhali Ripples Spread, BJP Workers Clash With Police In Bengal's Basirhat
The political storm over the events at Bengal's Sandeshkhali sparked violence in another part of the state on Tuesday. BJP workers, led by the party's state chief Sukanta Majumdar, clashed with the police in Basirhat
-
"Time We Ended This Violence": Nusrat Jahan Calls For Peace In Bengal
Trinamool Congress lawmaker Nusrat Jahan, who has made a considerable splash with her debut in parliament, today called for an end to political violence in Bengal.
-
BJP Worker Shot Dead In Bengal, Party Says "Trinamool Goons" Behind It
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, named Saraswati Das, was allegedly shot dead by miscreants in Basirhat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
-
Mamata Banerjee Says "Some Cops" Not Doing Job, BJP Demands Resignation
Less than 48 hours after political violence left three people dead at Basirhat and their families claimed that the police had failed to act, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said some of her ministers had also complained that a few lower-level policemen were "not doing their duty properly". The Director General of Police has already been told to take...
-
"Scared Of Her Own Shadow": PM Modi Targets Mamata Banerjee At Bengal Rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said Mamata Banerjee has taken "revenge". She is "scared of her own shadow," he said. "Mamata didi had declared publicly two days ago that she will take revenge. She fulfilled her agenda within 24 hours, BJP President Amit Shah's roadshow was attacked," he said at a rally in Bengal.
-
Basirhat Violence: Court Grants Anticipatory Bail To DU Professor
Delhi University Professor Rakesh Sinha, wanted by Kolkata police for allegedly spreading communal hatred via his Facebook posts on violence in West Bengal's Basirhat, was granted anticipatory bail today by a magisterial court in Kolkata.
-
Delhi BJP Leader Shared Gujarat Riots Photo As From Bengal
Delhi BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma came under fire from Twitter users for allegedly passing off a picture of the 2002 Gujarat riots as that of the violence in West Bengal's Basirhat.
-
Bengal Violence: Villagers Say Rioters Came From 'Outside' On Motorcyles
Residents of Magurkhali, Hindus and Muslims, had lived together, peacefully, for as long as they can remember. A communal riot was unheard of in the small village in Bhaduria block of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. But late into the night last Sunday, it was rife with murderous rage -- rage that locals say found its way into the hamlet t...
-
One Arrested For Sharing Fake Image Of West Bengal Violence
The Kolkata Police has said they have arrested a person for sharing an image from a Bhojpuri film and passing it off as one from West Bengal's North 24 Parganas that has been hit by communal violence leaving at least one dead.
-
Fragile Peace Returns To West Bengal's Basirhat, Politics Takes Over:10 Points
As security forces marched through troubled areas of West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district to keep the fragile peace in riot-hit Basirhat, the focus shifted to state capital Kolkata, 100 km away, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched an offensive against the BJP, blaming it for the violence. Ms Banerjee also announced a judicial inquiry ...
