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"Threw Bombs, Fired Bullets": BJP Leader Alleges Attack By Trinamool Workers, 4 Arrested
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Priyangu Pandey today alleged he was attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
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Bengal Bandh Today After Police Use Tear Gas, Water Canon On Protesters
The BJP has called for a 6 am to 6 pm bandh (strike) in West Bengal to protest against the police action on those who took part in the march to the state secretariat 'Nabbana' over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata.
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Left Calls 12-Hour Bengal Bandh To Protest Crackdown On Kolkata March
Left parties in West Bengal have called for a 12-hour bandh across the state on Friday to protest a police crackdown on students and youth marching towards Nabanna, the state secretariat, on Thursday.
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Violence In Bengal During Second Day Of Bharat Bandh
Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from various parts of the state on Wednesday, the second day of the two-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions protesting against ''anti-people'' policies of the Centre.
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BJP Calls 12-Hour Bandh In Bengal A "Success"; 1 Killed, 1,600 Arrested
Scattered incidents of violence, in which a shopkeeper was killed, marked the 12-hour bandh called by the BJP in West Bengal Wednesday to protest the death of two students in North Dinajpur district.
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BJP, Trinamool Men Clash During Bengal Bandh. Buses Stoned, Trains Halted
The BJP has called a 12-hour bandh today in West Bengal, protesting the death of two youth at North Dinajpur's Islampur. Sporadic incidents of violence have been reported across the state. The police are out in full force in capital Kolkata and other sensitive districts.
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United Against Notes Ban, Trinamool, Left Divided In Call To Block Bengal
The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal today warned employees that they will lose a day's pay and benefits if they don't come to office on Monday, the day Left parties have called a state-wide strike against centre's ban on old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will even hold a mega march in Kolkata to protest the ...
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Human Rights Body Seeks Report on Action on Bengal Women Protesters
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government following complaints that women protestors were assaulted by police during a rally on August 27.
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'Mamata Like PM Modi', Says Left Leader as Bandh Turns Violent in Bengal: 10 Developments
A nationwide bandh or strike called by ten major trade unions today paralysed West Bengal, where unions enjoy significant clout. Clashes were reported from different parts of the state including capital Kolkata, where women protesters were dragged by cops.
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Sporadic Violence During Shutdown in West Bengal
The shutdown called by the trade unions against the central government's economic measures today evoked partial response in West Bengal amid reports of sporadic violence.
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Bengal Congress Chief Adhir Chowdhury Charged With Attempt To Murder
The West Bengal police booked state Congress chief and lawmaker Adhir Chowdhury for attempt to murder and for assaulting government officials and preventing them from entering office during a 12-hour bandh called by his party.
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Congress Lawmaker Tears off Shirt to Make a Point in Bengal
West Bengal Congress chief and Congress lawmaker, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury today tore off his shirt and dared the police to fire at him after they lathicharged his supporters during a 12 hour shutdown called by the party today. But his protest, at Behrampore in Murshidabad district, was ridiculed by chief minister Mamata Banerjee, as aping former c...
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Sporadic Clashes Across West Bengal as Government, Opposition Face Off Over Bandh
Transport unions and workers went on a strike across the country on Thursday, but in West Bengal, this took a back seat. The CPM and the BJP separately organised a bandh against what they claimed was violence by Trinamool cadre during the recent civic polls. The bandh turned into a direct face-off between the ruling Trinamool on the one hand and th...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Appeals to Left, BJP to Call Off Bandh
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to the Left and the BJP to call off their separate statewide bandh on Thursday to protest "rigging and murder of democracy" in the just-concluded civic elections.
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Bengal defies bandh for first time in 35 years, gloats Mamata
Mamata Banerjee, west bengal, bandhs, trade union, Left
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"Threw Bombs, Fired Bullets": BJP Leader Alleges Attack By Trinamool Workers, 4 Arrested
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Priyangu Pandey today alleged he was attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
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Bengal Bandh Today After Police Use Tear Gas, Water Canon On Protesters
The BJP has called for a 6 am to 6 pm bandh (strike) in West Bengal to protest against the police action on those who took part in the march to the state secretariat 'Nabbana' over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata.
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Left Calls 12-Hour Bengal Bandh To Protest Crackdown On Kolkata March
Left parties in West Bengal have called for a 12-hour bandh across the state on Friday to protest a police crackdown on students and youth marching towards Nabanna, the state secretariat, on Thursday.
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Violence In Bengal During Second Day Of Bharat Bandh
Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from various parts of the state on Wednesday, the second day of the two-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions protesting against ''anti-people'' policies of the Centre.
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BJP Calls 12-Hour Bandh In Bengal A "Success"; 1 Killed, 1,600 Arrested
Scattered incidents of violence, in which a shopkeeper was killed, marked the 12-hour bandh called by the BJP in West Bengal Wednesday to protest the death of two students in North Dinajpur district.
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BJP, Trinamool Men Clash During Bengal Bandh. Buses Stoned, Trains Halted
The BJP has called a 12-hour bandh today in West Bengal, protesting the death of two youth at North Dinajpur's Islampur. Sporadic incidents of violence have been reported across the state. The police are out in full force in capital Kolkata and other sensitive districts.
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United Against Notes Ban, Trinamool, Left Divided In Call To Block Bengal
The Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal today warned employees that they will lose a day's pay and benefits if they don't come to office on Monday, the day Left parties have called a state-wide strike against centre's ban on old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee will even hold a mega march in Kolkata to protest the ...
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Human Rights Body Seeks Report on Action on Bengal Women Protesters
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government following complaints that women protestors were assaulted by police during a rally on August 27.
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'Mamata Like PM Modi', Says Left Leader as Bandh Turns Violent in Bengal: 10 Developments
A nationwide bandh or strike called by ten major trade unions today paralysed West Bengal, where unions enjoy significant clout. Clashes were reported from different parts of the state including capital Kolkata, where women protesters were dragged by cops.
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Sporadic Violence During Shutdown in West Bengal
The shutdown called by the trade unions against the central government's economic measures today evoked partial response in West Bengal amid reports of sporadic violence.
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Bengal Congress Chief Adhir Chowdhury Charged With Attempt To Murder
The West Bengal police booked state Congress chief and lawmaker Adhir Chowdhury for attempt to murder and for assaulting government officials and preventing them from entering office during a 12-hour bandh called by his party.
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Congress Lawmaker Tears off Shirt to Make a Point in Bengal
West Bengal Congress chief and Congress lawmaker, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury today tore off his shirt and dared the police to fire at him after they lathicharged his supporters during a 12 hour shutdown called by the party today. But his protest, at Behrampore in Murshidabad district, was ridiculed by chief minister Mamata Banerjee, as aping former c...
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Sporadic Clashes Across West Bengal as Government, Opposition Face Off Over Bandh
Transport unions and workers went on a strike across the country on Thursday, but in West Bengal, this took a back seat. The CPM and the BJP separately organised a bandh against what they claimed was violence by Trinamool cadre during the recent civic polls. The bandh turned into a direct face-off between the ruling Trinamool on the one hand and th...
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Appeals to Left, BJP to Call Off Bandh
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to the Left and the BJP to call off their separate statewide bandh on Thursday to protest "rigging and murder of democracy" in the just-concluded civic elections.
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Bengal defies bandh for first time in 35 years, gloats Mamata
Mamata Banerjee, west bengal, bandhs, trade union, Left
