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Hoteliers In Bengal's Darjeeling, Malda Close Doors For Bangladesh Tourists
Hoteliers' associations in two districts of West Bengal, on Friday, have decided to close the doors of their hotels and lodges as a mark of protest against the recent lynching of Dipu Chandra Das.
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13 Get Life For Killing Father And Son During Waqf Act Violence In Bengal
A court in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Tuesday sentenced 13 people to life imprisonment for the lynching of a man and his son during the protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act in April.
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"Don't Go Near BSF Posts": Mamata Banerjee's Border Warning Amid SIR Row
In fiery remarks targeting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in poll-bound West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked women of the state to be prepared with kitchen tools if their names are deleted
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Trinamool Plans Daily Protests In Parliament Over Bengal Dues
The Trinamool Congress is set to mount a series of daily, issue-specific protests in Parliament during the Winter Session, with the party focusing squarely on what it describes as long-pending central government dues to West Bengal, sources said.
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With Colleague In Ambulance, Bengal Poll Officials Stage Protest Over SIR
An association of West Bengal's Booth Level Officers on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Chief Electoral Officer, bringing a BLO in an ambulance, claiming that he suffered a severe brain stroke due to excessive stress during SIR duties.
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Bengal Booth Level Officers In Massive Protest Outside Poll Body Office
Grassroots poll officials in Bengal - at the centre of a row over mental health and working conditions during the revision of voter lists - staged a massive protest Monday afternoon outside the Chief Electoral Officer's Kolkata office.
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Poll Body To Meet Trinamool Delegation On Friday Amid SIR Protests
The Election Commission of India (EC) has scheduled a meeting with a ten-member delegation of the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) on November 28.
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Bengal Headmaster Assaulted For Protesting Harassment Of Girl Students
A school headmaster was assaulted for protesting the harassmentof girl students in West Bengal's Malda district on Tuesday, police said.
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Mamata Banerjee's Convoy Stopped As Family Protests Over Dead Man's Stolen Eye
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's convoy was briefly stalled for around 15 minutes on Jessore Road here after relatives of a dead person staged a protest alleging that one of his eyes had been removed
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Bengal Poll Officers Protest Outside Poll Body's Office Over SIR Pressure
Booth-level officers, engaged in the ongoing SIR process in West Bengal, scuffled with police personnel on Monday while trying to enter the CEO's office here during a demonstration to protest against alleged excessive work pressure, a senior officer
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"Not Easy To Play With Us": Mamata Banerjee Warns Poll Body Over SIR In Bengal
Mamata Banerjee dubbed the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls as "votebandi", and asserted that she would protect the rights of voters at any cost, even if it meant her "throat getting slashed" for protesting against the exercise.
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Training For Roll Revision Sees Protests Over Duty Hours, Security In West Bengal
Training exercises for Block Level Officers for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Kolkata and other districts saw disruptions on Saturday after government employees raised several demands, including a central security cover.
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Bangladesh National Anthem Sung At Congress Event. Why It's Not A Problem
The BJP unit in Assam has slammed the Congress over a video of a district-level leader singing Amar Sonar Bangla, Bangladesh's national anthem, at a party event in Sribhumi district
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Students Allege Financial Mismanagement, Intensify Protest Against Vice Chancellor
Students gheraoed the office of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti, protesting against the "glaring lack of financial transparency" and "administrative failure".
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Clashes Erupt During Kurmi Agitation In Bengal's Purulia, Several Cops Injured
The agitation by the Kurmi community demanding Scheduled Tribe status turned violent at Kotshila railway station in West Bengal's Purulia on Saturday.
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Hoteliers In Bengal's Darjeeling, Malda Close Doors For Bangladesh Tourists
Hoteliers' associations in two districts of West Bengal, on Friday, have decided to close the doors of their hotels and lodges as a mark of protest against the recent lynching of Dipu Chandra Das.
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13 Get Life For Killing Father And Son During Waqf Act Violence In Bengal
A court in West Bengal's Murshidabad district on Tuesday sentenced 13 people to life imprisonment for the lynching of a man and his son during the protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act in April.
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"Don't Go Near BSF Posts": Mamata Banerjee's Border Warning Amid SIR Row
In fiery remarks targeting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists in poll-bound West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asked women of the state to be prepared with kitchen tools if their names are deleted
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Trinamool Plans Daily Protests In Parliament Over Bengal Dues
The Trinamool Congress is set to mount a series of daily, issue-specific protests in Parliament during the Winter Session, with the party focusing squarely on what it describes as long-pending central government dues to West Bengal, sources said.
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With Colleague In Ambulance, Bengal Poll Officials Stage Protest Over SIR
An association of West Bengal's Booth Level Officers on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Chief Electoral Officer, bringing a BLO in an ambulance, claiming that he suffered a severe brain stroke due to excessive stress during SIR duties.
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Bengal Booth Level Officers In Massive Protest Outside Poll Body Office
Grassroots poll officials in Bengal - at the centre of a row over mental health and working conditions during the revision of voter lists - staged a massive protest Monday afternoon outside the Chief Electoral Officer's Kolkata office.
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Poll Body To Meet Trinamool Delegation On Friday Amid SIR Protests
The Election Commission of India (EC) has scheduled a meeting with a ten-member delegation of the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) on November 28.
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Bengal Headmaster Assaulted For Protesting Harassment Of Girl Students
A school headmaster was assaulted for protesting the harassmentof girl students in West Bengal's Malda district on Tuesday, police said.
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Mamata Banerjee's Convoy Stopped As Family Protests Over Dead Man's Stolen Eye
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's convoy was briefly stalled for around 15 minutes on Jessore Road here after relatives of a dead person staged a protest alleging that one of his eyes had been removed
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Bengal Poll Officers Protest Outside Poll Body's Office Over SIR Pressure
Booth-level officers, engaged in the ongoing SIR process in West Bengal, scuffled with police personnel on Monday while trying to enter the CEO's office here during a demonstration to protest against alleged excessive work pressure, a senior officer
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"Not Easy To Play With Us": Mamata Banerjee Warns Poll Body Over SIR In Bengal
Mamata Banerjee dubbed the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls as "votebandi", and asserted that she would protect the rights of voters at any cost, even if it meant her "throat getting slashed" for protesting against the exercise.
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Training For Roll Revision Sees Protests Over Duty Hours, Security In West Bengal
Training exercises for Block Level Officers for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls in Kolkata and other districts saw disruptions on Saturday after government employees raised several demands, including a central security cover.
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Bangladesh National Anthem Sung At Congress Event. Why It's Not A Problem
The BJP unit in Assam has slammed the Congress over a video of a district-level leader singing Amar Sonar Bangla, Bangladesh's national anthem, at a party event in Sribhumi district
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Students Allege Financial Mismanagement, Intensify Protest Against Vice Chancellor
Students gheraoed the office of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti, protesting against the "glaring lack of financial transparency" and "administrative failure".
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Clashes Erupt During Kurmi Agitation In Bengal's Purulia, Several Cops Injured
The agitation by the Kurmi community demanding Scheduled Tribe status turned violent at Kotshila railway station in West Bengal's Purulia on Saturday.
