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Kolkata EVM Strongrooms Fortified After Mamata Banerjee's Visit, Trinamool's Protests
The Kolkata Police's move follows high drama last night due to the Trinamool Congress's allegations of suspicious activities at counting centres
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Trinamool Holds Sit-In, Alleges Ballot Boxes Opened. "Pure Rumours," Says BJP
The protest took place outside a strong room at Netaji Indoor Stadium in central Kolkata, where EVMs for several Assembly constituencies in north Kolkata are kept.
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Cheap Thrills No More: Fines For Drinking, Smoking On Metro May Jump Soon
The Jan Vishwas Bill, introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday, proposes changes to the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002
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Election Commission's Reshuffle Hours After Poll Announcement, Trinamool Hits Back
Just hours after the West Bengal poll dates were announced, the Election Commission ordered the removal of top bureaucrats in the state, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, of the Mamata Banerjee-led government.
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The Significance Of Mamata Banerjee Returning To Kolkata's Protest Epicentre
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is facing her toughest elections yet, with the principal opposition party--the BJP--as the primary challenger in West Bengal.
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Mamata Banerjee Launches Protest Against Bengal Voter Roll Deletions
In a dramatic return to the street politics that once defined her rise, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched a dharna in central Kolkata against large-scale deletions in the state's voter rolls.
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Protests In Bengal Over Migrant Worker's Death In Jharkhand, Yusuf Pathan Meets Family
TMC MP from Murshidabad Yusuf Pathan visited the residence of a migrant labourer from Beldanga whose unnatural death in Jharkhand earlier this week triggyered mob violence in the West Bengal town and pledged his support to the victim's family.
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They Want To Demolish Us: Suvendu Adhikari Accuses Trinamool Of Convoy Attack
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari sat on a protest inside the Chandrakona police station, demanding registration of an FIR after he alleged that his convoy was attacked by Trinamool Congress workers at Paschim Medinipur on Saturday.
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'If I Am Attacked, I Am Reborn': Mamata Banerjee After I-PAC Raids
Taking the fight to the Centre following the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a 6-km protest rally in Kolkata on Friday.
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Mamata Banerjee Leads Rally, Judge Leaves Courtroom Amid I-PAC Raid Hearing
The face-off between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the Enforcement Directorate's raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and its co-founder Pratik Jain escalated on Friday.
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From 'Peaceful' To Screams, Trinamool MPs Protest Outside Amit Shah Office
What began as a "peaceful protest" this morning, as claimed by Trinamool Congress MPs, in front of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's office in the national capital quickly changed into shouts and screams when the police moved in to clear them.
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"Won't Tolerate Insult": Bangladesh Prepare Big IPL Move After Mustafizur Rahman's Release
Mustafizur Rahman was released from Kolkata Knight Riders after BCCI pressure amid protests over attacks on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh Protests Highlights: Hundreds Gather Outside Bangladesh Missions In Delhi, Kolkata
A Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, was lynched in Bangladesh last week.
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A "Saffron" Twist To Messi Chaos As Mamata Banerjee's Party Targets BJP
Amid the political blame game over the chaos and vandalism during legendary footballer Lionel Messi's trip to Kolkata, the ruling Trinamool Congress has questioned if the unfortunate events at the Salt Lake stadium were "pre-planned"
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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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Kolkata EVM Strongrooms Fortified After Mamata Banerjee's Visit, Trinamool's Protests
The Kolkata Police's move follows high drama last night due to the Trinamool Congress's allegations of suspicious activities at counting centres
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Trinamool Holds Sit-In, Alleges Ballot Boxes Opened. "Pure Rumours," Says BJP
The protest took place outside a strong room at Netaji Indoor Stadium in central Kolkata, where EVMs for several Assembly constituencies in north Kolkata are kept.
-
Cheap Thrills No More: Fines For Drinking, Smoking On Metro May Jump Soon
The Jan Vishwas Bill, introduced in Lok Sabha on Friday, proposes changes to the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002
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Election Commission's Reshuffle Hours After Poll Announcement, Trinamool Hits Back
Just hours after the West Bengal poll dates were announced, the Election Commission ordered the removal of top bureaucrats in the state, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, of the Mamata Banerjee-led government.
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The Significance Of Mamata Banerjee Returning To Kolkata's Protest Epicentre
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is facing her toughest elections yet, with the principal opposition party--the BJP--as the primary challenger in West Bengal.
-
Mamata Banerjee Launches Protest Against Bengal Voter Roll Deletions
In a dramatic return to the street politics that once defined her rise, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched a dharna in central Kolkata against large-scale deletions in the state's voter rolls.
-
Protests In Bengal Over Migrant Worker's Death In Jharkhand, Yusuf Pathan Meets Family
TMC MP from Murshidabad Yusuf Pathan visited the residence of a migrant labourer from Beldanga whose unnatural death in Jharkhand earlier this week triggyered mob violence in the West Bengal town and pledged his support to the victim's family.
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They Want To Demolish Us: Suvendu Adhikari Accuses Trinamool Of Convoy Attack
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari sat on a protest inside the Chandrakona police station, demanding registration of an FIR after he alleged that his convoy was attacked by Trinamool Congress workers at Paschim Medinipur on Saturday.
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'If I Am Attacked, I Am Reborn': Mamata Banerjee After I-PAC Raids
Taking the fight to the Centre following the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a 6-km protest rally in Kolkata on Friday.
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Mamata Banerjee Leads Rally, Judge Leaves Courtroom Amid I-PAC Raid Hearing
The face-off between the Centre and the West Bengal government over the Enforcement Directorate's raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and its co-founder Pratik Jain escalated on Friday.
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From 'Peaceful' To Screams, Trinamool MPs Protest Outside Amit Shah Office
What began as a "peaceful protest" this morning, as claimed by Trinamool Congress MPs, in front of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's office in the national capital quickly changed into shouts and screams when the police moved in to clear them.
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"Won't Tolerate Insult": Bangladesh Prepare Big IPL Move After Mustafizur Rahman's Release
Mustafizur Rahman was released from Kolkata Knight Riders after BCCI pressure amid protests over attacks on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh Protests Highlights: Hundreds Gather Outside Bangladesh Missions In Delhi, Kolkata
A Hindu man, Dipu Chandra Das, was lynched in Bangladesh last week.
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A "Saffron" Twist To Messi Chaos As Mamata Banerjee's Party Targets BJP
Amid the political blame game over the chaos and vandalism during legendary footballer Lionel Messi's trip to Kolkata, the ruling Trinamool Congress has questioned if the unfortunate events at the Salt Lake stadium were "pre-planned"
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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.
