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Trinamool, BJP Supporters Clash Near Kolkata, Makeshift Stage Set On Fire
- Sunday January 25, 2026
- India News | Reported by Rittick Mondal
Violent clashes broke out between Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters over putting up flags for a political programme in Sakher Bazar in Behala, roughly 11 km from Kolkata, on Sunday.
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'Bengal Wants This Change?' BJP Leader's Mamata Banerjee Remark Sparks Row
- Sunday January 25, 2026
- India News | Reported by Rittick Mondal
As the political temperature in West Bengal rises ahead of the Assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress has slammed the main opposition BJP over a video of a BJP leader's crass remarks for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
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"We Are Ready": Mamata Banerjee's 'Poll Battle' Dare For PM After Criticism
- Thursday May 29, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Ramping up the political temperature with less than a year to go for the Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in West Bengal's Alipurduar and launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool government.
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Political Showdown In Bengal Over Ram Navami Ahead Of 2026 Assembly Polls
- Monday March 31, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Incidents of violence against Hindus in adjoining Bangladesh and the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal have significantly amplified the scale and political significance of Ram Navami celebrations in the state this year.
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"Fear Being Killed": 600 Bangladeshis Try To Enter Bengal, Stopped By Border Force
- Wednesday August 7, 2024
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta
Even as the political turmoil and violence continues in Bangladesh, a group of nearly 600 people from the country were stopped from entering India at a border point in West Bengal by the Border Security Force.
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PM Modi Likely To Address Rally In Bengal On March 7 Amid Sandeshkhali Row
- Sunday February 18, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a women's rally in Barasat in West Bengal on March 7, amid a political row over allegations of sexual assault of women by members of the state's ruling Trinamool Congress in Sandeshkhali.
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"Impose President's Rule": Caste Panel On Sandeshkhali Clashes, Rape Claim
- Friday February 16, 2024
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The NCSC has recommended President's Rule in Bengal amid violence and political tension after the BJP accused a Trinamool Congress strongman - the on-the-run Sheikh Shahjahan - of sexually assaulting women there.
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Sandeshkhali Ripples Spread, BJP Workers Clash With Police In Bengal's Basirhat
- Wednesday February 14, 2024
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta
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
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"Report Exposes Lawlessness": JP Nadda On Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence
- Friday July 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
An enquiry conducted by BJP MPs into incidents of violence during the recent panchayat polls in West Bengal has exposed the "utter state of lawlessness" and the state government's insensitivity towards political adversaries, JP Nadda said.
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Opinion: Political Violence Dents Bengal's Image
- Thursday July 20, 2023
- Opinion | Shantanu Guha Ray
Last week, Bengal's largest vernacular daily Anandabazar Patrika said in a front-page report that some of its reporters were huddled under a table to avoid splinters of crude bombs while covering the Panchayat elections in the state.
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Trinamool, BJP Supporters Clash Near Kolkata, Makeshift Stage Set On Fire
- Sunday January 25, 2026
- India News | Reported by Rittick Mondal
Violent clashes broke out between Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters over putting up flags for a political programme in Sakher Bazar in Behala, roughly 11 km from Kolkata, on Sunday.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Bengal Wants This Change?' BJP Leader's Mamata Banerjee Remark Sparks Row
- Sunday January 25, 2026
- India News | Reported by Rittick Mondal
As the political temperature in West Bengal rises ahead of the Assembly polls, the ruling Trinamool Congress has slammed the main opposition BJP over a video of a BJP leader's crass remarks for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
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www.ndtv.com
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"We Are Ready": Mamata Banerjee's 'Poll Battle' Dare For PM After Criticism
- Thursday May 29, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Ramping up the political temperature with less than a year to go for the Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally in West Bengal's Alipurduar and launched a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool government.
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www.ndtv.com
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Political Showdown In Bengal Over Ram Navami Ahead Of 2026 Assembly Polls
- Monday March 31, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Incidents of violence against Hindus in adjoining Bangladesh and the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal have significantly amplified the scale and political significance of Ram Navami celebrations in the state this year.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Fear Being Killed": 600 Bangladeshis Try To Enter Bengal, Stopped By Border Force
- Wednesday August 7, 2024
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta
Even as the political turmoil and violence continues in Bangladesh, a group of nearly 600 people from the country were stopped from entering India at a border point in West Bengal by the Border Security Force.
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www.ndtv.com
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PM Modi Likely To Address Rally In Bengal On March 7 Amid Sandeshkhali Row
- Sunday February 18, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a women's rally in Barasat in West Bengal on March 7, amid a political row over allegations of sexual assault of women by members of the state's ruling Trinamool Congress in Sandeshkhali.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Impose President's Rule": Caste Panel On Sandeshkhali Clashes, Rape Claim
- Friday February 16, 2024
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The NCSC has recommended President's Rule in Bengal amid violence and political tension after the BJP accused a Trinamool Congress strongman - the on-the-run Sheikh Shahjahan - of sexually assaulting women there.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sandeshkhali Ripples Spread, BJP Workers Clash With Police In Bengal's Basirhat
- Wednesday February 14, 2024
- India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta
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
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www.ndtv.com
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"Report Exposes Lawlessness": JP Nadda On Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence
- Friday July 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
An enquiry conducted by BJP MPs into incidents of violence during the recent panchayat polls in West Bengal has exposed the "utter state of lawlessness" and the state government's insensitivity towards political adversaries, JP Nadda said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion: Political Violence Dents Bengal's Image
- Thursday July 20, 2023
- Opinion | Shantanu Guha Ray
Last week, Bengal's largest vernacular daily Anandabazar Patrika said in a front-page report that some of its reporters were huddled under a table to avoid splinters of crude bombs while covering the Panchayat elections in the state.
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www.ndtv.com