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Stones Thrown, Police Station Attacked In Bengal's Asansol Over Loudspeaker Volume
According to locals, police personnel from the Jahangiri Mohalla police station urged the mosque authorities to reduce the volume of their loudspeaker after a complaint was filed.
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"Very Dark Chapter" In Country's History: BJP On Bengal Pre-Poll Violence
The BJP on Friday blamed the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for the violence during the nomination process for the panchayat polls, calling it "a very dark chapter" in the democratic history of the country.
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Mamata Banerjee Tears Into Fact-Finding Team Probing Ram Navami Violence
Explaining the police action during the violence, she said people indulging in it were carrying a lot of weapons, which could have led to deaths during firing if the police had immediately stopped a group that was attacking another.
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Trinamool Leader Shot Dead In Bengal, Party Blames "BJP Goons"
A local Trinamool leader was shot dead in front of his father by unidentified gunmen in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district on Tuesday, police said.
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Provisions In Constitution To Take Care Of Violence In Bengal: Babul Supriyo
Union Minister Babul Supriyo Friday said there are provisions in the Constitution to take care of issues of political violence and "intimidation of voters" in the run-up to the assembly polls in the West Bengal, prompting the ruling TMC to dare BJP to impose President's Rule in the state.
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"Alarming Scenario" In Bengal, Political Violence, Killings Must Stop: Governor
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday expressed his concern over the "alarming situation" in the state after a BJP leader was shot dead in North 24 Parganas district, and said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should take note of critical aspects that "run down the democratic governance and lawlessness".
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Wrong To Blame "Outsiders" For Political Violence In Bengal: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat Sunday lamented the "political violence" in West Bengal and said calling those protesting against such killings as "outsiders" was wrong.
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Bengal Unrest Flares Up, BJP Aborts Highway Cremation Of Killed Workers
Political violence in Bengal took a dramatic turn on Sunday as the state BJP, following a face-off with the police, prepared to cremate the bodies of the workers who died in Saturday's clash on the Basanti highway. Hundreds of agitated workers gathered at the spot and preparations had started for a funeral pyre. But the party reversed the decision ...
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Day After Bengal Violence, Home Ministry Asks Mamata Banerjee For Action
The centre has expressed deep concern over the continuing violence in Bengal even after the national elections and issued an advisory to Mamata Banerjee's government, sources said. The state BJP had approached home minister Amit Shah, claiming three of its workers were killed by Trinamool Congress workers in the North 24 Parganas. This was the thir...
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1 Dead, Many Injured In Post-Poll Clash Between Trinamool, BJP In Bengal
Incidents of violence were reported from across West Bengal on Saturday in which one person died and many were injured, officials said, as a face-off brewed between the ruling Trinamool Congress and a surging BJP after the Lok Sabha results were declared.
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When Babul Supriyo Is Stopped From Visiting His Constituency
How can the West Bengal Government stop elected representatives of political parties from visiting and meeting the people of Asansol and other affected areas? If the Governor and MPs are not given the right to visit the people of these areas,what right does the common person have in West Bengal?
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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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Bengal College Student Allegedly Killed By Trinamool Congress Youth Activists
A third-year college student was beaten to death today in West Bengal's West Midnapore district allegedly by members of the Trinamool Congress' youth wing.
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Stones Thrown, Police Station Attacked In Bengal's Asansol Over Loudspeaker Volume
According to locals, police personnel from the Jahangiri Mohalla police station urged the mosque authorities to reduce the volume of their loudspeaker after a complaint was filed.
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"Very Dark Chapter" In Country's History: BJP On Bengal Pre-Poll Violence
The BJP on Friday blamed the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for the violence during the nomination process for the panchayat polls, calling it "a very dark chapter" in the democratic history of the country.
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Mamata Banerjee Tears Into Fact-Finding Team Probing Ram Navami Violence
Explaining the police action during the violence, she said people indulging in it were carrying a lot of weapons, which could have led to deaths during firing if the police had immediately stopped a group that was attacking another.
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Trinamool Leader Shot Dead In Bengal, Party Blames "BJP Goons"
A local Trinamool leader was shot dead in front of his father by unidentified gunmen in West Bengal's Purba Bardhaman district on Tuesday, police said.
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Provisions In Constitution To Take Care Of Violence In Bengal: Babul Supriyo
Union Minister Babul Supriyo Friday said there are provisions in the Constitution to take care of issues of political violence and "intimidation of voters" in the run-up to the assembly polls in the West Bengal, prompting the ruling TMC to dare BJP to impose President's Rule in the state.
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"Alarming Scenario" In Bengal, Political Violence, Killings Must Stop: Governor
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday expressed his concern over the "alarming situation" in the state after a BJP leader was shot dead in North 24 Parganas district, and said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should take note of critical aspects that "run down the democratic governance and lawlessness".
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Wrong To Blame "Outsiders" For Political Violence In Bengal: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat Sunday lamented the "political violence" in West Bengal and said calling those protesting against such killings as "outsiders" was wrong.
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Bengal Unrest Flares Up, BJP Aborts Highway Cremation Of Killed Workers
Political violence in Bengal took a dramatic turn on Sunday as the state BJP, following a face-off with the police, prepared to cremate the bodies of the workers who died in Saturday's clash on the Basanti highway. Hundreds of agitated workers gathered at the spot and preparations had started for a funeral pyre. But the party reversed the decision ...
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Day After Bengal Violence, Home Ministry Asks Mamata Banerjee For Action
The centre has expressed deep concern over the continuing violence in Bengal even after the national elections and issued an advisory to Mamata Banerjee's government, sources said. The state BJP had approached home minister Amit Shah, claiming three of its workers were killed by Trinamool Congress workers in the North 24 Parganas. This was the thir...
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1 Dead, Many Injured In Post-Poll Clash Between Trinamool, BJP In Bengal
Incidents of violence were reported from across West Bengal on Saturday in which one person died and many were injured, officials said, as a face-off brewed between the ruling Trinamool Congress and a surging BJP after the Lok Sabha results were declared.
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When Babul Supriyo Is Stopped From Visiting His Constituency
How can the West Bengal Government stop elected representatives of political parties from visiting and meeting the people of Asansol and other affected areas? If the Governor and MPs are not given the right to visit the people of these areas,what right does the common person have in West Bengal?
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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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Bengal College Student Allegedly Killed By Trinamool Congress Youth Activists
A third-year college student was beaten to death today in West Bengal's West Midnapore district allegedly by members of the Trinamool Congress' youth wing.
