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Despite ECI’s warning, 30,000 non-bailable warrants in West Bengal yet to be executed: Sources

They added that even as the ECI is scheduled to announce on Saturday the polling and counting dates for the Lok Sabha elections, the total number of NBWs yet to be executed in West Bengal is above 30,000.

  • Saturday, 16 March 2024
Appeal for CBI probe against Sheikh Shahjahan: Calcutta HC reserves its judgement
Appeal for CBI probe against Sheikh Shahjahan: Calcutta HC reserves its judgement

The Calcutta High Court on Monday reserved its judgement on an appeal seeking transfer of the probe against the now-suspended Trinamool Congress leader from Sandeshkhali, Sheikh Shahjahan, independently to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

  • Monday, 04 March 2024
Sandeshkhali Violence: TMC Leader Sheikh Shajahan Arrested; Know Charges Leveled Against Him
Sandeshkhali Violence: TMC Leader Sheikh Shajahan Arrested; Know Charges Leveled Against Him

After being on a run for the last 55 days, the absconding Trinamool Congress Leader Shajahan Sheikh has been arrested by the state police.

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  • Thursday, 29 February 2024
Sheikh Shahjahan
Absconding TMC leader Shajahan Sheikh of West Bengal's Sandeshkhali arrested

Sheikh has remained at large for more than 50 days since an Enforcement Directorate team that went to raid his house was attacked allegedly by a mob.

  • Thursday, 29 February 2024
Sandeshkhali horror
Sandeshkhali horror: BJP blasts Bengal Police for disclosing victim's identity, files complaint with NCW

Majumdar informs that the victim’s house has been vandalised and her life is at stake for speaking against the atrocities by TMC goons.

  • Monday, 19 February 2024
BJP team stopped by Bengal Police from visiting Sandeshkhali
Sandeshkhali sexual harassments: BJP team stopped by Bengal Police from visiting unrest-hit village

The committee members and Paul sat on the street at the place where they were stopped and started protesting against the police action.

  • Friday, 16 February 2024
BJP national president JP Nadda
BJP forms panel to probe Sandeshkhali sexual harassment incidents in West Bengal

National President J.P. Nadda on Wednesday said that incidents of harassment of women and hooliganism are "happening continuously in West Bengal" while the administration there remains a "mute spectator".

  • Thursday, 15 February 2024
West Bengal tourist gets duped by cyber fraudsters while booking hotel in Puri online
West Bengal tourist gets duped by cyber fraudsters while booking hotel in Puri online

However, he landed in Puri only to find out that there was no hotel in the name of ‘Swarna Deep’ in Puri.

  • Sunday, 05 November 2023
Seven dead in firecracker factory blast in Bengal’s Duttapukur
Seven dead in firecracker factory blast in Bengal’s Duttapukur

The death figures are likely to increase further, said local police sources, as the condition of some of those injured in the blast was extremely critical.

  • Sunday, 27 August 2023
Bengal panchayat poll violence: 2 more deaths reported on Sunday
West Bengal panchayat poll violence: 2 more deaths reported on Sunday

CPI-M activist Rintu Sheikh from Hariparapara area in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, who was severely beaten up allegedly by ruling Trinamool Congress activists on the polling day (July 8) died at a hospital here on Sunday afternoon. 

  • Sunday, 16 July 2023
Bengal panchayat polls: With three more deaths, casualty figure rises to 39
West Bengal panchayat polls: With three more deaths, casualty figure rises to 39

Fresh reports of death came at a time when re-polling for 696 booths has been conducted since Monday morning under heavy deployment of central armed forces personnel.

  • Monday, 10 July 2023
 Six deaths reported in first 3 hours of voting for Bengal panchayat polls
Six deaths reported in first 3 hours of voting for Bengal panchayat polls

Of the six fatalities, two were reported from Murshidabad and one each from Cooch Behar, East Burdwan, Malda and Nadia.

  • Saturday, 08 July 2023
Bengal Guv aggrieved by 'deterioration of democracy' in state
Bengal Guv aggrieved by 'deterioration of democracy' in state

The Governor went to Canning in South 24 Parganas district on Saturday evening and interacted with the locals over the violence witnessed for the past few days. He also held a meeting with the administration and police officials of the district.

  • Saturday, 17 June 2023
The Diary of West Bengal
Writer, director of 'The Diary of West Bengal' summoned by Kolkata Police

Police sources said that the trailer of the movie was released on YouTube recently, following which, there was a complaint on May 11, alleging that the movie seemed to have been made as a deliberate attempt to malign the image of West Bengal.

  • Friday, 26 May 2023
West Bengal govt prohibits confinement of mother pigs
West Bengal Govt prohibits confinement of mother pigs to crates

According to PETA-India's advocacy officer Farhat Ul Ain, pigs are intelligent animals and protective mothers who form bonds with their young piglets when unrestricted.

  • Thursday, 25 May 2023
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