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Mamata is a ghost who is fearful of 'Ram': BJP leader
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): BJP West Bengal Vice-President Rajkumari Keshari said here on Sunday that TMC chief and State chief minister Mamata Banerjee is a "ghost who is fearful of Lord Ram". Keshari was here to attend a rally in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act
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Anti-CAA protesters should be cane-charged or shot dead if they damage pub
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): In remarks that could generate controversy, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that protesters who damage public property during agitation against Citizenship Amendment Act should be cane-charged or shot dead.
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Dilip Ghosh calls TMC rally "Didi's Circus", FIR lodged
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], July 21 (ANI): As the Trinamool Congress is set to organise its annual rally on July 21, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that TMC's programme would be "Didi's Circus".
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SC refuses to hear BJP MP's plea seeking transfer of cases from WB police
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain BJP MP Soumitra Khan's plea seeking direction to transfer the cases registered against him from West Bengal Police to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or any other agency.
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WB: BJP claims 2 party workers injured in police firing over 'Jai Shri Ram
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], Jun 23 (ANI): BJP on Saturday alleged that two of its party workers sustained injuries in police firing after they raised 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan at Panchasayar in West Bengal's Bankura district.
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4.8 magnitude earthquake jolts West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India] May 26 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale rattled Bankura district of West Bengal on Sunday morning, the Indian Meteorological Department said.
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WB: EC orders re-polling in Bankura's Saltora, Chhatarkanali villages
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 17 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Friday ordered re-polling in Saltora and Chhatarkanali villages of Bankura Lok Sabha constituency on May 19.
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West Bengal: EC removes Bankura DM from his post with immediate effect pos
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): In the aftermath of violence marred polls in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India on Sunday removed Uma Shankar from the post of Bankura (West Bengal) District Magistrate. Mukta Arya will be replacing him as the new DM.
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BJP worker injured in clashes in Bankura, party candidate blames TMC worke
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker was severely injured in a clash with Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers outside polling booth number 1 in Bankura on Sunday.
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West Bengal: TMC and BJP workers clash at a polling booth in Bankura
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Ghatal/Bankura (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): A scuffle broke out between TMC and BJP workers on Sunday at polling booth number 254 in Bankura after BJP alleged rigging by TMC workers.
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Villages in West Bengal's Bankura district face acute water scarcity
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], May 11 (ANI): Shuili Bona village in Saltora block in West Bengal's Bankura district, home to nearly 400 Santhals, is on the verge of becoming parched due to acute water scarcity.
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WB: TMC stares at BJP's surge and CPM's attempt to wrest back Bankura
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], May 11 (ANI): Known as one of the major CPI(M) bastions since 1970s, Bankura changed the wind in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The electorate elected TMC's new entrant Moonmoon Sen who defeated CPI(M)'s 9 times MP Basudeb Acharya from the constituency.
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