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"TMC, BJP colluded, orchestrated this violence": CPI (M)'s Md Salim
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Ever since the Waqf Amendment Bill was passed in parliament, there has been widespread protest in the country. The protests even led to violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad and Jangipur, after which the central security forces were deployed in the violence-hit areas following the order of t
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"Bengal is burning, Chief Minister is silent": Yogi Adityanath lambasts Ma
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Addressing a gathering here today, CM Yogi also thanked the Calcutta High Court for ordering the deployment of central forces "immediately" in Murshidabad.
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West Bengal BJP leader to file PIL in Calcutta HC on Murshidabad violence
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"Today is the New Year in West Bengal for Bengalis and Bengali Hindus of the state are having to flee from one place to another because the Chief Minister here only stands with the Jihadis. Some people say that the people only migrated within Bengal, so that makes it okay," she told ANI in K
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Calcutta HC upholds EC's process; dismisses PIL on citizenship verificatio
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The Calcutta High Court expressed full satisfaction with the processes adopted by the Election Commission and dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought implementation of a new citizenship verification process ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.
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"West Bengal has become a light version of Bangladesh": Sukanta Majumdar s
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the recent violence in Murshidabad district, saying that strict action would be taken against the perpetrators if the BJP forms the government in the state.
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"Situation fully under control": West Bengal DGP Rajeev Kumar on Murshidab
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Three people were killed in the Murshidabad district following violent clashes linked to protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025, the police said on Saturday.
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'Grateful to Calcutta High Court': BJP's Suvendu Adhikari welcomes order t
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
BJP leader and West Bengal Leader of Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday said he is very grateful to the Calcutta High Court and welcomed its decision to deploy central forces in violence-hit Murshidabad.
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Glad HC stepped in, gave appropriate decision: Governor CV Ananda Bose on
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose expressed concern over the riots in West Bengal's Murshidabad, and said that he was glad that the Calcutta High Court stepped in and gave appropriate decision.
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Mamata Banerjee has called meeting to pacify Muslim community: says TMC's
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Following the mob violence in Murshidabad district against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Saugata Roy stated that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called a meeting to pacify the Muslim community.
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Hindus are not safe in Bengal, situation is very serious, delicate: Suvend
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
In wake of mob violence in Murshidabad in which three people were killed, West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said raised apprehension that Hindus were not safe in the state and situation is very serious, delicate.
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Bengal: Calcutta HC orders immediate deployment of central forces in viole
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
Advocate Anish Mukherjee, representing West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who has filed a PIL seeking deployment of central forces and an NIA probe, said, "For several days now, we have been witnessing widespread violence throughout the state of West Bengal, particularly i
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West Bengal SSC appointments: SC sets aside HC direction for CBI probe int
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the Calcutta High Court's order directing a CBI investigation into the West Bengal government's decision to create supernumerary posts in connection with West Bengal School Services Commission teachers' appointments.
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