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Mamata's allegations on leak of post-poll violence report baseless: NHRC m
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): A day after the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of "disrespecting the court" and pursuing "political interests of the BJP" by leaking its report on alleged post-poll violence to the media, a m
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NHRC submits report on Bengal post-poll violence says, "Violent incidents
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 15 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in its report on the alleged post-election violence in West Bengal submitted to Calcutta High Court states that "Spatio-temporal expanse of violent incidents in the state reflects appalling apathy of th
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West Bengal post poll violence: Calcutta HC orders DNA test on victim Abhi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a DNA test on the body of BJP activist Abhijit Sarkar after his brother Biswajit Sarkar reportedly could not identify the same.
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NHRC member slams WB govt over post-poll violence, claims to have 'FIR num
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 9 (ANI): After the West Bengal government claimed that the post-poll violence in the state was somewhat unabated when the Election Commission of India was in charge of the law and order machinery, member of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team
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Police threatening victims not to file a complaint, says NHRC team member
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], July 8 (ANI): Stating that the people are scared of the police, National Commission for Minorities vice-chairman and member of NHRC team on post-poll violence, Atif Rasheed on Thursday said that the only fault of the people was that they voted for the BJ
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BJP lacks courtesy and decency: Mamata Banerjee on ruckus by MLAs over pos
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 6 (ANI): Days after the West Bengal Governor's inaugural address was interrupted due to ruckus created by BJP MLAs over post-poll violence in the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP of "lacking courtesy and decency".
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West Bengal post poll violence: NHRC team to visit Malda, Murshidabad on J
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Vice-chairman of National Commission for Minorities Atif Rasheed and a member of the team constituted by the National Human Rights Commission will investigate the post-poll violence in West Bengal.
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Ashish Banerjee elected Dy Speaker of W Bengal Assembly; BJP stages walk o
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 2 (ANI): Trinamool Congress party's MLA Ashish Banerjee was on Friday elected as Deputy Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly here, amidst noisy scenes in the the Assembly with BJP MLAs staging a walk out.
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West Bengal post poll violence: Calcutta HC takes note of NHRC report, man
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 2 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Friday while passing an order in alleged post-poll violence cases that occurred in West Bengal, took note of the National Human Right Commission's (NHRC) interim report and stated that from a perusal of the report's p
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West Bengal Post Poll Violence: Calcutta HC directs Chief Secretary to pre
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 2 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Friday, after perusing the interim report of the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) on alleged post poll violence in West Bengal, directed the state's Chief Secretary to ensure preservation of the correspondence o
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WB post-poll violence: Calcutta HC orders police to register all cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 2 (ANI): The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the police to register all cases of the victims of the post-poll violence in West Bengal.
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Suvendu Adhikari meets Amit Shah, discusses legal issues with Tushar Mehta
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday had meetings with Bharatiya Janata Party leadership including Union Home Minister Amit Shah as the state BJP prepares to take on the Mamata Banerjee government over post-poll violence in the
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