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NCSC on West Bengal visit to assess allegations of post-poll violence agai
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 13 (ANI): The National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) began its two-day visit to West Bengal on Thursday to meet families affected by the alleged political violence that broke out after the recently-held West Bengal Assembly elections.
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West Bengal Governor to visit Ranpagli, Srirampur camps in Assam on May 14
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 12 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will visit Ranpagli and Srirampur camps in Assam on May 14. The post-poll violence victims from West Bengal have taken refuge at these camps.
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Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to visit areas affected by post-poll violence in
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 11 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will visit the areas affected by post-poll violence on Thursday.
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Retributive violence, acts of arson have graduated to intimidation signall
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 10 (ANI): Hours after administering oath to the ministers of the Mamata Banerjee government, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday said that West Bengal has gone into a deep crisis as retributive violence, acts of arson have graduated to intimidation and e
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TMC leader Biman Banerjee elected speaker of WB Assembly
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Biman Banerjee on Friday elected as Speaker of West Bengal Legislative Assembly for the third time.
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West Bengal post-poll violence: MHA team assesses situation in South 24 Pa
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
South 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], May 7 (ANI): A four-member team deputed by the Ministry of Home Affairs visited the Diamond Harbour area of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district to assess the ground situation amid the reports of post-poll violence in the state.
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RSS says post-poll violence in Bengal 'well conspired', asks Trinamool gov
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Friday condemned the post-poll violence in West Bengal and demanded that the newly-elected government in the state should immediately contain violence and effectively establish rule of law as its top priority.
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Calcutta High Court orders State Home Secretary to file report on post-pol
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 7 (ANI): Taking a serious view of violence after the Assembly poll results in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered the state Home Secretary to file a report mentioning the places where the post-poll violence occurred and the steps taken to
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Post-poll violence continues unabated, Mamata's governance away from const
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 6 (ANI): A day after Mamata Banerjee took oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday said post-poll violence and vandalism continue unabated in the state and added that the Trinamool Congress' supremo governance is away fro
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Four-member MHA team arrives in Kolkata to assess post-poll violence
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 6 (ANI): A four-member team, deputed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, arrived in Kolkata on Thursday to assess the ground situation amid the post-poll violence in West Bengal.
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Telangana BJP stages protest against post-poll violence in West Bengal
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 6 (ANI): Condemning the post-polls violence that broke out after Trinamool Congress (TMC) won the Assembly elections in West Bengal, Telangana BJP Chief Bandi Sanjay on Wednesday staged a protest at the party office in Hyderabad.
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WB: Bombs hurled at BJP worker's house in Bhatpara
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India] May 6 (ANI): As West Bengal continues to witness post-poll violence, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker in the North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday alleged that bombs were hurled at his residence by unidentified people.
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