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Bangladesh: Post-election tensions in Panchagarh trigger NCP-BNP face-off
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Post-election tensions in Panchagarh triggered allegations by NCP leader Sarjis Alam of attacks on party members. BNP leaders denied involvement, calling the claims exaggerated. Police said only minor disturbances were reported and no major incidents or formal complaints had been recorded
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Bangladesh: BNP office set ablaze in Narayanganj days after landslide elec
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
A BNP office in Rupganj, Narayanganj, was allegedly set on fire around 3:45 am on Saturday. Police identified two suspects and began an investigation. The incident occurred days after BNP's election victory. Locals doused the flames. BNP leaders linked the attack to rivals. A formal compl
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Violence under TMC same as that prevailed during Communist rule: Manik Sah
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
"The post-election violence, the violence before the election, and violence during the election are common in West Bengal. The way violence was prevalent during Communist rule the same situation prevails now under TMC rule. I had been there many times during elections, I had visited many pla
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BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari urges West Bengal Governor to prevent recurren
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In a letter to the Governor of West Bengal, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari said that after the 2024 Parliamentary General Election results were announced on June 4th, 'goons of the ruling dispensation' has gone 'berserk upon the workers of BJP' in West Bengal.
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Central Armed Police Force's 400 companies to remain positioned in West Be
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
To manage post-election violence, nearly 400 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies (over 40,000 personnel) will remain in West Bengal until June 19, sources said.
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2 killed, many injured in post-election violence in PoK
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Neelum Valley, [PoK], July 27 (ANI): Violence continued unabated in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as two civilians were killed and over a dozen wounded on Monday after Pakistan's paramilitary force opened fire at a crowd in Sharda Valley of Neelum district.
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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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J-K citizens meet LG Sinha, submit memorandum to President Kovind in WB po
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 28 (ANI): Some prominent citizens of Jammu and Kashmir met lieutenant general Manoj Sinha on Friday to submit a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind on the post-election violence in West Bengal.
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3 arrested in BJP workers killing in post-poll violence: WB govt tells SC
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The West Bengal Government on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that three people have been arrested in connection with the alleged killing of two BJP workers in post-election violence on May 2 in the state.
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President Kenyatta's re-election claims 24 lives: Human rights
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], August 13 (ANI): The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights confirmed on Saturday that 24 people, including 17 in Nairobi, were killed in the post-election violence since Tuesday that erupted after the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
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