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"Atrocities against women are not accepted": NCW Chairperson Rahatkar on W
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Friday said that the incidents of atrocities against women during the recent violence in West Bengal, amid protests against the Waqf Amendment Act, are unacceptable and have instilled fear among the affected women.
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Plea in SC for SIT probe into WB violence on Waqf Act
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the violence that erupted during a protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 in the West Bengal's Murshidabad district.
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'Grim situation in Bengal': Saumitra Khan urges Amit Shah to deploy centra
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and party's West Bengal vice president Saumitra Khan on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and urged him to deploy central forces in the state in the wake of recent developments that led to the suspens
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WB violence: BJP's Anirban Ganguly claims people lost faith in state polic
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Amid the unabated violence in West Bengal, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) think tank member Anirban Ganguly supported demands for the CBI investigation into the recent rape cases, saying that the common people in the state have lost their faith in the police.
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SC to hear on Sept 20 plea against Culcutta HC order for CBI probe into Be
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
ew Delhi [India], September 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday said it will on September 20 hear a plea of the West Bengal government challenging the Calcutta High Court order directing a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into violence in heinous cases of murder and rape followi
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We condemn failure of the govt to protect lives: Owaisi on WB violence
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 4 (ANI): Regarding the post-poll violence in West Bengal, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said he condemns the failure of any government, in any part of India, to protect lives.
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WB government muzzling opposition voice as people yearn for change: Ravi S
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] October 8 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said the West Bengal government is creating an atmosphere of fear and muzzling opposition voice, even as people in the state yearned for a change.
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78 bombs seized in two districts in West Bengal, 8 arrested
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Durgapur/Bhatpara (West Bengal) [India], June 25 (ANI): As many as 78 bombs were seized from Paschim Bardhaman and North 24 Parganas districts in West Bengal on Monday.
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WB Violence: Governor convenes meet of political parties
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi has called for a meeting of four major political parties in context with the reported post-poll violence in the state.
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WB violence: Mukul Roy urges Amit Shah to take immediate action in West Be
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): BJP leader Mukul Roy on Tuesday wrote a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting him to take immediate and appropriate action to safeguard the life of people of West Bengal as complete "anarchy and chaos" prevailed due to violence in
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WB: Violence mars polling at Raiganj, Chopra
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Raiganj (West Bengal) [India], Apr 18 (ANI): Violence marred the second phase of elections here on Thursday as BJP's Raiganj Parliamentary constituency candidate Debasree Chaudhuri alleged that TMC workers tried to capture a polling booth in the constituency.
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PM Modi calls WB violence 'murder of democracy'
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Calling it unfortunate, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the violence that broke out during West Bengal panchayat elections on Tuesday was a murder of democracy.
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