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BJP to move SC to ensure fair Panchayat polls in Bengal
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
West Bengal [India], Apr. 04 (ANI): Following his meeting with the State Election Commission over nomination issues for the impending Panchayat polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy, on Wednesday suggested that his party will move to the Supreme Court to ensure a fair polling
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Body of one Indian to be brought from Iraq after DNA test: VK Singh
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 3 (ANI): The body of one Indian will be brought back from Iraq as soon as DNA testing is completed, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs General (retired) VK Singh said on Tuesday.
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WB violence: NHRC issues notice to Mamata Govt.
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 2 (ANI): As violence continued unabated in Asansol-Raniganj area of West Bengal, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Monday issued a notice to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government.
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Owaisi takes on WB chief minister, governor over Asansol violence
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi has questioned Mamata Banerjee government's "secular" credentials and West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi's "constitutional" conduct in connection with the Asansol communal vi
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Communal violence has spread in BJP states: CPI
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Sunday slammed the Prime Minster Narendra Modi-led government for the recent communal violence that has hit certain parts of the country.
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BJP delegation visits relief camp in Asansol
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Asansol (West Bengal) [India], Apr. 01 (ANI): A four-member Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) committee on Sunday visited a relief camp in violence-affected Asansol city of West Bengal.
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Hardliner mentality gives rise to communal violence cases: Rizvi
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow, (Uttar Pradesh) [India] April .1 (ANI): In the wake of several cases of communal violence during Rama Navami celebrations on March 25 in West Bengal's Asansol city and Bihar's Aurangabad town, Shia Central Waqf Board Chairman Wasim Rizvi said that a "hardliner mentality," which is c
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Imam who lost son in Asansol riot appeals for peace
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Asansol (West Bengal) [India], April .1 (ANI): Imam Imadadul Rashidi, whose son was killed in West Bengal's Asansol riot, on Saturday appealed for peace.
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WB Panchayat polls to be held in three phases in May
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] Mar. 31(ANI): Panchayat general elections in 20 districts of West Bengal are scheduled to take place in three phases in May, announced the state election commission on Saturday.
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Hansraj Ahir blames WB, Bihar governments for violence
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Mar. 30 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir on Friday blamed the West Bengal and Bihar governments for communal violence in the state on Ram Navami while saying that it was their responsibility to maintain law and order.
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Ram Navami violence: Babul Supriyo files counter-FIR
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Asansol, (West Bengal) [India] Mar 30 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Babul Supriyo has filed a counter-FIR in response to the one lodged against him for assaulting a police officer.
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Asansol violence: Babul Supriyo booked for assaulting officer
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Asansol, (West Bengal) [India] Mar 29 (ANI): An FIR has been filed against Union Minister Babul Supriyo for allegedly violating Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and assaulting an IPS officer after he was prevented from visiting the violence-hit areas in Asansol, where
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