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WB: Over 1500 kg of ganja seized in Cooch Behar, one held
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Cooch Behar (West Bengal) [India], June 12 (ANI): In a joint operation by the Narcotics Control Bureau and Border Security Force, a total of 1582 kilograms of ganja was seized, informed the officials on Saturday.
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Mamata Banerjee calls meeting of opposition parties on June 15 ahead of pr
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to opposition chief ministers and leaders of parties opposed to the BJP for a meeting on June 15 in view of the presidential elections and to strengthen resistance against "divisive force"
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Howrah clashes: West Bengal Governor expresses concerns over worsening law
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday expressed concerns over the worsening law and order situation in the state, days after protests erupted in parts of West Bengal over remarks by BJP leaders against religious minorities.
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CBI registers FIR in West Bengal teachers recruitment scam
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 11 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against officials in the Bengal Board of Primary Education over alleged irregularities in the selection process of Assistant teachers of primary schools.
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Controversial remark row: West Bengal BJP chief arrested on his way to vio
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): A day after violence broke out in West Bengal's Howrah district on Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state chief Sukanta Majumdar was arrested under preventive sections on Saturday by police when he was on the way to the Howrah protest site as
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After fresh clashes, West Bengal govt effects changes in police dept
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): After fresh clashes between protesters and police at Panchla Bazaar in West Bengal's Howrah on Saturday, the West Bengal government effected changes in the police department.
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Howrah violence: Governor Dhankhar appeals to CM to sternly deal with law
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday expressed concern over the "worsening" law and order situation following the clashes in Howrah and appealed to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to sternly deal with lawbreakers.
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Why should people suffer for BJP's sin? asks CM Mamata on Howrah violence
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that certain political parties were behind the Howrah violence and asked why should people suffer for "BJP's sin".
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Row over remarks against Prophet: Fresh clashes in Howrah, Section 144 imp
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Howrah (West Bengal) [India], June 11 (ANI): Amid a row over remarks against Prophet Muhammad, section 144 has been imposed in Howrah after fresh clashes took place between police and a group of protestors at Panchla Bazaar on Saturday.
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'Grim situation in Bengal': Saumitra Khan urges Amit Shah to deploy centra
Updated : 4 years 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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Prophet row: Internet services in West Bengal's Howrah suspended till June
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 10 (ANI): Internet services were suspended till 6 am on June 13 in Howrah district in wake of protests on Friday and the current situation here.
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Kolkata: Depressed policeman shoots self
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 10 (ANI): A policeman in West Bengal killed himself after firing at a woman biker outside Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata on Friday.
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