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West Bengal: TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty resigns from Parliament
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mimi Chakraborty has submitted her resignation to her party supremo Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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Advocate moves SC seeking transfer of Sandeshkhali probe outside West Beng
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
An advocate moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of investigation and subsequent trial outside West Bengal in connection with the alleged sexual assault on women in Sandeshkhali.
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Sandeshkhali protest: Lok Sabha Privileges Committee issues notice to seni
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha on Thursday issued a notice to senior police officers in West Bengal on a complaint filed by the BJP MP Sukanta Majumdar, alleging misconduct, brutality and life-threatening injuries during a scuffle with uniformed personnel amid a protest against
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West Bengal: BJP workers hold protest in Purba Bardhaman over Sandeshkhali
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
BJP workers on Thursday held a protest in Purba Bardhaman district over the alleged sexual abuse and atrocities on women at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district.
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SC stays trial court proceedings in case of violence which erupted during
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Supreme Court has recently stayed the proceedings before the trial courts in connection with violence that erupted during the 2021 state assembly polls in West Bengal.
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"History repeating itself": BJP's Dinesh Trivedi claims echoes of Nandigra
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Former TMC MP and BJP leader Dinesh Trivedi on Thursday drew a parallel between the prevailing state of affairs in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali and the violence in Nandigram during the erstwhile Left Front regime in the state.
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NCW demands accountability, swift action to protect "vulnerable" in Sandes
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a post on X, NCW stated, "Distressing reports from Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, reveal a disturbing pattern of violence and intimidation against women. NCW demands accountability and swift action to protect the vulnerable."
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West Bengal: Funds for MGNREGA workers would be released by March 1, says
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that funds for MGNREGA workers would be released by March 1 and the delay in release of funds was due to increase in number of workers under the scheme that guarantees a minimum of 100 days of work during a financial year.
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"Workers brought from elsewhere...": CM Mamata accuses BJP of instigating
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
As the BJP continued statewide protests against the alleged sexual abuse and excesses on women at Sandeshkhali in the North 24 Parganas, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the principal Opposition party in the state of instigating violence and disturbing law and order in t
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Johnson & Johnson Continues Sight for Kids Initiative to Bring Critica
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 15: Johnson & Johnson and Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF), a leader among international humanitarian volunteer organizations, continued their efforts to impact more than 7 million children in India over the next five years as part of Si
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Sandeshkhali violence: CM Mamata Banerjee links unrest to "RSS", says 'Wil
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Breaking her silence on the Sandeshkhali violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday made it clear that she has "never supported injustice" while linking "RSS to the incident", adding that she "needs to know the matter to address the issues that will be reported".
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"Plight of Bengal women not on her list of priorities": Poonawala hits out
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A day after its state president Sukanta Majumdar slumped unconscious amid a police crackdown on a sit-in he was leading against the alleged sexual abuse and exploitation of women by ruling TMC strongmen at Sandeshlkhali in North 24 Parganas district, the BJP was in no mood to take their foot
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