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Political Showdown In Bengal Over Ram Navami Ahead Of 2026 Assembly Polls
Incidents of violence against Hindus in adjoining Bangladesh and the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal have significantly amplified the scale and political significance of Ram Navami celebrations in the state this year.
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"Fear Being Killed": 600 Bangladeshis Try To Enter Bengal, Stopped By Border Force
Even as the political turmoil and violence continues in Bangladesh, a group of nearly 600 people from the country were stopped from entering India at a border point in West Bengal by the Border Security Force.
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PM Modi Likely To Address Rally In Bengal On March 7 Amid Sandeshkhali Row
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a women's rally in Barasat in West Bengal on March 7, amid a political row over allegations of sexual assault of women by members of the state's ruling Trinamool Congress in Sandeshkhali.
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"Impose President's Rule": Caste Panel On Sandeshkhali Clashes, Rape Claim
The NCSC has recommended President's Rule in Bengal amid violence and political tension after the BJP accused a Trinamool Congress strongman - the on-the-run Sheikh Shahjahan - of sexually assaulting women there.
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Sandeshkhali Ripples Spread, BJP Workers Clash With Police In Bengal's Basirhat
The political storm over the events at Bengal's Sandeshkhali sparked violence in another part of the state on Tuesday. BJP workers, led by the party's state chief Sukanta Majumdar, clashed with the police in Basirhat
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BJP Chief Compares Bengal Poll Violence To Pre-Partition Killings
BJP president JP Nadda on Monday claimed the Congress compromised on big goals for small gains causing India's division as he alleged that the opposition's politics is even now marked by similar "appeasement".
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"Report Exposes Lawlessness": JP Nadda On Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence
An enquiry conducted by BJP MPs into incidents of violence during the recent panchayat polls in West Bengal has exposed the "utter state of lawlessness" and the state government's insensitivity towards political adversaries, JP Nadda said.
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Opinion: Political Violence Dents Bengal's Image
Last week, Bengal's largest vernacular daily Anandabazar Patrika said in a front-page report that some of its reporters were huddled under a table to avoid splinters of crude bombs while covering the Panchayat elections in the state.
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Re-Polling Underway At Over 600 Booths Across 19 Districts In West Bengal
Fresh polling is underway today at over 600 booths across 19 districts of West Bengal where voting for panchayat elections was declared void amid allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and the violence that left 15 people dead, officials said.
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11 Dead In Violence As Bengal Votes For Panchayat Polls: 10 Points
At least 11 people have been killed as rural West Bengal votes for the crucial three-tier panchayat polls today, which serves as a litmus test for the 2024 parliamentary elections and could reshape the state's political landscape.
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"Politics Of Murder": West Bengal Governor Slams Panchayat Poll Violence
West Bengal Panchayat Polls: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday criticised the ongoing violence in Panchayat polls and said that the violence can be described as politics of "murder", "intimidation" and of "muscle flexing".
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"No Violence Will Be Tolerated": Bengal Governor On Pre-Poll Clashes
West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on Friday said that political violence in the state must come to an end, after visiting Bhangore, where supporters of two political parties clashed a day before leaving three dead.
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Home Ministry Seeks Report On Violence In Bengal Since Ram Navami: Sources
The Union Home Ministry has sought a report on the Ram Navami violence from the Bengal government, sources said today amid the huge political controversy triggered by clashes in two districts since Thursday.
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"Appeasement Politics": Anurag Thakur Slams Mamata Banerjee, Nitish Kumar Over Violence
Union Minister Anurag Thakur today launched a fresh attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar over incidents of violence on Ram Navami, accusing them of indulging in "appeasement politics"
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Video: Kolkata Cop Cornered By Men Waving BJP Flags, Hit With Sticks
The video of a policeman being chased and beaten with sticks emerged late this evening from Kolkata amid the huge political row that followed the massive violence that engulfed parts of the city during an anti-corruption protest by the BJP.
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Political Showdown In Bengal Over Ram Navami Ahead Of 2026 Assembly Polls
Incidents of violence against Hindus in adjoining Bangladesh and the 2026 assembly elections in West Bengal have significantly amplified the scale and political significance of Ram Navami celebrations in the state this year.
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"Fear Being Killed": 600 Bangladeshis Try To Enter Bengal, Stopped By Border Force
Even as the political turmoil and violence continues in Bangladesh, a group of nearly 600 people from the country were stopped from entering India at a border point in West Bengal by the Border Security Force.
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PM Modi Likely To Address Rally In Bengal On March 7 Amid Sandeshkhali Row
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address a women's rally in Barasat in West Bengal on March 7, amid a political row over allegations of sexual assault of women by members of the state's ruling Trinamool Congress in Sandeshkhali.
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"Impose President's Rule": Caste Panel On Sandeshkhali Clashes, Rape Claim
The NCSC has recommended President's Rule in Bengal amid violence and political tension after the BJP accused a Trinamool Congress strongman - the on-the-run Sheikh Shahjahan - of sexually assaulting women there.
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Sandeshkhali Ripples Spread, BJP Workers Clash With Police In Bengal's Basirhat
The political storm over the events at Bengal's Sandeshkhali sparked violence in another part of the state on Tuesday. BJP workers, led by the party's state chief Sukanta Majumdar, clashed with the police in Basirhat
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BJP Chief Compares Bengal Poll Violence To Pre-Partition Killings
BJP president JP Nadda on Monday claimed the Congress compromised on big goals for small gains causing India's division as he alleged that the opposition's politics is even now marked by similar "appeasement".
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"Report Exposes Lawlessness": JP Nadda On Bengal Panchayat Poll Violence
An enquiry conducted by BJP MPs into incidents of violence during the recent panchayat polls in West Bengal has exposed the "utter state of lawlessness" and the state government's insensitivity towards political adversaries, JP Nadda said.
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Opinion: Political Violence Dents Bengal's Image
Last week, Bengal's largest vernacular daily Anandabazar Patrika said in a front-page report that some of its reporters were huddled under a table to avoid splinters of crude bombs while covering the Panchayat elections in the state.
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Re-Polling Underway At Over 600 Booths Across 19 Districts In West Bengal
Fresh polling is underway today at over 600 booths across 19 districts of West Bengal where voting for panchayat elections was declared void amid allegations of tampering with ballot boxes and the violence that left 15 people dead, officials said.
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11 Dead In Violence As Bengal Votes For Panchayat Polls: 10 Points
At least 11 people have been killed as rural West Bengal votes for the crucial three-tier panchayat polls today, which serves as a litmus test for the 2024 parliamentary elections and could reshape the state's political landscape.
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"Politics Of Murder": West Bengal Governor Slams Panchayat Poll Violence
West Bengal Panchayat Polls: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday criticised the ongoing violence in Panchayat polls and said that the violence can be described as politics of "murder", "intimidation" and of "muscle flexing".
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"No Violence Will Be Tolerated": Bengal Governor On Pre-Poll Clashes
West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on Friday said that political violence in the state must come to an end, after visiting Bhangore, where supporters of two political parties clashed a day before leaving three dead.
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Home Ministry Seeks Report On Violence In Bengal Since Ram Navami: Sources
The Union Home Ministry has sought a report on the Ram Navami violence from the Bengal government, sources said today amid the huge political controversy triggered by clashes in two districts since Thursday.
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"Appeasement Politics": Anurag Thakur Slams Mamata Banerjee, Nitish Kumar Over Violence
Union Minister Anurag Thakur today launched a fresh attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar over incidents of violence on Ram Navami, accusing them of indulging in "appeasement politics"
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Video: Kolkata Cop Cornered By Men Waving BJP Flags, Hit With Sticks
The video of a policeman being chased and beaten with sticks emerged late this evening from Kolkata amid the huge political row that followed the massive violence that engulfed parts of the city during an anti-corruption protest by the BJP.
