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"Threw Bombs, Fired Bullets": BJP Leader Alleges Attack By Trinamool Workers, 4 Arrested
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Priyangu Pandey today alleged he was attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
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Bengal Bandh Today After Police Use Tear Gas, Water Canon On Protesters
The BJP has called for a 6 am to 6 pm bandh (strike) in West Bengal to protest against the police action on those who took part in the march to the state secretariat 'Nabbana' over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata.
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"Bandh And Development Can't Go Hand In Hand": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that she has long put an end to to "bandh politics" in the state, as that always "came in the way of development".
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Bharat Bandh: Left Activists Block Roads, Rail Tracks In Bengal
Left activists blocked roads and railway tracks across West Bengal on Monday in support of the Bharat Bandh, while normal life remained largely unaffected in the state.
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Latest News Live Updates: Election Commission Announces Poll Dates For 5 States
Election Commission will announce poll dates for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry later today. The states are due for elections in April-May. This is the first major set of elections to be held in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic after the Bihar election.
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Left Calls 12-Hour Bengal Bandh To Protest Crackdown On Kolkata March
Left parties in West Bengal have called for a 12-hour bandh across the state on Friday to protest a police crackdown on students and youth marching towards Nabanna, the state secretariat, on Thursday.
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"Don't Support Bandhs But Backing Farmers' Demands": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today, more than ever, came out in support of farmers protesting against the central government's three new agricultural ordinances saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration must either withdraw the laws or simply step down.
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Bharat Bandh: Near Total Strike In Kerala, Protests in Bengal, Odisha
Bharat Bandh: Ten central trade unions are participating in the nationwide Bharat Bandh today. They are protesting the new labour and farm laws of the central government. In West Bengal protesters blocked trains in some areas while in Kerala markets are closed in Kochi.
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BJP Protests Against Party Worker's Murder, Calls 12-Hour Bandh
The BJP on Wednesday put up a blockade on a national highway in West Bengal's Howrah district to protest against the murder of a party worker, alleging that he was killed by the Trinamool Congress for political reasons, a charge denied by the ruling party.
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Violence In Bengal During Trade Unions Strike, Several Roads Blocked
A 24-hour strike by central trade unions in West Bengal on Wednesday was marked by incidents of violence and arson, blocking of railway tracks and roads by protestors trying to enforce the shutdown, officials said.
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For Protection, Bus Driver Wears Helmet Amid Strike In Bengal
A driver of a state-run bus was seen behind the wheel in a helmet as he drove through the narrow streets of Siliguri in West Bengal amid an all-India strike called by trade unions today.
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Bharat Bandh: Bengal To Give Rs 6 Lakh Insurance For Vehicles Damaged
Amid apprehension of violence during the nationwide trade union strike on Wednesday, the West Bengal government on Tuesday promised an insurance cover of up to Rs 6 lakh for vehicles damaged due to violence.
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Citizenship Amendment Act: Transport Affected In Bihar; Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya Peaceful
West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya were peaceful on Thursday while agitators blocked rail and road traffic during a bandh called by Left-wing student organisations in Bihar against the new citizenship law.
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Trinamool Leader's Husband Shot Dead in Bengal, Party Calls Strike
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress called a 24-hour bandh in Churchura, near Kolkata after the husband of a local party leader was shot dead.
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Trinamool Leader Shot Dead In Bengal's Chinsurah, 12-Hour Bandh Called
A local Trinamool Congress leader was gunned down on the railway tracks at Bandel station in West Bengal's Hooghly district Saturday, police said.
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"Threw Bombs, Fired Bullets": BJP Leader Alleges Attack By Trinamool Workers, 4 Arrested
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Priyangu Pandey today alleged he was attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
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Bengal Bandh Today After Police Use Tear Gas, Water Canon On Protesters
The BJP has called for a 6 am to 6 pm bandh (strike) in West Bengal to protest against the police action on those who took part in the march to the state secretariat 'Nabbana' over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata.
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"Bandh And Development Can't Go Hand In Hand": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday asserted that she has long put an end to to "bandh politics" in the state, as that always "came in the way of development".
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Bharat Bandh: Left Activists Block Roads, Rail Tracks In Bengal
Left activists blocked roads and railway tracks across West Bengal on Monday in support of the Bharat Bandh, while normal life remained largely unaffected in the state.
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Latest News Live Updates: Election Commission Announces Poll Dates For 5 States
Election Commission will announce poll dates for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry later today. The states are due for elections in April-May. This is the first major set of elections to be held in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic after the Bihar election.
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Left Calls 12-Hour Bengal Bandh To Protest Crackdown On Kolkata March
Left parties in West Bengal have called for a 12-hour bandh across the state on Friday to protest a police crackdown on students and youth marching towards Nabanna, the state secretariat, on Thursday.
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"Don't Support Bandhs But Backing Farmers' Demands": Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today, more than ever, came out in support of farmers protesting against the central government's three new agricultural ordinances saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration must either withdraw the laws or simply step down.
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Bharat Bandh: Near Total Strike In Kerala, Protests in Bengal, Odisha
Bharat Bandh: Ten central trade unions are participating in the nationwide Bharat Bandh today. They are protesting the new labour and farm laws of the central government. In West Bengal protesters blocked trains in some areas while in Kerala markets are closed in Kochi.
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BJP Protests Against Party Worker's Murder, Calls 12-Hour Bandh
The BJP on Wednesday put up a blockade on a national highway in West Bengal's Howrah district to protest against the murder of a party worker, alleging that he was killed by the Trinamool Congress for political reasons, a charge denied by the ruling party.
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Violence In Bengal During Trade Unions Strike, Several Roads Blocked
A 24-hour strike by central trade unions in West Bengal on Wednesday was marked by incidents of violence and arson, blocking of railway tracks and roads by protestors trying to enforce the shutdown, officials said.
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For Protection, Bus Driver Wears Helmet Amid Strike In Bengal
A driver of a state-run bus was seen behind the wheel in a helmet as he drove through the narrow streets of Siliguri in West Bengal amid an all-India strike called by trade unions today.
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Bharat Bandh: Bengal To Give Rs 6 Lakh Insurance For Vehicles Damaged
Amid apprehension of violence during the nationwide trade union strike on Wednesday, the West Bengal government on Tuesday promised an insurance cover of up to Rs 6 lakh for vehicles damaged due to violence.
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Citizenship Amendment Act: Transport Affected In Bihar; Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya Peaceful
West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya were peaceful on Thursday while agitators blocked rail and road traffic during a bandh called by Left-wing student organisations in Bihar against the new citizenship law.
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Trinamool Leader's Husband Shot Dead in Bengal, Party Calls Strike
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress called a 24-hour bandh in Churchura, near Kolkata after the husband of a local party leader was shot dead.
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Trinamool Leader Shot Dead In Bengal's Chinsurah, 12-Hour Bandh Called
A local Trinamool Congress leader was gunned down on the railway tracks at Bandel station in West Bengal's Hooghly district Saturday, police said.
