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Sandeshkhali violence | ‘Highly shameful’ even if only 1% of claims true: Calcutta High Court to Bengal govt.

Maintaining that it is shameful if even one of the affidavits is correct, the Chief Justice said, “The entire district administration and the ruling dispensation have to owe moral responsibility, 100% responsibility.” He said that West Bengal boasts of a statistics report to be the safest State for women.

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West Bengal: TMC releases list of star campaigners for Phase-2 Lok Sabha elections

The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) has released a list of star campaigners for the Phase-2 Lok Sabha polls in the West Bengal on April 26. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Morning Digest | BJP got 75% of ₹582 crore worth electoral bonds bought by loss making firms; Sanjay Nirupam expelled from Congress, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on April 4, 2024

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Hand over 2018 high school violence probe to NIA, Calcutta High Court tells Bengal government

A division bench of the Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal govt to transfer the 2018 violence at a Uttar Dinajpur school, in which two youths died, to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

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ECI shakes up West Bengal administration, special observer arrives in State

Lok Sabha polls 2024: Election Commission appoints special observers in West Bengal ahead of upcoming polls, ensuring transparency and security.

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West Bengal: CM Mamata serves tea at local stall, plucks tea leaves at farm

Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday had tea at a local stall in Jalpaiguri. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Unfazed Dilip Ghosh says he fought the TMC, was only joined by others

Dilip Ghosh, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from the Bardhaman Durgapur Lok Sabha seat said that he had taken on the Trinamool Congress (TMC).

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Lok Sabha Polls: Congress releases list of candidates for Andhra, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal

Congress on Tuesday released a list of 17 candidates from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal for the Lok Sabha elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Elections that shaped India | 1967 elections and the rise of Indira Gandhi

Succession battles post Nehru's death led to internal strife, Congress' decline, and Indira Gandhi's rise to power.

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West Bengal's CM Mamata Banerjee meets cyclone victims at hospital in Jalpaiguri

As the cyclone wreaked havoc in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met the victims of the cyclone at the Jalpaiguri Super Specialty Hospital. Read further on Dynamite News:

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TMC alleges attack on Udayan Guha's convoy by BJP supporters in Cooch Behar

The Trinamool Congress on March 31 accused supporters of BJP leader and Union Minister Nisith Pramanik of attacking the convoy of party MLA Udayan Guha in the Cooch Behar area of West Bengal.

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CAA a trap to turn legal citizens into foreigners, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee opposes CAA, warns against NRC trap, challenges BJP's Lok Sabha seat target.

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Abhishek Banerjee dares BJP to launch schemes like Lakshmir Bhandar in States ruled by the party

Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee challenges BJP on social welfare schemes and election tactics in West Bengal.

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In Bengal, Left seeks to iron out differences between allies

Left Front chairperson Biman Basu joined senior Congress leader Pradip Bhattacharya as the Congress nominee began his election campaign.

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West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu accuses Centre of holding back funds for Sarva Shiksha Mission

West Bengal Education Minister accuses Centre of withholding funds for Sarva Shiksha Mission, citing lack of MoU signing for Pradhan Mantri School for Rising India scheme.

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Rekha Patra, BJP candidate from Sandeshkhali, enjoys benefits of State scheme: Trinamool

The Trinamool Congress got embroiled in a controversy on March 28 after it published the personal banking and contact details of the BJP‘s Sandeshkhali candidate Rekha Patra on its official X handle, claiming that she is a beneficiary of the West Bengal’s government Swastha Sathi scheme.

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Cooch Behar | Violence, latent complexities likely to seal Nisith Pramanik’s fate on Rajbanshi land

Cooch Behar, West Bengal: BJP stronghold, political complexities, and poll-related violence shape the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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Want to return money looted from poor in West Bengal, says PM Modi

PM Modi vows to return looted money from poor in West Bengal, targets corruption ahead of elections.

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PM Modi speaks to Rekha Patra, who led the Sandeshkhali protest

Prime Minister Modi praises BJP candidate Rekha Patra as "Shakti Swaroopa" for highlighting women's plight in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal.

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West Bengal candidates add the colours of Holi to their Lok Sabha election campaign

West Bengal candidates celebrate Holi, connecting with voters ahead of Lok Sabha election in Kolkata.

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Former judge, Trinamool turncoats, and woman from Sandeshkhali in West Bengal BJP candidate list

The BJP has changed the seats of Dilip Ghosh and Debasree Chowdhury, who were elected from Medinipur and Raiganj Lok Sabha seats, respectively.

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CBI team revisits Sandeshkhali to gather more evidence in the ED team attack case

CBI team, probing the attack on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali on January 5, visited a village in the area to gather more evidence

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Bengal Lok Sabha polls | Discontent grows in TMC, BJP ranks over ticket distribution

Discontentment rises in TMC and BJP over candidate selection for West Bengal Lok Sabha elections.

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ED seizes ₹40 lakh cash from West Bengal Minister’s residence

The raids were held in connection with the West Bengal school recruitment scam

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Bengali writer says election time now is hardly different from what he saw in the 1970s

Renowned Bengali writer Amar Mitra reflects on the unchanged political atmosphere in West Bengal, comparing past and present elections.

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