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BSF, Kolkata DRI arrest 7 smugglers, seize Rs 6.86-cr gold, Rs 11.5 lakh cash near India-Bangladesh border

In a joint operation with the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), the Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested seven smugglers in four consecutive search operations conducted near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Nadia district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In Bengal, ‘medical negligence victims’ have a slim chance of justice against private entities

This report is the third instalment of a series on medical negligence. Read the previous parts here.

Newslaundry

Teesta: India’s bid, Chinese plan, and media concerns in Bangladesh

The Teesta water dispute has returned to the headlines after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina inked 10 defence, trade and connectivity pacts and smiled for the press in Lutyens Delhi last week.

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West Bengal: Terror module operating in Bangladesh unearthed by STF; One held

This terror module is found to be linked with activists of 'Ansar Al Islam', which is a banned terror organization in Bangladesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Editorials on Bengal train mishap: ‘Focus on eye-catching aspects? Not doing the basics right’

While authorities probe the Kanchanjunga Express-cargo train accident near West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri, the toll has raised serious questions over accountability, safety and policy priorities.

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Survivors Recall Horror Of Deadly Double Indian Train Crash

Survivors of an Indian double train crash that killed nine people described on Tuesday their terror when a driver missed a signal and rammed a goods train into a passenger express.

International Business Times

BJP engaged in beautification of words; neglecting passengers' amenities: Mamata Banerjee after train mishap

After a goods train collided with an express train in West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Monday morning, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the central government for neglecting passengers' amenities and focusing only on beautification of words. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Trains collide in eastern India, killing at least 8 with rescue work ongoing

Eight people died and several were injured when a cargo train rammed into a passenger train in India’s eastern state of West Bengal

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Seven Killed As Indian Passenger And Goods Trains Collide

At least seven people were killed when an express passenger train and a goods train collided Monday in India's West Bengal state, derailing three passenger carriages, police said.

International Business Times

Cargo Train Collides With Passenger Train In West Bengal

Tragic train collision in West Bengal leaves five dead and several injured, highlighting safety concerns in India's railway network.

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Goods train collides with Kanchenjunga Ex in Darjeeling; Five killed, several injured

At least five passengers were killed and over 20 people sustained injuries after a goods train rammed into Kanchenjunga Express train in West Bengal's Darjeeling district on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kanchanjunga Express collides with goods train in West Bengal; 5 dead, many injured: Officials

A collision between the Kanchanjungha Express and a goods train around 9 am today, near West Bengal’s New Jalpaiguri, has reportedly left five people dead and several severely injured, as per government officials.

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400-paar, strategic mistakes, social justice plank: Why BJP tally dipped in reserved seats

The focus on social justice and reservation during the last two months of Lok Sabha poll campaign ostensibly led to the BJP’s tally of reserved seats being reduced to 55 from its previous 77 – a total of 131 constituencies are reserved for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes across…

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If TMC didn’t go solo in Bengal, BJP’s tally would’ve shrunk to 9

The BJP has won 12 of West Bengal’s 42 Lok Sabha seats, but the party’s tally could have shrunk to nine had the Trinamool Congress contested in an alliance with other opposition parties, shows an analysis of EC data.

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‘Silence of Dalits’, ‘unreliable’ answers: Why pollsters thought they got it wrong

Some exit polls hit the bull’s eye. Others get the results partly right. But today was neither of them.

The Times of India

Main Azad Hoon: From Botham to Dilip, Kirti's ability to surprise remains intact

NEW DELHI: Former cricketer turned politician Kirti Azad on Tuesday registered a remarkable victory in the Bardhaman-Durgapur constituency of West Bengal, beating BJP heavyweight Dilip Ghosh by a margin of 1,37,981 lakh votes.

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Repolling underway in two booths in West Bengal

Repolling was underway on Monday at one booth each in the Barasat and Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, officials said. Read further on Dynamite News: Underway

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Exit polls: Modi to return with historic mandate, 3 say BJP largest party in Bengal

If exit polls are to be believed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set for a historic third term with a landslide mandate. The National Democratic Alliance, led by the BJP, is expected to make inroads into the south, and win big in Odisha, and West Bengal in the 2024 Lok…

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LS Polls: Mob loots EVM, throws VVPAT machine in pond in West Bengal's South 24 Paraganas

Amid the seventh and the last phase of the Lok Sabha election which began at 7 am on Saturday, Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) were looted by local mob and two VVPAT machines have been thrown inside a pond in South 24 Parganas. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tracking campaign data on Modi and Rahul: The message in battlegrounds, and hints on low priorities

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed more than twice the number of public meetings than that of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi since the beginning of the NDA and INDIA poll campaigns, shows a Newslaundry analysis.

Al Jazeera

‘They stole our jobs and life’: Anger and desperation in India’s coal belt

People living in the coal belt in West Bengal say their demands are unheard as India elects its government.

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Cyclone Remal slams into India, Bangladesh: What we know

Nine people have been killed, as the cyclone, which made landfall on Sunday, now weakens and heads inland.

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Cyclone Remal weakens gradually; flight operations resume in Kolkata

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that severe cyclonic storm Remal has weakened into a cyclonic storm in the early hours of Monday, and is expected to gradually weaken further. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Cyclone floods coastal villages and cuts power in Bangladesh, where 800,000 had evacuated

A cyclone has flooded villages and left hundreds of thousands of people without power after making landfall overnight along the coasts of Bangladesh and India’s West Bengal state

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Cyclonic storm 'Remal' to reach Bengal coast by Sunday midnight

The IMD has forecast that the cyclone will cause rainfall and strong winds in West Bengal, Tripura, some other parts of northeastern states, and coastal Bangladesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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