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The Latest Breaking News from West Bengal

Situation in Howrah's Kazipara peaceful; CID starts probe into clashes

HOWRAH(WEST BENGAL): The situation in Howrah town, which witnessed clashes between two groups during a Ram Navami procession, is peaceful and under control on Saturday, even as prohibitory order was still in force in the affected area, a police officer said.

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West Bengal detonator seizure case: NIA arrests two explosive suppliers

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two suppliers of explosives and Gelatin sticks in the West Bengal detonator seizure case. Read further on Dynamite News:

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In fresh unrest in Howrah, policemen pelted with stones; Section 144 CrPC imposed

HOWRAH(WEST BENGAL): Fresh incidents of stone-throwing by unidentified people on police personnel, deployed in Howrah's Kazipara area which witnessed violence over the Ram Navami procession on Thursday, triggered tension in the area on Friday afternoon, an officer said.

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BJP behind Ram Navami violence in Howrah: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

KOLKATA: Appealing to people to maintain peace, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the BJP along with other right-wing organisations was responsible for violence in the industrial town of Howrah on Ram Navami.

The Times of India

'Non-Hindu' man from West Bengal held for forcibly entering Puri Jagannath temple

BHUBANESWAR: A 25-year-old man, said to be a non-Hindu, was arrested on Thursday for forcibly trying to enter the Jagannath Temple in Puri the previous day.

The Times of India

West Bengal: "Will protest against Centre's dictatorship", says CM Mamata Banerjee

CM Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that she would hold a two-day protest in Kolkata from March 29 against the Central Government's alleged discriminative behaviour towards her State. Read further on Dynamite News:

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How Sex Trafficking Survivors in India Find New Meaning in Life

Human trafficking is the second largest organized crime in India after drug trafficking. It’s particularly prevalent in the eastern regions of the country, which face extreme weather events like cyclones and floods.

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West Bengal and Bihar Police jointly raid Malda-Katihar border house; seize illegal arms, ammunition

A joint team of West Bengal Police and Bihar Police conducted a raid at a house on the Malda-Katihar border of the two states and recovered arms and ammuniton. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NIA files chargesheet against 15th accused in Ekbalpore Communal violence

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a fresh charge sheet against the 15th accused in West Bengal's Ekbalpore Communal violence case that pertains to clashes between two communities on October 9 last year. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Virus outbreak in West Bengal leaves 19 children dead and thousands in hospital

Indian state in crisis after adenovirus hits 12,000 people this year and families with sick children camp outside Kolkata hospital

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8 killed in separate road accidents involving motorcycles on Dol Jatra in Howrah

HOWRAH(West Bengal): Eight people died and three others were injured in separate road accidents in West Bengal's Howrah district on Dol Jatra, police said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Rezoana Heena Mallik sets girls U-16 400m national record

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Rezoana Heena Mallik of West Bengal set the only national record in the 4th National Open 400m Championships at LNCPE, Thiruvananthapuram on Monday as mass withdrawals from leading athletes robbed the sheen of the event.

The Times of India

West Bengal: Forest officials foil smuggling bid, 3 kgs of elephant ivory seized, 1 held

Officials of the Belakoba forest range on Sunday seized one piece of elephant ivory, weighing three kgs, and arrested one person, accused of smuggling, in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Daily Dose Ep 1293: 300 new Covid cases in India, Sputnik V scientist found dead

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from West Bengal, Karnataka, Russia and India’s health ministry.

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West Bengal: Congress gets its first MLA in present assembly as party candidate wins Sagardighi bypoll

SAGARDIGHI (WB): The Congress on Thursday secured a seat in the present Bengal assembly as its candidate Bayron Biswas won the Sagardighi bypoll, after 16 rounds of counting, defeating the nearest rival of the TMC by 22,980 votes.

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West Bengal: Kolkata's second mini zoo 'Harinalaya' ready to welcome visitors

A new mini zoo has come up in West Bengal's Kolkata. The zoo has been set up in New town Rajarhat and named as "Harinalaya". Read further on Dynamite News:

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West Bengal: Police recovers 30 crude bombs from Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas

Acting on a tip-off, on Friday recovered 30 crude bombs from the Bhatpara Municipality area in North 24 Parganas district. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Fake medical representative held for duping doctors with foreign holiday bait in Noida

NOIDA: The Uttar Pradesh police on Tuesday said it has arrested a person who duped "hundreds of doctors" across several states to the tune of crores of rupees on the pretext of arranging foreign travel packages, officials said.

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Why TMC’s Meghalaya fight may meet Goa fate

It has been two years since the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress pulled off a landslide victory in the West Bengal assembly elections, staving off a no-holds barred challenge from the BJP and the wider Sangh Parivar. Since then, the Trinamool has tried to expand outside West Bengal but with little…

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Meghalaya polls: Mamata Banerjee heads TMC’s star campaigner list

GUWAHATI: The Trinamool Congress has unveiled its star campaigners for the Meghalaya election with party supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and general secretary Abhishek Banerjee topping the list.

The Times of India

TMC releases manifesto for Tripura polls, promises 'Bengal model of development'

AGARTALA: The Trinamool Congress released its manifesto for the Tripura assembly elections on Sunday.

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Daily Dose Ep 1258: 6 injured in J&K blasts, flight bomb scare, Ardern’s replacement

Saeeduzzaman brings you the news from Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, West Bengal, Goa, and New Zealand.

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2 Killed After Fire Breaks Out In West Bengal's East Medinipur

At least two people were killed after a fire broke out in the East Medinipur district of West Bengal on Wednesday. Read on for details:

The Times of India

Row over 'Azad Kashmir' question in exercise book; education board says mistake being rectified

KOLKATA: After an image of a Class 10 model question paper, asking students to mark "Azad Kashmir" in a map, went viral on social media, a political row has erupted in West Bengal. The opposition BJP has claimed it to be a "jihadi conspiracy" and the TMC termed it a…

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‘We have no one’: The women and girls sold as brides in Kashmir

For as little as $35, Indian women and girls are being sold by traffickers and forced into marriages against their will.

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