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BJP's "Fake Hindu" Jibe At Mamata Banerjee As Bengal Gets A Piece Of Puri
A newly built temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath in the coastal town of Digha in West Bengal has become the centre of a political flashpoint between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government and the BJP.
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2 Senior Murshidabad Police Officials Transferred Days After Violent Protests
The West Bengal government on Friday announced the replacement of the current police superintendents in both the police districts of minority--dominated Murshidabad district, which had been on the boil earlier this month following communal violence.
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"Interim Stay Against…": Centre Defends Waqf Act In Supreme Court
The government on Friday said it would oppose any stay, partial or complete, on implementation of the new Waqf laws while challenges to it are being heard by the Supreme Court.
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"Return To School, Resume Classes": Mamata Banerjee To Protesting Teachers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged protesting teachers who lost jobs following a Supreme Court ruling, to return to work, assuring them that her government will "protect" their salaries.
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Mamta Banerjee Blames "Outsiders" For Murshidabad Violence, Plans To Visit In May
Mamta Banerjee also said her government would "soon expose the conspirators" behind the riots that took place in two wards of Dhulian in the district.
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10,000 Gathered, Cop's Pistol Snatched: Bengal's Waqf Violence Report
The police was up against a crowd of around 10,000 people as violence broke out in Bengal last week over the amended Waqf law, the West Bengal government has told the High Court.
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Situation Under Control In Murshidabad: Bengal Government Tells High Court
The West Bengal government on Thursday submitted a report before the Calcutta High Court and claimed that the law and order situation in violence-hit Murshidabad district was under control.
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After Murshidabad, Violence During Waqf Protest In Another Bengal District
A fresh bout of violence - over changes to the Waqf laws, which govern how Muslim charitable properties are administered - rocked Bengal's South 24 Parganas district Monday.
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BJP Slaps Down Mamata Banerjee's Appeal As 3 Die In Waqf Law Protests
A teen boy was shot amid police firing in Bengal's Murshidabad Saturday as protests over changes to the Waqf laws - which govern how Muslim charitable properties are administered - enter a second consecutive day.
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Security Tightened In West Bengal After Protests Over Waqf Act Turn Violent
Similarly, a Muslim organisation in Siliguri protested against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. A protester urged the Central government to take back the Act. Earlier, Students from Aliah University on Friday staged a protest against the Waqf Act.
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"No CBI Inquiry Into Teacher Posts": Supreme Court Relief To Bengal Government
The Supreme Court said there will be no CBI inquiry into the Bengal government's creation of extra posts for the estimated 25,000 teaching and non-teaching staff sacked from the School Service Commission after the court voided their selection.
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"Everything Will Be Finished": Sacked Teachers Target Bengal Government
The Supreme Court judgment cancelling the appointment of more than 25,000 teachers and other school staff in West Bengal has sparked a massive political row, with the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Opposition BJP and CPM trading barbs.
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Supreme Court Sacks 25,000 Teachers, Huge Blow To Mamata Banerjee Government
Supreme Court Sets Aside Appointment Of 25,000 Teachers In Blow To Bengal Government
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Trinamool MP Calls Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan 'Broker', BJP Hits Back
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday accused Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of acting as a "dalal (broker) for the rich" as he slammed the Union government over pending central funds for West Bengal.
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Bengal Government Transfers Doctor Involved In RG Kar Protests
The West Bengal government on Thursday issued a transfer notice to Dr Subarna Goswami, who was at the forefront of an agitation demanding justice for an on-duty woman doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital in August last year.
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BJP's "Fake Hindu" Jibe At Mamata Banerjee As Bengal Gets A Piece Of Puri
A newly built temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath in the coastal town of Digha in West Bengal has become the centre of a political flashpoint between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's government and the BJP.
-
2 Senior Murshidabad Police Officials Transferred Days After Violent Protests
The West Bengal government on Friday announced the replacement of the current police superintendents in both the police districts of minority--dominated Murshidabad district, which had been on the boil earlier this month following communal violence.
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"Interim Stay Against…": Centre Defends Waqf Act In Supreme Court
The government on Friday said it would oppose any stay, partial or complete, on implementation of the new Waqf laws while challenges to it are being heard by the Supreme Court.
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"Return To School, Resume Classes": Mamata Banerjee To Protesting Teachers
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday urged protesting teachers who lost jobs following a Supreme Court ruling, to return to work, assuring them that her government will "protect" their salaries.
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Mamta Banerjee Blames "Outsiders" For Murshidabad Violence, Plans To Visit In May
Mamta Banerjee also said her government would "soon expose the conspirators" behind the riots that took place in two wards of Dhulian in the district.
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10,000 Gathered, Cop's Pistol Snatched: Bengal's Waqf Violence Report
The police was up against a crowd of around 10,000 people as violence broke out in Bengal last week over the amended Waqf law, the West Bengal government has told the High Court.
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Situation Under Control In Murshidabad: Bengal Government Tells High Court
The West Bengal government on Thursday submitted a report before the Calcutta High Court and claimed that the law and order situation in violence-hit Murshidabad district was under control.
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After Murshidabad, Violence During Waqf Protest In Another Bengal District
A fresh bout of violence - over changes to the Waqf laws, which govern how Muslim charitable properties are administered - rocked Bengal's South 24 Parganas district Monday.
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BJP Slaps Down Mamata Banerjee's Appeal As 3 Die In Waqf Law Protests
A teen boy was shot amid police firing in Bengal's Murshidabad Saturday as protests over changes to the Waqf laws - which govern how Muslim charitable properties are administered - enter a second consecutive day.
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Security Tightened In West Bengal After Protests Over Waqf Act Turn Violent
Similarly, a Muslim organisation in Siliguri protested against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. A protester urged the Central government to take back the Act. Earlier, Students from Aliah University on Friday staged a protest against the Waqf Act.
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"No CBI Inquiry Into Teacher Posts": Supreme Court Relief To Bengal Government
The Supreme Court said there will be no CBI inquiry into the Bengal government's creation of extra posts for the estimated 25,000 teaching and non-teaching staff sacked from the School Service Commission after the court voided their selection.
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"Everything Will Be Finished": Sacked Teachers Target Bengal Government
The Supreme Court judgment cancelling the appointment of more than 25,000 teachers and other school staff in West Bengal has sparked a massive political row, with the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Opposition BJP and CPM trading barbs.
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Supreme Court Sacks 25,000 Teachers, Huge Blow To Mamata Banerjee Government
Supreme Court Sets Aside Appointment Of 25,000 Teachers In Blow To Bengal Government
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Trinamool MP Calls Union Minister Shivraj Chouhan 'Broker', BJP Hits Back
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday accused Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of acting as a "dalal (broker) for the rich" as he slammed the Union government over pending central funds for West Bengal.
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Bengal Government Transfers Doctor Involved In RG Kar Protests
The West Bengal government on Thursday issued a transfer notice to Dr Subarna Goswami, who was at the forefront of an agitation demanding justice for an on-duty woman doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar hospital in August last year.
