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Amit Shah's remarks on West Bengal rural polls distasteful, insensitive: Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has dubbed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on violence in the State’s panchayat polls as “distasteful and insensitive”, and wondered about the role of his Ministry in restoring peace in strife-torn Manipur.

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West Bengal local polls | Bombs and ballot boxes

A report on the month-long panchayat poll-related violence in West Bengal which claimed 40 lives and left hundreds injured

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Trinamool team visits Nandigram to counter BJP’s fact-finding team

The development comes at a time when a BJP fact-finding team led by former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is visiting West Bengal.

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BJP workers scuffle with police in West Bengal

“BJP workers scuffled with the police in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district during their agitation against alleged electoral malpractices in the recently concluded panchayat elections,” an officer said on July 14.

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Four more killed in post-poll violence in West Bengal; Mamata appeals for peace

Violence linked to the West Bengal panchayat elections is showing no signs of abating, with four more deaths reported on July 12, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to appeal for peace.

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From an agency to a planning body

Panchayat planning in West Bengal requires a paradigm shift

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Calcutta HC says Bengal panchayat poll results will be subject to its final orders

Calcutta High Court orders panchayat election results in West Bengal subject to its final orders on allegations of malpractice. Directs SEC to inform candidates, takes dim view of Commission's response.

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In Rajya Sabha pick for West Bengal, BJP seeks to push for North Bengal support

BJP nominates Ananta Maharaj for Rajya Sabha from West Bengal, to gain support of Rajbanshi community. TMC announces 6 candidates, including one from North Bengal, to counter BJP's inroads.

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Bengal rural polls | ISF, police clash in Bhangore, three killed

Three people killed, several injured in West Bengal's Bhangore as clash breaks out at vote-counting centre. Police fire rubber bullets, tear gas to disperse mob. Bomb squad called in after crude bombs found in localities. TMC set for landslide victory in violence-scarred rural polls.

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Assam sheltering Bengal poll-violence displaced: Himanta

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said over 100 people from West Bengal have taken shelter in the State, fearing for their lives because of the panchayat election violence back home.

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Once drought-hit, Siddipet now attracts migrant farm workers

With the commencement of the rainy season, the labour-intensive farming activities have picked up in Siddipet. Knowing about the work available here, hundreds of farm labourers have migrated to the district from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal in the past few weeks.

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Trinamool Congress is poised to sweep violence marred West Bengal panchayat polls

Here are the updates on the West Bengal panchayat poll results.

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Alarm bells: on the violence in the West Bengal panchayat elections

There are some structural reasons that make grassroots politics so competitive and violent in West Bengal

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West Bengal panchayat poll violence | Darkest hour just before dawn say Governor Ananda Bose

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on July 10 and apprised him about the violence in the State during the panchayat elections two days back, sources said.

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Daily Dose Ep 1399: Rains batter North India, repolling in West Bengal panchayat election

Gurmehar Kaur brings you the news from Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, China, Punjab, West Bengal and more.

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West Bengal panchayat election | Nadda sets up four member committee to probe poll violence

While senior BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad is the committee’s convenor, other members include former Mumbai police commissioner and Baghpat MP Satyapal Singh, Silchar MP Rajdeep Roy and Dhaurahara MP and party vice-president Rekha Verma.

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W.B. teacher scam: SC refuses to halt probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee

The Supreme Court on July 10 refused to interfere with the CBI and Enforcement Directorate probe against TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee in the alleged West Bengal teacher recruitment scam, saying it cannot stultify the investigation in the case.

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WB Panchayat Elections: Re-polling underway in 697 booths in 5 districts

Re-polling is underway in 697 booths across five districts of West Bengal on Monday following the violence during the panchayat polls in the state on July 8. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Bengal violence: IE editorial points to ‘TMC bombs’, Telegraph says central forces ‘invisible’

The violence in West Bengal seems to be unrelenting with reports of fresh clashes amid repolling for the single-phase panchayat polls in several areas on Monday. At least 19 have been killed during the election, and 22 in the run-up to it, despite the deployment of nearly 60,000 central security…

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Adra accident: Railways decision to sack two loco pilots irks staff association

The All India Loco Running Staff Association has urged the Railway Ministry to reconsider the decision to dismiss two loco pilots in connection with the collision of two goods trains in the Adra Division of South Eastern Railway on June 25.

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Repolling in West Bengal peaceful as Calcutta High Court directs FIRs to be filed in deaths in panchayat polls

Repolling is being held on 175 polling booths in West Bengal’s Murshidabad, which has emerged as the epicentre of violence, followed by 110 polling booths in the adjoining Malda district.

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West Bengal Governor Ananda Bose flies to Delhi, likely to submit report on poll violence to Amit Shah

West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on on July 9 flew to New Delhi, where he is likely to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and submit a report on the violence that took place during the panchayat elections in the State, an official said. Mr. Bose is likely…

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"Police confirmed 10 deaths in poll-related violence": West Bengal SEC on Panchayat polls

West Bengal State Election Commission on Sunday said the Police have confirmed 10 deaths in poll-related violence across the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BJP alleges Central forces 'deliberately' not deployed in West Bengal panchayat election

BJP national vice president Dilip Ghosh said if the Central forces were deployed in sensitive places, there would not have been so much violence, and people could have exercised their franchise freely and without fear.

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West Bengal panchayat polls | Repolling in 600 booths on July 10; death toll rises to 18

The death toll in the violence that marred the panchayat elections in West Bengal rose to 18 on July 9.

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