Bengal Violence
(Search results - 43)ViewsOct 11, 2019, 3:04 PM IST
Another RSS worker killed: Bengal’s deadly cocktail of violence, terror and minority appeasement
From the recent murder of an RSS worker and his family which is being touted as a criminal case rather than a political murder, one cannot help but connect the dots to the other such murders on the rise in West Bengal.
IndiaJul 16, 2019, 5:31 PM IST
Bengal violence: Police recover 50 crude bombs, impose Section 144
On Monday, police found 50 crude bombs from an abandoned railway housing complex in the area. Miscreants had hurled bombs and ransacked the Bhatpara Municipal Matri Sadan (maternity home) and this created panic among patients.
IndiaJun 20, 2019, 5:51 PM IST
BJP-TMC turfwar turns ugly, at least one killed
ADG South Bengal Sanjay Singh has been given particular charge of the Barrackpore Commissionerate, the senior state government official said
IndiaJun 18, 2019, 2:59 PM IST
No end to Bengal violence: Another day, another BJP cadre killed
Recently, at least four political workers— three of BJP and one of Trinamool — were killed in a deadly clash at Sandeshkhali in Basirhat, North 24 Paraganas. The violence apparently broke out over hoisting the BJP party flag.
IndiaJun 15, 2019, 4:11 PM IST
AIIMS, Safdarjung doctors issue 48-hour ultimatum to Mamata
To express solidarity with the doctors who are agitating against an attack on their colleagues in West Bengal, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a strike on June 17
IndiaJun 15, 2019, 3:19 PM IST
Centre turns screws on Mamata, asks for report on political violence in Bengal
Quoting the reports received, MHA said the number of incidents of political violence in West Bengal increased from 509 in 2016 to 1035 in 2018. 773 incidents have already occurred in 2019 till date
IndiaJun 14, 2019, 10:38 AM IST
No end to violence in Bengal as BJP claims another cadre killed
This election season and the aftermath in Bengal has been dotted by incidents of violence where both the BJP and the TMC have pointed fingers at each other for the murder of their cadre
IndiaJun 13, 2019, 7:32 PM IST
Bengal violence: AIIMS resident doctors to boycott work on June 14
"There is a complete breakdown of law and order, with reports of mobs attacking doctor hostels with weapons. The government has failed to provide protection and justice to doctors," the AIIMS Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) said
IndiaJun 12, 2019, 11:11 PM IST
Now, BJP worker beaten and burned to death in Mamata's Bengal
There were several injury marks across the body that gives rise to suspicion that BJP worker Anil Singh could have been brutally tortured before being burnt in Bengal
IndiaJun 10, 2019, 4:03 PM IST
President's rule looming over blood-soaked Bengal
President's Rule is primarily imposed when there's no party or alliance with a requisite number, or there's an absolute break down of law and order. For the latter, the BJP-led centre has enough statistics to make its case
IndiaJun 10, 2019, 10:29 AM IST
Situation in Bengal tense as BJP calls for statewide 'Black Day'
The Centre on Sunday had also expressed concern over the "unabated violence" in Bengal. Several party workers from both the BJP and TMC have been allegedly murdered over flaring political tensions
IndiaJun 9, 2019, 8:39 PM IST
BJP cancels cremation-on-road plan but Bengal remains tense
A video that has surfaced shows the BJP MP Locket Chatterjee in animated confrontation with police personnel where her move to shift the mortan remains to Kolkata was stalled
IndiaJun 9, 2019, 2:19 PM IST
Home Minister Amit Shah cracks whip, summons ground report on Bengal violence
In a tweet, the Bengal BJP blamed Mamata Banerjee last night, "She is getting desperate with each passing moment as she loses peoples' support. In her bid to retain power at any cost, killing opposition party members is the new normal in Bengal."
IndiaJun 9, 2019, 11:09 AM IST
After mass exodus of more than 50 councillors from TMC, 17 from GJM join BJP in Bengal
Barely a week ago, more than 50 councillors predominantly from the Trinamool Congress joined the BJP in Delhi. TMC immediately turned into a public spectacle
IndiaJun 8, 2019, 11:57 PM IST
Bengal bloodied again, 4 reportedly killed in deadly TMC-BJP clash at Sandeshkhali
The violence apparently broke out over hoisting the BJP party flag. Bullets were fired and sharp weapons were used in this small town of Sandeshkhali, which is around 65 km from Kolkata.