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WB polls: New citizens get big say in Cooch Behar battleThe political parties, including TMC and BJP, are in a race to woo them as these voters will now act as a deciding factor in these four ass...
New voters from old Bangladeshi enclaves to vote in Bengal pollsAbout 10,000 people from the enclaves that were part of Bangladesh till last year will cast their vote for the first time as residents of W...
Rs 1,006-crore package for people affected in enclaves exchangeThe rehabilitation measures such as infrastructure development and rehabilitation assistance will help seamless integration of areas and pe...
Bangladesh-India land swap: Dahagram-Angorpota enclave kept out of dealFifty one Bangladeshi enclaves in India and 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh — a 68-year-old "aberration" was rectified. But with one exce...
Enclaves dwellers celebrate freedomSeconds past mid-night, hundreds of people in the Indian-held enclaves including Madhya Masaldanga came out of their homes, hoisted the tri...
A tangled border gets straightened after 68 yearsAt the stroke of midnight, India and Bangladesh would have formally resolved a knotty boundary problem left over from history .
68 years after Independence, another freedom at midnightThe Indo-Bangla Land Boundary Treaty says people in these areas shall have the right to stay where they are as nationals of the country.
Freedom at midnight: India, Bangladesh complete historic enclave swapAt the stroke of midnight, 14,214 citizens of Bangladesh, who had been residing in 51 enclaves within India, became Indians.
Land Boundary Agreement: India, Bangladesh to exchange 162 enclaves Friday midnightBangladeshi enclaves in India and Indian enclaves in Bangladesh shall stand physically transferred to the other country with effect from th...
Implementation of India-Bangladesh Land Boundary Agreement to start tomorrowIndia and Bangladesh will start the exchange of 162 adversely-held enclaves from tomorrow, marking the start of implementation of their lan...
Indo-Bangla boundary meet on July 23 to implement Land Boundary AgreementThe Joint Boundary Working Group (JBWG) of India and Bangladesh is scheduled to meet on Thursday in Dhaka to implement the Land Boundary Ag...
Indo-Bangla Land Boundary Agreement: Shifting process to be over by November 30Official sources said the exercise to know option of around 51,000 people whether to take Indian or Bangladeshi citizenship will be complet...
India, Bangladesh launch joint survey in enclaves to record choice of nationalityIndia and Bangladesh today launched a joint survey to record the "choice of nationality" of 51,584 people in 162 enclaves.
Land Boundary agreement to be officially executed on July 31Issuing a notification the district magistrate of Coochbehar district of North Bengal stated that the Land Boundary agreement would officia...
India proposes anti-terror pact with BangladeshA constitutional amendment bill is expected to be taken up in the coming session of Parliament for consideration and passage.
Parliament's Standing Committee on External Affairs recommends Centre to consult states over Bangladesh land swapDue to lack of access to these areas by the law and order enforcement agencies and weak property rights, certain enclaves have become the “...
- India to amend Constitution to enable land exchange with Bangladesh
The Indian enclaves in Bangladesh were spread over 17,149 acres of land, while Bangla enclaves in India were located in 7,110 acres, Panda ...
- Manmohan Singh, Sheikh Hasina put Teesta behind, fix boundary
A land boundary agreement and significant trade concessions by India saved the day, but it was a close shave for both leaders.
Strong will from PM needed to resolve India-Bangladesh issuesIndia needs to show more will and magnanimity to resolve the outstanding issues in all its matters with Bangladesh so as to reassert itself.
- India, Bangla to redraw border
India and Bangladesh have agreed to redraw their 4,100km boundary. Straightening of the boundary would include ending the contentious issue...