West Bengal Polls: In Murshidabad's Beldanga, gamochas weave livelihoods amid election noiseBeldanga, Murshidabad, famous for its handwoven towels, faces religious polarization. Past incidents of violence and NIA probes have shifte...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
Maintain law and order during Hanuman Jayanti: MHA to states, UTs"The state/UT governments are encouraged to ensure the maintenance of law and order, peaceful observance of the festival, and monitoring of...
05 Apr, 2023, 11.48 PM IST
Communal violence on table for BJP with 2024 polls approaching, alleges Kapil SibalIn a tweet, Sibal said, "As we approach 2024. For the BJP, on the table: 1) communal violence 2) hate speech 3) baiting minorities 4) targe...
01 Apr, 2023, 11.14 AM IST
Jahangirpuri violence: Key accused arrested from West Bengal"He was very actively involved in the communal riots and played a major role. Our several teams who have been deployed in West Bengal arres...
28 Apr, 2022, 04.41 PM IST
Jahangirpuri clashes on Hanuman Jayanti, plea in SC seeks NIA probe"Clashes broke out in Jahangirpuri on April 16, on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti celebration and before that even during Ram Navami celeb...
18 Apr, 2022, 11.14 AM IST
3-month plan needed to deal with COVID-19 crisis, immediate relief unlikely: Mamata BanerjeeBanerjee also claimed that people were facing problems since the imposition of the lockdown on March 25 as the move was "poorly planned".
12 May, 2020, 05.51 PM IST
Communalism has no place in West Bengal: CM Mamata BanerjeeWest Bengal had witnessed a few incidents of "communal clashes" in places such as Dhulagarh in Howrah district in 2016, and in Asansol and ...
21 May, 2018, 11.26 AM IST
Union minister accuses RJD, Congress of trying to flare up riots in BiharOn March 17, violence had broken out in Bhagalpur, where a religious procession was being led by Choubey's son, Arijit Shashwat.
31 Mar, 2018, 04.13 PM IST
Cops watch cyber space to check Bengal clashIt has been noticed that communal tension was further fuelled by social-media mischief-makers who keep on sharing instigating posts, messag...
31 Mar, 2018, 12.39 PM IST
Bengal says no to 400 more central troops for riot-hit areasCommunal clashes broke out in Basirhat district on Monday following an objectionable Facebook post, but the WB govt said they don't require...
06 Jul, 2017, 08.27 PM IST
- Communal violence in WB; Centre rushes paramilitary troops
Communal violence broke out in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal over an "objectionable" post on Facebook, prompting the Centre to ...
04 Jul, 2017, 06.06 PM IST
Sitaram Yechuri will follow BJP and Congress to Dhulagarh to judge after effects of communal clashesSitaram Yechuri is in Kolkata now in connection with the two-day CPIM state committee meeting which started on Monday.
26 Dec, 2016, 10.58 PM IST
BJP parliamentary team to visit Bengal to gather information about communal clashesCommunal clashes were reported from the districts of Howrah, Hooghly and some pockets of north Bengal.
23 Dec, 2016, 04.19 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee tells party men to counter communal BJPAsking TMC leaders to remain vigilant about various kind of propaganda and activities that BJP is allegedly using to flare up communal pass...
22 Dec, 2016, 07.12 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee chalks out 'roadmap' to counter BJP-RSS in BengalDuring the Winter Session of Parliament, the party MPs have been asked to go for an "all-out attack" on the BJP government at the Centre.
22 Oct, 2016, 09.18 PM IST
Communal clashes hit Bengal's festive moodRSS' activities intensified after the government issued a directive that there would be no immersion after 4 pm on October 11 and the next ...
17 Oct, 2016, 10.55 AM IST
Communal violence in the country up by 25% in first five months of 2015Home ministry data shows that 287 incidents of communal violence were reported between January and May this year compared to 232 in the fir...
21 Jul, 2015, 05.58 AM IST