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Failed promises:Some enclave dwellers want to return to BangladeshBangladesh and India exchanged 162 adversely-held enclaves on August 1, 2015, ending one of the world's most complex border disputes that h...
Political parties go all out to woo enclave votersThe 51 enclaves are spread across Dinhata, Mekliganj, Sitai, Sitalkuchi and Toofanganj Assembly constituencies, with over 14864 residents h...
BJP trying to break Coochbehar, Darjeeling: Mamata Banerjee"The BJP is trying to break Coochbehar and Darjeeling for narrow political gains. It always tries to fuel separate statehood movements in t...
Enclave-dwellers to vote for first time since IndependenceThe district administration of Coochbehar said the technical process regarding the identification and granting of land rights was in proces...
West Bengal polls: TMC has already achieved the majority mark, says Mamata Banerjee"The central paramilitary forces have misbehaved with voters and also with those who are handicap. This is totally unacceptable," she said.
Law to be amended to give voting rights to enclave dwellersHome Minister Rajnath Singh will hold a meeting with senior officials, including those of the Legislative Department in the Law Ministry.
West Bengal polls: Election Commission seeks nod for delimitation in enclavesOther than the 14,000 people of the 51 enclaves that became part of India, about 921 who came from Bangladesh have became Indian citizens.
Ex-Bangladesh President H M Ershad arrives in West Bengal, lauds PM Modi for Enclave ExchangeH M Ershad praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his initiative in making the long-awaited Enclave Exchange issue a reality.
Former enclave-dwellers from Bangladesh step into West BengalAfter that 991 members of 220 families of the enclaves expressed their eagerness to come to India.
Land boundary agreement: Citizenship given to 14,864 people who opt to stay in IndiaThe exchange of enclaves ended one of the world's most complex border disputes that had lingered for seven decades as a result of the legac...
Security, a prime concern after enclaves exchange between India and Bangladesh"I have already written to the Union Home Ministry that security in coordination with IB, BSF and state police should be strengthened."
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...
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...
Bill to operationalize Land Boundary Agreement in Rajya Sabha soonA senior government functionary said since the issue of land swap under LBA with Bangladesh has evoked "emotional reaction" in Assam, the b...
Centre assure full rehabilitation of people to be hit by Indo-Bangla border pactThe assurance was given by Union Home Secretary Anil Goswami at a high-level meeting held here and attended by senior officials of West Ben...
Mamata Banerjee gives nod for Land Boundary agreementBanerjee said her government would write a letter to the Centre requesting for an early solution to the problems of enclaves.
Mamata Banerjee talks about border enclave issue, Teesta water-sharing issue during Lok Sabha poll campaignWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee today picked on border enclaves and Teesta water-sharing during her Lok Sabha election campaign in Cooch Beh...
- No teesta deal during PM visit in landmark border agreement
Failure to sign any deal on sharing of the Teesta, Feni river waters cast a shadow on Manmohan Singh's maiden visit to Dhaka
- 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...