Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, allowed the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari to visit pockets in Murshidabad district which was on the boil earlier this month over communal violence as protests against the Waqf … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will be visiting strife-hit Murshidabad district in the first week of May. Murshidabad was on the boil earlier this month after protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent, resulting in the deaths of three people. Meanwhile, initiatives have already … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) The joint team of West Bengal Police and Jharsuguda District Police on Monday arrested two persons involved in the murder of a father-son duo – Harogobindo Das (70) and his son Chandan Das – by a mob during the recent communal violence in Jafrabad under Samsergunj … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, April 21 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Shatrughan Sinha on Monday defended West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the Murshidabad violence and her stand on Waqf Act, saying the act is being pushed with a ‘particular agenda’ while Murshidabad violence was a ‘planned conspiracy’. “Amendments to the Waqf Bill … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) chairperson, Vijaya K Rahatkar, said on Sunday that she requested the West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose to ensure the safety of women and children in the Murshidabad district, which was hit by violence last week over the Waqf (Amendment) … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Jammu, April 20 (IANS) National Conference President and former J&K Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah blamed the “division” and “hatred” between communities that led to the violence in West Bengal’s Murshidabad. “Violence only erupted as efforts were made to create division and hatred between Hindus and Muslims. Bulldozers were deployed, leading … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) Vijaya Rahatkar made an appeal to the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, to urgently address the problems of violence-hit victims and families, stating that the responsibility of ensuring safety and justice lies with the state government. “These are our … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel came as a saviour for the women of minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, which was on the boil following communal violence and riot-like situation there as protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent, claimed the National Commission for … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) It’s happening again before our very eyes. The only difference is that my story is 35 years old, and this person’s is just a few days old,” said Rajni Dhar, a Kashmiri Hindu, after watching videos of the wailing woman from Murshidabad. She says her … Read more