Murshidabad violence: Over 200 arrested, tension surfaces at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas

Murshidabad violence: Over 200 arrested, tension surfaces at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The total number of arrests in connection with the violence in pockets of the Murshidabad district of West Bengal has crossed 200, informed a senior official of the state police on Monday. Several areas in the district witnessed violent protests over the newly-promulgated Waqf (Amendment) Act … Read more

Bengal Governor directs Red Cross Society to help Murshidabad violence-hit people

Bengal Governor directs Red Cross Society to help Murshidabad violence-hit people

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Amid the continuing tension in pockets of West Bengal, which witnessed violent protests against the Waqf Act, Governor C.V. Ananda Bose’s office has directed Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) to provide immediate relief to the people in the riot-affected areas, particularly in Murshidabad and Malda districts … Read more

‘Will Bengal become Kashmir of 1990?’ Giriraj Singh slams Mamata over Murshidabad violence

‘Will Bengal become Kashmir of 1990?’ Giriraj Singh slams Mamata over Murshidabad violence

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh has launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the recent violence in Murshidabad during protests against the Waqf law. Drawing a controversial parallel with the Kashmir Valley in the 1990s, Singh questioned whether Bengal was heading … Read more

Murshidabad violence: Suspension of Internet services extended to Bengal’s Malda, Birbhum

Murshidabad violence: Suspension of Internet services extended to Bengal's Malda, Birbhum

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Amid the continuing air of tension in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, which has been on the boil for the last few days with violent protests over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, the administration has decided to extend the suspension of Internet services to the adjacent districts … Read more

People dragged out of their homes and killed: UP CM on Murshidabad violence (Lead)

People dragged out of their homes and killed: UP CM on Murshidabad violence  (Lead)

Follow Us on Google News Lucknow, April 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday attacked the Opposition parties for resisting the amendments in the Waqf law and accused them of misleading and misguiding the public with fake claims. He expressed grave concern over Murshidabad violence and stated that violence was being instigated … Read more

Bengal Governor sends communique to Centre on Murshidabad situation

Bengal Governor sends communique to Centre on Murshidabad situation

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) West Bengal Governor C. V. Ananda Bose has sent a communique to the Ministry of Home Affairs giving updates on the current situation in Murshidabad, which has been on the boil for the last few days after protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Act. In the communique, … Read more

Two Bengal BJP MPs write to Amit Shah seeking intervention in Murshidabad situation

Two Bengal BJP MPs write to Amit Shah seeking intervention in Murshidabad situation

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Two BJP Lok Sabha members from West Bengal, on Sunday, wrote separate letters to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking intervention in the prevailing tension in Murshidabad district which has been on the boil for the last few days after protests against the recently promulgated Waqf … Read more

Communal violence perpetrators in Murshidabad mainly outsiders, says Trinamool MP

Communal violence perpetrators in Murshidabad mainly outsiders, says Trinamool MP

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress MP Khalilur Rahaman from the Jangipur constituency said on Sunday that initial findings indicate the perpetrators of communal violence in certain areas of the minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, which has been tense in recent days due to protests against the Waqf (Amendment) … Read more

Murshidabad violence: Hindus fleeing in boats, take shelter in school; Suvendu Adhikari posts videos

Murshidabad violence: Hindus fleeing in boats, take shelter in school; Suvendu Adhikari posts videos

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) After protests against the Waqf Act in West Bengal turned violent, Hindus are reportedly fleeing from Murshidabad. Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, in a post on his X handle, said that more than 400 Hindus have been forced to flee from Dhulian, Murshidabad, cross … Read more