The protesting women have also said that peace will not be restored in Sandeshkhali unless President’s Rule is imposed. “Sincerely we feel that we will be safe only if the President’s rule is imposed,” many of the local women were heard saying in the video.
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Sandeshkhali unrest: Now NHRC sends notice to Chief Secy, DGP seeking report in 4 weeks
Political observers feel that the nature of the ongoing crisis at Sandeshkhali is so varied that it has opened the avenues for multiple central commissions to intervene in the matter.
Sandeshkhali crisis: NCST seeks report from Bengal CS and DGP
NCST has also communicated to the state secretariat that a field-inspection team of the commission will visit Sandeshkhali on Thursday.
President’s Rule only alternative: NCW chief on Sandeshkhali crisis
She is the second chief of a national commission who has advocated for President’s Rule in wake of the ongoing Sandeshkhali crisis.
Didn’t report child cruelty by goons as we don’t trust police: Sandeshkhali mother tells WBCPCR
The WBCPCR woke up a week after the incident only after the District Magistrate got a notice from the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), on Friday about the horrific incident in violence-hit Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district.
BJP team stopped by Bengal Police from visiting Sandeshkhali
The committee accompanied by BJP legislator Agnimitra Paul started for Sandeshkhali on Friday morning. But as soon as they reached Rampur area, which is at a distance from Sandeshkhali, they were stopped by a huge police contingent deployed there.
Cattle smuggling case: ED summons actor-turned-Trinamool MP Dev to Delhi for questioning
"Dev recently said that he will not surrender before the BJP under any circumstances. That is why he is being harassed with a fresh ED notice. He has become a victim of vendetta politics," Ghosh said.
'Miffed' with local leadership, Trinamool MP Mimi Chakraborty announces resignation
The actress-politician reached the Assembly premises on Thursday afternoon and complained to the Chief Minister against the behaviour meted out to her by the local leadership of her own party in her constituency.
IAF trainer jet crashes in Bengal, no casualty or damage to property
An AJT Hawk aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) met with an accident soon after take-off from the Air Force Station at Kalaikunda in West Bengal on Tuesday afternoon, forcing both pilots to bail out.
Will breach Sec 144, reach Sandeshkhali if peace not restored in 24 hrs: Adhikari warns Guv
On Saturday, after staging a walk out from the Assembly, the BJP legislators led by Adhikari went straight to the Raj Bhavan and had a meeting with the Governor.
Tension escalates in Sandeshkhali as women protesters burn down TMC leader’s poultry farm
The tension at Sandeshkhali in West Bengal escalated on Friday after women agitators seeking absconding Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Shahjahan’s arrest, burnt down a poultry farm owned by his close confidant and Trinamool Congress leader Shibu Hazra.
From Saradha & Rose Valley to cattle, coal & job scams, TMC's trail of graft
Political observers say that never before have they seen the Chief Minister repeatedly vouching for her “personal honesty” the way she is doing now, while addressing political and administrative meetings.
Arresting the mastermind of attack on ED staff is police’s obligation: Bengal Guv
The Governor’s comment is perceived to be significant considering that Shahjahan’s counsel on Tuesday approached a special PMLA court in Kolkata seeking anticipatory bail for his client.
Attack on ED men: Special PMLA court rejects plea for 'no-coercive action’ against Shahjahan
The judge asked the ED counsel the details of the charges against Shahjahan. When the ED counsel sought some time for submitting the details on this count, the judge adjourned the hearing in the matter till February 3.
ED officials enter Shahjahan’s Sandeshkhali residence, marathon raid on
However, the preparation on Wednesday for conducting the raid and search operations were much more elaborate than what it was on January 5 when the attack took place.
Protests demanding separate state affect train services in north Bengal
Train services were affected in parts of north Bengal on Friday after protesters demanding for a separate Kamtapur state blocked rail tracks.
Two arrested by Bengal Police in ED attack case
The West Bengal Police nabbed two men in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, the first arrests made after a week when an ED team was attacked in Sandeshkhali, said officials on Friday.
Most-wanted Maoist leader arrested in Bengal’s Purulia
In a significant achievement, the West Bengal Police have arrested the most-wanted CPI(Maoist) central committee member Sabyasachi Goswami a.k.a. Kishore Da, thus foiling fresh attempts to resurrect Left wing extremism in certain pockets of the state.
Fresh ED raids in Bengal prompted by code words mentioned in arrested middleman's diary
According to informed sources, the crucial evidence was discovered for the first while ED officials had raided the residence of arrested middleman Ayan Sil last year in connection with the multi-crore cash-for-school-job case.
ED raids residences of Bengal minister, MLA & MLC
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday was conducting marathon and simultaneous raid and search operations at three places in West Bengal, including the residences of a heavyweight minister and a ruling Trinamool MLA.
Attack on ED to harm the image of Trinamool Congress: Party MP
She told media persons that the attacks on the Central agency sleuths are actually "harming" the image of Trinamool Congress and also giving an opportunity to the opposition parties and the media to raise questions about the integrity of the party leaders.
ED alerts BSF over absconding TMC leader's possible attempt to flee to B'desh
The Enforcement Directorate has requested the Border Security Force (BSF) to heighten its surveillance as the probe agency believes that heavyweight Trinamool Congress leader Sajahan Sheikh,
Counter FIR filed against ED officials attacked during raid at TMC leader's residence
In a surprising development, a counter FIR has been filed on Saturday against the Enforcement Director (ED) officials who were attacked by the locals while they attempted a raid and search operations at the residence of Trinamool Congress leader Sheikh Sajahan at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district.
Cash-for-job scam: 1,829 illegal recruitments in 17 Bengal municipalities, says CBI
Investigation so far by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the cash-for-municipalities’ job case in West Bengal has revealed that there had been a total of 1,829 illegal recruitments against payment of money in 17 urban civic bodies in the state, sources said on Wednesday.
Women operators of northeast-based narcotics racket nabbed in Bengal
Two women operators from a notorious narcotics smuggling racket based out of northeastern India have been nabbed by the Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Malda Station in the northern sector of West Bengal on Friday.