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West Bengal committed to handover land to BSF within 45 days for border fencing: Minister

West Bengal minister Ashok Kirtania assured land handover to BSF within 45 days for border fencing. While progress is satisfactory in North 24 Parganas, resistance in Basirhat's fencing areas requires resolution within a week. The state government aims to complete the fencing of the India-Bangladesh border, with approximately 569 km…

The Economic Times

Silence on Sandeshkhali ‘sting’, visits to temples: On the campaign trail of BJP’s Basirhat pick

Sitting in a decorated e-rickshaw, BJP’s Basirhat candidate Rekha Patra greets her supporters, surrounded by security personnel and a sea of “Modi Ka Parivaar” flags until it’s time to get down from the vehicle and walk up to the stage. A crowd of 500 awaits her in Hasnabad’s Chak Kukidanga. Her…

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ED questions Shahjahan Sheikh inside jail

The Enforcement Directorate on March 30 questioned suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan in the Basirhat Correctional Home in connection with cases involving land grabbing in Sandeshkhali.

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PM Modi speaks to Rekha Patra, who led the Sandeshkhali protest

Prime Minister Modi praises BJP candidate Rekha Patra as "Shakti Swaroopa" for highlighting women's plight in Sandeshkhali, West Bengal.

The Hindu

Sandeshkhali: Setback to TMC, Calcutta High Court orders removal of prohibitory orders in Basirhat amid BJP agitation

In a major setback to the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court ordered the removal of prohibitory orders that were imposed under Section 144

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Sandeshkhali unrest | Section 144 imposed in vicinity of Basirhat SP office over BJP agitation

Prohibitory Orders were clamped on February 13 in the vicinity of the SP’s office in West Bengal’s Basirhat in view of a proposed agitation programme by the BJP over allegations of sexual harassment by women in Sandeshkhali block.

The Hindu

Kolkata customs seize 2kg of brown sugar worth over Rs 2 crore; three arrested

In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, the Kolkata Customs Preventive apprehended three individuals during a transaction of brown sugar in Basirhat on December 3, 2023. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mamata Likely To Officially Announce 2 New Districts On Tuesday

Sundarbans and Basirhat as two new districts may be announce. Read on for details:

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Mamata Banerjee likely to officially announce 2 new districts on Tuesday

KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is expected to officially announce Sundarbans and Basirhat as two new districts of the state during an administrative meeting scheduled on November 29, a senior official said on Monday.

The Times of India

West Bengal: 19 positive from 11,000 samples in second sentinel survey

KOLKATA: The second Covid 'sentinel survey' in Bengal, conducted between May 18 and 20 on 10,975 samples, has thrown up a positivity of 0.17%, with just 19 positives, a shade lower than that of the first survey, which had been 0.18%. In Kolkata, RG Kar tested 235 random samples, all…

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