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BJP leader Biswajit Talukdar arrested for abducting businessman's son in West Bengal's Cooch Behar

A BJP leader was arrested in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district. He allegedly extorted money from vehicles and abducted a businessman's son. The abduction occurred after the family failed to pay the demanded amount. The accused is also accused of regularly collecting money from goods vehicles. Police are investigating the…

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Monsoon likely to enter north Bengal in three-four days: IMD

The southwest monsoon is expected to reach West Bengal's sub-Himalayan regions in three to four days. Northern districts are already experiencing pre-monsoon showers. Heavy rainfall is predicted for Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar, and Cooch Behar over the next two days. Southern districts will see light to moderate rain. Alipurduar recorded…

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Trinamool Congress leader shot at in West Bengal's Cooch Behar

Trinamool Congress leader shot in West Bengal, investigation ongoing to identify attackers, victim in critical condition.

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Lok Sabha elections | 77.5% voter turnout in Bengal amid sporadic violence, protests

Television footage showed that in Mathabhanga area of the district, TMC and BJP workers clashed, resulting in injuries on both sides. Workers from both parties confronted each other following allegations of voter intimidation.

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Lok Sabha polls | Tea and identity politics dominate the first phase of elections in West Bengal

Key electoral issues in West Bengal's northern constituencies include tea garden woes, identity politics, and BJP-TMC rivalry.

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Modi woos West Bengal voters with ‘guarantees’; ‘can trust a cobra, not BJP’, says Mamata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi slams INDIA bloc for spreading lies about CAA, promises citizenship to those who believe in India.

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Cooch Behar braces for mega rallies by PM Modi, Mamata Banerjee on April 4

Fiery campaign in Cooch Behar Lok Sabha constituency as Modi and Banerjee hold rallies, BJP and TMC battle for victory.

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TMC alleges attack on Udayan Guha's convoy by BJP supporters in Cooch Behar

The Trinamool Congress on March 31 accused supporters of BJP leader and Union Minister Nisith Pramanik of attacking the convoy of party MLA Udayan Guha in the Cooch Behar area of West Bengal.

The Hindu

Cooch Behar | Violence, latent complexities likely to seal Nisith Pramanik’s fate on Rajbanshi land

Cooch Behar, West Bengal: BJP stronghold, political complexities, and poll-related violence shape the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

The Hindu

Army personnel blast rocket launcher shells recovered from Cooch Behar

Army personnel have blasted rocket launcher shells and other shells, recovered and guarded by police here, officials said on Sunday. Read more At

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Violence rocks West Bengal's panchayat polls

Violence rocks West Bengal\'s panchayat polls

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Bengal Governor supervises situation in violence-hit Cooch Behar as fresh clashes reported

C.V. Ananda Bose, who is on a trip to the northern districts of the State, has visited families of deceased as well as those injured in incidents of violence in Dinhata.

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West Bengal Governor visits violence-affected Cooch Behar in north Bengal

West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose visited State’s Cooch Behar district which had witnessed clashes between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party during the ensuing panchayat polls.

The Hindu

Mamata rattled as BJP fighting corruption: Bhupender Yadav on Bengal CM's allegation against BSF

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is rattled as the BJP is fighting corruption and taking the country on the path of progress, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav said on June 27 as he hit out at the TMC chief following her allegation that BSF jawans are intimidating voters in the…

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West Bengal: Clash breaks out between two groups in Cooch Behar; 1 killed, 4 injured

A clash broke out between two groups at Gitaldaha in West Bengal's Cooch Behar on Tuesday morning, in which one person died of bullet injuries. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BJP worker shot dead at Dinhata in Cooch Behar

The killing ahead of the panchayat poll in the State triggered strong political reactions

The Times of India

TMC leader Neelima Barman, her husband and daughter hacked to death in West Bengal; 3 arrested

KOLKATA: TMC panchayat-level leader Neelima Barman, her husband Bimal Barman (also an active member of TMC) and their daughter Runa Barman were hacked to death after being allegedly attacked by a sharp weapon by some miscreants at Sitalkuchi in the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal on Friday, ANI reported.

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Top-performers in Vidarbha's Cooch Behar triumph may get senior team call up

NAGPUR: Vidarbha Under-19 boys pocketed their second title of the season on the back of some instrumental performances from the vital cogs of the team. One or more senior players raised their hands under pressure in almost every match and kept doing so till the Cooch Behar Trophy crown was…

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WB: 10 dead, many injured due to electrocution in Cooch Behar

The passengers were rushed to the hospital where 16 people out of 27 in the van were referred to Jalpaiguri hospital for treatment as they sustained minor injuries in the incident. Full story on Dynamite News:

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Rare civet rescued from garage, set free in North Bengal

KOLKATA: An awareness campaign among residents of a part of Cooch Behar town by members of an NGO has helped in the reunion of a female large Indian civet — whose sighting is considered very rare — with its cubs.

The Times of India

West Bengal: Cooch Behar girl tops HS exam, 9 others from her school on merit list

JALPAIGURI: Ten students from Dinhata Soni Debi Jain High School in Cooch Behar made it to the top 10 of the merit list of Higher Secondary this year. This has brought cheers to the residents of the small hamlet in Cooch Behar, who celebrated the occasion with great fervour.

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Marijuana weighing 690 kgs seized, two held in Bengal

Narcotics Control Bureau, Kolkata unit has seized marijuana weighing 690 kgs from a border village in the Cooch Behar district and arrested two persons in the matter.

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