Amid anti-Waqf protests, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met several Imams at Kolkata’s Netaji Indoor Stadium. Banerjee assured the imams that she was with them and also urged them to ensure that peace prevails in their respective localities. A total of 40 prominent imams were present, including Furfura Sharif’s Toha Siddique, AIMPLB’s … Read more
Residents of Dhulian take refuge at a school in Malda district. | Photo Credit: Debasish Bhaduri The National Commission for Women (NCW) has constituted an inquiry committee to investigate alleged molestation and displacement of women during the recent communal violence in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, an official statement said on Wednesday (April 16, 2025). … Read more
A view of a damaged house after a protest over the Waqf (Amendment) Act turned violent on April 8, 2025, in Murshidabad’s Jangipur area, on April 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI “At least 22 people were apprehended following an incident of violence and arson during a protest rally against the passage of the Waqf … Read more
Liaqat Sheikh followed a simple morning routine. Every day, he would wake up early and walk to the tea shop located just 20 metres from his house at Gangadhari village in Nowda block of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. On the morning of July 8, Liaqat, 62, sat on a bench at the shop in peace, … Read more
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have a hybrid model of campaigning for the last two phases of the West Bengal assembly polls, given the surge in number of Covid-19 cases, BJP IT head and West Bengal co-incharge Amit Malviya announced on Tuesday.The PM will have his last set of rallies on Friday in Murshidabad, … Read more
Kolkata: A BJP delegation on Thursday raised concerns regarding an alleged increase in the number of voters in the state in the past four years, particularly in some border districts, and have urged the Election Commission to look into the matter. “The jump in West Bengal’s the electoral rolls of the number of voters between … Read more