ED raids in Kolkata in connection with fugitive criminal Sona Pappu | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: ED on Sunday carried out searches at several locations in Kolkata as part of an investigation into alleged land grabbing and financial fraud cases connected to fugitive criminal ‘Sona Pappu’, a senior official said.The raids were conducted at the residences of two businessmen in Anandapur and Alipore.“The searches are part of an ongoing investigation…

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Bjp–Tmc Workers Clash In Howrah: BJP–TMC workers clash in Howrah; police resort lathi charge to disperse crowd | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: A clash broke out between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in West Bengal’s Howrah on Sunday, prompting police to resort to a lathi charge to disperse the crowd.The incident came a day after heightened political tension was reported in the Bhabanipur constituency on Saturday.Earlier on Saturday, the high-stakes political contest…

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West Bengal Sir: Orphaned twice: SIR strips Kolkata’s Kerala-born man of vote, identity | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: For 50-year-old Benji, the anguish of disenfranchisement has brought with it the heartbreak of being orphaned again.An orphan from Kerala, his home for the past 27 years has been his employer’s family in Beleghata. But the Election Commission’s diktat has severed his ‘formal’ link with octogenarian Padmarani Baral, who he considers his mother. During…

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TMC-BJP clash as Mamata Banerjee and Suvendu Adhikari rallies run parallel in Bhabanipur | Kolkata News

Clashes broke out between supporters of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata’s Bhabanipur area on Saturday. KOLKATA: Clashes broke out between supporters of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata’s Bhabanipur area on Saturday.Police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel to intervene and separate…

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Flight, train fares to Kolkata soar as voters rush home to cast ballots | Kolkata News

KOLKATA: A last-minute scramble to “secure” their votes has sent air and train fares to Kolkata from other metros soaring as SIR-spooked voters rush home ahead of Wednesday’s second phase.Between Sunday and Tuesday, one-way flight tickets from Delhi to Kolkata are selling for anything between Rs 13,000 and Rs 20,000, two-three times more than the…

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