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Communists move Calcutta HC against Bengal govt’s cattle slaughter certification mandate, call it an assault on Muslim religious freedom: Read what the law says

Aditi -
The Act specifically prohibits the slaughter of bulls, bullocks, cows, calves, male and female buffaloes, buffalo calves, and castrated buffaloes.
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Park Circus, long a hotspot for large-scale Muslim community mobilisations, sees stern police action after years: CM Suvendu Adhikari warns against attempts to trigger...

Divya Bharti -
Clashes erupted at Kolkata’s Park Circus after protests against the new BJP government’s restrictions on roadside prayers and bulldozers turned violent. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari warned of strict action against stone-pelters, granting police a free hand.
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Falta assembly re-election: TMC candidate Jahangir Khan withdraws his nomination just 2 days before voting, says he trusts CM Adhikari’s development plan

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"New CM Suvendu Adhikari is rolling out new packages for Falta. Seeing this, I am withdrawing my candidature," Khan alleged.
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National Security on priority: CM Suvendu Adhikari to transfer 120 acres in Chicken’s Neck corridor to BSF, Centre to take control of key National...

OpIndia Staff -
The West Bengal government under CM Suvendu Adhikari has initiated the transfer of 120 acres of land to the Border Security Force (BSF) and...
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Falta re-election: Calcutta HC permits TMC leader Jahangir Khan to contest despite criminal cases, asks him to cooperate with probe

OpIndia Staff -
Notably, a re-election is scheduled in the Falta constituency on 21st May after allegations of widespread malpractices led to the cancellation of the election earlier.
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No more religion-based allowances in West Bengal: BJP govt announces end to salaries granted to Imam, Muezzin and others introduced under TMC rule

OpIndia Staff -
"All assistance schemes on the basis of religious classification are now being discontinued," declared minister Agnimitra Paul.
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West Bengal Police launch 458 fresh enquiries, register 181 new FIRs, and reopen 59 previously closed cases linked to the 2021 post-poll violence

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has ordered a massive police crackdown on 2021 post-poll violence.
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West Bengal: AJUP candidate Shahidul Haque claims TMC spent ₹100 crore to defeat Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, says cash-filled envelopes were distributed among voters

OpIndia Staff -
According to him, “This ₹100 crore spread in Nandigram came from Bangladesh, Pakistan and various foreign countries. This huge foreign money was used in the state elections through hawala or some other illegal route.”
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West Bengal: Dozens of Aadhaar cards recovered from TMC office in Bidhan Nagar, locals say party workers snatched the cards from postmen

OpIndia Staff -
Just two weeks after Trinamool Congress lost the assembly elections in West Bengal, dozens of Aadhaar cards belonging to ordinary residents were recovered from...
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West Bengal: Trinamool Congress leader Saidul Khan, close aide of Falta candidate Jahangir Khan, arrested on assault and attempt to murder charges days before...

OpIndia Staff -
In a major development days before the repoll in the Falta Assembly constituency, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Saidul Khan, vice-president of the Falta Panchayat...
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