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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury demands arrest of Mayor Firhad Hakim

Kolkata, Mar 19 (UNI) West Bengal Congress president Adhir Chowdhury on Tuesday demanded the arrest of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) Mayor Firhad Hakim, also the State Urban Development Minister, accusing him of being responsible for the deaths of nine people in an under-construction house collapse in the Ramadan month.
Meanwhile, BJP leader Rakesh Singh on Tuesday moved a PIL in Calcutta High Court, demanding a CBI probe into the building collapse at the thickly populated Garden Reach, where dozens of such buildings came up, endangering the lives of common people.
ISF leader and Bhangar MLA Pirzada Naushad Siddique visited the area of tragedy and opined that the situation there was pathetic.
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Housewife injured after explosion at Hasnabad in Bengal

27 Apr 2024 | 3:01 PM

Kolkata, Apr 27 (UNI) A middle-aged woman was injured after an
explosion happened in a house on Saturday at Hasnabad in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, and was being investigated by the local police, official sources said.

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Manipur: Two CRPF personnel killed, four injured in attack by Kuki militants

Manipur: Two CRPF personnel killed, four injured in attack by Kuki militants

27 Apr 2024 | 9:28 AM

Imphal, April 27 (UNI) Two CRPF personnel were killed and four others injured in an attack by suspected Kuki militants in Manipur's Naransena area, on Saturday.

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Over 58% polling in Bihar LS phase 2

Over 58% polling in Bihar LS phase 2

27 Apr 2024 | 8:06 AM

Patna, Apr 26 (UNI) Scorching heat appears to have affected polling percentage during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in five seats in Bihar, as only 58.58 percent of the electorate exercised their franchise compared to 62.92 percent in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, which is 4.34 percent less this year.

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Petrol bomb hurled at Meghalaya Deputy CM’s residence

27 Apr 2024 | 2:04 AM

Shillong, April 26 (UNI) A petrol bomb was hurled by unidentified miscreants at the private residence of Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Urban Affairs, Sniawbhalang Dhar in the Nongmensong locality of the city on Friday, in the wake of which security measures were strengthened.

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Accused commits suicide in Meghalaya police lock-up

27 Apr 2024 | 1:47 AM

Shillong, Apr 26 (UNI) An under-trial, accused under the Arms Act, allegedly committed suicide inside the lock-up at the Khanapara Police Station in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district on Friday, police said.

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