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North 24 Parganas district

District in West Bengal, India

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North 24 Parganas district: District in West Bengal, India
North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and from longitude 88º20' east to 89º5' east. Barasat is the district headquarters of North 24 Parganas. North 24 Parganas is West Bengal's most populous district and also (since 2014) the most populated district in the whole of India. It is the tenth-largest district in the State by area.

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Supreme Court rejects plea seeking CBI probe into Sandeshkhali case

Sandeshkhali, a village in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, has been witnessing violent protests over allegations of sexual abuse of women by a local TMC leader and his supporters.
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Sandeshkhali violence: SC agrees to consider listing PIL seeking court-monitored probe in case

Sandeshkhali, a village in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, has been witnessing protests over allegations of sexual abuse of women by a local TMC leader.
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Those behind Sandeshkhali violence have been arrested: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday broke her silence on Sandeshkhali violence and said those responsible have been put behind the bars. Banerjee's remark came on a day when Governor..
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My senses are shattered: Bengal Governor after speaking to protesting women in Sandeshkhali

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday visited the troubled pockets of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district, and spoke to women protestors who alleged sexual harassment and torture by..
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West Bengal House suspends Suvendu Adhikari, 5 other BJP MLAs over Sandeshkhali unrest

Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, along with five other BJP MLAs, has been suspended for staging a protest in the West Bengal assembly. The protest was against the ongoing unrest in Sandeshkhali...
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Central agencies scripting dramas to conduct raids at TMC leaders' home: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that central probe agencies were scripting dramas to conduct raids at houses of TMC leaders as the BJP is..
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Cops allowed attackers to gather: Enforcement Directorate

Enforcement Directorate on Monday blamed the Bengal police for its lackadaisical approach that led to an attack on its team and disruption of its search operations in North 24 Parganas district on..
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After assault on officers, ED issues lookout circular for TMC leader

A day after a mob assaulted ED officers during a raid at the residence of TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in West Bengal, the central agency on Saturday issued a lookout notice for him, an official said...
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'Jungle Raj': BJP blasts CM Mamata Banerjee after ED team gets attacked in West Bengal; Governor terms it 'ghastly'

According to sources, ED officials were travelling in a car when the vehicle was pelted with stones and its window panes broken in the North 24 Parganas district on Thursday night.
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Mob attacks Enforcement Directorate officials raiding TMC neta house

Three ED officials were injured on Friday morning when a mob of around 200 villagers from Sandeshkhali in Bengal's North 24 Parganas district attacked and chased out a team of the central agency as it..
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Attack on ED team: Governor warns Mamata govt, says 'Bengal not a banana republic'; Trinamool says 'effect of provocation'

An Enforcement Directorate (ED) team was attacked and its vehicles damaged in Sandeshkhali village of North 24 Parganas in West Bengal when it tried to raid the residence of block-level leaders of the..
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West Bengal: Bomb blast at wedding ceremony over loudspeaker volume leaves 4 injured

Several bombs were hurled at a building where a wedding ceremony was being held in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
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Kolkata model Puja Sarkar, 21, dies by suicide allegedly after boyfriend's call

Puja Sarkar was a first-year student in the North 24 Parganas district and lived in south Kolkata's Bansdroni area.
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Cyclone Asani likely to spare Odisha, Bengal

Despite the IMD forecast that cyclone Asani is likely to spare Odisha coast, the state government is planning to evacuate people from low-lying areas as a precautionary measure. Like Odisha, Asani is..
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Centre upgrades BJP MP Arjun Singh's security to 'Z' category

Days after three crude bombs were hurled outside BJP MP Arjun Singh's house in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, the Centre has upgraded his armed security cover to 'Z' category.Ministry of..
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Home Ministry-led panel submits report on post-poll violence in Bengal

The team visited several places in South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts and spoke to family members of the deceased and locals.
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Cyclone Yaas impact: PM Modi to visit Odisha, Bengal on Friday, Mamata to attend review meeting

Later, Banerjee will conduct her own aerial survey of North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas district & East Midnapore.
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