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  Murshidabad Waqf Act Protest: Central forces sent, CM Mamata opposes new law | 13 April | Speed News

  News | April 13, 2025 19:02 IST

  Murshidabad Waqf Act protest: Central forces deployed, Mamata Banerjee rejects new law. Baisakhi 2025: Devotees take holy dips in Amrit Sarovar and Ganga. President and PM pay tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims on anniversary day. Get all the latest updates of the day in today's Speed News

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  Haryana Assembly elections: State Chief Electoral Officer seeks over 200 companies of central forces

  Haryana | August 20, 2024 19:33 IST

  Haryana Assembly elections 2024: The term of the current Haryana government will end on November 3, 2024, and elections will take place in 90 legislative assembly constituencies across the state.

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  Election Commission to retain 400 Companies of central forces in West Bengal till June 6

  June 01, 2024 0:03 IST

  The seventh and final phase of voting in nine Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal will take place on June 1 and the results will be declared on June 4.

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  Prophet row: BJP MP writes to Amit Shah, demands central force deployment in violence-hit Howrah

  India | June 11, 2022 21:38 IST

  BJP MP Saumitra Khan alleged that the state government has "failed" to maintain law and order in the trouble-torn areas and "allowed the violence to spiral for vested political interests".

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  'Shame on democracy': Mamata lashes out at BJP after Cooch Behar poll violence

  News | April 10, 2021 21:00 IST

  Following the death of five people in two separate incidents in Cooch Behar during polling for the fourth phase of assembly elections in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised the central government as she accused Home Minister Amit Shah of being the conspirator.

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  Central forces will be deployed in all West Bengal booths where polling will be held in 1st phase

  Elections | March 09, 2021 9:02 IST

  All booths in West Bengal where polling will be held in the first phase of the state elections are 'sensitive and vulnerable' and central forces will be deployed in all of them, the Election Commission said on Monday.

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  YSRCP MP writes letter to LS Speaker, seeks protection from Central forces

  News | June 23, 2020 8:34 IST

  The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) Member of Parliament (MP), K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. He requested armed security for himself from central forces.

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  200 companies of central forces to stay in Bengal till May 27

  India | May 20, 2019 23:32 IST

  As many as 200 companies of central armed paramilitary forces (CAPFs) will remain deployed in West Bengal till May 27 in a bid to curb any post-poll violence that might occur in the state, Central Police Observer Vivek Dubey said on Monday.

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  BJP, RSS activists entering WB sporting uniform of central forces: Mamata Banerjee

  May 12, 2019 16:44 IST

  I do not disrespect the central forces. But they are being instructed to influence the voters. On the pretext of deploying central forces in West Bengal, the BJP is forcefully pushing BJP and RSS activists here.

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  Central forces can’t substitute state police, Union Home Ministry tells states

  India | October 18, 2017 19:05 IST

  “CAPFs can’t substitute the state police force as their deployment is related to emergency crisis in states for maintaining law and order,” the MHA said.

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  Central forces to guard all polling stations in Bihar: Election Commission

  India | September 14, 2015 16:52 IST

  New Delhi:  In a first, central paramilitary forces will be deployed at all 62,779 polling stations during the 5-phase Bihar assembly polls, the Election Commission said today.Besides, as many as 323 observers--243 general observers and

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  Yoga now made compulsory for 10-lakh strong central forces

  India | June 29, 2015 18:14 IST

  New Delhi: Daily yoga has now been made compulsory for the 10 lakh-strong central paramilitary forces as part of their physical drill.A directive issued to the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) by the Union Home

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  Central forces in Bengal to be more than double over 2009: CEC

  India | April 07, 2014 10:12 IST

  Kolkata : West Bengal will get more than the double central paramilitary force personnel in the coming Lok Sabha elections compared to the 2009 poll, Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath said here Sunday.Stating that the

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  Central forces essential for Bengal polls, says Calcutta HC

  India | June 24, 2013 20:40 IST

  Kolkata, June 24: Expressing concern over violence ahead of the panchayat polls in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court Monday said the deployment of central forces was essential for the elections which could not be

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  Bengal agrees to seek central forces for panchayat poll

  India | May 29, 2013 17:20 IST

  Kolkata, May 29: The West Bengal government has decided to seek central forces for the panchayat poll in a bid to break the impasse over deployment of security forces, climbing down from its earlier stand

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  Central forces not needed for panchayat polls: Bengal

  India | March 25, 2013 9:56 IST

  Kolkata, Mar 25: West Bengal's Trinamool Congress government Sunday defended its decision to conduct the upcoming rural body polls without the services of central security forces, saying the conditions did not warrant it and it