The incident took place on the evening of July 10 when accused Madhav Gurav brutally assaulted the stray dog with a stick to the extent that her eyes nearly popped out, the official said.

The students have been asked to vacate their dormitories by 6 pm on Wednesday as student protest escalates over job reservation.

Sporadic incidents of violence were reported from Bagdah, Maniktala and Ranaghat Dakshin as the BJP accused TMC of assaulting its booth agents and stopping its candidates from visiting some polling stations.

While two others, identified as Yash Rathi and Adarsh Tripathi, suffered injuries and were discharged from the hospital after treatment, the SP said.  

West Bengal has a long history of political rivalry. But that cannot uphold the narrative of violence.

TMC and BJP lodged 80 and 39 complaints, respectively, over clash reported from three LS constituencies that went to polls on April 19.

Incident of shooting takes place at a polling station at Thamanpokpi under Moirang Assembly segment of Inner Manipur.

The incident occurred while Balyan was addressing the rally in Madhkarimpur village on Saturday night. Unidentified individuals threw stones at parked vehicles, shattering their windows, as Balyan spoke.

In a recent development, a Delhi court has discharged 11 accused individuals in connection with a 2020 northeast Delhi riots case. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala presided over the case and stated that there was no substantial evidence to suggest the accused had committed the alleged offences.

Malik, who owned the demolished madrasa and fiercely opposed its removal, remains at large.

Wangkhem Somorjit, an IRB personnel attached to the state police commando in Moreh hailing from Imphal was martyred during the assault by the militants.

The US State Department, in a press statement, said that Washington remains concerned by the arrests of thousands of political opposition members and by reports of irregularities on elections day in Bangladesh.