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Kolkata, March 2 The Election Commission is likely to send its full bench to West Bengal next week, with chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar leading the delegation on a two-day visit beginning March 9, a senior official said on Monday.A meeting is scheduled for March 10 as part of the...

Kolkata, March 2 Amid the publication of the final voter list in West Bengal, excluding those whose names have been referred for judicial adjudication as per the direction of the Supreme Court, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will be conducting crucial meetings on Monday and Tuesday to...

Lucknow, March 1 In view of the upcoming Holi festival, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday has directed officials to ensure comprehensive sanitation measures and effective prevention of mosquito-borne diseases in rural areas.According to a statement, a cleanliness drive...

New Delhi, February 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday directed intensified vigilance, coordinated action between agencies, and stricter financial scrutiny in border districts between India and Nepal to prevent infiltration and illegal migration.At a high-level review meeting in...

Chennai, February 27 Describing the recently concluded voter roll revision in Tamil Nadu as a model for the country and a great success, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said on Friday that political parties in the state have suggested holding Assembly elections in a single phase, and a...

Lucknow, February 25 The Uttar Pradesh Congress staged a statewide protest on Wednesday, demanding a fair and transparent inquiry into the FIR filed against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and those who filed the complaint against him.In a statement issued here, the party said that...

Patna, February 24 Bihar Chief Secretary Pratyay Amrit instructed officials on Tuesday to enhance security measures to ensure "peaceful" and "harmonious" celebrations of Holi on March 3-4, officials said.He was addressing a high-level review meeting, held to assess law and order preparedness...

New Delhi, February 24 Union Home Minister Amit Shah will embark on a three-day visit to the sensitive border areas of Bihar starting Wednesday, with a focus on demographic changes in the state's Seemanchal region due to infiltration and illegal religious structures along the border, officials...

Patna, February 24. Concerns have been raised about computer education in government schools in Bihar, with the opposition questioning the state government in the legislature about the significant shortage of computer teachers.Raising the issue in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, CPI(ML) MLA...

New Delhi, February 24 – Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena has approved the creation of 272 additional posts, including two District Magistrates and eight Sub-Divisional Magistrates, in the Revenue Department, in light of the newly created districts and sub-divisions, an official said on...

Kolkata, February 23 – The adjudication of voter documents identified under the "logical discrepancy" category by judicial officers, as directed by the Supreme Court last week, will begin on Monday.The process is expected to start after 11 a.m., and according to the Supreme Court's directive...

Kolkata, February 22 Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul has constituted a committee to oversee interim arrangements for transferring urgent matters to alternative courts following the engagement of judicial officers for work related to the SIR exercise in West Bengal.On February 20...

Kolkata, February 22 – The full-fledged judicial adjudication of claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the election-bound state of West Bengal will begin on Monday, and the process will commence with the involvement of 150 session...

Kolkata, February 19 – With just three days left for the deadline for scrutinizing voter documents submitted during the hearings on claims and objections regarding the draft voter list, around 20 lakh voter documents are pending re-verification by the District Magistrates, who are also the...

New Delhi, February 18 Under the new rules, only online applications for ration cards will be accepted in Delhi, and each member of the household will be required to provide their Aadhaar numbers, officials said on Wednesday.Applications received online will be scrutinized at the food supply...

Kolkata, February 17 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Election Commission of behaving like a "Tughlaqi Commission" and alleged that it was acting at the behest of the BJP to manipulate voter lists in the state.Speaking to reporters at the state secretariat, she...

Kolkata, February 14 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) should directly initiate disciplinary action against errant electoral officers at various levels accused of deliberate irregularities during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, instead of repeatedly advising...

Kolkata, February 13 Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Friday directed that all records related to the Systematic Area Verification (SAV) of electoral rolls be preserved for five years and warned of strict disciplinary action against officials found responsible for errors or...

Kolkata, February 12 The number of phases for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections will be decided based on the availability of central armed police forces, a senior official at the state chief electoral officer's office said on Thursday.The CEO's office is in favor of conducting the...

Kolkata, February 11 The Election Commission has directed the transfer of senior West Bengal government officials and police officers who have been serving in the same post or district for more than three years, a senior official of the poll body said on Wednesday.According to the directive...