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Kolkata, March 19 – The newly appointed West Bengal Chief Secretary, Dushyant Nariala, and the state Home Secretary, Sanghamitra Ghosh, visited the Raj Bhavan on Thursday to meet the new Governor, R.N. Ravi.According to a source at the State Secretariat, Nabanna, they spent nearly 30 minutes...

Chennai, March 19 – As Tamil Nadu prepares for the assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a comprehensive set of measures aimed at enhancing voter convenience and strengthening transparency in the polling process.These initiatives focus on improving...

Vellore, March 19 – The century-old weekly cattle market in Poigai, near Vellore in Tamil Nadu, which attracts thousands of traders every Tuesday, has seen a sharp decline in activity following the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the upcoming Assembly elections.Located near...

Aizawl, March 18 – The Mizoram State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Wednesday that elections to the 19-member Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) will be held on April 21.State Election Commissioner H. Lalthlangliana, while announcing the schedule, said that the statutory notification...

Chennai, March 18 Authorities seized a total of ₹2.37 crore in cash as part of ongoing election expenditure monitoring, Tamil Nadu CEO Archana Patnaik said on Wednesday.In addition to the ₹2.37 crore in cash, precious metals and other items were also seized, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO)...

Chennai, March 18 – The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) announced on Wednesday that its leader, actor-turned-politician Vijay, will participate in a special Iftar gathering to be held this evening in Mamallapuram, as part of Ramzan observances.The event is scheduled from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at a...

March 18th, Aizawl: According to the official schedule, voting will take place between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM on election day. Candidates who intend to contest the election have until March 25 to file their nominations. The vote counting will begin at 8:00 AM on April 26. The Aizawl Municipal...

Panaji, March 18 MLAs from the Congress, AAP, and the Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) in Goa met Governor P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Wednesday to protest the shortened budget session and demanded that the assembly be reconvened.The budget session was shortened on Monday following the...

Chennai, March 18 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has seized unaccounted cash and goods worth ₹23.28 crore across Tamil Nadu in just two days, as intensified surveillance measures come into effect ahead of the Assembly elections.According to a statement issued by Chief Electoral...

Chennai, March 17 Tamil Nadu has emerged as a major focal point in the ongoing Assembly election process, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) deploying an extensive network of Central Observers to oversee polling across the state.As a move aimed at strengthening transparency and...

Agartala, March 17 The State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday that the elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) will be held on April 13.State Election Commissioner Manoj Kumar said at a press conference here that voting for the 28 seats of the...

Guwahati, March 17 The Income Tax department has established a 24-hour control room in Assam to monitor the use of illicit funds during the upcoming state assembly elections, an official statement said on Tuesday.It urged citizens to contact the control room with any credible information...

Panaji, March 17 The Goa Congress launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led state government on Tuesday, accusing it of using the Model Code of Conduct as a pretext to curtail the assembly's budget session, thereby denying Goans their right to accountability.The Goa budget session was...

Kolkata, March 17 – The roles of electoral officers at all levels will be under constant surveillance during the polling days for the two-phase West Bengal Assembly elections, scheduled next month.“The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, in his press conference on Sunday, had assured...

Chennai, March 16 Officials removed posters, banners, and wall advertisements of political parties in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Monday as the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into effect following the announcement of the schedule for the 2026 Assembly election.As many as 178...

Chennai, March 16 Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) national President Prof. K.M. Kader Mohideen urged the election authorities in Tamil Nadu on Monday to ensure that cash carried by members of the Muslim community for religious charity during Ramzan is not seized during the enforcement of the...

Chennai, March 16 In a key administrative move ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the appointment of new Superintendents of Police (SPs) in four districts of the state as part of measures aimed at ensuring free and fair...

Chennai, March 16 Tamil Nadu’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Archana Patnaik clarified on Monday that candidates contesting the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will effectively have only five working days to file their nomination papers, despite the Election Commission announcing an...

Panaji, March 16 – Goa's budget session was curtailed on Monday following the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct for the upcoming by-election to an assembly constituency in the state.Before the session was adjourned, the state budget was passed in the House.The session, which began on...

March 16, New Delhi — The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the General Election to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Notifications issued by the ECI and the States/UTs of Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry have been...