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Kolkata, April 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the BJP attempted to cancel her candidature from the Bhabanipur seat in South Kolkata by filing two false cases, but the attempt was thwarted by TMC workers and the public.Banerjee, while addressing an...

Kolkata, April 10 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Friday targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his continued focus on infiltration in election speeches, and questioned the ministry’s role in failing to prevent the terror attacks in Pahalgam and New Delhi last year.Addressing a...

Lucknow, April 10 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday accused the BJP of "hiding behind institutions" when it faces electoral challenges, alleging irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh.Yadav's remarks came during an interaction...

Tentulia (WB), April 10 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the BJP brought people from outside for the Assam elections as it was not confident of victory with the votes of the northeastern state's residents.Addressing an election rally at Tentulia in North 24...

Kolkata, April 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticized the BJP and the Election Commission over the deletion of voters' names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and said her party would file another petition in court to resist the removal of voters...

Kolkata, April 6 Malda's Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order), Shaikh Ansar Ahamad, received two show cause notices regarding allegations of unauthorized remarks made during the ongoing SIR exercise and a security lapse during the gherao of judicial officers in Kaliachak on March 31...

Kolkata, April 6 – Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee held a public meeting in Jalangi, Murshidabad district, on Monday and launched a strong attack on the opposition Congress and CPI (M).Speaking in support of Trinamool candidate Babar Ali in the Jalangi Assembly...

Kolkata, April 6 The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal appointed IAS officer Vibhu Goel as the additional CEO with immediate effect, entrusting him with crucial coordination responsibilities related to the SIR exercise, according to an official order.Goel will serve in his new role...

In Bethuadahari (West Bengal), April 6, Mamata Banerjee, leader of the TMC, alleged on Monday that the BJP had entered into a "tacit agreement" with the Congress and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin. She claimed that many officers from the West Bengal cadre had been sent to the southern state...

Kolkata, April 6 – A man allegedly committed suicide after his name was removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, police said on Monday.The deceased, identified as Anarul Sheikh (32), a resident of Nalhati in Birbhum district, was...

Kolkata, April 5 Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the TMC on Sunday over the Malda incident, in which judicial officers were surrounded by a mob for hours, calling it an example of the ruling party's "rampant lawlessness" and alleging that the state's ruling party was...

Kolkata, April 4 A team of NIA officials, investigating the siege of seven judicial officers involved in the SIR exercise, filmed the incident at the Mothabari office in Malda on the second day of their visit on Saturday, a senior district official said.The NIA has been tasked by the Election...

Gazole (WB), April 3 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday mocked Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s announcement that he would be stationed in the state for 15 days, stating that even 365 days would not help the BJP because “the people of Bengal do not like you.”Addressing a rally...

Kolkata, April 3 An NIA team visited the Mothabari and Kaliachak police stations in Malda on Thursday to investigate the siege of seven judicial officers by protesting locals over the deletion of names in the SIR exercise, officials said.The NIA has been tasked by the Election Commission to...

New Delhi/Kolkata, April 2 Observing that West Bengal is the "most polarized state," the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a scathing indictment of the state administration after seven judicial officers involved in the voter revision exercise were held hostage by protesters in Malda district...

New Delhi, April 2 Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha leader Derek O'Brien questioned the "silence" surrounding a notice submitted by opposition leaders in Parliament demanding a motion to remove Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, and accused the BJP of having a "tacit understanding" with...

New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday strongly criticized the West Bengal administration for their alleged inaction regarding the "deplorable" siege and attack on seven judicial officers in Malda district during the SIR (Summary Inquiry Report) process and ordered an independent...

Sagardighi (WB), April 2 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday blamed the Election Commission for "failing to protect" judicial officers involved in the SIR exercise in Malda district of West Bengal.Seven judicial officers involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) were rescued by...

New Delhi, April 2 The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over seven judicial officers involved in the SIR exercise being "held hostage" in Malda district, West Bengal, calling it "deplorable" and seeking responses from the state home secretary, DGP, and other officials for...

Kolkata, April 2 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has sought a report from the Director General of the West Bengal Police regarding the incident in which seven judicial officers, including three women, who were involved in the ongoing adjudication of voters classified under the "logical...