state assembly elections

Kolkata, April 11 – After addressing three major campaign rallies in three districts of West Bengal throughout the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in a major road show in Bagdogra, near Siliguri, in the northern part of the state on Saturday evening, amidst the upcoming two-phase...

Kolkata, April 11 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, kept her eyes closed while women in various parts of the state were being tortured and humiliated by goons backed by the ruling Trinamool Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday."The entire country was deeply...

North Lakhimpur/Guwahati, April 10 Unidentified individuals attacked the office of an Assamese daily in North Lakhimpur, breaking window panes with stones, police said on Friday.They said the incident is suspected to have occurred the previous night."We have learned that miscreants attacked...

Kolkata, April 10 – Officials from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been conducting simultaneous raids and searches at 12 locations across different areas of West Bengal since Friday morning, in connection with the ration distribution case.The locations where the ED raids and searches are...

Kolkata, April 9 – Senior police officers in Kolkata will be required to patrol the streets from 10 pm to 2 am, according to a directive issued by Kolkata Police Commissioner Ajay Nand.On Thursday, he held a meeting with senior police officers in the city and issued this directive during the...

Polling is taking place for the state assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Voters are casting their votes for 126 seats in Assam, 140 seats in Kerala, and 30 seats in Puducherry. The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements to ensure...

Kolkata, April 9 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) with a plea to immediately ban and impose campaign restrictions on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a specific period, amid the crucial two-phase state assembly elections later this...

Kolkata, April 7 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to attend seven campaign programmes in West Bengal this week, starting from April 9, amidst the crucial two-phase state assembly elections.“According to the tentative schedule fixed as of now on April 9, he might address three mega...

Guwahati, April 6 Vehicle movement along the India-Bhutan border in Assam has been restricted from Monday, in view of the state assembly elections in the northeastern region, officials said.The restrictions will remain in place until the end of the polling process, they said.Tamulpur...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 Congress leader K C Venugopal has expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement accusing the UDF of "spreading lies" about the FCRA amendments for "political gain".Venugopal, the MP from the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency, said that the...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 5 Congress general secretary K C Venugopal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, expressing disappointment over his statement accusing the UDF of "spreading lies" about the FCRA amendments for "political gain".Venugopal, the MP from Alappuzha Lok Sabha...

The Election Commission has stated that seizures related to cash, liquor, drugs, and other inducements have exceeded 650 crore rupees in preparation for the upcoming state assembly elections and by-elections across multiple states. These seizures include cash, liquor, narcotics, precious metals...

The Election Commission has stated that seizures related to cash, liquor, drugs, and other inducements have exceeded 650 crore rupees in the lead-up to the upcoming state assembly elections and by-elections across multiple states. These seizures include cash, liquor, narcotics, precious metals...

New Delhi, April 5 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Sunday that enforcement agencies have seized illegal cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals, and freebies worth more than ₹650 crore so far to ensure inducement-free elections in the ongoing state Assembly polls and bypolls...

Kolkata, April 4 – A suspicious drone was spotted near the helicopter of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Malatipur, Malda district, on Saturday, while she was there to address a campaign rally ahead of the crucial two-phase state assembly elections later this month.The Chief...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday asserted that “Odia pride” became a major poll issue in the 2024 elections for the Lok Sabha and state assembly as the previous BJD government had “outsourced” the state’s administration to non-Odia bureaucrats.The BJP...

Lucknow, April 3 Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged that the Constitution is under threat and institutions are being weakened, and said his party would raise awareness on the issue at the grassroots level.Addressing a press conference here, Yadav said the party has...

Chennai, April 2 The ECI appointed senior IPS officer Sandeep Rai Rathore as the new DGP of Tamil Nadu, replacing G Venkataraman, who previously held the position of in-charge DGP and head of the police force.Venkataraman has been serving as the in-charge Director General of Police for Tamil...

Today, the Election Commission held a review meeting for the central observers deployed across Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry in preparation for the upcoming state assembly elections. A total of 282 central observers, along with the Chief Electoral Officers of Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry...

Kolkata, March 31 – On Tuesday, the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, Samik Bhattacharya, and the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the State Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) to request intervention in preventing the...