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Kolkata, April 8 The Trinamool Congress sent a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, on Wednesday, accusing election officials in West Bengal, including the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Kumar Agarwal, of political bias in favor of the BJP.In the letter to the...

Kolkata, April 8 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee filed her nomination from her native Assembly constituency of Bhabanipur in South Kolkata on Wednesday.The list of proposers on her nomination form reflected the “cosmopolitan” nature of Bhabanipur, which is considered a melting pot...

Kolkata, April 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday filed her nomination papers as the TMC candidate for the Bhabanipur assembly seat, and said that everything in her life began from here.Amid a crowd of supporters raising slogans of 'Mamata Banerjee zindabad' and 'TMC...

Kolkata, April 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday walked from her residence in Kalighat to file her nomination papers for the Bhabanipur assembly seat, amidst a large crowd of supporters chanting slogans in support of the TMC supremo.With folded hands and her trademark...

Kolkata, April 7 The Trinamool Congress approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday regarding the unnecessary police harassment faced by its local party leaders and workers in one of the crucial Assembly constituencies in West Bengal.Derek O'Brien, a member of the Trinamool...

In the narrow lanes and old mansions of Bhabanipur, where Gujarati businessmen, Bengali families, Punjabi households, and Muslim residents have lived side by side for decades, Mamata Banerjee is preparing to send a political message that mirrors the constituency itself.While BJP leader Suvendu...

In Kolkata, nearly 91 lakh voters were removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal after the completion of the process to review voter information, according to data from the Election Commission. This could have a significant impact on the upcoming state assembly elections.Chief Minister...

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...

Kolkata, April 6 – Leader of the Opposition in the state Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said on Monday that he would speak to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging the Odisha government to investigate the death of Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee through the state’s CID.Speaking...

Kolkata, April 6 Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari reported in his election affidavit that his income has more than doubled over the past five years, while the value of his movable assets has significantly decreased.According to the affidavit, Adhikari's income has risen from about Rs 8.13...

Kolkata, April 6 – The Kolkata police have registered an FIR against a female member of the Trinamool Congress-backed Booth Level Officer (BLO) Rights Protection Committee for staging a protest outside the office of the State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), officials said on Monday.A senior...

Kolkata, April 6 – Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, has accused the Kolkata Police of deploying undercover officers to shadow him during his ongoing campaign for the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, where he is contesting against...

Kolkata, April 4 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the suspension of four Kolkata Police officers, including a deputy commissioner-level officer, in connection with the tension near the convoy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Assembly Leader of the...

Kolkata, April 4 The Election Commission on Saturday directed the suspension of four Kolkata Police officials and the initiation of disciplinary proceedings against them for "failing" to maintain law and order during the nomination filing by BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari in the fiercely contested...

Kolkata, April 3 The TMC on Friday sought the immediate removal of the returning officer for the Bhabanipur assembly constituency in West Bengal, alleging his close association with BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari.In a representation submitted to West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar...

Kolkata, April 3 – The Kolkata Police issued summons on Friday for questioning to two Trinamool Congress councillors of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) in connection with the prolonged tension outside the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal in central Kolkata...

Kolkata, April 2 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday turned BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s nomination filing from Bhabanipur into a high-voltage political spectacle, claiming he had a “shortcut” to bring about “paribartan” (change) in West Bengal, defeating Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in...

Kolkata, April 2 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari filed his nomination for Bhabanipur in West Bengal on Thursday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, turning the contest in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's political stronghold into the centerpiece of the assembly elections.For the BJP...

Kolkata, April 2 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, in a virtual meeting on Thursday, directed the West Bengal Police to ensure the arrest of every individual responsible for harassing the seven judicial officers at Kaliachak in Malda district by midnight.At the meeting, West...

Kolkata, April 2 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged on Thursday that the gherao of judicial officers and violence in Sujapur, Malda, during the SIR exercise was "planned and organized by the TMC" under the leadership of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Addressing a press conference...