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New Delhi, April 4 The BJP on Saturday announced its fifth list of five candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.According to the list, Saurav Sikdar will contest the Dum Dum Uttar seat, Taraknath Chatterjee will contest from Krishnanagar Uttar, Anupam Biswas from Kalyani...

Kolkata, April 4 – Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP over corruption allegations linked to the coal smuggling scam while campaigning for the party's candidate at a rally in Barabani near Asansol in West Burdwan district."The BJP candidate's...

Kolkata, April 4 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appealed to voters to halt polling wherever instances of malfunctioning electronic voting machines (EVMs) are reported during the upcoming two-phase state assembly elections later this month.She also urged voters to...

Kolkata, April 4 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wrote a letter to the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Manoj Kumar Agarwal, on Saturday, seeking the removal of Kolkata Police officers Shantanu Sinha Biswas (Deputy Commissioner of Police), Bijitaswa Routh (Inspector-in-Charge), and...

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 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...

Kolkata, April 4 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday directed the former Kolkata Police Commissioner, Supratim Sarkar, to be sent on deputation as a police observer in Tamil Nadu, which is also going to hold elections like West Bengal later this month.However, Sarkar had...

Kolkata, April 4 – Following the arrest of a Trinamool Congress leader in Berhampore, West Bengal, another Trinamool Congress leader was arrested on Saturday in the town of Canning in the South 24 Parganas district, acting on the orders of the Election Commission of India (ECI). The arrest was...

Kolkata, April 4 Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir on Saturday termed the arrest of a former candidate of his ally AIMIM for the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda as "unjust and politically motivated".He claimed that the police had actually arrested the person who "helped...

Kolkata, April 4 – Tensions escalated in Berhampore, West Bengal, on Saturday morning after Congress candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury allegedly faced physical obstruction from Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during an election campaign.Chowdhury, who is contesting from the Berhampore assembly...

New Delhi, April 4: In the lead-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has welcomed recent action against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders accused of intimidating voters, calling it a sign that the elections will be "free and fair."Amit Malviya, Chief of the BJP's Information...

Kolkata, April 4 The ruling TMC on Saturday announced election committees for 29 assembly constituencies in six districts.Committees were announced for the constituencies of Panskura Purba, Moyna, Nandakumar, Mahisadal, and Haldia in Purba Medinipur.The party also named committees for Haroa...

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...

New Delhi, April 3 As the Parliament is set to meet again to pass bills to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816 so that the women's reservation law can be implemented at the earliest, TMC leader Derek O'Brien questioned the absence of the proposed legislation's draft.In a...

Kolkata, April 3 The BJP candidate from the Mathabhanga constituency in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district, Nishith Pramanik, has 16 criminal cases pending against him, including murder and rioting, according to his election affidavit.Pramanik, a former Union minister, has not been convicted...

Kolkata, April 3 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken serious note of the large number of police personnel deployed by the West Bengal Police and the Kolkata Police to provide personal security to Trinamool Congress leaders at various levels in the state.The Commission has also...

Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal), April 3 – Union Minister of State Sukanta Majumdar, on Friday, expressed his concerns about the arrest of AIMIM leader Mofakkarul Islam by the West Bengal Police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for allegedly being the mastermind behind the harassment of...

Kolkata, April 3 A former candidate from the AIMIM was arrested on Friday for surrounding the seven judicial officers in Malda district, adding a new political dimension to the case. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed the Asaduddin Owasi-led party, the BJP, and the ISF for "orchestrating" the...

Kolkata, April 3 The Election Commission of India has taken serious note of the deployment of police personnel to provide security to individuals allegedly linked to the ruling TMC ahead of the West Bengal elections, a senior official said on Friday.Describing the matter as a "lapse," the...

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...