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Kolkata, April 11 The Election Commission has ordered a reshuffle at the top level of the police administration, transferring 12 officers in the Kolkata Police and the state police in poll-bound West Bengal, EC officials said.In the Kolkata Police, several senior officers have been moved out...

Kolkata, April 11 Just 12 days before the first phase of the two-phase polling in West Bengal on April 23, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday ordered a massive reshuffle in the state, transferring a total of 30 officers from both the West Bengal Police and the Kolkata Police...

Kolkata, April 9 – The Enforcement Directorate, Kolkata Zonal Office, recently conducted searches at eight premises across Kolkata in a case linked to Biswajit Podder alias Sona Pappu, Jay S. Kamdar, and others, the central investigating agency said in a statement on Thursday.During the...

New Delhi, April 8 The National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered 12 cases on Wednesday to investigate the siege of judicial officers, who were deputed for work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Malda, West Bengal.The move came following a directive...

Kolkata, April 8 – Central security has been increased for Congress candidate Adhir Chowdhury from the Baharampur constituency ahead of the Assembly elections, according to a government insider on Wednesday.Additional security personnel, including women, will be deployed, and five additional...

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 Thousands of people whose names were removed from the electoral rolls queued up across West Bengal since Monday morning to present their cases before judicial officers, as tribunals for the adjudication of appeals began functioning in the state.Monday is the last day for...

Murshidabad, April 6 – Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged on Monday that during his election campaign in West Bengal, some individuals associated with the Trinamool Congress attempted to prevent him from campaigning. He also claimed that the local police present at the scene failed...

Kolkata, April 5 – Tensions escalated once again during Congress candidate Adhir Chowdhury’s campaign rally in Berhampore, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, on Sunday, where he encountered ‘go back’ slogans from Trinamool Congress supporters in three different locations.Incidentally, Chief...

Kolkata, April 4 – The West Bengal Police have initiated disciplinary action against IC Berhampore and taken legal action against four members of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), including Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, for unlawful obstruction during the election campaign. This was revealed by a senior...

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 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 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...

New Delhi, April 3 The Election Commission has taken "serious note" of over 2,100 police personnel in poll-bound West Bengal being deployed for the security of nearly 1,000 people linked directly or indirectly to the ruling TMC and has asked the police chief to review the arrangement, officials...

Kolkata, April 3 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state, its division through the rearrangement of Assembly constituencies will be inevitable."The BJP is planning to divide West Bengal by rearranging...

Kolkata, April 3 The West Bengal Police arrested two people in Siliguri's Bagdogra airport on Friday, including the alleged mastermind of the siege of seven judicial officers in Malda district.The alleged mastermind, identified as advocate Mofakkarul Islam, was arrested while he was attempting...

Kolkata, April 3 The West Bengal Police arrested the alleged mastermind behind the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda district from Bagdogra airport in Siliguri on Friday, a senior officer said.The accused, identified as lawyer Mofakkarul Islam, was arrested while he was attempting to...

Kolkata, April 3 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday requested the West Bengal Police to submit a status report on the implementation of the Commission's earlier order, which mandated the withdrawal of state-provided security for tainted political leaders with criminal records...