New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The government is planning to seek a break in the ongoing Parliament session this week following requests from members, including many from the Opposition, who wish to focus on the Assembly elections in 5 States and Union Territories next month, said an official source on Tuesday. The session, the 7th of the 18th Lok Sabha, began its second leg on March 9 and, as per the original plan, was scheduled to conclude on April 2, focusing on detailed financial business and…
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Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Two bodies were recovered in the Mahamaytala area of Garia, on the southern outskirts of Kolkata, on Tuesday, in West Bengal. A woman was hacked to death inside her beauty parlour by a Kashmiri man, who later committed suicide. Police said the incident appears to stem from a strained relationship.According to a senior police officer, the deceased woman has been identified as Rupbani Das, aged approximately 50. She ran a beauty parlour in Mahamaytala, under th…
Chennai, March 24 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced a comprehensive ban on the conduct, publication, or dissemination of Exit Polls during the ongoing Assembly election cycle.As per the schedule, polling in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry will be held on April 9, while Tamil Nadu will vote on April 23. West Bengal will go to the polls in two phases on April 23 and April 29. Counting of votes is scheduled for May 4.The restriction will be in force from 7 A.M. on Apri…
Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) The national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nitin Nabin, will arrive in the city on Tuesday with a busy schedule for two days amid the critical two-phase Assembly elections in the state.A state committee member of the BJP in West Bengal said he is expected to begin his work soon after arriving at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport. “At around 11 a.m., he is expected to start his schedule with a meeting with the core party leaders in W…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Nitin Nabin, the national president of the BJP, is set to arrive in West Bengal on Tuesday for a pivotal two-day visit focused on bolstering the party’s organisational machinery ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.This marks Nabin’s first visit to the state since the election announcement, underscoring the central leadership’s intensified focus on West Bengal, which remains a key political battleground. Party insiders describe the visit as part of a broader …
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The filing of nominations for the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry, along with bypolls in four states, ended on Monday, with over 4,000 nominations submitted, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said.A total of 4,019 nominations were filed across the three poll-bound states, with 2,511 candidates in the fray.Kerala saw the highest number, with 2,117 nominations and 1,252 candidates, followed by Assam with 1,388 nominations and 817 candidat…
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Cash worth lakhs of rupees were recovered once again in West Bengal ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, the police said on Monday. Police and officials from the Static Surveillance Team (SST) recovered more than Rs 3.7 lakh in cash from three vehicles during searches conducted at two separate checkpoints within the Bakshirhat police station area near West Bengal-Assam border in Cooch Behar district.In connection with this incident, the police have detained three in…
Guwahati, March 23 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday launched a sharp attack on Gaurav Gogoi, questioning his leadership credentials and said that the Congress MP has failed miserably to keep leaders within his party fold. Addressing reporters in Golaghat, the Chief Minister criticised Gogoi over his recent public statements, alleging that they reflected an inability to manage internal party affairs and retain leaders within the organisation. Sarma said such remarks amoun…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 (IANS) The Congress on Monday sharpened its offensive against Kerala’s ruling Left, alleging a widening and tacit understanding between the CPI-M and the BJP across multiple constituencies ahead of the Assembly elections.Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan reiterated that “deals” exist in several seats, naming Manjeswaram, Konni, and Ranni among those where the CPI-M and BJP are allegedly working in tandem.He claimed that such arrangements now extend to near…
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) Additional central forces are arriving in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections. An insider at the Election Commission said on Monday that a total of 2,400 companies of central forces will be deployed for the Bengal elections this time around.Notably, 480 companies of these central forces were deployed in the state as early as the beginning of this month.Reports indicate that another 300 companies of the central forces are set to reach the state by March 31. It is …