New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The ECI on Thursday began the commissioning of EVMs and VVPATs for Assembly constituencies, including those in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, going to polls on April 23, an official said. Voting will take place on 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu and 152 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal next week, along with bye-elections in Gujarat and Maharashtra.The commission of EVM-VVPATs for the Phase one elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal started in the presence of…
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Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) A central force jawan on election duty has died mysteriously in Falta of South 24 Parganas district, officials said on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Kanak Koch. He was a constable with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. It may be noted that a large number of central force jawans have been deployed across West Bengal for the Assembly polls.According to locals and administrative officials, Kanak, a resident of Assam, had gone on polling duty in the Dos…
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, wrote an open letter to the people of West Bengal on the occasion of the Bengal New Year, where he gave an open call to the voters to end the ambience of terror and fear unleashed in the state during the last 15 years of the Trinamool Congress regime in the state.Earlier in the day, he wrote a social media post extending his greetings on the occasion of the Bengali New Year. Although in his social media post, the Prime Minister…
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday conveyed greetings on the occasion of Bengal New Year’s Day, Poila Boishakh, posting messages in both Bengali and English.Both leaders shared their greetings on their official social media handles with the same messages in English and Bengali.In his message, the Prime Minister avoided any political reference and focused on cultural and social harmony.“I pray that the coming year marks the ful…
Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) The Election Commission has directed District Magistrates, Police Commissioners, and Police Superintendents in West Bengal to visit violence-prone areas in the state and submit a detailed report by 5 p.m. on April 16, an official of the Commission said on Wednesday.In addition, the ECI also asked them to set up mobile, satellite, and wireless communication systems in each polling station.The instructions require senior district and police officials to inspect booths and …
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress on Monday, saying its leaders are linked to all the corruption cases in West Bengal.“From cash-for-query to cash-for-job, from cattle smuggling to coal smuggling, from PDS scam to illegal land grabbing — name any field of corruption, and you will find the footprints of Trinamool Congress leaders there. The people are frustrated by this misrule, and hence they are determined to bring a c…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a massive ‘Vijay Sankalp Sabha’ in Siliguri, West Bengal, on Sunday at 1 p.m., marking a key moment in the ongoing election campaign ahead of the upcoming two-phase Assembly polls later this month.The rally is expected to witness a huge turnout, with party supporters and local residents gathering in large numbers as campaigning intensifies across the state. The event forms part of an extensive outreach programme by the…
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the transfers of 149 lower-level police officers of the ranks of Inspectors and Sub-Inspectors and also their removal from any poll-related duty in West Bengal.Among the 149 cops transferred and removed from poll-related duties, 81 are Inspector-rank officers, and the remaining 68 are Sub-Inspector rank officers.Insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that these Inspectors and Sub…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared glimpses of the enthusiasm witnessed in Asansol, stating that the people of West Bengal are supporting the BJP’s development agenda and will not back the Trinamool Congress.Taking to the social media platform X, PM Modi wrote, “A glimpse of the enthusiasm in Asansol yesterday. West Bengal is supporting BJP’s development agenda and will never support TMC.”In the video, which is 1 minute and 18 seconds long and was sh…
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) with a plea to impose immediate ban and campaign restrictions on the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a specific period of time amid the crucial two-phase Assembly polls in the state later this month. In the letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday, the BJP had accused the Chief Minister of incitement to violence against the central armed …