Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) With polling underway for the second phase of West Bengal Assembly polls for 142 Assembly constituencies, reports of poll-related violence and clashes between supporters of rival political parties have started surfacing from different corners of the districts where the elections are being conducted, with South 24 Parganas being the epicentre of the disturbance.Tensions flared up in the Saihati area of Bhangar Assembly constituency, as Trinamool Congress workers sta…
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Nadia, April 29 (IANS) Amid the ongoing second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, a polling agent was allegedly brutally assaulted at Booth No. 53 in Chapra, Nadia district, raising concerns over poll-related violence. According to the booth agent, the incident occurred early in the morning when Mosharaf Mir, a BJP polling agent, was on his way to the polling booth to perform his duties.Speaking to IANS, Mir said, “I was going to Booth No. 53 around 5.40 in the morning as a BJP agent. …
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party workers were allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress activists in Basanti of South 24 Parganas district on Thursday during an Assembly election campaign. Several police personnel were injured while attempting to bring the situation under control. The Bharatiya Janata Party has accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of orchestrating the attack. So far, the police have detained eight individuals on suspicion of involvement in the incident.On Th…
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday sought a detailed report from Kolkata Police on the murder of Trinamool Congress worker Rahul Dey (36), who was killed in a shootout between two rival groups while they were sitting and allegedly consuming alcohol on the rooftop of a residence at Bagha Jatin in the southern outskirts of Kolkata late Wednesday night.In the shootout, another individual, Jeet Mukherjee, sustained bullet injuries.The Commission has also soug…
Jaipur, March 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Police in Bhilwara have busted an all-women gang of thieves that allegedly travelled from Madhya Pradesh to Rajasthan to steal jewellery from crowded religious gatherings — and swallowed the stolen items to evade detection.Seven women were arrested by the Rajasthan Police following a complaint of jewellery theft at a temple event in Kotri.During the medical examination and X-ray of the accused, doctors were shocked to find a mangalsutra and several gold beads i…
Singrauli, Jan 25 (IANS) A devastating accident in the Kudwar police outpost area under Jiawan police station in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh claimed the lives of three women, while two others sustained serious injuries. The incident occurred when a mound of earth in an informal clay mine suddenly collapsed, burying five women who had gone to extract white clay locally known as “chhui”. The victims, all residents of nearby Parsohar and Harha villages, were reportedly digging for the soft…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) Retail prices of yellow marigold flowers surged nearly five-fold in Kolkata markets this week as the city prepares for Saraswati Puja and the birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on Friday.Flower traders in the city said prices usually rise during this period, but the increase has been steeper this year due to lower production caused by frequent fluctuations in temperature during the current winter.“At the same time, Saraswati Puja and the birth anniversary of…