Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) The police in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar on Wednesday welcomed the CAPF companies deployed by the Central government for duties during the upcoming Shri Amarnath Yatra 2026.As part of the comprehensive security and facilitation arrangements for the forthcoming Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY)-2026, Srinagar Police extended a warm welcome to the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) companies arriving in the city for Yatra duties.The arriving CAPF personnel were received by of…
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Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) The political crisis within the Trinamool Congress appears to be deepening as suspended party leader Riju Dutta on Tuesday claimed that around 50 MLAs from the party might split up and form the ‘Asli Trinamool Congress’. He said that the situation was similar to that of the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, which had split into two factions in 2022.In an interaction with IANS, Dutta said: “It has come to light that yesterday afternoon, under the leadership of Sandipan Saha and Rit…
Kolkata, May 22 (IANS) Apprehending arrest following multiple FIRs registered against him, Dilip Mondal, the five-time Trinamool Congress legislator from Bishnupur (SC) Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district and the former West Bengal Minister of State for Transport, on Friday, approached the Calcutta High Court with an anticipatory bail plea.In his petition filed at the single-judge bench of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya, he has also pleaded for the scrapping of all the FIRs registe…
Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) The BJP-led NDA was leading in 36 Assembly seats, while the Congress-led opposition alliance was ahead in 10 constituencies in the early rounds of counting for the Assam Assembly elections on Monday, according to initial trends. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma was leading from the Jalukbari Assembly constituency seat, giving an early boost to the ruling alliance as counting progressed across the state amid tight security arrangements.Counting was being conducted at 40 c…
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The counting for the recently concluded two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal will start from 8 a.m. on Monday in 77 counting centers throughout the state. However, on Monday, there will be counting for only 293 of 294 Assembly constituencies in the state, since the Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, had announced re-polling for the entire Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district on May 21, the results for which will be declared on May 24.Fo…
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Re-polling as per the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI) had begun for 15 polling booths under two Assembly constituencies in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal from 7 A.M. on Saturday.Of the 15 polling booth where the re-polling is being conducted, 11 are in Magrahat (Paschim), and four are in Diamond Harbour. Polling in both these Assembly constituencies was conducted in the second phase of the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal on April …
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday directed the general observers for all the 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal to be present at the respective counting centres and the counting halls before the counting of votes at 8 a.m. on May 4 and be present there till the counting is completed and the winning certificates are handed over to the elected candidates. An insider from the office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said that the Commissio…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) “Gunda”, before rectifying the same, and accused the force of “assaulting” workers and leaders of the Trinamool Congress.She visited polling booths in South Kolkata as the voting for the second phase of the Assembly elections is underway across 142 seats in the state.To ensure security, CCTV cameras have been installed, and CAPF personnel are deployed. The polling offic…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the BJP wants to “forcefully rig” the Assembly elections in the state, stating that the election observers, “brought from outside”, are going to police stations and “creating pressure”. She visited polling booths in South Kolkata as the voting for the second phase of the Assembly elections is underway across 142 seats in the state.To ensure security, CCTV cameras have been installed, and CAPF personnel …
Kolkata, April 27 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday directed the West Bengal Police to immediately track and arrest all those involved in violent clashes between workers of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in Jagatdal in North 24 Parganas district on Sunday night, in which several persons were injured.On Sunday night, at around 11 P.M., there was a scuffle between Trinamool Congress and BJP candidates in Jagatdal. A bomb blast took place. A Central Armed Police Forces (CA…