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 3 (IANS) Ritabrata Banerjee, the expelled Trinamool Congress legislator from Uluberia (Purba) constituency in Howrah district, arrived at the West Bengal Assembly on Wednesday with letters of support from 59 party MLAs, claiming that their faction is the principal opposition party in the state and not the minority group still owing allegiance to former Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee.While Ritabrata entered the Assembly premises at around 10.30 a.m.,…
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) In an absolutely peaceful repolling for the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Thursday, a high voting percentage of 20.47 was recorded in the first two hours till 9 a.m.Not a single report of violence, tension or electoral malpractices surfaced from any of the 285 polling booths within Falta.With the Trinamool Congress candidate, Jahangir Khan, having announced his withdrawal from the contest last week, the party’s polling agents …
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, on Friday issued a statement rubbishing an earlier social media statement by the Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, that an elderly voter died after being manhandled by central forces personnel at a polling booth in Udaynarayanpur in Howrah district during the second phase of Assembly polls on April 29.In his statement issued in the morning, the CEO has …
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 28 (IANS) As West Bengal is heading for the April 29 second phase of Assembly polls for the 142 constituencies, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed the central forces deployed to be ready to answer the call of the intimidated voters and escort them to the polling booths. “In the first phase of polls on April 23, the polling process within the polling booths was absolutely peaceful. However, there were complaints from a section of voters about facing intimidation …
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Just four days before the crucial second phase of the two-phase Assembly polls for 142 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal on April 29, the officers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), escorted by the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel, are conducting raids and search operations at multiple locations of Habra in North 24 Parganas district, in connection with the ration distribution case.Sources aware of the development said that different teams of the ED off…
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Monday filed a petition at a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court apprehending arrests of around 800 party workers following instructions of the Election Commission of India (ECI) before the forthcoming two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal later this month.The petition had been filed by the four-time Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member and senior advocate, Kalyan Banerjee, who had sought immediate intervention by the Calcutta High Court …
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Expert videographers on Saturday were specially appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to video-record the poll proceedings from the beginning to the end at the polling booths coming under ‘shadow zones’ for the crucial two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal scheduled later this month. As per the ECI’s definition, the “shadow zones” have been identified due to poor mobile network and Internet connectivity, which at times makes it extremely difficult for the…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), heavily escorted by Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel, on Friday was conducting raids and search operations in around five locations in and around Kolkata in connection with a multi-crore illegal land-grabbing case.Incidentally, the ED operations are taking place simultaneously with similar raid and search operations being conducted by the Income Tax Department officials at the residence and electoral camp office of Debasish Ku…