Imphal, May 26 (IANS) The Central and state security forces on Tuesday continued extensive joint search operations across Manipur’s Kangpokpi, Senapati and adjoining districts to rescue 20 Naga and Kuki community members who are still being held hostage by armed groups, officials said.A senior police official said that intensive combing and search operations are being carried out by the security forces, comprising the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) and Manipur Police, in the mountainous ar…
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Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Re-polling for the Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal concluded peacefully at 6 p.m. on Thursday, with no reports of violence, tension or electoral malpractice from any of the 285 polling booths.As per the statistics available from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, the polling percentage recorded till 5 p.m. stood at a high 86.11 per cent.“Since, at the end of the official polling time of 6 p.m., some vote…
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) A significantly high voting of 60.43 per cent was recorded till 1 p.m. in a peaceful repolling for the Falta Assembly Constituency in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Thursday.The scorching summer heat could not dampen voters’ enthusiasm. Long queues were seen in front of the 285 polling booths, with voters waiting patiently for their turn. The atmosphere was peaceful even as the security forces were maintaining a strict vigil in Falta since polling started a…
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) Re-polling commenced for Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal from 7 a.m. on Thursday under a blanket security coverage provided by the 35 companies of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel, a number significantly high for a single constituency.The polling process had been peaceful till the time the report was filed.With Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan announcing his withdrawal from the contest recently, political o…
Kolkata, May 21 (IANS) The re-polling in the Falta Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas is set to commence on Thursday. Fresh voting will be conducted across all 285 polling stations in the constituency.The voting will take place from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.The results will be declared on May 24.Polling for Falta was conducted in the second phase of the recently concluded two-phase Assembly elections on April 29. However, on that day, several complaints of alleged electoral ma…
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) Last-minute preparations are in full swing at the dispersal centres ahead of the crucial re-polling for the Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas on Thursday.Polling personnel are all set, and deployment activities are progressing smoothly, insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said on Wednesday.“Continuous monitoring arrangements are in place to ensure that every aspect of the polling process remains smooth, all geared to…
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) Trinamool Congress supremo and the former West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has convened a crucial organisational meeting of the party at her residence at Kalighat in South Kolkata on Friday to review the reasons for the landslide defeat of her party in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly polls.The meeting will be attended by the party’s candidates, both elected and defeated, in 294 Assembly constituencies, as well as some senior leaders of the party, as…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A full-scale aircraft crash mock exercise ‘Agni Chakra’ was organised at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in the national capital by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel, a key wing of the country’s paramilitary forces entrusted with the security of the airport and other aviation establishments.The mock exercise was undertaken by the CISF, involving a large number of personnel simulating crash-landing conditions at the airport and quick r…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) A total of 200 FIRs have been registered and 433 arrests made in connection with incidents of post-poll violence in West Bengal since the results of the recently concluded Assembly elections were declared on May 4, Director General of Police (DGP) Siddh Nath Gupta said on Wednesday.In addition to the 433 arrests made for direct involvement in cases of post-poll violence, the DGP said that 1,100 persons have so far been placed under preventive detention.The DGP’s statement…
Itanagar, May 6 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has underscored the crucial role of universities as bridges connecting academic knowledge with grassroots realities. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the ninth edition of Arunachal Panorama, the flagship cultural and youth festival of Rajiv Gandhi University, the Chief Minister on Tuesday reaffirmed the state government’s commitment to transformative reforms in the education sector.Referring to the implementation of the Nati…