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 …
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Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) The district magistrates, who are also district electoral officers, police superintendents, and district forces coordinators of the districts concerned, on Monday separately urged the people of poll-bound West Bengal to reach polling booths without fear and cast their votes in large numbers. The three key electoral officials from all districts and the two electoral districts of Kolkata (Dakshin and Uttar) simultaneously addressed the media. The common message conve…
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) The Election Commission on Monday launched a separate toll-free number to help voters in West Bengal report directly to the Commission any issues related to unrest or law and order. The Commission has also introduced a dedicated email ID so that voters can lodge complaints without delay.Voters can now call the toll-free number or send an email to report problems such as threats, intimidation, beatings, or interference with polling agents.The Commission already operates a…
Kolkata, April 1 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress, on Wednesday, wrote a letter to the Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, requesting the latter to ensure that in case of “logical discrepancy” cases in West Bengal that will be rejected in course of the ongoing judicial adjudication process, the “grounds of rejections” should be mentioned by the judicial officers involved in the process. In an email communique sent to Justice Paul, Trinamool Congress had said that the “ground of rejection”…
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday reviewed the situation arising from unseasonal rainfall across several districts of the state and enquired about the condition of farmers affected by the adverse weather.He directed District Magistrates to submit detailed reports outlining the challenges being faced by farmers due to the untimely rainfall.Stressing the need for vigilance, the Chief Minister instructed officials to remain on high alert and ensure th…
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Tension-prone pockets across different districts of West Bengal have been kept under a blanket security cover since Thursday morning, anticipating tension and violence over Ram Navami processions later in the day.Special security measures have been adopted across the entire Kolkata-adjacent Hooghly district, Chandannagar in Hooghly district, and Islampur in North Dinajpur district, keeping in mind instances of massive violence and riot-like situations during processions …
Kolkata, March 23 (IANS) The first supplementary list for judicial adjudication of voters classified under the “logical discrepancy category” will be published later on Monday.As per statistics available from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, till Sunday night, the judicial adjudication process had been completed for 28,06,000 cases, and all these cases will be mentioned in the first supplementary under the “approved” and “rejected” categories.An insider f…
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) mandated the transfer of 13 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, all in the ranks of District Magistrates (DMs), who are the district electoral officers (DEOs).As per the notification issued by the ECI in the afternoon, Jitin Jadav, a 2016 batch IAS officer, will be the new DM-cum-DEO of Cooch Behar district.Sandeep Ghosh, also of the 2016 batch, will be the new DM-cum-DEO of Jalpaiguri district.Vikek Kumar (2016 batch) has…
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) Sensitivity-mapping will determine the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the district-wise deployment of police observers for the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled to be held later this year.An insider from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said the ECI is keeping a few factors in mind regarding the district-wise sensitivity-mapping.“The district-wise sensitivity-mapping will be under three categori…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) To ensure the best possible utilisation of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) for the upcoming Assembly polls in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) had decided to strip the district administration of the authority to determine the movement of the CAPF.Until the last elections, District Magistrates, including District Electoral Officers, were authorised to determine the movement of the CAPF before, during, or after the polls while the MCC was in force…