Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Thursday dismissed Trinamool Congress’ allegations of suspicious activities with the electronic voting machine (EVM) strong-rooms at the Khudiram Anushilan Kendra in Kolkata. Soon after Trinamool Congress supporters led by state Minister Shashi Panja and the State Trinamool Congress General Secretary Kunal Ghosh started protesting before the Khudiram Anushilan Kendra, alleging suspicious activities at the E…
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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…
Chennai, March 24 (IANS) With polling fast approaching, election observers in Tamil Nadu have recommended the deployment of drones to intensify surveillance against cash-for-vote practices, particularly in urban clusters where monitoring remains a challenge. The suggestion emerged during a review meeting led by the Special Observer, bringing together general and expenditure observers from key districts, including Chennai, Tiruvallur, Chengalpattu and Kancheepuram.The discussions centred on plugg…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) A New Delhi-based rights group, the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG), has claimed that at least 15 members of the Hindu minority community were killed in Bangladesh over the past 45 days, allegedly by individuals belonging to the Muslim majority. RRAG Director Suhas Chakma said on Thursday that “in the last 45 days between December 1, 2025 to 15 January 15, 2026, at least 15 minority Hindus were murdered by persons belonging to the majority Muslims in Bangladesh –…