Chandigarh, May 5 (IANS) In a breakthrough against organised crime, Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), in an operation with Central agencies and Tripura Police, has apprehended Aditya Kapoor, one of the shooters involved in the sensational murder of kabaddi promoter Kanwar Digvijay Singh, alias Rana Balachauria, State Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here. The accused, who was arrested from Agartala in Tripura and a resident of Amritsar, has a criminal background …
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Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on track to secure an absolute majority as the counting continues, according to the latest trends for 293 Assembly constituencies provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI).According to the ECI data, the BJP candidates were leading in 193 Assembly constituencies, followed by Trinamool Congress at 94, the Left Front- All India Secular Front (AISF) alliance in three and others in two seats.The total number of Assembly constituencies…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) With trends predicting the BJP’s victory in West Bengal, celebrations erupted across the state as party workers distributed ‘jhalmuri’ and ‘kamala bhog’, and danced to the tunes of popular Bengali songs.BJP workers, including party leader Narayan Chattopadhyay, celebrated outside the party’s state headquarters, distributing ‘jhalmuri’ and ‘kamala bhog’.Notably, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a stopover for the popular ‘jhalmuri’ during his campaign trail in Jhargra…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that an elderly man died after being assaulted by central forces personnel in Udaynarayanpur in Howrah district during the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections.In a post on X, Abhishek Banerjee criticised the BJP-led government at the Centre, accusing it of misusing central forces during the elections in West Bengal.“Central Forces under (Home Minister) Amit Shah have become BJP’…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The polling for the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls for 142 constituencies in six districts and the state capital of Kolkata has officially concluded at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, with the polling percentage till 5 p.m. surpassing the figure for the same period in the first phase of polling for 152 constituencies on April 23. The polling percentage till 5 p.m. on Wednesday was recorded at 89.99, which is marginally higher than the figure of 89.93 for the same pe…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The polling percentage in the first eight hours till 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections for 142 constituencies has been recorded at 78.68.This is marginally lower than the 78.77 per cent recorded in the first six hours of April 23 voting in the first phase in 152 Assembly constituencies.With a few hours of polling left till 6 p.m., the Election Commission of India (ECI) is confident that the polling percentage in the second phase wi…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Actors Srabanti Chatterjee and Prosenjit Chatterjee on Wednesday cast their votes in the second phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections and encouraged citizens to participate in the democratic process. Speaking to IANS, Srabanti Chatterjee said: “I have come here with my family. Voting just concluded, and I feel good. This is the place where I grew up, so casting my vote here is special. I believe the public will decide.”Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee said: “The process …
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The polling percentage in the first six hours till 1 p.m. on Wednesday in the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections for 142 constituencies has been recorded at 61.11. This is slightly lower than the 62.18 per cent recorded in the first six hours of April 23 voting in the first phase in 152 Assembly constituencies.In district-wise voting, till 1 p.m., East Burdwan district recorded the highest polling percentage at 66.80, followed by Hooghly district at 64.57, Na…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) The polling percentage in the first four hours till 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the second phase of West Bengal Assembly elections has been recorded at 39.97.This is slightly lower than the 41.1 per cent recorded in the first four hours of April 23 voting in the first phase in 152 Assembly constituencies.District-wise till 11 a.m. East Burdwan district recorded the highest polling percentage at 44.50, followed by Hooghly district at 43.12, Nadia at 40.34, Howrah at 39.45, No…
Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) With polling underway for the second phase of West Bengal Assembly polls for 142 Assembly constituencies, reports of poll-related violence and clashes between supporters of rival political parties have started surfacing from different corners of the districts where the elections are being conducted, with South 24 Parganas being the epicentre of the disturbance.Tensions flared up in the Saihati area of Bhangar Assembly constituency, as Trinamool Congress workers sta…