Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) will on Thursday decide on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s demand to conduct repolling in 77 booths across four Assembly constituencies in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, which went to the polls in the second phase of the Assembly elections on April 29.Incidentally, out of these 77 polling booths, 64 are under the Diamond Harbour subdivision in that district and also under the Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituen…
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Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Tuesday welcomed the Calcutta High Court’s judgment that it would not pass any order related to officers deployed on election duty until April 29, the day of second phase of polling in West Bengal.The decision came after a lawyer verbally appealed the court to restrict Election Commission-appointed police observer Ajay Pal Sharma.Previously, Trinamool Congress candidate Jahangir Khan had alleged that Sharma issued threats to hi…
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Trinamool Congress candidate, Jahangir Khan on Tuesday criticised Election Commission-appointed police observer Ajay Pal Sharma, after he was seen issuing threats to his family members and locals in Falta constituency in South 24 Parganas district’s Diamond Harbour.Speaking to IANS, the Trinamool candidate from Falta constituency said, “Around 3 P.M. yesterday, he came and tried to threaten my security staff at this party office. Then he went and tried to threaten my fam…
Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Faced with doubts over the age of its players in an age-group event, Pakistan was forced to withdraw its players from the US Open Junior Squash Championship after the organisers refused to accept its age verification process, a news report said on Monday.Around 977 players representing forty-five nations are competing in the 2025 U.S. Junior Open–the world’s largest individual squash tournament, but Pakistan withdrew its players after the US Open organisers did not acce…