Kolkata, Feb 16 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday directly suspended seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal on charges of dereliction of duty, without waiting for the state government to comply with the Commission’s directive.The direction to suspend these seven AEROs had been issued by the Commission to the West Bengal Chief Secretary, Nandini Chakraborty, late on Sunday evening. Howe…
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Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) A civic volunteer died while attending a training programme in Fulbari of Jalpaiguri district in north Bengal, the police said on Monday. The deceased civic volunteer has been identified as Pankaj Barman. He was stationed at Mathabhanga Police Station in Cooch Behar district. He had gone to the 12th Battalion to participate in the six-day training camp in Fulbari. He died there.According to police sources, Pankaj suffered a heart attack on Sunday night. When the sentry on d…
Kolkata, Jan 24 (IANS) A man allegedly hacked his wife to death over an extramarital affair and later surrendered before the police in the Dhupguri area of Jalpaiguri district in north Bengal on Saturday, officials said.According to the police, the accused hacked his wife to death with a sharp weapon and then surrendered at the police station. According to local sources, the accused attacked his wife at her lover’s house. Police have started an investigation into the incident after arresting the…