Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Tuesday filed a complaint to the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal against the District Electoral Officer (DEO) of Kolkata South over the latter’s social media post released where a popular Bollywood song was used to spread the message of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to ensure free and fair and violence-free elections in the forthcoming two-phased Assembly elections in the state scheduled later this month. T…
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Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) In the run-up to the two-phase Assembly elections, Kolkata Police have issued strict instructions to the police stations under its jurisdiction to immediately execute pending arrest warrants against miscreants.This time, Lalbazar (Kolkata Police headquarters) has asked them to take immediate action in this regard. It has been instructed that either those who have warrants in their names must be arrested, or Lalbazar must be informed about the action being taken so far ag…
Kochi, April 13 (IANS) In a notable judicial endorsement of election conduct in the state, the Kerala High Court has placed on record its commendation for the Election Commission for ensuring a visually clean and disciplined campaign season.Hearing the case Rahul K.T vs St. Stephen’s Malankara Catholic Church & Others, Justice Devan Ramachandran recorded the appreciation after amicus curiae Harish Vasudevan submitted that the state had been largely spared the usual proliferation of boards, f…
Anand/Gandhinagar, April 13 (IANS) Security arrangements for the upcoming Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat’s Anand district were reviewed on Monday as the State Director General of Police (DGP), K. L. N. Rao, chaired a high-level meeting to assess preparedness for ensuring a peaceful, fair and transparent polling process. Rao visited Anand along with senior police officials and held a comprehensive review of law and order arrangements, deployment planning and inter-agency coordination…
Kolkata, April 13 (IANS) After receiving complaints of alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct by a Trinamool candidate by organising religious events, Election Commission officials went to Bali in Howrah district to probe the matter, said Commission officials on Monday.The BJP alleged that Trinamool candidate Kailash Mishra from Bali organised a ‘naam-sankirtan’ to influence voters. The candidate’s name is in the ‘sankirtan’ event.After receiving the complaint, election officials went to…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming special session of Parliament, the Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Monday, a plea seeking immediate implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies.As per the causelist uploaded on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan is scheduled to hear the petition filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur.Contending that the benefit of one-third quota for women …
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming special session of Parliament, the Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Monday, a plea seeking immediate implementation of 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state Legislative Assemblies.As per the causelist uploaded on the website of the apex court, a bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan is scheduled to hear the petition filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur on April 13. Contending that the benefit of one-third quo…
Guwahati, April 12 (IANS) Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) leader and candidate Kunki Chowdhury appeared before Panbazar Police Station in Guwahati on Sunday in connection with a case related to alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during the ongoing Assembly elections in Assam. According to police sources, Chowdhury was questioned for a brief period regarding the allegations before being allowed to leave.The case against her was registered following complaints of breaching election g…
Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate from Guwahati Central, Kunki Chowdhury, has been summoned by city police in connection with alleged violations of election norms during polling held on April 9, officials said on Saturday. According to police sources, a notice was issued by Panbazar Police Station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), directing Chowdhury to appear before the Officer-in-Charge at 11 a.m. on April 12 for quest…
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) The BJP on Saturday wrote a letter to the office of the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), pointing out the illegal appointment of contractual staff as sector officers/assistants in Kasba Assembly constituency in Kolkata. In the letter, the party wrote: “It has come to light that through Order… issued by the Returning Officer, Purnima Dey, WBCS (Exe.), contractual staff have been appointed as ‘Sector Assistants’ and ‘Assistant Sector Officers.’ This …