Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) In a late evening development on Friday, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the suspension of three booth-level officers (BLOs) engaged in electoral duties for the forthcoming two-phase assembly elections in West Bengal later this month. The ECI also directed the state administration to initiate departmental proceedings against the five BLOs concerned and register first information reports (FIRs) against them.The three BLOs against whom the Commission…
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Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed in a fire at the camp of the force’s 77th Battalion at Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas district on Thursday, officials said.The deceased was identified as ASI Jyotiram Singh.The ASI had entered the fuel storage room of the camp on Thursday morning when the fire broke out and spread so quickly that he could not escape and was badly burnt. Other BSF personnel and locals tried to rescue him, but could not.According to the p…
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) At least three people lost their lives, and ten others were injured in a head-on collision between a speeding four-wheeler and an auto rickshaw loaded with passengers on Wednesday in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. The horrific road accident took place on the Basanti Highway in the Minakhan police station area of Basirhat subdivision of the district. The accident took place right in front of the Minakhan Gram Panchayat office, the police said. At least 10 …
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Thursday defended the party’s decision to field the mother of the junior doctor of West Bengal’s R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, who was raped and murdered within the hospital premises in August 2024, from the Panihati Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district.The victim’s mother, Ratna Debnath, featured in the party’s third list of 19 candidates, announced on Wednesday, for the forthcoming two-pha…
Kolkata, March 22 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has stepped up action against unauthorised political advertisements across West Bengal ahead of the two-phase Assembly elections scheduled next month.In a statement issued on Sunday night, the ECI said a total of 3,58,986 such advertisements had been removed across the state so far.Of these, 3,11,829 cases were related to defacement of public property, while 19,901 involved defacement of private property.According to the ECI, Cooch …
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) With the announcement of the Assembly poll dates in West Bengal, the atmosphere is politically charged as various parties prepare for the crucial polls and the Trinamool Congress faces protests in Minakhan of North 24 Parganas district following the announcement of the candidate list. Amid this charged atmosphere, the body of a local Trinamool worker has now been recovered, the police said on Thursday. The body was found in a mutilated state. Local residents claimed that…
Kolkata, March 4 (IANS) One person was killed and several others sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out in Madhyamgram in North 24 Parganas district on the day of Holi, police said on Wednesday.The identity of the deceased has not yet been established, police sources said, adding that efforts are underway to identify the victim.The injured persons have been rescued and taken to a local hospital, where they are currently undergoing treatment.According to local sources, the fire broke out …
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) The Government Railway Police (GRP) have successfully apprehended a wanted criminal who had been consistently committing thefts on trains while posing as a policeman, according to sources on Monday.According to the GRP, the miscreant used to steal in the name of searching passengers’ bags and other belongings in a police uniform and then escape. However, the accused got into trouble after stealing a doctor’s bag, along with his MBBS certificate and other important document…
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) Event organiser Tanay Shastri on Saturday lodged a formal police complaint against Bengali actress and former Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty, escalating a legal feud that began with a Rs 20 lakh defamation notice.Shastri, who recently spent 14 days in judicial custody following a harassment charge by the actress, is now seeking a public apology and the return of a Rs 2.65 lakh performance fee, alleging that Chakraborty’s “false” accusations have caused significan…
Kolkata, Feb 17 (IANS) Two people have been arrested on the charges of illegally detaining two Bangladeshi citizens in the name of getting visas and extorting money in Kolkata, said the police on Tuesday. Officers of Technocity Police Station conducted a raid on a hotel and rescued two Bangladeshis on Monday.Two individuals, including a Bangladeshi citizen, have been arrested. The police have already started interrogating the two arrested.The connection of the arrested Bangladeshi citizen with t…