Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) As the final voters’ list in West Bengal, prepared under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, was published on Saturday, official statistics showed that the maximum number of “under adjudication” cases are concentrated in three Bangladesh-bordering districts — Murshidabad, Malda and North 24 Parganas. Of these, Murshidabad and Malda are minority-dominated districts.The “under adjudication” category comprises cases of “logical discrepancy” t…
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Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) The final voters’ list in West Bengal is all set to be published today, with voters’ names classified under three broad categories: “Approved”, “under adjudication”, and “deleted”.The “approved” category will include the names of individuals who have been classified as genuine voters.The “under adjudication” category will have the names of those voters identified under the “logical discrepancy” category, whose supporting identity documents are pen…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) North 24 Parganas district has recorded the highest number of “under adjudication” cases in West Bengal ahead of the publication of the final voters’ list by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday.As already clarified by the Commission, the final voters’ list will classify electors into three categories — “approved”, “under adjudication”, and “deleted”. The “under adjudication” category comprises voters identified under the “logical d…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Kolkata and its adjacent districts were jolted by two consecutive earthquake tremors on Friday afternoon, sending people rushing out of homes and offices in a panic.Tremors were felt throughout the city and its adjacent districts at 1.22 p.m.Several high-rise buildings in the city shook for several seconds.The epicentre of the earthquake was Khulna in Bangladesh. The magnitude of the tremor was 5.5 on the Richter scale. Many people left their homes and offices in fear and …
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced the details of the 240 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel that will be deployed in the first phase on March 1, amid the preparations for the Assembly polls in West Bengal.Incidentally, this is the first time that the ECI has decided to deploy CAPF in the state so early, and that too before the announcement of the polling dates and enforcement of the model code of conduct.While 240 companies…
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) Passport offices in Kolkata received bomb threat on Thursday, after a similar scare at several courts across West Bengal for last two days.On Thursday, a bomb threat was sent to the passport offices of Brabourne Road and Anandpur area through emails. It was claimed that a bomb was kept in the office. After that, both offices were evacuated with employees rushing out in panic.Soon Police and bomb squad members were informed. They went to the spot immediately after receiving…
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) As the process of judicial adjudication of voters’ documents identified under the “logical discrepancy” category in poll-bound West Bengal got underway, the judicial officers appointed in four districts located near the India-Bangladesh border have sought special security after experiencing security breaches.The process of judicial adjudication started on Monday as directed by the Supreme Court last week.These four districts are Malda, Murshidabad, North 24 Parganas,…
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore on Monday forecast scattered rain across south Bengal, including Kolkata, over the coming week.According to MET officials, at least nine districts in South Bengal are expected to get light to moderate rain. However, there is no forecast of heavy rain anywhere at present in the state.Kolkata may experience scattered light to moderate rain on Tuesday. There may be thunderstorms, as well as occasional gusty winds, in the city. The…
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) Rains are likely in some parts of West Bengal over the next two days due to a depression in the Bay of Bengal, the Regional Meteorological Centre said on Sunday. As per the forecast, there is a possibility of light rain with thunderstorms in some districts of south Bengal as well as north Bengal on Monday and Tuesday.Rain is likely in Jhargram, West Midnapore, East Midnapore, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas districts in south Bengal. Apart from this, there will be …
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Asaduddin Owaisi-founded All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), which is planning to contest the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, is focusing on the issue of a large number of minority migrant workers from the state as its principal line of attack against the ruling Trinamool Congress.The AIMIM leadership has already started a whispering campaign in minority-dominated districts like Malda and Murshidabad, as well as in minority-dominated Assembly con…