New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In West Bengal, where the alleged display of opulence by a political leader once invited mob justice as the police cowered even under a three-decade-old regime, the exhibition of unaccounted wealth is now being subjected to legal process by a government not yet even a week old. In mid-2009, a video clip depicted the volatility of the time in West Bengal, showing a double-storey building being pulled down by an infuriated mob and set on fire.The brick-and-mortar house, wi…
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Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, on Wednesday afternoon submitted a report to Governor, R.N. Ravi, on the post-poll violence in the state after the results of the recent Assembly elections were declared on May 4.The CEO at the same time handed over to the Governor the gazette notification on the list of the 293 elected legislators.Although elections were conducted in all the 294 Assembly constituencies in the state, the Election Commiss…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) Amirul Sheikh Islam, a Trinamool Congress councillor from ward number 14 of Pujali Municipality under Diamond Harbour subdivision in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, was arrested under the Arms Act 1959 in relation to an old case against him.On September 21, 2025, he was detained at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata after a magazine and six rounds of ammunition were detected by the scanner in the bag with which he was trying to board …
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on track to secure an absolute majority as the counting continues, according to the latest trends for 293 Assembly constituencies provided by the Election Commission of India (ECI).According to the ECI data, the BJP candidates were leading in 193 Assembly constituencies, followed by Trinamool Congress at 94, the Left Front- All India Secular Front (AISF) alliance in three and others in two seats.The total number of Assembly constituencies…
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Monday said that the Election Commission of India (ECI) had taken all necessary steps to ensure that polling in the state was conducted in a “free and fair” manner while maintaining law and order throughout the electoral process. Addressing reporters, Agarwal said, “We made all efforts for this election to be free and fair and for maintaining law and order during the voting. We urged the people to take this el…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) An old video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resurfaced, in which he had expressed confidence about the BJP’s prospects in West Bengal. During victory celebrations after the BJP’s landslide win in the Bihar Assembly elections, PM Modi had said, “Ganga Ji flows from Bihar to Bengal. Bihar’s win has paved the way for victory in West Bengal.”As early trends now indicate a possible shift in power in West Bengal, the Prime Minister’s remark is being widely discus…
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) A day before the counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly polls, the Election Commission has appointed a large number of counting observers to ensure the smooth conduct of the process.Counting of votes will begin at 8 a.m. on Monday. Votes for 293 Assembly seats in the state will be counted. In a bid to facilitate the process, the Election Commission has appointed counting observers.A detailed notification has already been issued in this regard.According to the Commis…
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The counting for the recently concluded two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal will start from 8 a.m. on Monday in 77 counting centers throughout the state. However, on Monday, there will be counting for only 293 of 294 Assembly constituencies in the state, since the Election Commission of India (ECI), on Saturday, had announced re-polling for the entire Falta Assembly constituency in South 24 Parganas district on May 21, the results for which will be declared on May 24.Fo…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Taking aim at the Opposition, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday listed Congress-era actions, including the 1975 Emergency, and compared them with current committee-based selections for government agencies and institutions, adding that the public will understand as “people of India are not fools”. He launched a scathing attack on the Opposition over the allegations against the government agencies, the Election Commission, the media and the judicia…
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Friday announced re-polling at 15 polling booths in two Assembly constituencies, Magrahat (Paschim) and Diamond Harbour, both in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. Of the 15 polling booths where re-polling will be held on Friday, 11 are in Magrahat (Paschim), and 4 are in Diamond Harbour. Polling in both these Assembly constituencies was conducted in the second phase of the two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal on April 2…