Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Expert videographers on Saturday were specially appointed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to video-record the poll proceedings from the beginning to the end at the polling booths coming under ‘shadow zones’ for the crucial two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal scheduled later this month. As per the ECI’s definition, the “shadow zones” have been identified due to poor mobile network and Internet connectivity, which at times makes it extremely difficult for the…
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Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) Coming as a respite from the sweltering heat in West Bengal, the Regional Meteorological Centre, Alipore, on Thursday predicted Nor’wester over Kolkata and south Bengal districts later in the day and on Friday.There is a high probability of thunderstorms with lightning and rain, locally known as ‘Kal baisakhi’. Scattered rains are likely to occur in all districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata.A yellow alert has already been issued in Howrah and South 24 Parganas di…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Amid the crucial two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be participating in as many as five political programmes in the state on Tuesday.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will begin his campaign journey in the state with three programmes throughout the day.The Union Home Minister’s programme will include four public meetings and one roadshow. The public meetings include two at Manikchak and Gazole in minority-dominated Malda district…
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) Following overnight rain, the Met office on Thursday predicted rain accompanied by thunderstorms over Kolkata and south Bengal districts for rest of the day and Friday.The Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata’s Alipore said that there is an axial line over Gangetic West Bengal stretching from Telangana.Due to this, a large amount of water vapour is entering from the Bay of Bengal, due to which frequent thunderstorms are occurring.After Wednesday’s thunderstorms, Kolk…
Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) After Berhampore in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, another Trinamool Congress leader, on Saturday, was arrested in Canning town of South 24 Parganas district on the orders of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for issuing a threat to voters ahead of the upcoming state Assembly polls. According to an ECI official, Hafizul Mollah, a Trinamool Congress leader and Head of Deuli-1 Gram Panchayat in South 24 Parganas district, has threatened voters in the district.It i…
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Tuesday, released its fourth list of party candidates for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal.A total of 13 new names are in the fourth list. Apart from that, the BJP had also changed the party candidate from the Maynaguri Assembly constituency in Jalpaiguri district, and the name of the changed candidate is also mentioned there.After announcing candidates for 13 seats on Tuesday, the names of candidates for six m…
Kolkata, March 31 (IANS) Kolkata Police has taken a significant step to further enhance administrative preparedness ahead of the Assembly Elections. With the upcoming polls in view, several top-ranking police officials have been designated as Nodal Officers, said a senior officer of Kolkata Police on Tuesday.These appointments were announced through a directive issued by the Office of the Kolkata Police Commissioner, the official said.The order, released by the Administrative Branch (Force Secti…
Kolkata, March 28 (IANS) The BJP and Trinamool Congress on Saturday locked horns after clashes were reported in Ram Navami rallies, primarily in Murshidabad in poll-bound West Bengal.Earlier, clashes were also reported in Basanti Bazar area of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, which is scheduled to vote in next month’s two-phased Assembly polls.Reacting to reports of violence, BJP leader Locket Chatterjee told IANS, “The law-and-order situation is very bad (in the state). What West Beng…
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday sought a detailed report from Kolkata Police on the murder of Trinamool Congress worker Rahul Dey (36), who was killed in a shootout between two rival groups while they were sitting and allegedly consuming alcohol on the rooftop of a residence at Bagha Jatin in the southern outskirts of Kolkata late Wednesday night.In the shootout, another individual, Jeet Mukherjee, sustained bullet injuries.The Commission has also soug…
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Thursday expressed apprehension over possible attempts to hack electronic voting machines (EVMs) to be used in the crucial two-phase polling in West Bengal next month.The party’s Lok Sabha member from Jadavpur constituency in South 24 Parganas district, actor-turned-politician Sayani Ghosh, made the remarks while speaking to the media on Thursday afternoon at a press conference jointly addressed with West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu.”W…