Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday clarified that district magistrates (DMs), who also function as district electoral officers (DEOs), have no authority to seek explanations from micro-observers appointed by the Commission to review the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal.The message was conveyed at a virtual full-bench meeting of the Commission earlier in the day, chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The meeting …
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Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) As many as seven district magistrates (DMs)/district electoral officers (DEOs), on Friday, faced the ire of the Election Commission of India (ECI) for various reasons mainly in relation to violations of the Commission-set guidelines for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal. These DMs, also the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs), faced the ire of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, at a virtual meeting of the full-bench of the commissio…
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) BJP IT Cell Chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya, on Thursday criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led government after a mother and daughter were allegedly assaulted by a shopkeeper and his son in Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district.According to the allegations, the women were reportedly beaten up following a dispute at a local shop. Malviya shared a video clip on his X handle in which the women narrated their version of the incident and terme…
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Sara Bangla Atashbaji Unnayan Samity (All Bengal Fireworks Development Association) has written a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, expressing concerns about the “dangerous” training imparted in the name of making eco-friendly firecrackers, sources said on Wednesday.A copy of the letter has been sent to the state’s Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and the Additional Chief Secretary of the Small and Cottage Industries Department.The letter, written on Tuesday, ha…
Kolkata, Feb 9 (IANS) With a crucial hearing at the Supreme Court on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal on Monday, uncertainty is persisting over the extension of the deadline for hearing on the claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in the state, hours after the deadline expired at 12 midnight of February 7.Top officials from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, remained at their respective offices till late at night both on Saturday …
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) With the deadline for hearings regarding claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal now concluded, and the process still pending in approximately 15 Assembly constituencies across three electoral districts, uncertainty persisted concerning the extension of the deadline in this regard.Although the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, has sought an extension of seven days in the hearing process, no reply has so far come from the Elect…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) The deadline for hearings on claims and objections on the draft voters’ list in West Bengal is expiring on Saturday, with possibilities being high that around 15 Assembly constituencies might be allowed extension for a couple of days to complete that process.These 15 Assembly constituencies are concentrated mainly in three electoral districts of minority-dominated Malda, coast bordering South 24 Parganas, and Kolkata (Uttar).The District Electoral Officers (DEOs) concerne…
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) A three-member delegation from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) visited the Anandapur warehouse fire incident site on Tuesday, to take stock of the situation. The area was also visited by former MP Adhir Chowdhury. According to the police, the delegation arrived in West Bengal on Monday afternoon. In the evening, they held a meeting with the District Magistrate of South 24 Parganas. On Tuesday, they went to the incident site in Anandapur. There, they examined all…
Kolkata, Jan 31 (IANS) An explosion rocked a Trinamool Congress leader’s car in the South 24 Parganas Kulpi area in the middle of the night, said the police on Saturday morning. The explosion was so powerful that the garage roof was blown off. However, no one was injured in the incident. Following the incident that took place after midnight, the area has been tense.The Trinamool Congress alleged that the Indian Secular Front (ISF) is behind the incident. On the other hand, ISF claimed that the T…
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) The police arrested a man from South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal for his alleged involvement in a cyber fraud case where a resident was duped of Rs 3.35 crore under the pretext of high-yield stock market investments, the police said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Hasan Molla, was apprehended from the South 24 Parganas district following a detailed investigation by the Cyber Crime branch.The police said that the victim, Ashish Kumar Ghora, 56, a resident of …