Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has planned “slow polling” and “slow counting” during the forthcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state to frustrate TMC polling and counting agents.“The ECI has plans of ‘slow polling’ and ‘slow counting’ this time. Initially, information will be spread that the Trinamool Congress is trailing in most of…
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Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) The ongoing cold spell in West Bengal intensified on Saturday as temperatures dropped further in Kolkata and several districts, and the chill is expected to continue for the next few days.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata’s Alipore, the temperature dropped as cold northerly winds are freely entering the state, resulting in biting cold. There is also a significant presence of fog at several places.The minimum temperature in the city rose slightly to…
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Four members of a family were charred to death after a fire broke out at their house in Uluberia in West Bengal’s Howrah district, police said on Monday. The tragic incident occurred late Sunday night while the victims were fast asleep.According to police, the fire broke out around 12.30 a.m. in the Jhamtia Gram Panchayat area under Uluberia’s Joypur police station limits. The family members failed to notice the blaze as they were in deep sleep on a cold winter night.The…