West Bengal
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Bengal govt seeks Rs 350cr from Centre as expenses for central forces deployment
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Friday sought Rs 350 crore from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs as expenses for the deployment of central forces during the recently-held panchayat polls in…
- India
Bengal poll violence: Trinamool worker succumbs to injuries
Kolkata: The death toll in the poll-related violence in West Bengal has risen to 45 after a Trinamool Congress worker succumbed to his injuries on Friday, said officials. He was injured in…
- India
BJP claim at least 45 killed in Bengal panchayat polls, terms Mamata ‘ruthless’
New Delhi: The BJP Tuesday slammed the Trinamool Congress government over the “state-sponsored” violence during the West Bengal panchayat polls, terming Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee “ruthless” and claiming at least 45 people…
- India
WB panchayat polls: TMC wins 8,232 seats, BJP secures 1,714 so far
Kolkata: As the counting progresses in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress maintained its early leads in the results of panchayat polls. According to trends and results on the State Election Commission site, Trinamool…
- India
Bengal panchayat polls: Counting begins amid tight security
Kolkata: The counting of votes for the violence-scarred three-tier panchayat elections in West Bengal began amid tight security on Tuesday morning, officials said. Votes — held for 73,887 seats in zilla parishad,…
- India
Bengal panchayat polls: With 3 more deaths, casualty figure rises to 39
Kolkata: With two deaths reported on Monday, the total casualty figure in poll-related violence for the panchayat elections in West Bengal has reached 38. Local Trinamool Congress leader from Raninagar Murshidabad district,…
- India
WB panchayat polls: Re-polling underway at 697 booths in 5 districts
Murshidabad: Re-polling is underway in 697 booths across five districts of West Bengal on Monday following the violence during the panchayat polls in the state on July 8. The re-polling will be…
- India
Bengal panchayat polls: Re-polling in certain booths under central armed force
Kolkata: A day after the violence-marred panchayat polls, the West Bengal State Election Commission on Sunday announced that there will be re-polling in certain booths and under complete security cover by central…
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WB Panchayat polls: Voting in South 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas: An elderly votes is carried outside a polling booth during panchyat elections, in South 24 Parganas dictrict of West Bengal, Saturday, July 8, 2023. (PTI Photo) North 24 Pargana:…
- India
15 killed as WB rural polls turn violent; over 66% turnout recorded
Kolkata: The single-phase panchayat elections concluded in West Bengal on Saturday with a voter turnout of 66.28, with as many as 15 persons losing their lives in poll-related violence across the state.…
- India
West Bengal violence: Union Minister questions ‘silence’ of Rahul, other Oppn leaders
New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday questioned the “silence” of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders over the “murder of democracy” in West Bengal after violence marred panchayat…
- India
West Bengal polls: Booth vandalised, polling agent shot dead in Coochbehar
Kolkata: A polling booth at Baravita Primary School in Sitai, Coochbehar has been allegedly vandalised and ballot papers set on fire after voting began for the single-phase panchayat polls in West Bengal…
- India
Voting begins for 73k seats in WB panchayat polls, 2L candidates in fray
Kolkata: Polling began at 7 am on Saturday amid tight security for the West Bengal panchayat elections, in which about 5.67 crore people living in the state’s rural areas are eligible to…
- India
WB Panchayat polls: HC asks central forces to stay put until 10 days post results
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the central armed forces to remain deployed in West Bengal for 10 days after the results for the July 8 panchayat elections are declared…
- India
Forceful conversation in Bengal: CBI lodges FIR against 7 persons
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said that they have lodged a case against seven persons for their alleged involvement in the forceful conversion of two brothers to…
