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Mamata urges EC to club remaining phases of Bengal polls amid surg
Updated : 2 hours, 36 min ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 15 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday opposed the Election Commission's decision and urged it to conduct the remaining phases of the ongoing Assembly elections in a single phase in the view of surge in COVID-19 cases.
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ECI denies plans to club remaining phases of Bengal polls amid ris
Updated : 4 hours, 38 min ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): There are no plans to club the remaining phases of the West Bengal Assembly elections together, the Election Commission of India (ECI) clarified on Thursday, amid speculations in light of the alarming rise in COVID-19 cases across the country.
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WB polls: COVID positive Cong candidate dies at Kolkata hospital
Updated : 9 hours, 29 min ago IST
Murshidabad (West Bengal) [India], April 15 (ANI): Reaul Haque, the Congress candidate from Samsherganj Assembly Constituency in Murshidabad district of poll-bound West Bengal, succumbed to COVID-19 in the early hours of Thursday, sources close to the party said.
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350 porters at Petrapole demand permit to carry passengers' luggag
Updated : 9 hours, 4 min ago IST
Petrapole (West Bengal) [India], April 15: More than 350 porters of Petrapole, the last Integrated Check Post at the India-Bangladesh border that is to undergo polling on April 22, demand permit for carrying passenger's luggages like earlier till 'no man's land', which has been closed since
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Bengal Assembly polls: High-decibel campaigning for phase V electi
Updated : 1 day, 3 hours ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 14 (ANI): The high-decibel campaigning for the fifth phase of the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections concluded at 6 pm on Wednesday, as leaders of the political parties taking part in the high-stakes polls left no stone unturned to woo the voters of t
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TMC's anti-Dalit face should be understood by West Bengal, says JP
Updated : 1 day, 4 hours ago IST
Purba Bardhaman (West Bengal) [India], April 14 (ANI): While commemorating BR Ambedkar's 130th birth anniversary, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Wednesday said people of West Bengal should understand the Trinamool Congress' (TMC) anti-Dalit face and cast them
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Mamata assures culprits of Cooch Behar killings will be punished
Updated : 1 day, 8 hours ago IST
Cooch Behar (West Bengal) [India], April 14 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met the family members of those killed in the firing by central forces during the fourth phase of state assembly elections on April 10 and said the culprits will be punished no matte
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No question of Prashant Kishor deciding on tickets for 2022 assemb
Updated : 2 days, 4 hours ago IST
Chandigarh [India], April 13 (ANI): Putting to rest all media speculation, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday ruled out any role of newly-appointed principal advisor Prashant Kishor in the finalisation of Congress tickets in the 2022 assembly elections.
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EC bans Mamata from campaigning, warns her against using provocati
Updated : 3 days ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 12 (ANI): The Election Commission on Monday banned West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning for 24 hours in the ongoing assembly elections over her appeal for votes along communal lines.
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TMC delegation meets EC over BJP's provocative statements on Sital
Updated : 3 days, 1 hour ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 12 (ANI): A Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation, comprising of party leaders such as Sukhendu Shekhar Roy and Derek O'Brien, met with the Election Commission (EC) officials on Monday over provocative statements made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders
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Unique bodypaintings demanding employment, education dominate PM M
Updated : 3 days ago IST
Barasat (West Bengal) [India], April 12 (ANI): As the battle for West Bengal intensifies, impressive body paintings have gained far more popularity than banners and hoardings during the ongoing assembly elections.
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ISF worker allegedly thrashed by TMC workers in Bengal
Updated : 3 days, 3 hours ago IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], April 12 (ANI): Ahead of the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, a worker belonging to the Indian Secular Front (ISF) was allegedly beaten up by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers on Sunday.
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