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    Punjab govt employees reject DA hike; agitation to start from Nov 13

    Chandigarh: Ahead of the Assembly polls, Punjab government employees and pensioners on Thursday rejected Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s announcement of a 3 per cent dearness allowance (DA) hike, saying the hike is inadequate, and announced a month-long agitation from November 13. The decision was announced by the Joint Coordination Committee of Employee and Pensioner Unions,.

    ECI deploys additional counting observers and police observers in West Bengal

    Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced its decision to deploy 165 additional counting observers to assist the existing counting observers for May 4, when the counting of votes for the recently concluded two-phase Assembly polls in West Bengal will be taken up. Police Observers to Strengthen Security The ECI, at the.

    Amit Shah Says Central Forces to Stay 7 More Days After Bengal Polls, Regardless of Result

    Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stated that Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) deployed for the West Bengal Assembly elections will remain in the state for at least seven days after the completion of polling, regardless of which party comes to power. Purpose of extended deployment According to Shah, the decision has been taken.

    PDS case: ED conducting raids at three locations in Bengal

    Kolkata: Just four days before the crucial second phase of the two-phase Assembly polls for 142 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal on April 29, the officers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED), escorted by the Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel, are conducting raids and search operations at multiple locations of Habra in North 24 Parganas.

    BJP will end hooligans’ rule in West Bengal: Rajnath Singh

    Kolkata: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will bring an end to the rule of hooligans in West Bengal if it comes to power in the state after the forthcoming Assembly polls. Attack on Law and Order Situation “There was enough scope for the state government to carry.

    West Bengal: Women participants rally behind PM Modi’s ‘foeticide’ charge against Opposition

    Kolkata: Several women who gathered to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting in Medinipur district ahead of the two-phased Assembly polls, stood strongly behind the charge that the opposition parties committed “foeticide” by not voting in favour of Women reservation bill in the Parliament, thereby leading to its defeat. PM Modi, in his address.

    Amit Malviya claims Mamata Banerjee conceding defeat ahead of Assembly polls

    New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party national IT chief Amit Malviya on Thursday claimed that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is conceding defeat ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, scheduled to be conducted in two phases on April 23 and 29. CM Mamata Banerjee addressed an election rally in Islampur on Wednesday, where she concluded.

    2,926 candidates in fray for West Bengal polls: Election Commission of India

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday announced that a total of 2,926 candidates remain in the fray for the West Bengal Assembly elections after the completion of the nomination withdrawal process.

    CEC Gyanesh Kumar congratulates electors of Assam, Puducherry, Keralam; calls Assembly elections “testimony” for democratic world

    New Delhi: With the conclusion of Assembly polls voting, Chief Election Commissioner of India Gyanesh Kumar on Thursday congratulated the voters of Assam, Puducherry, and Keralam, calling the polls a “testimony” for the “entire democratic world”. He stated that, “Assembly Elections 2026 in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry are a historic testimony not only for India.

    Assam BJP expresses gratitude to voters for record-breaking turnout in Assembly polls

    Guwahati: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam on Thursday expressed deep gratitude to the public for their participation in the Assembly polls, as the state recorded a massive estimated voter turnout of 84.42%. According to the BJP, the impressive turnout is a testament to the people’s unyielding faith in democratic ideals and their unwavering.

    “Vote for a Puducherry run by its own people”: Rahul Gandhi urges voters to vote for Congress ahead of assembly polls

    New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the voters of Puducherry to award the party a huge mandate in the assembly polls, assuring development of the Union Territory, including statehood. In a self-recorded video on X, the Congress leader urged the voters to “vote for a Puducherry run by its own people, your.