The Election Commission of India (ECI) has appointed a total of 28 IAS and 9 IPS officers as election observers in poll-bound states, including West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The move is part of preparations to ensure free, fair, and transparent assembly elections scheduled in multiple states in 2026. Out of the total appointments, West.
Droupadi Murmu has expressed concern over alleged protocol lapses, and a last-minute venue change during an official programme in West Bengal. The issue reportedly arose during the President’s recent visit to the state, where arrangements for a scheduled event were altered without proper adherence to established presidential protocols. According to officials familiar with the matter,.
Kolkata: One Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for election to the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal was completed at the state Assembly on Thursday. Incidentally, the total number of Rajya Sabha seats from West Bengal going to polls this time is also five. As per the current numerical strength of the Trinamool Congress and the.
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday said that the Commission’s full bench, which will visit West Bengal for a two-day tour next week, will have a packed schedule. According to the schedule, the full bench headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar will arrive in Kolkata on the night of March.
Kolkata — The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal has recommended disciplinary action against several Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) identified for alleged deliberate lapses and derelictions in conducting the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, officials said. The move comes.
Mukul Roy, former Railway Minister and senior West Bengal politician, has died at 73 in Kolkata. The ex-TMC general secretary and BJP leader had a long and eventful political career.
Kolkata: The full-fledged judicial adjudication of claims and objections arising from the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal will start from Monday, and the process will begin with the involvement of 150 session judges appointed by the Calcutta High Court. A total of 250 judicial officers have been involved.
New Delhi: The security agencies have busted a major ISI-backed terror plot, following the arrest of eight persons from West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The arrested persons are linked to Bangladesh based terror groups and were being funded by the ISI, the security agencies have learnt. The arrested persons have been identified as Mizanur Rahman,.
New Delhi: West Bengal is increasingly requiring judicial involvement in issues pertaining to procedural details and administrative inertia, where political interests are allegedly reigning over other aspects. From law-and-order matters to holding rallies, several incidents of such court involvement have been seen of late. Friday’s “extraordinary decision in view of the extraordinary circumstances” direction to.
Kolkata: Two people have been arrested on the charges of illegally detaining two Bangladeshi citizens in the name of getting visas and extorting money in Kolkata, said the police on Tuesday. Rescue Operation at Hotel Officers of Technocity Police Station conducted a raid on a hotel and rescued two Bangladeshis on Monday. Two individuals, including.
