Politics
Sitalkuchi Shadow on Bengal’s Biggest Phase, Bolpur BJP Candidate Says ‘CM Speaking in Language of J&K Terrorist Orgs’
West Bengal will see the biggest phase in polling, in 45 seats, on Saturday in the shadow of the Sitalkuchi deaths and the Covid-19 pandemic, with both the BJP and the Trinamool Congress trying hard to ensure that the other does not get political mileage out of the twin...
BJP Can’t Give Citizenship to Matuas, They Already Have It, Says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
Accusing the BJP of giving false promises to the members of the politically significant Matua community on citizenship, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that those people have already been given all rights as citizens. Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, claimed that if the saffron...
Mamata Banerjee Tells EC Over Remarks on Central Forces
Defending her remarks, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is learnt to have told the Election Commission on Saturday that she has the highest regard for central armed police forces, but there have been serious allegations of CAPF intimidating voters and influencing the electorate to cast their vote for...
India Needs Jobs and Jabs, BJP Govt Gives ‘Jumlas, Jibes’: Rahul Gandhi’s Fresh Attack
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said money should be given in the hands of the common people to tide over the impact of the second coronavirus wave and alleged that the “arrogant government” is allergic to good suggestions. In another swipe at the Centre, he said the government...
In Big Setback for Ruling BJP, Newly formed TIPRA Sweeps Tripura Tribal Council Polls
The newly formed TIPRA, led by former state Congress president Pradyot Kishore Deb Barman, swept the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections on Saturday, winning 18 of the 28 seats that went to the polls, official sources said. The Tipraha Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) secured 18...
Amid Poll-related Violence, 71 More CAPF Companies Rushed to West Bengal
The Election Commission (EC) Saturday directed the Union Home Ministry to deploy 71 additional companies of Central Armed Police forces (CAPFs) in West Bengal for the conduct of the remaining four phases of polls, official sources said. The order comes in the backdrop of multiple incidents of poll violence...
EC Orders Suspension of Polls at Polling Station No. 126 in West Bengal’s Sitalkuchi Constituency
The Election Commission (EC) ordered suspension of polls on Saturday at polling station number 126 in the Sitalkuchi Assembly constituency of West Bengal amid reports of violence. A spokesperson of the poll panel said the decision was based on an interim report filed by special observers. Detailed reports have...
76.16% Voter Turnout Till 5 pm in Violence-hit Fourth Phase of Polls
A voter turnout of 76.16 per cent was recorded till 5 pm in the fourth phase of West Bengal assembly polls Saturday, amid incidents of violence which prompted the Election Commission to suspend voting at a booth in Sitalkuchi constituency of Cooch Behar. The Commission said polling was held...
EC Bans Entry of Politicians in Cooch Behar for 3 Days, Curtails Campaigning For 5th Phase
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced that no political leader from any party will be allowed to “enter the geographical boundaries of Cooch Behar district for the next 72 hours with immediate effect”. The decision was taken hours after West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo...
Women Representation in Kerala Assembly Never Crossed 10 per cent in Six Decades
Considered a progressive state, Kerala has never had a woman chief minister, nor women representation in the Assembly ever touched the 10 per cent-mark in the last six decades, data from the Election Commission of India revealed. So far, a total of 88 women have been elected to the...
Audio Clip of Mamata ‘Framing CRPF’ Sparks War of Words Between BJP and TMC
A controversy erupted on Friday after the BJP released a purported audio clip in which West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is heard telling the Trinamool Congress nominee of Sitalkuchi to hold rallies with bodies of the four persons killed in CISF firing during polling on April 10. The...
Mamata Discusses ‘Framing CRPF’ in Leaked Audio; BJP, TMC Engage In War Of Words
A controversy erupted on Friday after the BJP released a purported audio clip in which West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is heard telling the Trinamool Congress nominee of Sitalkuchi to hold rallies with bodies of the four persons killed in CISF firing during polling on April 10. The...
Mamata Seeks Shah’s Resignation as 4 Die in Firing by Central Forces During Polling, Modi Says Didi Jittery
Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday sought Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s resignation over firing by central forces at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar, killing four persons. Banerjee, speaking at a public meeting at Baduria in North 24 Parganas, said she would be leaving for Cooch...
What’s at Stake in UP Panchayat Polls
India’s most-populous state is in election mode. Unlike West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, the fight in Uttar Pradesh (UP) is not for forming the government. Rather, the state is readying for rural polls. Apart from electing representatives in the three-tier panchayat system, this exercise also means...
Campaigning Ends for Council Polls in Meghalaya, Litmus Test for Incumbent CM Sangma on April 12
The campaigning for the election to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council in Meghalaya ended on Saturday for the polls to be conducted on April 12. And the votes will be counted on April 15. With just two years left for the state assembly polls, the district council elections...
Tension Was Simmering Amid Political Blame Game, It Boiled Over in Sitalkuchi on Polling Day
Over the past few days, tension had been simmering in Cooch Behar’s Sitalkuchi, where central forces opened fire at a mob outside a polling booth that led to the death of four people on Saturday. The incident has now occupied the centre stage of West Bengal politics amidst a...
Congress Candidate in TN Assembly Polls, Madhava Rao Dies of COVID-19
File photo of Congress leader Madhava Rao. DMK president M K Stalin said Rao’s death was a huge loss for the people of Srivilliputhur and the Congress party. PTI Last Updated:April 11, 2021, 15:03 IST FOLLOW US ON: Chennai: Congress party’s Srivilliputhur constituency candidate in the April 6 Tamil...
3 TMC, 1 BJP Poll Candidate Among 5 Who Tested Positive for Covid-19 in Bengal
A BJP rally in Bangaon Uttar, West Bengal. (PTI) Out of the five candidates who tested positive, three are from the TMC, and one each from RSP and BJP. PTI Kolkata Last Updated:April 16, 2021, 16:16 IST FOLLOW US ON: At least five candidates of different parties contesting the...
