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Panchayat elections: West Bengal State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
West Bengal State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha is to meet Governor CV Ananda Bose this evening, as per sources.
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WB panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee to kick-start full-scale campaign on M
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will kick-start her full-scale campaign for the July 8 panchayat elections in the state on Monday.
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Bengal panchayat polls: Central forces start route march to instil confide
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The administration and Bolpur police also joined hands with the central forces to ensure that the election process could be done peacefully in the Panchayat elections.
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Panchayat polls: One company of paramilitary force reaches West Bengal's J
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Days after Calcutta High Court ordered the West Bengal State Election Commission (SEC) to requisition Central Forces within 24 hours for deployment in panchayat elections, one company of paramilitary force reached Jalpaiguri on Friday evening.
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Calcutta HC directs State Election Commission to deploy more Central force
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The court's directive specifies that the number of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) companies should not be less than those requisitioned for the 2013 panchayat polls.
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"Conspiracy of Opposition," says Kunal Ghosh after SC rejects plea on CAPF
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Calcutta High Court's order regarding the deployment of central forces in West Bengal for the upcoming panchayat elections and dismissed the plea challenging it.
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SC refuses to interfere with HC order on deployment of central forces in B
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A vacation bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice Manoj Misra rejected the plea filed by the West Bengal State Election Commission and WB State.
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"Peace Room receives complaints of threat to life, political intimidation
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Several complaints of violence, murder and intimidation were received at the 'Peace Room' which was set up by West Bengal Governor C V Ananda, the Governor said on Monday.
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Calcutta HC order to deploy Central Forces in Bengal panchayat polls over-
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"A direction was passed on the Petitioner (WB State Election Commission) for deployment of Central Forces without providing adequate opportunity to the Petitioner by way of affidavit and such direction is an over-step of the judicial powers of the High Court," WB state election commission
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SC agrees to list plea on Tuesday challenging Calcutta HC's order on deplo
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Senior Advocate Meenakshi Arora mentioned before the apex Court seeking an urgent listing of the petition challenging the Calcutta High Court's order regarding the deployment of central forces in panchayat elections. Earlier, West Bengal State Election Commission and the West Bengal Governme
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'Every time when there is an election...': BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on viole
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"Every time there are elections in West Bengal, violence erupts. But there is no attempt to stop the violence because the party in power is doing it," Ghosh alleged.
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TMC leaving no stone unturned to create atmosphere of terror: Adhir Ranjan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"The ruling party in West Bengal is leaving no stone unturned to create an atmosphere of terror. It is impossible to hold panchayat elections in Bengal without tension and violence," said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
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