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WB panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee to kick-start full-scale campaign on M
Updated : 2 years, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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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Bengal Governor returns State Election Commissioner's joining report ahead
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose "returned" the joining report of State Election Commissioner (SEC) Rajiva Sinha ahead of the panchayat polls, as per sources.
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Calcutta HC directs State Election Commission to deploy more Central force
Updated : 2 years, 9 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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WB Panchayat polls: Adhir complains to Om Birla over misconduct of BDO
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla alleging misbehaviour and misconduct by the Block Development Officer (BDO) Burwan during the protest staged by the grand old party members over the Panchayat polls.
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Calcutta HC orders to provide security cover to Indian Secular Front MLA
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered central forces security to Indian Secular Front (ISF)'s lone MLA Naushad Siddiqui over his petition seeking security while alleging a life threat to him after the violence in Bhangar.
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SC refuses to interfere with HC order on deployment of central forces in B
Updated : 2 years, 9 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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West Bengal State Election Commission approves women polling personnel for
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"In reference to the above (shortage and requirement of polling personnel), I am directed to inform you that the Commission in principle has approved the proposal to engage female polling.
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Panchayat Poll: West Bengal BJP president meets Governor CV Ananda Bose
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
"Our candidates are being threatened by TMC to withdraw their nominations for panchayat polls. All the candidates who are here with me will give their written complaints to the Governor," Majumdar told ANI.
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Calcutta HC order to deploy Central Forces in Bengal panchayat polls over-
Updated : 2 years, 9 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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TMC MP Santanu Sen slams WB Guv CV Ananda Bose's decision to open 'Peace R
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Out of the 341 blocks in West Bengal, there are barely 3-4 blocks where such incidents occurred... After the announcement of elections, law and order come under the control of the Election Commission; neither the governor nor anyone else is above the law. In such a situation, whether the gov
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