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BJP delegation meets with President Kovind on post poll violence
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 29 (ANI): A 10-member delegation, including lawyers representing victims of post-poll violence in West Bengal, on Friday called on President Ram Nath Kovind and urged for imposition of presidential rule citing "complete breakdown of law and order in the state".
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Post-poll violence: TMC's Anubrata Mondal skips CBI summons, says ready to
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 24 (ANI): Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal on Sunday has skipped the summons of the Central Bureau of Investigation in connection with the investigation into the post-poll violence case, citing health reasons.
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Bengal means blood: Suvendu Adhikari counters business summit's theme
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Birbhum (West Bengal) [India], April 21 (ANI): BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday equated West Bengal with "blood", referring to the incidents of post-poll violence in the state, and said that it is not a Bengal for business, as the Bengal global business summit intends to showcase.
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Calcutta HC orders two-member panel to probe rehabilitation of poll violen
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 19 (ANI): The Chief Justice division bench of Calcutta High Court on Tuesday has ordered a two-member committee to probe the rehabilitation of 300 individuals who were rendered homeless after the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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Chances of re-poll at polling stations where EVM data couldn't be retrieve
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], March 5 (ANI): As voting ended in the second and final phase of the Manipur Assembly elections on Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer of the state Rajesh Agrawal said that the polling stations at which the EVMs' data could not be retrieved following poll-violence i
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Manipur: EC orders repoll in 12 polling stations as violence continues
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kakching (Manipur) [India], March 3 (ANI): Ahead of the second phase of the Manipur Assembly Election, the Election Commission on Thursday ordered re-polling in 12 polling stations falling under five Assembly constituencies in Churachandpur, Imphal East and Kangpokpi districts as violence is
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State Election Commission is acting as slave to west Bengal govt, alleges
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anirban Ganguly on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for violence during civic body polls, alleging that the State Election Commission is acting as a slave to the West Bengal government.
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WB civic polls violence: State EC meeting with Governor postponed for toda
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 28 (ANI): State Election Commissioner (SEC) Saurab Das's meeting with West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday to brief him on the alleged failure of the constitutional duty to hold polls to Howrah Municipality yesterday has been postponed to 3.30 pm. Read More
West Bengal Governor 'calls upon' State EC Saurab Das on civic poll violen
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 27 (ANI): West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has 'called upon' State Election Commissioner Saurab Das on Monday to brief him on the civic poll 'violence and lawlessness'.
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Journalists attacked, 20 people detained in Jajpur during 3rd phase of Odi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Jajpur (Odisha) [India], February 21 (ANI): Poll violence intensified during the third phase of polling in the panchayat elections in Odisha's Jajpur with some journalists being attacked and as many as 20 people detained, informed the District Magistrate.
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Odisha: BJP accuses BJD of poll violence, submits memorandum to DGP
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], February 19 (ANI): A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation meets Odisha DGP and submitted a memorandum against the state ruling party Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday.
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West Bengal post-poll violence: CBI arrests two absconders in connection w
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 16 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested two absconding persons on Wednesday who were accused in a case related to the death of BJP leader Avijit Sarkar, a resident of Sitala Tala Lane, Kolkata who was killed in post-poll violence.
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