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First phase of polling remains peaceful; WB, Tripura witness over 80 pc vo
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 11 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) said that the first phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections ended in a "peaceful manner" on Thursday barring a few incidents of clashes. West Bengal and Tripura witnessed over 80 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm.
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WB: Polling teams trek 10kms to conduct voting in Buxa hills
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Alipurduar (West Bengal) [India], Apr 11(ANI): Three polling teams, after trekking for almost three hours, reached their designated polling stations situated approximately 3000 feet above ground level to conduct elections in Buxa Fort on Wednesday.
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WB: No school, water or healthcare facilities, but villagers say will vote
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Alipurduar (West Bengal) [India], April 10 (ANI): On the route to the hills of Bhutan and two kilometers away from the bank of Jayanti river is the village of Bhutia Basti, which was settled during the British period.
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Women's T20 exhibition matches to include players from West Indies, South
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Apr 8 (ANI): Overseas players from as many as six countries are set to play in the Women's T20 exhibition games, scheduled to be held during the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs.
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WB: Brewing cup of misery compels students to boycott polls in Madhu Tea G
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Alipurduar (West Bengal) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): For the first time, students of Madhu Tea Garden in Kalchini block in West Bengal's Alipurduar district have decided to boycott polls over the factory lockout in the last five years.
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WB: Local train collides against inspection car
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
West Bengal [India], Apr 06 (ANI): A local train collided with an inspection car near Shrirampur station on Saturday, according to railway officials.
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SC to hear BJP WB candidate Saumitra Khan's mentioning next week
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday said that it would hear next week BJP Lok Sabha candidate Saumitra Khan's plea challenging the Calcutta High Court order which barred him from entering his district.
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LS polls: RS Prasad urges EC to deploy paramilitary forces in WB citing ri
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday urged the Election Commission (EC) to deploy paramilitary forces in all the constituencies of West Bengal ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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RICS WBEF 2019 unites industry leaders on the future of Real Estate
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): RICS, the world-leading professional body promoting and enforcing the highest international standards in the built environment sector, is organizing its World Built Environment Forum 2019 Summit at Conrad New York, 13-14 May.
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3 leaders of WB Congress, TMC join BJP, Mukul Roy claims 'more in line'
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Two leaders of West Bengal Congress and one from Trinamool Congress joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday.
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WB: One held for vandalising Rabindranath Tagore's statue
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal), [India], Mar 9: West Bengal police on Saturday held a man for vandalising the statue of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Bidhannagar.
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Increasing exports can lead to better jobs and higher wages: WB ILO report
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 28 (ANI): India can introduce policies to ensure that greater export orientation boosts gains for workers and spread them more widely to benefit disadvantaged communities, according to a new report by the World Bank and the International Labour Organisation released
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