Tag: EC
Mamata Banerjee Is Welcome To Fight From Varanasi: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has welcomed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest from the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 elections and said she would never be labelled as an 'outsider'. This came after a tweet by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra which fuelled speculation that the TMC Chief might be challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi.....
Nandigram Witnessed Highest Polling Percentage In Recent Years: EC
With over one-fourth of the booths registering a polling percentage above 90, West Bengal's Nandigram has seen the highest turnout in recent years. ....
Bengal: Sector Officer Suspended After EVMs, VVPATs Found At TMC Leader's House
Amid the crucial ongoing phase 3 elections of West Bengal, where 31 Assembly constituencies are going for the polls on Tuesday, the Election Commission has suspended a sector officer after EVMs and VVPATs were found at the residence of a local TMC leader at Uluberia in Howrah district.....
Invoked NSA Against 534 People In Past 3 Years: Yogi Govt
The Uttar Pradesh home department has said that it invoked the National Security Act against 534 persons in the past three years. ....
India Records 1,15,736 New Coronavirus Cases, Highest Ever Daily Tally
India recorded 1,15,736 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the biggest-ever single-day surge since the onset of the pandemic early last year, taking the overall tally to 12,801,785 on Wednesday, according to the Health Ministry. ....
India Reports 1,31,968 New Covid Cases, 780 Deaths
India has reported 1,31,968 new Covid-19 cases and 780 deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Friday. ....
Five Killed In Poll Related Violence In Bengal
Violence erupted in the fourth phase of elections in Bengal in which five people were killed in two separate incidents. Four persons were killed when central forces opened fire on an unruly mob in Sitalkuchi assembly constituency in Mathabhanga block in Cooch Behar district on Saturday. In another incident in the same constituency a first-time voter was killed, taking the total number of deaths to five. ....
Marred By Violence, Bengal Sees 76% Turnout In 4th Phase Of Polls
Despite violence and bloodbath in the fourth phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal on Saturday, which saw five people get killed at Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar district, the state recorded a relatively low turnout of 76.16 per cent till 5 p.m. ....
India Reports 1.68 Lakh Fresh Covid-19 Cases, 904 Deaths
India reported 1,68,912 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, setting another grim one-day record as the overall tally reached 1,35,27,717 so far. The health ministry data said here on Monday. With this, India has once again taken its spot as the second-worst hit nation in terms of infections after the US. ....
Didi Clean-bowled, BJP Has Scored Century In Bengal's 4 Phases: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday continued his attacks on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during his rally for the ongoing Assembly polls and said that her rage continues to grow. ....
