Bengal panchayat polls: AISF MLA writes to Amit Shah over life threat
Amid the large scale violence over the nomination process for the July 8 West Bengal panchayat polls, the lone All India Secular Front (AISF) MLA Naushad Siddique has written to Union Home Minister Am
No question of supporting Congress in Bengal, says Mamata
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that there is no question of supporting the Congress in the state since the latter has joined hands with the CPI(M).
Bengal panchayat polls: Nomination filing ends with three deaths on last day
The process of filing nominations for the July 8 panchayat elections in West Bengal ended on Thursday with three deaths reported on the last day.
Bengal panchayat polls: AISF candidate shot dead in Bhangar
An All India Secular Front (AISF) candidate, Mohammad Mohiuddin Molla, was shot dead on Thursday in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district when he arrived at the block development office to file his
DGCA to probe Kolkata airport fire, team to arrive today
A central investigation team of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is coming to Kolkata on Thursday to investigate the reasons behind the sudden fire at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Internat
Calcutta HC's division bench upholds order on central agency probe in municipalities job scam case
Calcutta High Court's division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee on Thursday upheld an earlier order of a single-judge bench for a central agency probe in th
Panchayat polls: One killed, two injured in gun-battle at Bengal's Chopra
One person was killed and two others were severely injured in a fierce gun-battle between two groups at Chopra in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal on Thursday afternoon.
Bengal panchayat polls: Calcutta HC warns of order for central forces' deployment in entire state
The division bench of Calcutta High Court's Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya cautioned the West Bengal State Election Commission and the government of passing an order for
Bengal panchayat polls: Calcutta HC reserves order on review petition on central forces deployment
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday has reserved its order on the review petition filed by the West Bengal State Election Commission against an earlier order by a division bench regarding deployment o
Panchayat polls: Calcutta HC orders deployment of central forces throughout Bengal (Ld)
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to conduct the July 8 panchayat elections in West Bengal under blanket security cover of central armed forces in all th
Bengal panchayat polls: State poll panel to abide by Calcutta HC order
West Bengal State Election Commissioner Rajiva Sinha informed mediapersons late on Thursday evening that the poll panel will abide by the order of the Calcutta High Court on deployment of central arme
Bengal panchayat polls: State election commission to approach Calcutta HC on central forces deployment
West Bengal State Election Commission will be approaching a division bench of Calcutta High Court's Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya on Thursday with a review petition o