Bengal polls end on Thursday; enclave dwellers to vote for first time
History will be made when dwellers of the erstwhile enclaves in Cooch Behar vote for the first time on Thursday, marking another giant leap in their absorption into India after nearly seven decades of stateless existence, as the staggered West Bengal assembly polls come to an end after the sixth and final phase of balloting involving 25 constituencies.
May 05, 2016, 00:02 AM IST
50,000 security personnel to guard last phase of West Bengal Assembly Election 2016
The Election Commission has so far identified 714 vulnerable hamlets and 1,685 vulnerable voters in the two districts.
May 04, 2016, 14:30 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly polls 2016: Political parties go all out to woo enclave voters
With the enclave residents all set to vote for the first time since Independence, the new voters are being aggressively wooed by various political parties, who are taking credit for resolving the 68-year old border dispute.
May 04, 2016, 12:57 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly polls: Political parties go all out to woo enclave voters
With the enclave residents all set to vote for the first time since Independence, the new voters are being aggressively wooed by various political parties, who are taking credit for resolving the 68-year old border dispute.
May 04, 2016, 12:26 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly elections: 4 bombs found in a polling station
Four bombs were on Wednesday found in a polling station in Ramnagar Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district on the eve of polling there, the police said.
May 04, 2016, 12:20 PM IST
244 crorepati candidates in WB polls, TMC tops chart with 114
There are about 244 crorepatis out of 1,961 candidates contesting the ongoing West Bengal Assembly elections, with ruling Trinamool Congress leading the list at 114, a survey said.
May 03, 2016, 16:53 PM IST
BJP trying to break Coochbehar, Darjeeling: Mamata
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today accused the BJP of inciting the separate statehood movements in Coochbehar district and Darjeeling sub- division in West Bengal for narrow political gains.
May 03, 2016, 16:23 PM IST
Enclave-dwellers to vote for first time since Independence
Bangladesh and India exchanged 162 enclaves on August 01 at the stroke of midnight, ending one of the world's most complex border disputes.
May 03, 2016, 13:14 PM IST
EC seeks periodic reports on Bengal poll violence
The Election Commission has instructed the director general of police to monitor all pre, post and poll day violence and submit the incident wise detailed report at periodical intervals.
May 02, 2016, 22:45 PM IST
Massive post poll violence in Malda, 4 TMC workers dead; Congress attacked them with bombs?
In a severe post poll violence in West Bengal's Malda, at least four Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers were killed and three others were hospitalised.
May 02, 2016, 08:44 AM IST
Over 81 percent polling in Bengal assembly polls phase five
Kolkata, May 1 (IANS) Over 81 percent of the around 1.24 crore electorate cast their votes on Saturday for 53 constituencies in the fifth and penultimate phase of the West Bengal assembly polls, th
May 02, 2016, 00:34 AM IST
BJP complains to EC of violence after 5th phase polls
The delegation, led by BJP leader Debasree Chowdhury, alleged that the ruling party is terrorizing people in Basanti and attacked three of their supporters.
May 01, 2016, 23:07 PM IST
No difference between LF, TMC regimes: Rajnath Singh
Earlier Left Front used to attack people and now TMC is doing the same, Rajnath Singh claimed.
May 01, 2016, 23:04 PM IST
TMC will be wiped out after poll results: Congress
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said a 'Pariborton' (change) is needed for West Bengal as in the last five years "nothing happened except making of false claims, tall talks on cinema and stage plays."
May 01, 2016, 19:22 PM IST
West Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee accuses police of unleashing terror at EC's behest
Referring to officers who were appointed to important posts under instructions from EC, Mamata said, "If someone thinks by getting power for 15 days, he will do anything, then he is mistaken."
May 01, 2016, 18:55 PM IST
Over 78 percent turnout in fifth phase of Bengal polls; final round on May 5
After Saturday's polls, elections have been held in 269 of the 294 constituencies in the state. The remaining 25 will vote in the sixth and final phase on May 5.
Apr 30, 2016, 20:30 PM IST
People have said no to 'Mamata regime': CPI(M)
The poll panel ordered filing of an FIR against sitting Trinamool Congress MLA and party candidate Sonali Guha after she was caught on camera allegedly ordering party workers to beat up CPI-M polling agents in her Satgachia constituency.
Apr 30, 2016, 20:12 PM IST
Kolkata wears forlorn look on poll day, less traffic on street
Only handful of vehicles, apart from the cars of the media, poll and security personnel, were seen on the road.
Apr 30, 2016, 19:38 PM IST
Voting for 5th phase of West Bengal Assembly poll ends: As it happened
Kolkata: Voting in 53 constituencies for the fifth phase of gigantic West Bengal Assembly Election is underway on Saturday.
Apr 30, 2016, 18:46 PM IST
