KOLKATA: Early counting trends from the assembly elections in Kerala have shown the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) taking a significant latest lead, in latest trends raising the prospect of a return to power in the state. Initial two hours of counting suggested the UDF was ahead in more than 40 seats, while the ruling…
Malda: NIA summoned TMC’s Sujapur candidate Sabina Yeasmin’s counting agent on Saturday, two days ahead of election results in Bengal, as part of its investigation into the Mothabari incident where judicial officers were gheraoed for hours during the SIR process. NIA, which has summoned 10 persons including a Trinamool block president, asked counting agent Abdul…
Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday appealed to both BJP and Trinamool workers to resist provocation and violence ahead of Monday’s counting, saying political differences must not translate into vengeance.“Our primary objective is to change Bengal’s political culture — the culture of reprisal and revenge. Whatever we were subjected to after 2016 and…
Despite the hardship, Neha wants to study management and become financially independent. She hopes to help other underprivileged children and improve her family’s standard of living. KOLKATA : On vibrant, neon-lit corners of Park Street, a 24year-old moves through the evening rush carrying a cluster of brightly coloured balloons to sell. Neha Khatoon is a…
This West Bengal election has been remarkable for the unusual silence of a large section of the electorate, except for a voluble clamour for change from many among the urban, white-collar voters, which has lent it a touch of intrigue and made the in-between time from polling day to result day a battle of nerves…
Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee threw a sweeping challenge to BJP bigwigs to contest the Falta assembly segment repoll after the Election Commission countermanded the April 29 Falta polls and ordered a repoll on May 21 across all 285 booths in the constituency.Banerjee’s defiant response came after BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya…
Kolkata: It was a busy Sunday for the political party workers — especially the counting agents — hours before the counting of votes began across Bengal. For the Trinamool Congress, there was a big checklist. Those in Rashbehari and Bhowanipore constituencies attended meetings post 6 pm. “We have been asked to carry clothes and stay…
Kolkata: Security across all 77 counting centres, including the seven in Kolkata, have been beefed up substantially but the political optics outside counting centres continued for yet another day across the city.The Kolkata Police also announced comprehensive security measures within the city in a bid to stop any law and order conflict, with local QRTs,…
Krishnendu.Bandopadhyay@timesofindia.comKolkata: The city’s last-mile connectivity has been pushed into a state of absolute “anarchy” this week as auto-rickshaw fares surged to arbitrary highs following a record spike in auto LPG prices. With the fuel now retailing at an unprecedented Rs 89.4 per litre, the delicate balance between operators’ livelihood and commuters’ affordability has collapsed into…
Kolkata: Park Street police have launched a manhunt for two men on a motorcycle who allegedly stalked and molested a woman early on Thursday. The duo targeted the victim twice, escalating from verbal abuse and obscene gestures to physical assault, first at Park Street and then near Russell Street.The suspects fled after the woman resisted…
