Kolkata: Over 2.3 lakh CAPF, 38,297 Bengal police personnel, 142 general observers, 95 police observers and 100 expenditure observers, and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) have thrown an unprecedented security blanket in seven poll-bound districts, including Kolkata, ahead of Wednesday’s election. In the past 72 hours alone, 2,348 ‘trouble mongers’ have been put behind bars…
Kolkata: Central forces moved into residential complexes across the city on the eve of polling, taking charge of booths set up inside community halls — part of a first-time experiment that will see 57 gated complexes hosting polling stations this election.At Silver Spring off Bypass, a four-member contingent of central forces took control of booth…
Kolkata: Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) jawans led by a commandant knocked on the doors of Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim well past Monday midnight to have an interaction with him relating to the second-phase poll scheduled on Wednesday. The unscheduled meet proved to be ‘uncomfortable’ for the first citizen as he kept on finding the…
Kolkata: After liquor, Election Commission has asked eateries that are within 100 metres of polling booth to stay closed. However, the 100-metre rule would vary from constituency to constituency. This has resulted in closure of more than 400 prominent eateries across the city on April 29 and, for some, both on April 28 and 29.According…
Kolkata: Two ministers in the Mamata Banerjee cabinet are fighting contrasting political battles in two adjoining constituencies—Dum Dum and Dum Dum North—on the northern fringes of the city. In Dum Dum, three-time MLA and education minister Bratya Basu is seeking a fourth term, aiming to cement his hold over a seat he has represented since…
Kolkata: In a major pre-election crackdown to maintain law and order, the state police has arrested 1,543 alleged troublemakers over the past 36 hours. The intensified combing operations and naka checks, carried out from Sunday afternoon till Monday morning, led to the arrest of 1,095 individuals, official sources said.District-wise data shows that East Burdwan recorded…
Kolkata: The city’s weather is expected to be less harsh on Wednesday when the city goes to the polls. The daytime mercury is likely to stay significantly below the normal mark. The weather office has issued a rain alert for the city, which could be accompanied by gusty wind.With traces of rain in some parts…
Kolkata: There will not be any violence in Bengal on polling day or even after the election results are out, said Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday.Saying that central forces will be stationed in the state for 60 more days after the results, Shah urged voters not to be afraid.“The EC has made enough…
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Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee finished his election campaign at Nadia’s Haringhata on Saturday attacking BJP and claiming how the saffron party had “humiliated and deprived” Matuas by promising them citizenship and jobs.Hitting out at BJP netas for shedding “crocodile tears” for the community in North 24 Parganas and Nadia, both Matua strongholds,…
