Three hurt in Cong-sponsored 24-hour strike in North Tripura
Agartala: At least three persons were injured in Kamalpur under Dhalai district of North Tripura in a 24-hour general strike sponsored by Congress in Tripura amid tight security on Monday. All the...
View ArticleCampaigning ends for third phase of Bengal polls
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Campaigning ended on Tuesday for the third phase of the West Bengal assembly elections, involving 62 seats in four districts where balloting will take place on April 21. With...
View ArticleWest Bengal Elections 2016: Mamata Banerjee claims that CPI (M) will be...
--> Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the more the opposition would resort to badmouthing her and her party, the easier it would be to score spectacular success in the ongoing...
View ArticleTripura's Marxist chief minister to campaign in West Bengal polls
Agartala, April 19: CPI-M politburo member Manik Sarkar, who is also the chief minister of India's only Left-ruled state Tripura, left for Kolkata on Tuesday to campaign for the party candidates...
View ArticleAiling Buddhadeb hits campaign trail, leads huge road show
Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) With the red flag fluttering alongside the Congress tricolour, an ailing former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Tuesday hit the campaign trail leading a...
View ArticleTripura HC seeks CAG advice on MGNREGS audit
Agartala: A division bench of the Tripura high court on Tuesday sought recommendations from the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) to conduct auditing of MGNREGS expenditure in all 58 rural...
View Article79 percent polling in Bengal's third phase, one dead in violence (Roundup)
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Amid incidents of violence that left one person dead and several others injured, West Bengal saw over 79 percent votes cast in 62 constituencies on Thursday in phase three of...
View ArticleOne dead as violence mars third phase of Bengal polls
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Amid escalating violence that left one person dead and several others injured and the sweltering heat, nearly 40 percent turnout was recorded in the first four hours for the...
View ArticleModi, Sonia to hit campaign trail in May
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi will be among a battery of top national leaders who will hit the campaign trail...
View ArticleWest Bengal polls Phase 3: 79.22% voter turnout; 1 dead in violence in...
--> 62 Assembly seats went into polls on Thursday in the third phase of West Bengal elections. A CPI(M) supporter was killed and ten were injured in sporadic violence during the third phase of...
View ArticleAmid violence, 18 percent turnout in Bengal polls
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) Amid reports of sporadic violence which killed one person, over 18 percent of polling was registered in the first two hours for the third phase of the West Bengal assembly...
View ArticleVoting begins in Bengal assembly polls third phase
Kolkata, April 21 (IANS) People lined up in large numbers outside the polling booths, as voting began at 7 am for the third phase of Bengal assembly election involving 62 seats spread over four...
View Article62 seats up for grabs in Bengal polls third phase
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The high-octane West Bengal assembly election reaches an exciting leg on Thursday, with the poll caravan moving to the historic Murshidabad district that was once the capital...
View ArticleLIVE: Voting begins in third phase of West Bengal polls
Polling will be held in 62 constituencies in four districts of West Bengal in the third phase of Assembly elections. Voters will exercise their franchise in all 22 constituencies in Murshidabad, 17 in...
View ArticleOn stage today, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee with Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi and CPM veteran and former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will address a joint rally in Kolkata. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and CPM veteran and former CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will...
View ArticleLIVE: Voting for the Third phase of West Bengal polls gets underway
Polling will be held in 62 constituencies in four districts of West Bengal in the third phase of Assembly elections. Voters will exercise their franchise in all 22 constituencies in Murshidabad, 17 in...
View ArticleThird phase of West Bengal Assembly elections today
Polling will be held in 62 constituencies in four districts of West Bengal in the third phase of Assembly elections on Thursday. Voters will exercise their franchise in all 22 constituencies in...
View ArticleLIVE: West Bengal polls third phase
Polling will be held in 62 constituencies in four districts of West Bengal in the third phase of Assembly elections. Voters will exercise their franchise in all 22 constituencies in Murshidabad, 17 in...
View ArticleAICC appoints new Tripura CLP leader
Agartala: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Monday appointed senior party legislator Gopal Roy as leader of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) in Tripura assembly. Roy, a four-time MLA from most...
View ArticleWest Bengal Polls: Acid test for five candidates of Trinamool Congress who...
KOLKATA: Voting on Thursday for the third phase of assembly elections in West Bengal, will decide the fate of at least five candidates, who shifted their political allegiance to the ruling Trinamool...
View ArticleOn stage today, Buddhadeb, Rahul Gandhi and show of Left-Congess bonding
Day before Buddha and Rahul address joint rally, Sonia greets CPM’s Singur candidate Robin Deb Tuesday. Partha Paul Rahul Gandhi and Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will address a joint rally in Kolkata...
View ArticlePM Modi, Sonia to hit campaign trail in Kerala in early May
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and PM Narendra Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice-president Rahul Gandhi will be among a battery of top national leaders who...
View ArticleModi, Sonia to hit campaign trail in Kerala in early May
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 24 () Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi will be among a battery of top national leaders who will hit the...
View ArticleKerala Elections 2016: PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi to campaign in early May
--> Though the date of Modi's visit has not been finalised yet, Gandhi would be addressing rallies in Thiruvananthapuram and Thrissur on May 9. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Sonia...
View ArticleCampaigning ends for Bengal polls fourth phase
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Campaigning came to an end on Saturday for the fourth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections involving 49 seats in two districts where balloting will take place on April...
View ArticleWest Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to face heavyweight contenders in Bhabanipur
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee The prestigious Bhabanipur constituency in Kolkata city is set to witness a star-studded fight where Trinamool Congress chairperson and Chief Minister Mamata...
View ArticleNo headway in National Liberation Front of Tripura talks: Chief Minister
Agartala: Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar on Wednesday said peace talks with National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) haven't yielded any results yet. Sarkar told the media that the state...
View ArticleTwo Marxist activists killed in Bengal
Kolkata, April 22 (IANS) Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists were killed in post-poll violence in West Bengal's Burdwan district, police said on Friday. The incident happened on...
View ArticleOver 78% turnout in phase 5 of Bengal polls
KOLKATA: Amid tight security, over 78 per cent of the around 1.24 crore electorate braved the sweltering heat to cast their votes for 53 constituencies in the fifth and penultimate phase of the West...
View ArticleWest Bengal elections: 38.15 % turn out till 11 am in fifth phase of polling
KOLKATA: The fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections witnessed 38.15 per cent voter turn out till 11 am, with several prominent personalities like former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly and...
View ArticleWest Bengal elections: 54.75 % turn out till 1 pm in fifth phase of polling
KOLKATA: The fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections witnessed 54.75 per cent voter turn out till 1 pm, with several prominent personalities like former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly and...
View ArticleBengal snapshot
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and former West Bengal Chief Minister and CPI(M) leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at a joint election campaign rally in Kolkata on Wednesday. (Source: PTI) The...
View ArticleWest Bengal Elections 2016: Congress moves EC apprehending poll rigging by TMC
--> Congress urged the EC to deploy central forces to ensure a free and fair election. Congress on Friday approached the Election...
View ArticleLive: West Bengal Assembly elections 2016 — phase V polling
All eyes will be on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is contesting from the Bhawanipur Assembly seat in the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls that will take place on Saturday. The...
View ArticleFifth phase most critical, says experts
All eyes will be on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is contesting from the Bhawanipur Assembly seat in the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls that will take place on Saturday. The...
View ArticleVoting begins in phase V of West Bengal polls
All eyes will be on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who is contesting from the Bhawanipur Assembly seat in the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly polls that will take place on Saturday. The...
View ArticleLF-Congress alliance will have impact beyond Bengal: CPI-M (IANS interview)
Kolkata, May 2 (IANS) Indicating that the Left-Congress alliance in West Bengal will continue even after the assembly polls, the CPI-M says the tie-up will have an impact in the long run. "There has...
View ArticleCampaigning ends for final phase of Bengal polls
Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) Campaigning ended on Tuesday for the sixth and final phase of the West Bengal assembly elections involving 25 seats in two districts where balloting will take place on May 5. With...
View ArticleCanvassing ends for final phase in Bengal
Kolkata, May 3 (ANI): Campaigning for the sixth and final phase of the West Bengal assembly elections ended on Tuesday evening as 25 assembly seats, including 16 in Purba Medinipur and nine in...
View ArticleIt’s wind-up time in West Bengal
The campaign for the sixth and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections ended on Tuesday amid large-scale violence in several parts of the State. As many as 19 Assembly seats in Cooch Behar...
View ArticleSP contesting in 4 states, but no top leader to campaign
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav. SAMAJWADI PARTY state units in Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Assam are reportedly unhappy with their national president...
View ArticleHow two leaders and a network split Left-Cong campaign in West Bengal
88 rallies by Salim, 107 by Mishra Unlike the Trinamool Congress, whose campaign all through has been handled by one woman, the Left-Congress jot’s campaign has been largely decentralised. Where Mamata...
View ArticleWest Bengal elections 2016: CPI(M) ensnared in dilemmas and contradictions...
--> Many within the red brigade consider the alliance between the CPI(M) and Congress in Bengal to be a compromise of ideals and theories for the Left party. On May 19, it will become clear who will...
View ArticleCampaigning for third phase of poll ends in Bengal
Kolkata, Apr 19 () Campaigning for the third phase of West Bengal assembly election, which will see a part of the metropolis go to the polls, ended this evening. Over 1.37 crore electorate will decide...
View ArticleNo headway in NLFT talks: CM
Agartala: Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar on Wednesday said peace talks with National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) haven't yielded any results yet. Sarkar told the media that the state...
View ArticleWest Bengal Elections 2016 | Election Commission deploys more police...
--> Roopa Ganguly lodged complaint of rigging with CEO in Howrah North sea. Election Commission on Wednesday deployed more police observers for the fifth and penultimate phase of election to West...
View ArticleCall for anti-Left platform in Tripura
Agartala: Faction-ridden Trinamool Congress in Tripura reassembled after dissident Congress legislator and former leader of opposition Sudip Roy Barman called for a united anti-Left platform to end the...
View ArticleAfter hectic polls, it's family time for politicians in Bengal
Kolkata, May 9 () After the marathon six-phase West Bengal Assembly polls ended on May 5 and their fates sealed in EVMs, heavyweight politicians and celeb nominees are now spending their time with...
View ArticleTrade forum meets Rahul Gandhi
Tamil Nadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry office bearers met vice-president of Indian National Congress, Rahul Gandhi in Madurai, seeking his help for the implementation of goods and service tax....
View ArticleSuspended Congress leader may join TMC in Tripura
AGARTALA: Former Leader of the Opposition in the Tripura Assembly, Sudip Roy Burman, who was suspended by the Congress, is likely to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC) along with his followers. "I have...
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