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New Delhi: The stage is set for polling in Assam, with 2,50,54,463 electors gearing up to cast their votes across 126 Assembly constituencies on April 9. Voting will commence at 7 am. The electorate includes 1,25,31,552 male voters, 1,25,22,593 female voters, and 318 transgender voters, reflecting a near-equal gender distribution. Notably, 6,42,314 first-time voters in the 18-19 age group will exercise their franchise, adding fresh energy to the democratic process. The state also has 2,05,085 ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 (UNI)As Kerala prepares to go to the polls on April 9, Chief Electoral Officer Dr. Rathan U. Kelkar, IAS, has urged citizens to actively participate in what he described as the "festival of democracy," stressing that every vote counts in shaping the nation's future. In a message ahead of the elections, Kelkar emphasised that voting is not merely a right but a solemn responsibility. He said the strength of Indian democracy lies in the power of the ballot, with each vo ...Read More >
Maulana Muhammad Shahjahan Ali Qadri, the Indian Secular Front (ISF) candidate from the Mothabari assembly seat in Malda district, was arrested along with 17 others, including his two sons, on charges of disturbing peace, obstructing government staff from discharging duty, destroying public property, among other charges. Seven judicial officers, two of whom were women, were trapped inside the office of the Mothabari 2 block development officer from 4 pm to 10 pm, until police escorted them out. ...Read More >
Malda: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday called on women to "remain ready with broomsticks" to resist any untoward incidents during the upcoming assembly polls, and warned that they must stay alert as the CAPF may conduct body frisking. Banerjee referred to Bhabanipur candidate Suvendu Adhikari's nomination rally and alleged that outsiders were present throughout the roadshow and her party's posters were torn.. "I have heard that women will be frisked thoroughly by CAPF. If anyone stops ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 5 (ANI): Ahead of the Assembly polls, Chief Electoral Officer of Assam, Anurag Goel, on Sunday said that all preparations are in place for the polling scheduled on April 9, with special focus on encouraging young voters and ensuring foolproof security and accessibility at polling stations. Speaking to ANI, Goel said, "For polling in Assam on 9 April, preparations are in place. Polling parties are trained, and stations are identified with facilities like ramps, wh ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5: Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks questioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), alleging that her statements reflect "frustration" amid electoral pressure. Reacting to Banerjee's comments, Prasad said, "Mamata Banerjee is losing and is frustrated. She has won twice through EVMs, right? How did she become Chief Minister, through EVMs, isn't it? Yes, in gram panchayat elections ...Read More >
New Delhi: Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday launched a sharp attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks questioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), alleging that her statements reflect "frustration" amid electoral pressure. Reacting to Banerjee's comments, Prasad said, "Mamata Banerjee is losing and is frustrated. She has won twice through EVMs, right? How did she become Chief Minister, through EVMs, isn't it? Yes, in gram panchayat elections there a ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The Election Commission on Saturday suspended four senior Kolkata police officers, including a DCP, and ordered disciplinary proceedings against them for their failure to maintain law and order during a roadshow by Union home minister Amit Shah in Bhowanipore on April 2. In the past fortnight since the model code of conduct (MCC) came into effect in Bengal, the poll panel has suspended 17 officials, including five cops, two BDOs and 10 CAPF personnel.The suspensions of Siddartha Dutta ( ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Sunday lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asserting that the public sentiment in the state is turning against her. Commenting on the Chief Minister's recent statements about potential election boycotts, Yadav said, "People have already given up on her. Mamata Banerjee has realised the public sentiment is against her. That is why she is talking about boycotting the vote and stepping back from the battle ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) In view of the forthcoming West Bengal Assembly polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday approved the creation of 4,660 auxiliary polling stations in areas where the number of voters has exceeded 1200. ECI has also approved the shifting of 321 polling stations for the convenience of the voters. With the setting of the 4,660 auxiliary polling stations, the number of polling stations, including auxiliary ones, will be 85,379 for the forthcoming ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday called upon voters to halt polling wherever instances of electronic voting machine (EVM) malfunction are reported during the forthcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state later this month. She also urged voters to resist any alleged attempts by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prevent genuine voters from reaching polling stations by using Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel. "The BJP mig ...Read More >
Malda (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Saturday visited the office of the Malda Superintendent of Police (SP) and later investigated the Block Development Officer's (BDO) office in Kaliachowk, Malda. The probe was related to the gherao of seven judicial officers that took place on April 1. A major political storm had erupted in West Bengal as seven judicial officers, including three women, were held hostage by villagers in Malda district on Wed ...Read More >
Malda (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on Saturday visited the office of the Malda Superintendent of Police (SP) and later investigated the Block Development Officer's (BDO) office in Kaliachowk, Malda. The probe was related to the gherao of seven judicial officers that took place on April 1. A major political storm had erupted in West Bengal as seven judicial officers, including three women, were held hostage by villagers in Malda district on Wed ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 4: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which has begun probing the harassment of judicial adjudication officers at Kaliachak in West Bengal's Malda district, will focus in its first preliminary report on whether the incident was driven by spontaneous public anger or was a pre-planned attempt to derail the ongoing judicial adjudication process. The agency's initial findings, to be submitted to the Supreme Court next week, sources say, will focus on whether the incident was a ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Saturday demanded a CBI investigation into the recent Malda incident. He accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of making statements that incite unrest and said statistics over the past three years show minorities have suffered under Trinamool Congress (TMC) rule. Speaking to ANI, Bhattacharya said, "The Chief Minister is shifting stance and now, turning under pressure. Her statements are ...Read More >
Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 4 (ANI): The saying 'talent needs no introduction' found a fitting example at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026, where wrestlers from Karnataka's Siddi community have made a powerful statement on the mat. Their success is no longer just about medals--it reflects the emergence of an entire community as a force in wrestling. Of African descent, there are about 50,000 Siddis in India, of which one-third live in Karnataka. Out of the nine wrestlers represent ...Read More >
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday alleged that the recent violence in Malda was a "pre-planned experiment" sponsored by the Trinamool Congress (TMC). He said the main accused, Mofakkerul Islam, has been seen with top TMC leaders, including Mamata Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee, and claimed that the ruling party is politicising institutions and promoting political violence. Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla said, "It was a pre-planned experiment sponsor ...Read More >
New Delhi: A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team from Delhi reached Kaliachak in Bengal's Malda on Friday following the Election Commission of India's orders to investigate the mob siege at a block development officer's (BDO) office the night before that held seven judicial officers hostage for hours and attracted the ire of the Supreme Court. The 20-member NIA team reached Mothabari in the afternoon in 12 cars kept at the Kolkata airport - about 315 km away - hours after the state Crimina ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday alleged that the recent violence in Malda was a "pre-planned experiment" sponsored by the Trinamool Congress (TMC). He said the main accused, Mofakkerul Islam, has been seen with top TMC leaders, including Mamata Banerjee and Kalyan Banerjee, and claimed that the ruling party is politicising institutions and promoting political violence. Speaking to ANI, Poonawalla said, "It was a pre-pla ...Read More >
Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister OP Rajbhar criticised the Malda hostage crisis, where seven judicial officers were held by villagers, stating that the situation in West Bengal is "worse than the Samajwadi Party's era of hooliganism" in Uttar Pradesh. "The people who went to Bengal are unhappy. The condition of people in Bengal is even worse than the hooliganism of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh," said Rajbhar. Earlier, a major politi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 3 (PTI) Amid law and order concerns in poll-going West Bengal, the Election Commission on Friday decided to continue deployment of 500 companies of central forces in the state even after counting of votes on May 4. The state goes to assembly polls in two phases on May 23 and 29. "During the last assembly elections, there was post-poll violence. The decision is also based on past incidents," an official explained. One company comprises 90 to 125 personnel. Additionally, 200 com ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: As many as 500 companies of central armed police forces (CAPFs) will stay deployed in Bengal for post-poll law and order duties after the poll results are out, "till further orders of the Election Commission", EC said on Friday.Each CAPF company comprises 80-100 personnel. A total 2,400 CAPF companies have been assigned for poll deployment in Bengal and 1,700 will leave the state after polling gets over on April 29.EC officials said besides the 500 companies that will stay back to mai ...Read More >
Malda: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken serious note of the deployment of a large number of police personnel - around 2,185 - by the West Bengal government to provide personal security to ruling Trinamool Congress leaders, as well as party supporters, ahead of the announcement of the assembly polls. The ECI has directed West Bengal DGP Siddh Nath Gupta to conduct a strict professional review within the next two to three days in a fair and equitable manner, people in the know tol ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Mofakkerul Islam, accused of leading the protests in Malda on April 1 that resulted in the gherao of seven Special Intensive Revision (SIR) judicial officers for over nine hours, was produced before the court on Friday. He was arrested by the West Bengal CID yesterday at Bagdogra airport in Darjeeling district. Also Read | Delhi Shocker: 18-Year-Old Arrested for Stabbing Man to Death in Shalimar ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Mofakkerul Islam, accused of leading the protests in Malda on April 1 that resulted in the gherao of seven Special Intensive Revision (SIR) judicial officers for over nine hours, was produced before the court on Friday. He was arrested by the West Bengal CID yesterday at Bagdogra airport in Darjeeling district. Speaking to reporters here, Islam said, "I did not say anything provocative. My movem ...Read More >
Agartala, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Opposition CPI (M)-led Left Front leaders on Friday alleged that the election authorities in Tripura are using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) without Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units, reportedly brought from Madhya Pradesh, despite sufficient machines being available within the state. The 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), comprising 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state governmen ...Read More >
Agartala: Opposition CPI (M)-led Left Front leaders on Friday alleged that the election authorities in Tripura are using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) without Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units, reportedly brought from Madhya Pradesh, despite sufficient machines being available within the state. The 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), comprising 28 elected representatives and two members nominated by the state government, is scheduled to go to ...Read More >
Balurghat (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Friday cast serious doubts over the timing and intent behind the arrest of alleged Malda violence mastermind Mofakkirul Islam, claiming it was a move to shield him from a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe. Addressing reporters, Majumdar said,"The NIA investigation is going on as per the instructions of our Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner. Before that, the CID arrested him (Mofakkirul I ...Read More >
Balurghat (West Bengal) [India], April 3 (ANI): Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Friday cast serious doubts over the timing and intent behind the arrest of alleged Malda violence mastermind Mofakkirul Islam, claiming it was a move to shield him from a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe. Addressing reporters, Majumdar said,"The NIA investigation is going on as per the instructions of our Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner. Before that, the CID arrested him (Mofakkirul I ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 3: A political row has erupted on Friday after the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant, described West Bengal as "the most polarised state in the country" while taking cognisance of an incident linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Responding to the court's observations, Congress MP Pramod Tiwari welcomed the intervention and called for urgent action. He said that the apex court's move was necessary, questioning how long silence could continue on su ...Read More >
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