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Bengal Special Poll Observer stirs political storm
Kolkata, April 21 : Special Poll Observer Ajay Nayak's comments, comparing the current election scenario in West Bengal to that of Bihar over 10 to 15 years ago, has kicked up a political storm in the state with an angry Trinamool Congress seeking his recall and an elated opposition going hammer and tongs at the state's ruling party. Full Story


People of Bengal will pay back 'notebandi' with 'votebandi', says Mamata
Nadia (West Bengal) , Apr 21 : Raking up the issue of demonetisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of causing hardships to the people through note ban and said the electorate in the state will pay back by not casting a single vote for him. Full Story


Campaign ends for Lok Sabha polls' third phase in Bengal
Kolkata, April 21 : The campaign for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal ended on Sunday in five parliamentary constituencies scheduled to vote on April 23. Full Story


Bypolls to 6 Bengal assembly constituencies on May 19
Kolkata, April 21 : Five West Bengal assembly seats - Islampur, Kandi, Habibpur (ST), Nowda and Bhatpara - will go for bypolls on May 19, according to the Election Commission. Full Story


TMC faces Left legacy, BJP's ascent in Balurghat
Balurghat (West Bengal), April 21 : With a long pending railway project, lack of development, scarce job opportunities and rampant infiltration and smuggling in the region, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has its task cut out in retaining the Balurghat Lok Sabha constituency in the face of formidable challenge from the BJP and the traditionally strong Left outfit, RSP. Full Story


Trinamool demands removal of Special Observer Nayak
Kolkata, April 20 : West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday demanded the Election Commission remove its Special Observer Ajay Nayak following his comment that the state's present condition was akin to what it used to be in Bihar 10-15 years ago. Full Story


TMC approaches EC against Bengal poll observer
Kolkata (West Bengal) , Apr 20 : Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday wrote a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) against Ajay V Nayak, special observer for Bengal for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Full Story


WB: EC removes Malda SP
Malda (West Bengal) , Apr 20 : Ahead of Lok Sabha election in West Bengal's Malda district, the Election Commission of India has removed Arnab Ghosh from the post of Malda Superintendent of Police. Full Story


Legendary Bengali folk singer Amar Paul dead
Kolkata, April 20 : Legendary Bengali folk singer Amar Paul died at a state-run hospital on Saturday following a celebral haemorrhage. Full Story


EC replaces Malda SP in Bengal
Kolkata, April 20 : The Election Commission on Saturday transferred West Bengal's Malda district Superintendent of Police (SP) Arnab Ghosh, three days before the Lok Sabha polls in the district. Full Story


Central forces to man over 92pc booths in 3rd phase polls in Bengal
Kolkata, April 20 : Central forces are being deployed to man more than 92 per cent of the polling stations in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal due on April 23, an official said on Saturday. Full Story


PM must cross-check facts before making comments: Mamata
Kolkata, April 20 : Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comments on her performance as the Railway Minister, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday that Modi was "uttering lies" and making comments without cross-checking the facts. Full Story


Bengal LS polls not letting didi sleep: Modi
Buniyadpur (West Bengal), April 20 : Launching a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday claimed that the trend of voting in the first two phases in the state has "put the breaks on the speed-breaker didi's sleep". Full Story


PM Modi slams Mamata Banerjee for 'not doing enough to uplift poor'
Buniadpur (West Bengal) , Apr 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday came down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for demanding proof of Balakot air strike and slammed her for not doing enough to uplift the poor in the society despite being in the power for several years. Full Story


I had erred in judging Mamata earlier: Modi
Buniyadpur (West Bengal), April 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he had earlier erred in judging Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee as he used to consider her an embodiment of simplicity who wanted to free the people of West Bengal from the rule of the Leftists, but realised his mistake once he got to know of her misdeeds after ascending to the high office. Full Story


Mamata must stop seeking proof of air strike: Modi
Buniadpur (West Bengal), April 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop asking for evidence of the Balakot air strike by the Indian armed forces, instead look for "proofs" in the chit fund scams and infiltration that has taken place in West Bengal. Full Story


'Stringent punishment awaits Bengal BJP man's killer'
Buniyadpur (West Bengal), April 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday averred that stringent punishment will be meted out to those who were responsible for the murder of a BJP activist in Purulia, as also in all other parts of the state. Full Story


Pranab's son faces 'tough' battle in Jangipur
Jangipur (Murshidabad), April 20 : Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit Mukherjee faces a tough battle in West Bengal's Jangipur as he seeks a hat-trick of wins from the constituency which had sent his father to Parliament twice. Full Story


End Speed-breaker Didi's rule: Modi to Bengal
Buniadpur (West Bengal), April 20 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked the voters in West Bengal to put brake on "Speed-breaker Didi" Mamata Banerjee's rule and end the "politics of threat, loot and corruption". Full Story


He was not depressed: Missing poll officer's wife
Kolkata, April 20 : The wife of the nodal election officer, who went missing at Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district, has completely negated the 'depression' theory that has been doing rounds, according to her social media post. Full Story


Modi to address rally in Bengal's Buniyadpur on Saturday
Buniaydpur (West Bengal), April 19 : Continuing his campaign blitz in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in this town of northern West Bengal's South Dinajpur district on Saturday, in a bid to give a further fillip to the BJP's Lok Sabha polls prospects in the state. Full Story


Bengal CID grill cop-turned-BJP candidate Bharati Ghose
Kolkata, April 19 : West Bengal CID on Friday interrogated former IPS officer and BJP Lok Sabha poll candidate Bharati Ghosh in an extortion case in West Midnapore district's Daspur, an officer said. Full Story


Bengal situation akin to what Pandits faced in Kashmir: Modi
New Delhi, April 19 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal, saying the state is witnessing violence as was seen in Kashmir in the eighties against Kashmiri Pandits and that the situation has to be taken seriously. Full Story


Salim demands re-polling at 24 booths in Raiganj LS seat
Dinajpur (West Bengal) , Apr 19 : CPM candidate from Raiganj Mohammed Salim on Friday demanded re-polling at 24 booths of the parliamentary constituency, alleging booth capturing and hooliganism by the armed goons of Trinamool Congress (TMC) inside these polling stations. Full Story


Churches decorated as Bengal observes Good Friday
Kolkata, April 19 : Churches in West Bengal witnessed a flood of the devout on the occasion of Good Friday spreading a message of peace, tolerance and forgiveness. Full Story


BJP will draw a blank in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, April 19 : Taking a jibe at Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his comments that the Northeast, Bengal and Odisha would be the surprises in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in for a "surprise" as it will secure a "rosogolla" (zero) from her state. Full Story


Over 81pc voting in 2nd phase in West Bengal
Kolkata, April 19 : West Bengal's Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Raiganj parliamentary constituencies recorded 81.68 per cent voting in the second phase on Thursday, an official said on Friday. Full Story


Abhijeet Mukherjee dubs Mamata's claim of BJP-RSS supporting him 'baseless'
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Central forces to man 90pc booths in Bengal
Kolkata, April 19 : A total of 324 companies of central forces are being deployed to man 90 per cent of the polling stations in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal scheduled to be held on April 23, a top official said on Friday. Full Story


Minor injured in post-poll violence in Bengal
Kolkata, April 19 : A Class 7 student sustained a bullet injury during clashes between West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress supporters and BJP activists at Chopra in North Dinajpur district on Friday, a day after Lok Sabha polls were held there, police said. Full Story