Voting in Kolkata Dakshin will be held in the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on June 1. The Trinamool Congress has fielded sitting MP Mala Roy from the seat.

Addressing a TMC rally in Kaliachak in Malda district, Mamata said: “In Bengal, we don't have any alliance with the Congress. Here, the CPI(M) has an alliance with the Congress.

Kalaikunda at 45.8 degree Celsius recorded the highest maximum temperature in the state on Sunday, followed by Panagarh at 44.6 degree Celsius

Tension prevailed in Baguiati after the death of the TMC worker as his relatives and local residents took to the streets demanding the immediate arrest of the accused.

“Don't vote for the BJP. They are anti-Bengal. They lack reverence for luminaries like Swami Vivekananda, they smash the bust of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, they don't know where Rabindranath Tagore was born,” Banerjee said.

BJP spokesman Samik Bhattacharya said, “The TMC must clarify the source of the arms in Sandeshkhali. Regarding the incident at Hasnabad, there should be a proper probe.”

The senior CPI(M) leader had last won the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 from Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur district.

Union Minister nisith pramik's constituency voted in the first phase on April 19 (File Photo)

VHP’s Kolkata area convenor Amiya Sarkar and the regional convenor of Muslim Rashtriya Mancha, West Bengal and Sikkim, S A Afzal, are the petitioners in the two PILs.

The election in Birbhum is scheduled for May 13, with TMC's Satabdi Roy as the main rival against the BJP.

An orange alert has been issued for North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Howrah, Kolkata, Hooghly, Purulia, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur, Dakshin Dinajpur, Malda, Nadia, and Kolkata, which recorded a maximum of 40 degree Celsius on Friday.

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More than 15,000 dismissed teachers have been trained as presiding officers, who play a crucial role in managing polling stations.

The TMC chief was referring to a remark made by BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, who had said there would be a “big explosion on Monday that will shake the TMC and its top brass.”

The verdict drew mixed reactions, wherein, some teachers and job seekers expressed relief, many expressed their disappointment over their uncertain future.

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More than 23 lakh candidates had appeared for the SLST 2016 for 24,640 vacant posts.

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The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) alleged that the candidates were not called for a discussion but were given a “lecture on the powers of the Chancellor by some official”.

While the EC received 218 complaints from Cooch Behar constituency alone, over 100 complaints were lodged in Jalpaiguri and 150 in Alipurduar.

Kolkata recorded a maximum of 40 degree temperature with 89% humidity on Friday, and "might cross 40 degrees in next 2-3 days," an official said.

In the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, three seats in West Bengal — Cooch Behar, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri — went to polls on Friday.

There were reports of a crude bomb going off as the procession was about to conclude. However, the police did not confirm.

Taking to X, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled the deaths and said the families of the victims will be granted compensation.