May 22, 2009 04:35 IST
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee may be tipped for the top seat in Rail Bhavan,but some of the flop projects that she pushed through during her earlier stint as Railway Minister in the NDA regime could return to haunt her.
Fri, May 22, 2009May 18, 2009 03:12 IST
With the CPM winning the elections by a huge margin in the tribal belt of West Midnapore,Purulia and pockets of north Bengal...
Mon, May 18, 2009May 15, 2009 03:29 IST
Around 70 per cent polling was reported in 100 booths of Mandirbazar Assembly segment in the Mathurapur parliamentary constituency on Thursday.
Fri, May 15, 2009
May 08, 2009 02:57 IST
On Thursday,during the second phase of polls in the state,126 EVMs had to be replaced owing to technical snags. In the first phase,101 machines had to be replaced.
Fri, May 08, 2009May 06, 2009 02:28 IST
With the central observers in Bengal making expensive demands,the office of the state chief electoral officer is facing a tough time in meeting them.
Wed, May 06, 2009May 01, 2009 03:37 IST
Despite several initiatives taken by the Election Commission and the district administration,around 30,000 eligible voters from the remote villages in Lalgarh block did not cast their votes on Thursday.
Fri, May 01, 2009May 01, 2009 02:09 IST
When 72-year-old Ashutosh Das left his home at 7:30 on Thursday....
Fri, May 01, 2009April 27, 2009 03:58 IST
With the Peoples Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCPA) having successfully barred police entry and taking over the job of maintaining law and order in Lalgarh...
Mon, Apr 27, 2009April 27, 2009 03:56 IST
With tribals constituting nearly 60 per cent of the total 12,40,580 voters in Jhargram parliamentary constituency,the eight candidates in the fray are devising ways to cash in on the tribal uprising to garner votes.
Mon, Apr 27, 2009April 18, 2009 03:02 IST
More than 50,000 offenders with non-bailable warrants (NBW) issued against them are absconding,even as the Election Commission had asked the state government to execute all the cases of pending NBWs before the Lok Sabha polls in Bengal.
Sat, Apr 18, 2009April 16, 2009 03:25 IST
Nandigram is back in the news,and once again for all the wrong reasons.
Thu, Apr 16, 2009April 15, 2009 02:15 IST
Chief Electoral Officer Debashis Sen has asked all district magistrates to submit a report on how many FIRs have been lodged till date...
Wed, Apr 15, 2009April 11, 2009 01:37 IST
The state government has not acted on an Election Commission directive to transfer senior police officers from election related duties for allegedly having a bias towards the ruling party.
Sat, Apr 11, 2009April 09, 2009 05:38 IST
The Darjeeling district administration is in a fix after a drivers association announced that it will not ferry any political leader or worker other than those belonging to Gorkha Janamukti Morcha to the hills.
Thu, Apr 09, 2009April 09, 2009 05:35 IST
Almost three weeks have passed since Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee had submitted a list of 46,000 voters which,according to her,were fakes.
Thu, Apr 09, 2009April 08, 2009 01:54 IST
Although the Election Commission had said a few weeks ago that all the information related to violation of the model code of conduct will be uploaded on its website...
Wed, Apr 08, 2009April 02, 2009 03:21 IST
Denied any Lok Sabah seat by the Trinamool Congress not long ago,Amar Singh was seen by the side of Mamata Banerjee at press meets in Kolkata...
Thu, Apr 02, 2009April 01, 2009 16:29 IST
At Nandigram the ground zero of the Trinamool Congress resurrection the ruling CPM has started painting walls with graffiti with ominous messages that could face ire from the Election Commission.
Wed, Apr 01, 2009March 30, 2009 16:45 IST
Following the recent blast in Alipurduar,the polling personnel in Jalpaiguri have voiced their concern over security and proper compensation in case of any casualty on duty.
Mon, Mar 30, 2009March 30, 2009 03:56 IST
After receiving several complaints from booth level officers and booth level agents about the presence of many illegal voters in the electoral roll of Haldia Assembly constituency...
Mon, Mar 30, 2009March 26, 2009 02:44 IST
The electoral office of Haldia Assembly constituency is in a fix after being flooded with around 4,000 applications for inclusion in the voters list that do not even have proper details or identity proof.
Thu, Mar 26, 2009March 26, 2009 02:34 IST
While the State Election Commission survey in Garia reveals that the allegations by the Trinamool were partly true as 53 voters were found having almost the same Electoral Photo Identity Card numbers...
Thu, Mar 26, 2009March 21, 2009 01:22 IST
The state Election Commission has decided to investigate the voters list of South Kolkata constituency,which according to Trinamool Chief Mamata Banerjee consists of 46,000 bogus voters...
Sat, Mar 21, 2009March 19, 2009 03:08 IST
Since March 2,when the model code of conduct came into force with the announcement of poll schedules by the Election Commission,nearly 33 cases relating to the violation of the code have been lodged with the Commission.
Thu, Mar 19, 2009March 16, 2009 02:55 IST
Not a very long time ago,Rs 50 crore was spent to beautify the city pavements with paver-blocks and tiles. The tiles did make the pavements look nice,but not for long.
Mon, Mar 16, 2009


