panchayat elections
TMC accuses BJP of filing same case in both courts; moves Calcutta HC
The Trinamul MP alleged, “Same case can not be filed at two courts simultaneously.
Supreme Court to hear BJP’s fresh plea on rural polls today
Describing it as a “colourable exercise of power” by the SEC at the behest of the Mamata Banerjee government.
Cop shot in attempt to stop violence
Sub-inspector of the Usti police station, Rafique Jamal suffered bullet injuries on his left hand.
Calcutta HC lets three candidates to file nominations before SEC
when they had gone to the office of Block Development Officer at Bhangore in South 24 Parganas district to file their nomination papers.
Congress candidate for rural polls dies
The truck has been seized but the driver and the helper of the vehicle escaped, he said.
TMC likely to win Birbhum civic body uncontested
Out of 167 gram panchayats, the Trinamul looks confident of winning 154 seats uncontested.
BJP accepts SC rural polls verdict, TMC welcomes it
Parliamentary affairs minister and Trinamul secretary general Partha Chatterjee also visited the state election commission.
Supreme Court refuses to interfere in West Bengal rural polls
The SEC on Monday, however, extended the deadline of filing nominations till Tuesday, ie April 10.
In poll battle, Murshidabad zila parishad seat in focus
Ms Begum predicted of her victory. Mr Kabir, however, asserted that the people would her teach his rival a lesson for her defection.
75-yr-old CPIM leader attacked in Bengal ahead of panchayat polls
Basudeb Acharia was accompanying other CPI-M workers to file their nominations in panchayat polls when they were attacked.