Based on information gathered during its investigation, the Central Bureau of Investigation received intelligence regarding a significant stockpile of arms concealed in Sandeshkhali. Acting on directives from the Calcutta High Court, the CBI had filed three FIRs pertaining to the matter.
Debasish Dhar had earlier resigned as IPS last month. According to reports, the ex-bureaucrat is planning to move Calcutta High Court against the rejection of his nomination.
In the second phase, polls are underway for the strategically key parliamentary constituencies of Darjeeling, Raiganj and Balurghat. Raju Bista and Sukanta Majumdar from the BJP along with TMC's Biplab Mitra are the key candidates in the second phase.
The strategically key parliamentary constituencies of Darjeeling, Raiganj and Balurghat will go for polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 26. Raju Bista and Sukanta Majumdar from the BJP along with TMC's Biplab Mitra are the key candidates in the second phase.
Suspended TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh was arrested by the state police on February 29, a day after the Calcutta High Court ordered that the CBI, ED or the West Bengal police could arrest him.
The Calcutta High Court court asked what is the use of conducting elections "when two sets of people are unable to reconcile themselves to a six or eight-hour programme."
Binoy Tamang declared his expulsion from the Congress as a "victory for Gorkhas," expressing minimal concern over the decision. He had joined Congress after quitting Trinamool Congress in November 2023.
The general election for the 18 Lok Sabha in West Bengal will be held in all 7 phases. The polling for the second phase will take place on 26 April. The result will be declared on 4 June.
Prof Buddhadev Sau, who was appointed by the Governor as interim VC of JU in August 2023 was removed from the post by the Governor in December last year.
The Calcutta High Court has cancelled the 2016 teacher recruitment panel formed by the Bengal Commission. This decision impacts approximately 25,753 individuals who were appointed through this process.
Mamata Banerjee alleged that the BJP is targeting her and Abhishek Banerjee and they were not feeling safe.
Out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, 13 have candidates from political dynasties. Traditionally known for its vibrant student politics, Bengal is experiencing a notable shift as influential political families are gaining prominence.
DD logo changed: Meanwhile, Trinamool MP and former Chief of Doordarshan's parent organisation Prasar Bharti, Jawhar Sircar voiced disappointment regarding the change in the logo.He said that it "hurts to see the saffronisation of Doordarshan's logo".
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP's Raju Bista is the incumbent MP in Darjeeling, who defeated TMC's Amar Singh Rai in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The Trinamool Congress has fielded Gopal Lama while the Indian National Congress has nominated Munish Tamang for the seat.
Abhishek Banerjee, who is also the nephew of West Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee, claimed that the BJP candidate who had won from Raiganj constituency in 2019 (Debasree Chaudhuri) was not seen in the constituency in the last five years.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party and termed the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as the "second battle for the country's independence.'
The Phase 1 of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in West Bengal saw a resurgence of political violence, with both the BJP and TMC accusing each other of perpetrating violence and disrupting the electoral process.
Alipurduar, Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri will go to polls on the first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections on Friday (April 19). The BJP made significant gains in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, going from two to 18 seats, while TMC won 18 seats, a significant drop of 12 from 2014.
According to police, a blast had also occurred during Ram Navami procession in Murshidabad in which one woman was injured. Cops are yet to confirm whether it was a bomb blast or something else.
The people of 102 Lok Sabha constituencies across 21 states and union territories (UTs) will go to the poll in the first phase of voting on Friday (April 19).
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