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West Bengal Assembly polls | Calcutta High Court flags EC’s implementation of Covid norms

Issuance of circulars and holding meeting on Covids safety are not enough, the Court says.

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah. File

Mamata’s vote bank of illegal immigrants are the actual ousiders in Bengal, says Amit Shah

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressing the media about COVID-19 in Malda on April 21.

Covid-19 | Mamata rules out lockdown in Bengal, assures vaccination for all above 18 from May 5

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during an election campaign rally for the Assembly Polls in Murshidabad district on April 20, 2021.

Second COVID wave Modi-made disaster: Mamata

Poet Sankha Ghosh. File

Poet Sankha Ghosh passes away at 89

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. File Photo.

Centre evading responsibility on vaccines: Mamata Banerjee in letter to PM Modi

A scene outside Howrah railway station in Kolkata on Monday.

Suburban train services hit in Bengal after 90 drivers, guards test COVID-19 positive

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Intense battle: A security officer standing guard as people queue up to cast their votes at a polling station at Khardhah, North 24 Parganas, on Thursday.

West Bengal Assembly polls | Isolated violence, police firing amidst high turnout in sixth phase

Shiv Sahay Singh The seventh phase of polling is scheduled on April 26 and the last phase is on April 29.

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Crowd seen during an election rally in Kolkata. Photo used for representation purpose only. File

West Bengal Assembly polls | ECI bans road shows, caps attendance at public meetings at 500

Special Correspondent The ECI had issued guidelines for polling and campaigning during the pandemic in August 2020

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A staff member inoculates a colleague with a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at the Baruipur sub-divisional hospital on the outskirts of Kolkata.

30,000 more health workers get COVID-19 vaccine shot in Bengal PTI

Eleven cases of adverse event following immunization, mostly minor were reported, according to Health officials

Mamata seeks scientific confirmation of vaccine safety

West Bengal’s active cases dip but deaths near 10,000

Making arrangements for free COVID vaccine for everyone in Bengal: Mamata

COVID-19 | In Kolkata, as life returns to near-normal, doctors warn against laxity

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West Bengal Assembly polls | Calcutta High Court flags EC’s implementation of Covid norms

West Bengal Assembly polls | Mamata’s vote bank of illegal immigrants are the actual ousiders in Bengal, says Amit Shah

West Bengal elections phase 6 updates | 79.09% turnout recorded till 5 p.m.

Coronavirus | Mamata rules out lockdown in Bengal, assures vaccination for all above 18 from May 5

Poet Sankha Ghosh passes away at 89

Second COVID wave Modi-made disaster: Mamata

Centre evading responsibility on vaccines: Mamata Banerjee in letter to PM Modi

West Bengal CM says decision does not address concerns over steady supply

Suburban train services hit in Bengal after 90 drivers, guards test COVID-19 positive

In the wake of soaring COVID-19 cases, the Indian Railways had recently announced that commuters will be fined up to ₹500 for not wearing masks at rail premises and in trains.

Assembly polls | Campaigns in West Bengal continue despite surge in COVID cases

CM Mamata Banerjee, Union Home Minister Amit Shah hold public rallies; Modi to canvas this week

West Bengal Assembly elections | TMC speaking in different voices on leader being probed by CBI, ED: Amit Shah

The CBI and the ED are probing Trinamool Youth Congress leader Vinay Mishra in connection with cases related to cattle smuggling and illegal coal mining

Bengal shouldn’t choose powers with defective record of social justice, economic policies: Amartya Sen

Lauding the Mamata Banerjee government for its welfare programmes, renowned economist Amartya Sen, however, stressed that corruption issues in the State have to be addressed

West Bengal polls | Mamata Banerjee repeats demands for clubbing last three phases of polls

TMC holds shorter, smaller rallies; schools in West Bengal shut

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Modi demonstrating his role as party campaigner, not India’s PM: CPI(M)

The Left leader mentioned that his party had earlier announced that it would not hold large public rallies in the poll-bound West Bengal

Coronavirus | Mamata writes to PM on surge in cases amid vaccine shortage

Reiterates that States be allowed to buy vaccines directly

BJP leaders from outside campaigning in Bengal responsible for spike in COVID-19 cases, says Mamata

Trinamool Congress supremo also blamed the Election Commission (EC) for curtailing her campaigning time.

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Mamata will make an exit after Nandigram loss, says Amit Shah

"Take it from me, Suvendu Adhikari (BJP candidate) will win the elections from Nandigram," he stated.

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Trinamool Congress is pressurising the Election Commission, says Modi

PM says Mamata Banerjee is indulging in politics over the deaths at Sitalkuchi.

West Bengal elections phase 5 updates | 78.36% voter turnout recorded till 5 p.m.

Over one crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the political fate of 342 candidates

West Bengal Assembly polls | EC notice to Trinamool leader for ‘beggar’ remark

It flags ‘disparaging’ comment on SCs by Sujata Mondal Khan

Coronavirus | EC imposes more restrictions in West Bengal poll campaign

Silence period before voting extended from 48 to 72 hours

West Bengal Assembly polls | Left Front bats for original poll schedule

Out of the eight-phase Assembly elections in the State, four phases have been completed and the remaining four are scheduled to be held between April 17 and 29.

West Bengal Assembly polls | EC notice to Bengal BJP leader Sayantan Basu

Sayantan Basu’s speech about Sitalkuchi firing was a violation of model code, says poll panel

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Hill parties may no longer be holding sway in Darjeeling

With the birth of factions and shifting of alliances, there does not seem to be a dominant player in this region of West Bengal

West Bengal Assembly Elections | From the Darjeeling hills to the Sundarbans, Bengal goes to polls in its fifth phase

45 Assembly seats, the highest number in the eight phases, vote on April 17.

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Hold elections to remaining phases in one go, Mamata tells Election Commission

ECI says there is no plan to club the remaining phases.

West Bengal Assembly elections | Coronavirus-positive Congress candidate Rezaul Haque dies at Kolkata hospital

Rezaul Haque is Congress party’s nominee from Samsherganj Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district

West Bengal Assembly Elections | CEO calls meet with parties on COVID-19

State has witnessed alarming spike in number of infections and deaths

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Ban Modi, Shah from campaigning in Bengal, Trinamool tells EC

A delegation of Trinamool Congress leaders met the Election Commission in Delhi on Wednesday and demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union

West Bengal Assembly Elections | I am addressing not only Muslim concerns but of all the poor and dispossessed: Abbas Siddique

ISF chief and Furfura Sharif peer Abbas Siddique says Mamata Banerjee’s politics affected brotherhood and amity between communities

West Bengal Assembly Elections | BJP will destroy Bengal’s culture: Rahul Gandhi

Promise of a ‘sonar Bangla’ is just a mirage and the party wants to divide the State, says Rahul Gandhi

West Bengal Assembly Elections | BJP will not get even 70 seats: Mamata

Ms. Banerjee said home minister Amit Shah had said in Lebong in Darjeeling that there will be no NRC.

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Modi’s personal attacks on Mamata raise eyebrows

Repeated use of the mocking ‘Didi-O-Didi!’ by the PM has sparked a row on decorum

West Bengal Assembly elections | EC notice to BJP leader Dilip Ghosh over Sitalkuchi comments

Election Commission also banned BJP leader Rahul Sinha from campaigning for 48 hours for his statement on the Sitalkuchi firing incident

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Mamata Banerjee holds silent protest against Election Commission ban

Sitting by a table piled with books, at times she was seen painting and holding up her work for hundreds of supporters.

W.B. Assembly polls | EC bars BJP leader Rahul Sinha from campaigning for 48 hours

The ban begins at 12 noon on April 13 and will remain in force till 12 noon of April 15, the order said

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Bengal BJP president warns of more Sitalkuchi-like shootings, draws condemnation

“The kind of naughty boys who got shot in Sitalkuchi in Cooch Behar won’t remain in Bengal. This is just the beginning,” says Dilip Ghosh.

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Electoral battle moves from purely rural to urban centres

The BJP seems to have less of a sway in urban areas than the ruling TMC, the regional outfit

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Mamata speaks to families of Cooch Behar victims over phone, calls it ‘genocide’

MCC should be renamed ‘Modi Code of Conduct’, the West Bengal Chief Minister says on social media.

West Bengal Assembly polls | Mamata blames Amit Shah for Cooch Behar deaths

Prime Minister Modi accuses her of inciting people, urges stern action against those responsible.

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Violence mars fourth phase of polling; 5 killed

Security forces fire as crowd attacks north Bengal booth.

West Bengal Assembly Elections | Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee trade charges as campaign gets high-pitched

Trinamool chief alleges plot to assassinate her; Home Minister says CM creating anarchy.

West Bengal Assembly Elections | EC notice to Suvendu Adhikari over hate speech complaint

It asks him to explain his stand within 24 hours.

West Bengal Assembly Elections | EC should stop Mamata from campaigning for vitriolic and communal speeches: Babul Supriyo

Mamata Banerjee has taken Bengal's political discourse to an ‘all-time low’, says the BJP candidate

West Bengal Assembly elections | TMC leaders swindled all central aid for State: Adityanath

“She has neglected West Bengal since the last 10 years and by not being a part of several Central welfare schemes, Mamata has denied the State of its share of benefits,” Mr. Adityanath said

West Bengal Assembly elections | Amit Shah holds road show in Singur, assures industrialisation

Mamata’s departure should also be by a big margin, says Union Home Minister

West Bengal Assembly elections | CRPF harassing voters in Bengal at Amit Shah's behest: Mamata

Addressing a rally Baneswar in Cooch Behar district, Mamata Banerjee accused personnel of the Central force of molesting women and beating people during the ongoing Assembly elections

West Bengal Assembly elections | Mamata asking Muslims to vote for her, reflects minority votes slipping away: PM Modi

PM Modi said a similar appeal to Hindus by his party would have drawn the media’s and Election Commission’s wrath

Quake of 4.1 magnitude hits north Bengal, second in less than 12 hours

The earthquake, the second to hit the region in less than 12 hours, occurred at 7.07 am and the location was 64 km east of Siliguri

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