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Bengal polls: EC deploys additional observers for transparent vote counting

Kolkata: The Election Commission on Saturday deployed 165 additional counting observers and 77 police observers in West Bengal to ensure secure and transparent counting of votes for the Assembly elections, an official said. “Additional counting observers have been deployed in assembly constituencies having more than one counting hall,” the EC official said, adding that police…

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Zubeen Garg’s drowning in Singapore highlights vessel operators’ responsibility: legal experts

Singapore:  The drowning of Indian singer-composer Zubeen Garg has brought the spotlight on rules and regulations that concern the responsibilities of vessel operators when dealing with intoxicated passengers, according to a media report that cited legal experts. A cultural icon in India’s northeastern region, 52-year-old Garg travelled to Singapore in September 2025 to perform at…

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SC refusal to intervene into WB counting message against bid to cast doubt on poll process: BJP

Kolkata:  Senior BJP leader Amit Malviya on Saturday said the Supreme Court’s refusal to intervene in the EC’s order on deployment of central government personnel for vote counting in West Bengal is a “clear message” against attempts to cast doubt on the electoral process. The apex court on Saturday said no further order was necessary…

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West Bengal: Voting begins at 15 booths of two assembly seats after EC orders repoll

Kolkata:  Voting began on Saturday at 15 booths in two assembly constituencies in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, where the Election Commission ordered repolls a day ago, following reports of electoral malpractices, an official said. The repolls were ordered in 11 polling stations of Magrahat Paschim assembly constituency and four in Diamond Harbour. Voting…

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