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…
New Delhi: What began as a family trip to attend a housewarming ceremony in Madhya Pradesh turned into a devastating tragedy for a Delhi family after three of its six members died when a cruise boat capsized in the Bargi reservoir on the Narmada river, relatives said on Saturday. After attending the ceremony at a…
New Delhi: Former law minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that a state government employee at each table for the counting of votes for the West Bengal Assembly polls is necessary to ensure a level playing field. Sibal, a senior advocate, said he argued in the Supreme Court that the Election Commission’s circular on the…
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…
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…
Nagpur: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday hailed workers for their contribution to India’s development and noted that everything, from mega infrastructure projects to large irrigation ventures, has been built not just by machines, but also by mazdoors. This country has been built with the blood and sweat of lakhs…
Jabalpur/Bhopal: Five more bodies were recovered on Friday from Bargi Dam in Jabalpur district where a cruise boat operated by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department capsized the previous evening, taking the toll to nine, while search continued for six more tourists. With survivors alleging negligence and safety lapses such as tourists not being given life…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday demanded that the Centre immediately roll back the hike in commercial LPG cylinder prices. The price of commercial LPG was hiked by the steepest ever Rs 993 per 19-kg cylinder on May 1), marking the third straight monthly increase due to rising global energy prices…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamool’s National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee will hold a virtual meeting with all counting agents of the party on Saturday, two days ahead of the counting of votes, a senior party leader said. The meeting scheduled for 4 pm will be attended by the counting agents…
Jammu: A portion of a small bridge collapsed in the Bantalab area on the outskirts of Jammu city on Friday, trapping at least three to four labourers under the debris, while one injured worker was rescued, official sources said. Authorities have closed the road link following the collapse of a portion of the bridge. The…
