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Bengal Governor Visits Areas Affected By Pre-Poll Clashes
A day after assuring "effective and corrective action" on violence ahead of the civic body polls, West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose today visited violence affected Bhangar in the South 24 Parganas district.
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Bengal Election Commission Is "Slave" Of Trinamool, Alleges BJP Leader
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anirban Ganguly on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for violence during civic body polls, alleging that the State Election Commission is acting as a slave to the West Bengal government.
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Sporadic Violence In Bengal Civic Polls, Nearly 50% Turnout Till 1 pm
Sporadic incidents of violence marred elections to 107 municipalities across West Bengal on Sunday even as a voter turnout of around 49.91 per cent was recorded till 1 PM, election officials said.
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Trinamool Paid Heavy Price For Violence During 2018 Polls: MP Saugata Roy
Senior Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy today stirred up a controversy by saying that his party will not accept the use of violence and muscle by its candidates during the upcoming civic polls in Bengal.
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West Bengal Civic Body Polls: Opposition Demands Fresh Election
Major opposition parties in West Bengal have demanded cancellation of elections to the seven municipal bodies held today, alleging widespread violence and booth-capturing by Trinamool Congress workers.
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Rampant Irregularities In Bengal Civic Polls: Sitaram Yechury
Describing the violence and "rampant irregularities" in Sunday's civic polls as a "mockery of democracy", CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday slammed West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress for its "blatant misuse" of the state machinery.
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Violence Hits Bengal Civic Polls, Bombs Thrown At Polling Booths, EVMs Damaged: 10 Points
A motorcycle-borne gang of 30-40 masked men threw bombs at a polling booth in South 24 Parganas' Pujali and damaged EVMs at several other booths even as voting for civic polls in civic bodies in West Bengal, including four in Darjeeling, is underway. When asked which party they were from, they said BJP. Others then shouted 'Jai Shri Ram'. But local...
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West Bengal State Election Commissioner Submits Resignation to Governor
The West Bengal Election Commissioner has submitted his resignation to the Governor, plunging the civic re-polls and counting process into uncertainty. His quit three days after civic polls, especially at Salt Lake in Kolkata, were marred by violence and rigging, allegedly by Trinamool outsiders.
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After Violence, Charges of Rigging in Bengal Civic Polls, Re-Poll Ordered
The state election commission of West Bengal today ordered re-polling at some booths of Asansol, Bally and Kolkata's Salt Lake in the state's civic polls which have been marred by reports of rigging. The voting will be held on October 8 and counting will take place the next day.
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Opposition Parties Demand Municipal Re-Election in Bengal
Opposition parties in West Bengal today demanded re-election in both Bidhannagar and Asansol municipal corporations, alleging that votes were looted amid violence turning yesterday's polls into a 'farce'.
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40 Per Cent Turnout in Municipal Polls in Bengal, CPI(M) Alleges Malpractices
Amid reports of violence and alleged malpractices, over 40 per cent polling was recorded till afternoon for election to two municipal corporations and Siliguri Mahukuma Parishad in West Bengal as the CPI(M) called a bandh in Rajarhat-Bidhannagar area on Monday in protest.
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Violence Mars Bengal Civic Polls; Crude Bomb Attacks in Bidhanagar, Asansol
Amid reports of violence and alleged malpractices, polling for the two newly formed municipal corporations and Siliguri Mahkuma Parishad across West Bengal registered 18 per cent voter turnout in the first three hours today.
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Sporadic Clashes Across West Bengal as Government, Opposition Face Off Over Bandh
Transport unions and workers went on a strike across the country on Thursday, but in West Bengal, this took a back seat. The CPM and the BJP separately organised a bandh against what they claimed was violence by Trinamool cadre during the recent civic polls. The bandh turned into a direct face-off between the ruling Trinamool on the one hand and th...
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Mamata Banerjee Runs Buses But Commuters Stay Off Roads For Bengal Shutdown
Many professionals in Kolkata spent a night in office in anticipation of trouble during a daylong strike called today by the Left and the BJP to protest against violence in the recent civic polls.
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1 Shot Dead, 1 Injured as Violence Hits West Bengal Civic Polls
One person was shot dead while another suffered a bullet injury in Burdwan and North 24 Parganas districts as voting began in 91 municipalities across West Bengal today.
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Bengal Governor Visits Areas Affected By Pre-Poll Clashes
A day after assuring "effective and corrective action" on violence ahead of the civic body polls, West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose today visited violence affected Bhangar in the South 24 Parganas district.
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Bengal Election Commission Is "Slave" Of Trinamool, Alleges BJP Leader
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anirban Ganguly on Tuesday slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for violence during civic body polls, alleging that the State Election Commission is acting as a slave to the West Bengal government.
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Sporadic Violence In Bengal Civic Polls, Nearly 50% Turnout Till 1 pm
Sporadic incidents of violence marred elections to 107 municipalities across West Bengal on Sunday even as a voter turnout of around 49.91 per cent was recorded till 1 PM, election officials said.
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Trinamool Paid Heavy Price For Violence During 2018 Polls: MP Saugata Roy
Senior Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy today stirred up a controversy by saying that his party will not accept the use of violence and muscle by its candidates during the upcoming civic polls in Bengal.
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West Bengal Civic Body Polls: Opposition Demands Fresh Election
Major opposition parties in West Bengal have demanded cancellation of elections to the seven municipal bodies held today, alleging widespread violence and booth-capturing by Trinamool Congress workers.
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Rampant Irregularities In Bengal Civic Polls: Sitaram Yechury
Describing the violence and "rampant irregularities" in Sunday's civic polls as a "mockery of democracy", CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday slammed West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress for its "blatant misuse" of the state machinery.
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Violence Hits Bengal Civic Polls, Bombs Thrown At Polling Booths, EVMs Damaged: 10 Points
A motorcycle-borne gang of 30-40 masked men threw bombs at a polling booth in South 24 Parganas' Pujali and damaged EVMs at several other booths even as voting for civic polls in civic bodies in West Bengal, including four in Darjeeling, is underway. When asked which party they were from, they said BJP. Others then shouted 'Jai Shri Ram'. But local...
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West Bengal State Election Commissioner Submits Resignation to Governor
The West Bengal Election Commissioner has submitted his resignation to the Governor, plunging the civic re-polls and counting process into uncertainty. His quit three days after civic polls, especially at Salt Lake in Kolkata, were marred by violence and rigging, allegedly by Trinamool outsiders.
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After Violence, Charges of Rigging in Bengal Civic Polls, Re-Poll Ordered
The state election commission of West Bengal today ordered re-polling at some booths of Asansol, Bally and Kolkata's Salt Lake in the state's civic polls which have been marred by reports of rigging. The voting will be held on October 8 and counting will take place the next day.
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Opposition Parties Demand Municipal Re-Election in Bengal
Opposition parties in West Bengal today demanded re-election in both Bidhannagar and Asansol municipal corporations, alleging that votes were looted amid violence turning yesterday's polls into a 'farce'.
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40 Per Cent Turnout in Municipal Polls in Bengal, CPI(M) Alleges Malpractices
Amid reports of violence and alleged malpractices, over 40 per cent polling was recorded till afternoon for election to two municipal corporations and Siliguri Mahukuma Parishad in West Bengal as the CPI(M) called a bandh in Rajarhat-Bidhannagar area on Monday in protest.
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Violence Mars Bengal Civic Polls; Crude Bomb Attacks in Bidhanagar, Asansol
Amid reports of violence and alleged malpractices, polling for the two newly formed municipal corporations and Siliguri Mahkuma Parishad across West Bengal registered 18 per cent voter turnout in the first three hours today.
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Sporadic Clashes Across West Bengal as Government, Opposition Face Off Over Bandh
Transport unions and workers went on a strike across the country on Thursday, but in West Bengal, this took a back seat. The CPM and the BJP separately organised a bandh against what they claimed was violence by Trinamool cadre during the recent civic polls. The bandh turned into a direct face-off between the ruling Trinamool on the one hand and th...
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Mamata Banerjee Runs Buses But Commuters Stay Off Roads For Bengal Shutdown
Many professionals in Kolkata spent a night in office in anticipation of trouble during a daylong strike called today by the Left and the BJP to protest against violence in the recent civic polls.
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1 Shot Dead, 1 Injured as Violence Hits West Bengal Civic Polls
One person was shot dead while another suffered a bullet injury in Burdwan and North 24 Parganas districts as voting began in 91 municipalities across West Bengal today.
