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Bengal Polls: Eight guns, 200 bullets seized ahead of 3rd phase  

Apr 03, 2021, at 12:07 am

Kolkata/UNI: Police on Friday arrested an alleged underground arms dealer while he was smuggling 8 guns and some 200 bullets from neighbouring Jharkhand into the poll-bound West Bengal.

BJP will win 50 of 60 seats in first two phases of Bengal Assembly polls: Amit Shah

Apr 02, 2021, at 11:42 pm

Sitalkunchi/Kalchini/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday predicted that BJP would win at least 50 seats out of 60 assembly seats which went for polls in the first two phases in West Bengal and also claimed that TMC head and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would face a defeat at Nandigram constituency.

Maharashtra COVID-19 cases surge: 6 pm to 6 am curfew imposed in Pune from tomorrow for 7 days

Apr 02, 2021, at 11:18 pm

Pune/UNI: Timimg of night curfew in Pune district have been revised to 1800 hrs to 0600 hrs from the earlier 2000 hrs-0700 hrs.

Role of PRI's imperative in COVID-19 mitigation: DC Kulgam

Apr 02, 2021, at 10:19 pm

Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today stated that the role of PRIs is imperative in Covid-19 mitigation.

Jammu and Kashmir: LG approves release of 50% budget outlay

Apr 02, 2021, at 10:15 pm

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has approved release of 50% of revenue and capital outlay on 1st day of financial year on Thursday.

Pulwama encounter: Three militants involved in Nowgam attack killed

Apr 02, 2021, at 10:14 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Three militants, involved in Thursday's attack on BJP leader’s house at Nowgam in Srinagar were killed by security forces in an encounter which ensued during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said on Friday.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra quarantines herself, cancels Assam tour

Apr 02, 2021, at 10:01 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra here on Friday cancelled her upcoming tour to Assam for electioneering as she has quarantined herself after her husband Robert Vadra tested positive for novel Coronavirus.

Jammu and Kashmir: LG Manoj Sinha interacts with Gujjar-Bakarwal community members

Apr 02, 2021, at 09:55 pm

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today held an interactive session with a 70-member delegation of Gujjar-Bakarwal Community at Raj Bhavan, here and got firsthand appraisal of their issues and grievances.

Three militants involved in Nowgam attack killed; 3 arrested; car seized : IGP

Apr 02, 2021, at 09:12 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Congratulating security forces for neutralising three militants involved in the Nowgam, Srinagar attack on BJP leaders house in which a policeman was killed, a senior police officer said one of the militants might have entered Kashmir valley from Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir (POK) via Nepal recently.

JP Nadda, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to campaign for third phase of Assam polls today

Apr 02, 2021, at 08:48 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: After completion of the first and second phases of Assam assembly polls, the political parties are now focusing on the third and final phase of polls for 40 constituencies to be held on April 6.

Will Mamata fight PM Modi from Varanasi in 2024? TMC triggers speculation

Apr 02, 2021, at 08:32 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After Narendra Modi taunted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her prospects in the Nandigram battle, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has triggered a speculation over its supremo's possible candidature from the Prime Minister's constituency Varanasi in the 2024 General Elections.

You cannot suggest me, I don't belong to your party: Mamata hits back at Modi's Nandigram taunt

Apr 02, 2021, at 08:03 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who a day ago taunted the former asking whether she would fight from another seat in the Bengal polls knowing her defeat in Nandigram.

Kolkata: Fire breaks out in multi-storey, firefighting underway

Apr 02, 2021, at 07:19 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A fire broke out in a multi-storey commercial building in central Kolkata's Lenin Sarani area on Friday afternoon, reports said.

Bengal polls: BJP candidate Deepak Haldar allegedly attacked by TMC, hospitalised

Apr 02, 2021, at 06:43 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Days before the third phase of West Bengal assembly polls, BJP candidate in Diamond Harbour, Deepak Haldar, was allegedly attacked and assaulted by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during an election campaign in Parulia's Haridevpur area on Friday morning, reports said.

DMK chief MK Stalin's son-in-law raided by IT officials in Tamil Nadu

Apr 02, 2021, at 05:57 pm

Chennai/IBNS: DMK chief MK Stalin's son-in-law Sabareesan was on Friday raided by Income Tax officials at Chennai in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, media reports said.

Assam: EVMs allegedly found in BJP candidate's car in Patharkandi, Congress furious

Apr 02, 2021, at 05:05 pm

Guwahati/IBNS: In a video which has been trending on Twitter since morning, Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were allegedly found in a car of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Assam's Patharkandi, Krishnendu Paul.

PM Narendra Modi to address two public meetings in Kerala on Apr 2

Apr 02, 2021, at 03:09 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two public meetings for the April 6 Assembly election in Kerala on Friday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Encounter starts between security forces and militants in Pulwama

Apr 02, 2021, at 02:49 pm

Srinagar/UNI: A fierce encounter ensued between militants and security forces during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in the south Kashmir district of Pulwama, a police spokesman said on Friday.

Arvind Kejriwal calls emergency meeting amid Covid surge in Delhi

Apr 02, 2021, at 06:07 am

New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called an emergency meeting at his residence on Friday in the wake of an increase in coronavirus infections in the national capital.

Lt Gen Manjinder Singh takes over as Chief of Staff, Western Command

Apr 02, 2021, at 05:55 am

Srinagar/UNI: Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh on Thursday took over as the Chief of Staff, Headquarters in Western Command.

76.76 pct voters' turn out recorded in Assam's second phase polling

Apr 02, 2021, at 04:10 am

Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: The eastern state of Assam recorded a voters turnout of  76.76 per cent in the second phase of Assembly polls till the end of the stipulated time that is 6 pm on Thursday.

Amid tension between TMC-BJP workers in Nandigram, Bengal sees voters' turnout of 82.78 pct in 2nd phase

Apr 02, 2021, at 03:00 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Polling in 30 seats of West Bengal including the high-voltage Nandigram, which saw a prestige fight between state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her former aide Suvendu Adhikari, concluded on Thursday evening with an overall voters' turnout of 80.43 pct till 5:30 PM.

Trinamool Congress rules out Mamata Banerjee contesting from another seat

Apr 02, 2021, at 01:10 am

Kolkata/UNI: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday ruled out Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee contesting from another seat.

Nandigram incident shows Didi losing, she might fight from another seat: Modi taunts Mamata

Apr 01, 2021, at 11:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Taunting his political foe Mamata Banerjee who cried foul over voting in one polling booth in Nandigram, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the West Bengal Chief Minister might look for another seat as she was sure of losing to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Suvendu Adhikari.

Not worried about Nandigram but democracy: Mamata Banerjee

Apr 01, 2021, at 10:49 pm

Nandigram/IBNS: After two-hour long standoff in Nandigram's Boyal, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she was worried about democracy and not her chance to win the seat.

Bengal polls: BJP candidate in Keshpur attacked allegedly by TMC workers, ECI seeks report

Apr 01, 2021, at 07:42 pm

Keshpur/West Medinipur/IBNS: BJP candidate Pritish Ranjan Kuar was attacked and his vehicle was ransacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers in Keshpur in West Medinipur district of West Bengal on Thursday afternoon, reports said.

Assam Polls 2021: 20.31% votes polled till 9:30 am

Apr 01, 2021, at 06:34 pm

Guwahati/UNI: Around 10.51 per cent voting has been recorded in Assam till 9:30 am for the second phase in 39 seats.

Agree with Mamata, Opposition needs to unite to protect democracy: Mehbooba

Apr 01, 2021, at 06:31 pm

Srinagar/UNI: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti said that she agrees with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that opposition parties need to unite against the BJP.

BJP worker's body found hanging at his residence in Nandigram on poll day

Apr 01, 2021, at 06:27 pm

Nandigram/UNI: A BJP worker’s body was found at his Nandigram residence, even as the overall polling remained peaceful, at Nandigram, a high profile assembly constituency in East Medinipur, where the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is pitted against her former aid turned BJP rival Suvendu Adhikari.

Second phase of Assembly polling starts in Assam, West Bengal: Nandigram witnessing high-voltage contest between Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari

Apr 01, 2021, at 01:47 pm

Kolkata: People in thirty constituencies in West Bengal, including the politically crucial Nandigram seat, and 39 in Assam are voting to elect new assemblies on Thursday.