Kolkata gets 9 out of 10 Assembly segments with highest voter deletions in West Bengal SIR

Kolkata, Dec 16 (UNI) Kolkata has emerged as the biggest contributor to voter deletions in West Bengal, accounting for nine of the 10 Assembly constituencies where the maximum number of names have been dropped from the draft electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to data released by the Election Commission. North Kolkata…

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Bengal nears final line in SIR exercise, distributes over 93pc forms ahead of extended deadline

Kolkata, Nov 14 (UNI) The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) extended deadline for distributing enumeration forms under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ends on Friday, with around 70 lakh forms still left to be delivered across West Bengal. Officials in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) remain confident that the target will be…

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Coal India must lead India’s clean energy transition: Kishan Reddy

Hyderabad/Kolkata, Nov 2 (UNI) Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy today virtually addressed the 51st Foundation Day celebrations of Coal India Limited (CIL) held in Kolkata, extending greetings to the “energy warriors” of the organisation and lauding their contribution to the nation’s power security. Congratulating the workers, officials, and stakeholders of Coal…

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Kolkata HC rejects plea of ‘tainted ineligible’ candidates in SSC recruitment case

Kolkata, Sept 2 (UNI) The Calcutta High Court today dismissed a petition filed by a section of candidates declared “tainted ineligible” in the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment case, refusing to interfere with the list published by the SSC in compliance with the Supreme Court’s order. Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya, while hearing the matter, came down…

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ED attaches Rs 14.29 cr in mule accounts linked to illegal online betting

Kolkata, Aug 9 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached movable assets worth Rs 14.29 crore allegedly lying in 80 mule bank accounts in connection with illegal online betting, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), official sources said. Investigation revealed that multiple mule accounts were used for the collection of illegal online betting…

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Election Commission going beyond its jurisdiction to help BJP in Bengal : Abhishek Banerjee

Kolkata, Aug 7 (UNI) In a blistering attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee today accused the poll body of acting as an “extended arm of the BJP” and grossly overstepping its constitutional jurisdiction by interfering in the affairs of the West Bengal government…

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