Bengal Assembly Polls 2021
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New Vaccine Policy Puts Private Bengal Hospitals In A Spot Of Bother
West Bengal's private hospitals are increasingly worried about the phase III Covid vaccination drive beginning May 1. They've been asked to procure doses directly from manufacturers and return to the government any remaining stocks after April 30.
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West Bengal Election: Phase 6 Polls In West Bengal Today Amid Rising Covid Cases: 10 Points
The sixth phase of assembly elections in Bengal are being held in the shadow of spiralling Covid cases. In a first, Bengal has crossed the 10,000-mark, logging 10,748 fresh cases. 43 assembly seats across four districts are up for polls in this phase
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Polling Agent Dies At A Bengal Booth, Election Commission Seeks Report
A booth agent of the BJP died after falling sick at a polling station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday morning, prompting the Election Commission to seek a report, an official said.
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In Pictures: Voting For Phase 5 Begins In Bengal Amid Tight Security
Polling for the fifth and biggest phase of West Bengal assembly elections began at 7 am today across 45 seats amid tight security and a surge in Covid cases.
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"No Trend" Linking Covid Spike to Polls: BJP On Clubbing Phases In Bengal
Opposing Mamata Banerjee's demand that remaining four phases of Bengal election be packed into one day of polling, BJP told Election Commission that there was no sign so far that "rise in Covid cases could be attributed to the democratic process".
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Yes, BJP Is Formidable Force In Bengal: Prashant Kishor
The BJP is a formidable political force in Bengal and cannot be underestimated, poll strategist Prashant Kishor said today, defending a candid chat on Clubhouse in which he appeared to predict better results for the BJP in the state elections.
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"Genocide": Mamata Banerjee On Violence Outside Bengal Polling Booth
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has labelled the killing of four people in central force firing at Cooch Behar "a genocide" and said the victims were "sprayed with bullets in the chest and neck". "This is genocide. They have fired just like a f
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Bombs, Gun Powder, Bullets Recovered In West Bengal: Police
The police recovered bombs, bomb-making equipment, gun powder and bullets in the Madral Joychanditala area of Bhatpara in West Bengalon Saturday.
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West Bengal Election Live Updates: 66.76% Voter Turnout Till 3 PM In Fourth Phase Of Bengal Polls
Four people were killed during clashes between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers in Cooch Behar district which is voting in the fourth phase of the eight-phased state polls, sources in the Election Commission told NDTV.
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Campaign Ends For First Phase Of Poll In West Bengal
Curtains came down at 5 pm Thursday on the high decibel campaign in 30 assembly seats in West Bengal where polls are scheduled in the first phase on March 27.
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Central Agencies Line Up A String Of Questioning Sessions Amid Bengal Poll Campaign
Amid the rising heat of the West Bengal Assembly poll campaign, The Central Burau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have issued a bunch of notifications to state officials allegedly related to various scams. They have been asked to appear for questioning next week. The ruling Trinamool Congress has called the summoning aut...
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"Bengal Will Become Kashmir If Trinamool Elected": BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
Days after his Bangladesh jibe, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has now said the Trinamool Congress is keen on turning West Bengal into another Kashmir. The party's Nandigram candidate in the upcoming state Assembly polls also cited the Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee to say that if not for the late leader, India would have been an Islamic cou...
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Actor Mithun Chakraborty Likely To Share Stage With PM Modi Tomorrow
Actor Mithun Chakraborty, Trinamool Congress's former Rajya Sabha member, is likely to share the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground. Whether the movie star will campaign for the BJP in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly election is yet unclear as is the possibility of him contesting the polls. Sunday'...
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Want To Finish Seat Sharing With Left Soon: Congress's Adhir Chowdhury
West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday said there was no direct negotiation with Indian Secular Front (ISF) yet and they want to finish seat-sharing matter with Left at the soonest.
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West Bengal Assembly Elections: Prosenjit Chatterjee Denies Rumours Of Joining BJP
Bengali film icon Prosenjit Chatterjee on Wednesday scorched rumours of his joining BJP, while his colleague in the industry Yash Dasgupta and several other actors joined the saffron camp before the West Bengal assembly poll.
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New Vaccine Policy Puts Private Bengal Hospitals In A Spot Of Bother
West Bengal's private hospitals are increasingly worried about the phase III Covid vaccination drive beginning May 1. They've been asked to procure doses directly from manufacturers and return to the government any remaining stocks after April 30.
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West Bengal Election: Phase 6 Polls In West Bengal Today Amid Rising Covid Cases: 10 Points
The sixth phase of assembly elections in Bengal are being held in the shadow of spiralling Covid cases. In a first, Bengal has crossed the 10,000-mark, logging 10,748 fresh cases. 43 assembly seats across four districts are up for polls in this phase
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Polling Agent Dies At A Bengal Booth, Election Commission Seeks Report
A booth agent of the BJP died after falling sick at a polling station in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday morning, prompting the Election Commission to seek a report, an official said.
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In Pictures: Voting For Phase 5 Begins In Bengal Amid Tight Security
Polling for the fifth and biggest phase of West Bengal assembly elections began at 7 am today across 45 seats amid tight security and a surge in Covid cases.
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"No Trend" Linking Covid Spike to Polls: BJP On Clubbing Phases In Bengal
Opposing Mamata Banerjee's demand that remaining four phases of Bengal election be packed into one day of polling, BJP told Election Commission that there was no sign so far that "rise in Covid cases could be attributed to the democratic process".
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Yes, BJP Is Formidable Force In Bengal: Prashant Kishor
The BJP is a formidable political force in Bengal and cannot be underestimated, poll strategist Prashant Kishor said today, defending a candid chat on Clubhouse in which he appeared to predict better results for the BJP in the state elections.
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"Genocide": Mamata Banerjee On Violence Outside Bengal Polling Booth
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has labelled the killing of four people in central force firing at Cooch Behar "a genocide" and said the victims were "sprayed with bullets in the chest and neck". "This is genocide. They have fired just like a f
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Bombs, Gun Powder, Bullets Recovered In West Bengal: Police
The police recovered bombs, bomb-making equipment, gun powder and bullets in the Madral Joychanditala area of Bhatpara in West Bengalon Saturday.
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West Bengal Election Live Updates: 66.76% Voter Turnout Till 3 PM In Fourth Phase Of Bengal Polls
Four people were killed during clashes between BJP and Trinamool Congress workers in Cooch Behar district which is voting in the fourth phase of the eight-phased state polls, sources in the Election Commission told NDTV.
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Campaign Ends For First Phase Of Poll In West Bengal
Curtains came down at 5 pm Thursday on the high decibel campaign in 30 assembly seats in West Bengal where polls are scheduled in the first phase on March 27.
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Central Agencies Line Up A String Of Questioning Sessions Amid Bengal Poll Campaign
Amid the rising heat of the West Bengal Assembly poll campaign, The Central Burau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have issued a bunch of notifications to state officials allegedly related to various scams. They have been asked to appear for questioning next week. The ruling Trinamool Congress has called the summoning aut...
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"Bengal Will Become Kashmir If Trinamool Elected": BJP's Suvendu Adhikari
Days after his Bangladesh jibe, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has now said the Trinamool Congress is keen on turning West Bengal into another Kashmir. The party's Nandigram candidate in the upcoming state Assembly polls also cited the Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee to say that if not for the late leader, India would have been an Islamic cou...
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Actor Mithun Chakraborty Likely To Share Stage With PM Modi Tomorrow
Actor Mithun Chakraborty, Trinamool Congress's former Rajya Sabha member, is likely to share the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground. Whether the movie star will campaign for the BJP in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly election is yet unclear as is the possibility of him contesting the polls. Sunday'...
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Want To Finish Seat Sharing With Left Soon: Congress's Adhir Chowdhury
West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday said there was no direct negotiation with Indian Secular Front (ISF) yet and they want to finish seat-sharing matter with Left at the soonest.
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West Bengal Assembly Elections: Prosenjit Chatterjee Denies Rumours Of Joining BJP
Bengali film icon Prosenjit Chatterjee on Wednesday scorched rumours of his joining BJP, while his colleague in the industry Yash Dasgupta and several other actors joined the saffron camp before the West Bengal assembly poll.
