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With Colleague In Ambulance, Bengal Poll Officials Stage Protest Over SIR
An association of West Bengal's Booth Level Officers on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Chief Electoral Officer, bringing a BLO in an ambulance, claiming that he suffered a severe brain stroke due to excessive stress during SIR duties.
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Amit Shah Rebuts Priyanka Gandhi On Vande Mataram, Slams Nehru, Indira Gandhi
Countering Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's charge that the NDA government proposed a parliamentary discussion on Vande Mataram with an eye on West Bengal polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the song is not restricted to Bengal
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"Understand Real Vande Mataram Chronology": Priyanka Gandhi's Dig At Centre
The debate on the national song "Vande Mataram" on its 150th anniversary in parliament saw a spirited defence of the Congress from its senior leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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Locals Pool In Money, Build A Bridge Called 'Gorkhaland' Near Darjeeling
Without government funding, residents contributed whatever amount they could to a common poll and built a bridge over Tungsung Khola, connecting Tungsung tea estate with Dhotrey valley near West Bengal's Darjeeling.
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In Bengal, Poll Body Identifies 3 Booths Without A 'Self' Voter
A voter in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the ECI is considered a "self" if he or she has his or her name in the voters' list for 2002, the base year for the ongoing revision exercise.
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29 Poll Booths In Bengal Have 0 Dead, Duplicate Or Shifted Voters
As on Monday evening, the Election Commission of India (ECI) identified 2,208 polling booths in West Bengal that did not have a single "dead" voter or "duplicate" voter or "shifted" voter.
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Mass Voter Deletion Allegations In Bengal "False": Poll Body To Supreme Court
Allegations of "large-scale voter deletion" in West Bengal are "false" and "fabricated" and an attempt to further vested political interests, the Election Commission has told the Supreme Court in an affidavit.
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Bengal Booth Level Officers In Massive Protest Outside Poll Body Office
Grassroots poll officials in Bengal - at the centre of a row over mental health and working conditions during the revision of voter lists - staged a massive protest Monday afternoon outside the Chief Electoral Officer's Kolkata office.
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"Booth Officials Being Threatened Openly": Bengal BJP Chief Criticises Poll Body
BJP's West Bengal unit chief Samik Bhattacharya today raised serious concerns over Booth Level Officers (BLOs) "being intimidated in full public view," while criticising the Election Commission.
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'Bengal Neglected, Didn't Respect Bankim Chattopadhyay': Great Grandson
The upcoming winter session of parliament is likely to see a political googly with the Centre keen to hold a discussion on Vande Mataram, the national song penned by Bengal icon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay as the nation marked its 150th anniversary.
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"Blood On Your Hands": Trinamool To Poll Body Over Booth Officials' Deaths
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday launched a blistering attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of having "blood on his hands" for the deaths of Booth Level Officers
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BJP Delegation Meets Top Poll Officials, Flags Bengal SIR Irregularities
A BJP delegation met officials of the Election Commission today and alleged serious irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal
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14 Lakh SIR Forms Identified As 'Uncollectable' So Far In Bengal: Poll Body
Nearly 14 lakh SIR enumeration forms have so far been identified as "uncollectable" in West Bengal, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
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Poll Body To Meet Trinamool Delegation On Friday Amid SIR Protests
The Election Commission of India (EC) has scheduled a meeting with a ten-member delegation of the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) on November 28.
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Mamata Banerjee Accuses Poll Body Of Bias Over Staffing, Polling Booth Plans
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his "immediate intervention" into two recent issues.
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With Colleague In Ambulance, Bengal Poll Officials Stage Protest Over SIR
An association of West Bengal's Booth Level Officers on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Chief Electoral Officer, bringing a BLO in an ambulance, claiming that he suffered a severe brain stroke due to excessive stress during SIR duties.
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Amit Shah Rebuts Priyanka Gandhi On Vande Mataram, Slams Nehru, Indira Gandhi
Countering Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's charge that the NDA government proposed a parliamentary discussion on Vande Mataram with an eye on West Bengal polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the song is not restricted to Bengal
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"Understand Real Vande Mataram Chronology": Priyanka Gandhi's Dig At Centre
The debate on the national song "Vande Mataram" on its 150th anniversary in parliament saw a spirited defence of the Congress from its senior leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
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Locals Pool In Money, Build A Bridge Called 'Gorkhaland' Near Darjeeling
Without government funding, residents contributed whatever amount they could to a common poll and built a bridge over Tungsung Khola, connecting Tungsung tea estate with Dhotrey valley near West Bengal's Darjeeling.
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In Bengal, Poll Body Identifies 3 Booths Without A 'Self' Voter
A voter in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the ECI is considered a "self" if he or she has his or her name in the voters' list for 2002, the base year for the ongoing revision exercise.
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29 Poll Booths In Bengal Have 0 Dead, Duplicate Or Shifted Voters
As on Monday evening, the Election Commission of India (ECI) identified 2,208 polling booths in West Bengal that did not have a single "dead" voter or "duplicate" voter or "shifted" voter.
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Mass Voter Deletion Allegations In Bengal "False": Poll Body To Supreme Court
Allegations of "large-scale voter deletion" in West Bengal are "false" and "fabricated" and an attempt to further vested political interests, the Election Commission has told the Supreme Court in an affidavit.
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Bengal Booth Level Officers In Massive Protest Outside Poll Body Office
Grassroots poll officials in Bengal - at the centre of a row over mental health and working conditions during the revision of voter lists - staged a massive protest Monday afternoon outside the Chief Electoral Officer's Kolkata office.
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"Booth Officials Being Threatened Openly": Bengal BJP Chief Criticises Poll Body
BJP's West Bengal unit chief Samik Bhattacharya today raised serious concerns over Booth Level Officers (BLOs) "being intimidated in full public view," while criticising the Election Commission.
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'Bengal Neglected, Didn't Respect Bankim Chattopadhyay': Great Grandson
The upcoming winter session of parliament is likely to see a political googly with the Centre keen to hold a discussion on Vande Mataram, the national song penned by Bengal icon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay as the nation marked its 150th anniversary.
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"Blood On Your Hands": Trinamool To Poll Body Over Booth Officials' Deaths
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday launched a blistering attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of having "blood on his hands" for the deaths of Booth Level Officers
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BJP Delegation Meets Top Poll Officials, Flags Bengal SIR Irregularities
A BJP delegation met officials of the Election Commission today and alleged serious irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal
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14 Lakh SIR Forms Identified As 'Uncollectable' So Far In Bengal: Poll Body
Nearly 14 lakh SIR enumeration forms have so far been identified as "uncollectable" in West Bengal, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
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Poll Body To Meet Trinamool Delegation On Friday Amid SIR Protests
The Election Commission of India (EC) has scheduled a meeting with a ten-member delegation of the ruling All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) on November 28.
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Mamata Banerjee Accuses Poll Body Of Bias Over Staffing, Polling Booth Plans
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEO) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his "immediate intervention" into two recent issues.
