Assembly Elections 2026: Voting ends in two states, Bengal voter turnout tops 90%, Tamil Nadu hits 84%Voters in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu turned out in large numbers for Assembly elections. West Bengal saw over 90% participation, while Tami...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.07 PM IST
Bengal turnout outpaces 2024 Lok Sabha pace in first six hoursWest Bengal's Assembly elections are witnessing strong voter participation, surpassing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Polling is underway across...
24 Apr, 2026, 07.06 PM IST
West Bengal records highest voter turnout since 2011 Left ouster, polling crosses 92%West Bengal's Assembly elections ushered in an extraordinary voter turnout, surpassing 92.72%—a record for the last fifteen years! Despite ...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.36 AM IST
EC to deploy 2,407 central forces for first phase of Bengal elections on April 23Central armed police forces will secure the first phase of West Bengal assembly polls on April 23. Over 2,400 companies will be deployed. M...
15 Apr, 2026, 03.47 PM IST
Stone pelting in Birbhum: Several policemen, including OC, injured during graveyard disputePolice officers faced an attack in Birbhum district. Miscreants threw stones and bricks at them. The incident occurred after an earthmover ...
02 Apr, 2026, 12.05 PM IST
Sukanta Majumdar slams TMC govt over Birbhum clash, says state police 'defunct'Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar criticized the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government over a reported clash in Birbhum and allegations ...
15 Mar, 2025, 10.20 AM IST
Poll violence continues in Bengal in the fourth phaseIn Asansol, sitting MP and BJP candidate, Babul Supriyo’s vehicle was attacked near Barabani. Supriyo demanded re-poll in all booths in Ran...
29 Apr, 2019, 06.45 PM IST
Nine persons injured in post-poll clashes in West BengalAltogether nine persons were injured in post-poll clashes in separate incidents in West Bengal's Birbhum and South Dinajpur districts, poli...
18 Apr, 2016, 03.08 PM IST
Over 70% votes cast till 3 PM in West BengalOverall, 70.82 per cent voters exercised their franchise in six north Bengal districts of Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Uttar Dinajpu...
17 Apr, 2016, 07.02 PM IST
55.28 pc votes cast till 1 PM in West BengalSenior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who was in Kolkata today, alleged that booth-capturing and false voting continued in the state.
17 Apr, 2016, 04.25 PM IST
Bengal BJP, Trinamool Congress clash in Birbhum; Rahul Sinha admits cadre of both parties hurling bombs"I won't say that BJP was throwing flowers at Trinamool. What else would BJP supporters do to protect themselves from Trinamool attacks?": ...
22 May, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
West Bengal: Policeman injured in clash between TMC and BJP supportersA police constable was injured and around 8 houses ransacked in a clash between TMC and BJP supporters at Parui area of Birbhum district he...
10 Jan, 2015, 08.12 PM IST
BJP, Trinamool Congress on clash course in West BengalWe may go for Birbhum bandh after our law violation movement on Thursday, party’s Birbhum district president Doodhkumar Mondal told ETon Tu...
19 Nov, 2014, 02.08 AM IST
Minorities under attack in Bengal: Shamik BhattacharyaLaw and order situation in Birbhum was 'very alarming' and BJP's minority supporters were subject to attacks and torture by TMC, Bhattachar...
13 Nov, 2014, 03.36 PM IST
BJP central team to visit violence-hit BirbhumThree persons were killed and as many injured, and at least five houses were set on fire when Trinamool Congress and BJP supporters fought ...
28 Oct, 2014, 06.23 PM IST
CPI(M) accuses BJP, TMC of communal polarisation in West BengalWhile the TMC-led government was doing nothing to check the spree of violence, the BJP-led central government too was taking its own time t...
28 Oct, 2014, 05.23 PM IST
- Clash between TMC supporters; police outpost ransacked
The clash broke out yesterday surrounding a dispute over fishing in a pond and the police were targeted by the villagers when they went to ...
20 Jul, 2014, 06.08 PM IST