Bengal CEO pushes action on post-poll violence as TMC stages sit-in over EVM irregularity claimsWest Bengal's Chief Electoral Officer has ordered immediate arrests for post-poll violence. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress candidates are pr...
30 Apr, 2026, 10.56 PM IST
Bengal polls: 'Singham' officer on ground as polling underway in South 24 ParganasSpecial police observer Ajay Pal Sharma toured South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, overseeing the second phase of Assembly elections. Despite T...
29 Apr, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Bengal polls: Industrial distress, law and order key issues in North 24 Parganas' jute hubIndustrial distress and law and order concerns are key issues in North 24 Parganas assembly constituencies. The rivalry between Arjun Singh...
27 Apr, 2026, 01.38 PM IST
West Bengal polls: ECI cracks down on musclemen, 199 arrested ahead of Phase 1 votingAs West Bengal braces for electoral battles, state officials are implementing rigorous security strategies. With more than 199 arrests made...
21 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
Bangladesh suspends on arrival visa ahead of electionsBangladesh has suspended Visa on Arrival (VoA) for citizens of neighboring countries from January 15 to February 15, coinciding with upcomi...
14 Jan, 2026, 09.39 AM IST
Maharashtra polls: Seizures amount to Rs 660 crore, 8,668 C-Vigil app complaints resolvedMaharashtra witnessed the seizure of over Rs 660 crore worth of illicit items, including cash and alcohol, during the assembly election enf...
19 Nov, 2024, 10.42 PM IST
Tripura polls: From drug menace to border issues, police deal with diverse challengesThe three special observers are Yogendra Tripathy, retired IAS officer of Karnataka cadre; Vivek Johri, former Director General of Police o...
31 Jan, 2023, 03.46 PM IST
Assembly polls: Fifteen former bureaucrats appointed EC's special observersThey will be supervising and monitoring the work being done by the electoral machinery in their assigned states and ensure that stringent a...
01 Feb, 2022, 09.41 PM IST
Vigil along Indo-Nepal border stepped up ahead of UP pollsA meeting of the India-Nepal Coordination Committee was held in Nepalganj city of neighbouring country during which the issue of peaceful c...
24 Dec, 2021, 02.28 PM IST
cVIGIL a fledgeling app or solution for fair polls?Established a day before the Constitution was adopted in 1950, the ECI has come a long way in fulfilling its mandate to conduct free, fair ...
15 May, 2021, 07.57 AM IST
Delhi polls: Election Commission reviews anti-blackmoney measuresThe officials have been asked by the EC to ensure 24X7 monitoring of activities related to blackmoney and other illegal things used to brib...
02 Feb, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
Election Results 2014: CPI(M) fears violence, intimidation post countingApprehending "widespread" violence & intimidation by TMC members during & after counting, CPI(M) asked EC to ensure adequate security measu...
15 May, 2014, 10.48 PM IST
Congress fears polls in WB may not be free, approaches ECCongress expressed apprehension that the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal may not be free and fair because of the "volatile politica...
04 Mar, 2014, 08.19 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warns of terror attacks during pollsSingh warned top policemen and intelligence officers of the possibility of terrorists looking to disrupt the approaching Lok Sabha election...
24 Nov, 2013, 04.36 AM IST
Delhi EC cracks down against violation of model codeDelhi Election Commission has sought cooperation from neighbouring cities to check movement of money, liquor and musclemen.
07 Oct, 2013, 10.34 PM IST
Government concerned over role of money power in polls: Ashwani Kumar"The government and the Election Commission are seriously concerned about the role of money power in elections," Kumar said.
04 Dec, 2012, 07.16 PM IST
- Security along Indo-Nepal border beefed up
Security along the porous Indo-Nepal border has been beefed up in view of the ensuing elections in the Himalayan kingdom.
24 Mar, 2008, 02.27 PM IST