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Bengal elections: Covid vaccination of polling officials to begin on Feb 22

The COVID-19 inoculation process of polling officials who will be involved in the ensuing assembly elections in West Bengal will commence from February 22, a senior health official said.

Amit Shah on two-day tour of poll-bound West Bengal from Thursday

Shah is also scheduled to eat lunch with a refugee's family in what appears to be an expression of solidarity with the people promised citizenship by the BJP

With an eye on polls, Mamata launches scheme to offer meal to poor at Rs 5

They will get a platter of rice, dal, a vegetable and egg curry for Rs 5, she said adding that the state government will bear a subsidy of Rs 15 per plate

Bengal Congress to hold meeting regarding seat-sharing, poll preparedness

Congress and Left parties will soon decide on the seat-sharing through a couple of meetings scheduled next week

As several Trinamool leaders join BJP, will it reflect on voting machine?

Ishita Ayan Dutt looks at the possible impact of several Trinamool leaders joining the BJP

LIVE updates: 16 killed, 36 injured in fire in Tamil Nadu cracker factory

Fire in the factory broke out when some chemicals were being mixed to produce firecrackers. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

With eye on West Bengal, Assam assembly polls, Amit Shah reaches Guwahati

Shah will flag off BJP's fourth 'Poribortan Yatra' from West Bengal's Cooch Behar

West Bengal's rich culture under threat in Mamata's rule, says JP Nadda

The BJP chief also said the "cut money government" will be defeated by the people in the upcoming assembly elections

Cops halt BJP's Parivartan Yatra in Bengal's Murshidabad for 'route breach'

BJP's 'Parivartan Yatra' was temporarily stopped from moving ahead in West Bengal's Murshidabad district as "members of the saffron camp, took a route that had a few sensitive pockets"

People expected affection from Mamata but got cruelty: Modi in Bengal

PM Modi slammed the Mamata Banerjee government for not implementing several central schemes in West Bengal, saying people expected her to show 'mamta' (affection) but got 'nirmamta' (cruelty).

Mamata govt not implementing central schemes, says PM Narendra Modi

In Assam, he says conspiracy hatched to defame Indian tea

LIVE: JP Nadda flags off BJP's 'Parivartan Yatra' in poll-bound Bengal

Latest News LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a day's visit to poll-bound Assam and West Bengal on February 7 to lay the foundation stone for several infrastructure projects

Mamata presents vote on account, announces pension for all ahead of polls

Banerjee, while criticising the Centre for not extending "necessary help", insisted the state tirelessly undertook welfare measures for its people

Bengal govt likely to reshuffle top police officials before assembly poll

With the assembly election round the corner, the West Bengal government is likely to name Soumen Mitra as the new commissioner of Kolkata Police, a state government official said on Friday

One eye on polls, Mamata focuses on welfare schemes, rural thrust in budget

Two million new pucca houses for SC/ST over five years, sops for farmers with an increase in financial aid from Rs 5,000 to Rs 6,000 and minimum aid from Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000

Lack of industry in Nandigram may return to haunt Mamata Banerjee

Nandigram, 126 km south of Kolkata, is Banerjee's once trusted lieutenant turned biggest challenger Suvendu Adhikari's bastion

Ahead of polls, BJP plans 5 'Parivartan Yatras' across Bengal from Feb 6

The first of the five 'yatras' will be flagged off by party president JP Nadda on February 6, BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said

4 states, a UT will go to polls in 2021: What do they expect from Budget?

West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Poducherry will go to the polls in April-May this year

RJD says in talks with Trinamool Congress to fight Bengal polls together

Bihar's main opposition party RJD is in talks with the Trinamool Congress to fight the upcoming West Bengal elections together, a senior RJD leader said on Sunday.

Mamata working towards serving her nephew in West Bengal: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that she is working towards serving her nephew in the state, and will have no one by her side by the time assembly elections are held.