Panchayat poll turns West Bengal into battlefield; 18 killed, says report
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Killings, bombing and booth capturing by firearms wielding political goons turned West Bengal's three-tier Panchayat polls into a bloodied affair on Monday as violence claimed 18 lives, according to a local television channel.
Left born not just to win elections but to keep fighting: Surjya Kanta Mishra
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Slamming the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government for allegedly resorting to violence in the three-tier panchayat polls, which were held on Monday, CPI-M secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra said the Left's inception is not just to win elections but to continue the fight.
West Bengal panchayat poll: Death toll rises to 12
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): The death toll in the violence-marred West Bengal panchayat (rural) polls, which were conducted in a single phase on Monday, has risen to 12, according to media reports.
Seven killed in Panchayat poll violence in West Bengal, CPI-M couple charred to death
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): At least seven people were killed in widespread panchayat poll violence in West Bengal which saw a Communist Party of India (Marxist ) worker and his wife burnt to death as polling continued on Monday, officials and media reports said.
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Even as six deaths were reported in clashes during the ongoing panchayat vote in West Bengal, state education minister Partha Chatterjee has downplayed them as small incidents.
Panchayat poll violence in West Bengal claims six lives
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): At least six people were killed in a widespread panchayat poll violence in West Bengal within five hours after the polling began on Monday morning, media reports said.
West Bengal panchayat polls underway amid widespread violence
Kolkata, May 14 (IBNS): Widespread violence, including bombing and and efforts of booth capturing by political goons, were reported across West Bengal as the panchayat (rural bodies) poll was underway in West Bengal since Monday, media reports said.
Calcutta High Court to hear pleas against one-day West Bengal panchayat poll today
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): The Calcutta High Court on Monday will hear the two opposition parties' pleas against the State Election Commission's (SEC's) decision to conduct a single phase panchayat poll in West Bengal, media reports said.
Want peaceful conduction of panchayat poll: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, Apr 26 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she wants a peaceful conduction of panchayat poll, which is now scheduled to be held on May 14.
Hearing on West Bengal Panchayat poll ends in Calcutta High Court; verdict tomorrow
Kolkata, Apr 19 (IBNS): A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court will pronounce the verdict on West Bengal Panchayat poll on Friday, as the hearing of petitions seeking an extension of nomination filing deadline ended on Thursday.