Kolkata

While you wait... ballots remain sealed inside strongrooms in 7 locations until May 4

Each centre is guarded by a heavy deployment of central paramilitary forces and police, arranged in a two-tier security ring to rule out complaints and tampering

EVMs and VVPATs arrive at a college housing a strongroom in Jadavpur on Thursday. Pictures by Sanat Kr Sinha

A central force jawan guards a strongroom in south Calcutta on Thursday. Picture Sanat Kr Sinha

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Kolkata

While you wait... ballots remain sealed inside strongrooms in 7 locations until May 4

Bengal polls claimed peaceful; but denial of rights is violence, say deprived voters

Counting day schedule: Kolkata Police announce traffic restrictions and diversions

Row over 'strongroom entry', Trinamool stages protest; EC officials refute charges

Absence of senior officers at KMC's monthly session triggers Mala Roy's sharp reaction

IIT Kharagpur chief promises internships with stipends to tackle student distress

ISC 2026: Perfect scores rise, pressure mounts as 100% becomes more common

At gun point: Cheap firearms flow from Bihar, bodies pile up in Bengal

MORE STORIES

Framed in memory

New Town complexes vote at home

Of Ray & Ghatak, Sankar to Sircar, session on four stalwarts of Bengali literature and cinema

Row over 'strongroom entry', Trinamool stages protest; EC officials refute charges

Counting day schedule: Kolkata Police announce traffic restrictions and diversions

Absence of senior officers at KMC's monthly session triggers chairperson Mala Roy's sharp reaction

At gun point: Firearms cheaper than smartphones flow from Bihar, bodies pile up in Bengal

Bengal polls claimed peaceful; but denial of rights is violence, say deprived voters

ISC 2026: Perfect scores rise, pressure mounts as 100% becomes more common