Backend blues It isn’t just the political parties who are having a tough time gearing up for the elections. Spare a thought for the officials in the Bidhannagar Sub-divisional Office. “Se...

Point counterpoint Both candidates admit that a clash between Front partners was not desirable but have different points of view. “CPI used to contest in Ward 16 in Rajarhat. This time possibly...

At 87, Manik Ranjan Chakraborty is possibly the oldest campaigner on the streets across all parties in this civic election. “My official age is 83. Char bochhor jol meshano achhe,” he grin...

A number of candidates contesting the civic polls in Siliguri and Chandernagore have been infected by Covid-19, much to the concern of their parties and supporters who have to redraw campaign plan as ...

Two broad daylight murders in less than 24 hours in West Burdwan’s Asansol industrial belt have triggered questions on law and order in the area ahead of the February 12 civic polls. The twin m...

The Left Front in West Burdwan has gone digital with its election manifesto for the upcoming civic polls in Asansol as Covid restrictions has affected the process of physical campaign.  &nbs...

“Dosh Diganta” (10 horizons) — a host of promises on civic services and infrastructure — forms Trinamul’s manifestos for the Siliguri and Asansol civic polls. In both ci...

The Bengal election commission on Saturday deferred elections to four civic bodies, earlier scheduled on January 22, by three weeks to February 12 after Calcutta High Court asked the poll panel to ind...

The Opposition BJP and CPI-M Saturday said that the State Election Commission should have postponed polling in four municipal corporations in West Bengal by more than three weeks and the deferment of ...

The West Bengal Election Commission on Saturday postponed polls to four municipal corporations by three weeks to February 12 in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases. According to a notification issued b...