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Congress workers protest in front of state election commissioner office in Kolkata on Tuesday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Panchayat poll nominations via WhatsApp

In face of violence, 9 candidates file their nominations through app.

25 April 2018 2:04 AM IST

The 30-year-old went missing in May, according to media reports, and a crime of passion was suspected as she had been pregnant and married to another man at the time. (Photo: File/Representational)

2 killed in violence over nomination filing

BJP-president Dilip Ghosh and BJP leader Mukul Roy said that Dilhar belonged to their party.

24 April 2018 1:18 AM IST

TMC leaders Partha Chatterjee and Subrata Bakshi at SEC office for meeting on Saturday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Poll panel extends deadline for filing nominations

Saturday evening the state poll panel scheduled April 25 for the scrutiny of the nominations.

22 April 2018 6:11 AM IST

Lawyers (left) of two different political camps engage in a scuffle after the Calcutta high court verdict on panchayat elections on Friday. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Calcutta HC asks SEC to reschedule panchayat polls

In addition justice Talukdar instructed the WBSEC to add one day extra in the period for filing of nominations.

21 April 2018 1:17 AM IST

Calcutta High Court (Photo: file)

TMC accuses BJP of filing same case in both courts; moves Calcutta HC

The Trinamul MP alleged, Same case can not be filed at two courts simultaneously.

12 April 2018 7:58 AM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Calcutta HC stays SEC's withdrawal of its own order

The high court has not asked the WBSEC to extend the last date.

11 April 2018 4:56 AM IST

Left Front leaders (right) and supporters during a demonstration in front of the state election commissioners office on in Kolkata on Friday, protesting against the violence during the panchayat election nomination filing. They also demanded that the election date be shifted from May 1, as it is observed as International Workers Day. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Calcutta HC asks SPs to ensure security, take action

The division bench held that the police would cooperate when the candidates would file their nominations.

7 April 2018 6:39 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

SEC knocks SC's door against HC judgment

The WBSEC argued that online nomination is against the election rules.

10 May 2018 2:15 AM IST

Calcutta High Court (Photo: file)

Calcutta HC allows nomination filing through e-mail in rural polls

Hearing both sides, the division bench ordered the WBSEC to accept the CPI (M) candidates' nominations.

9 May 2018 1:54 AM IST