Kolkata, April 20, 2024 : The Election Commission of India (ECI) has suspended two police officers of OC rank in West Bengal. Those suspended are officers-in charge of Saktipur and Beldanga police stations in Murshidabad district. They failed to contain violence on April 17 in their respective jurisdiction. Both have been charged with dereliction of…
Patna, April 19 ,2024 : An estimated 31.47 percent of 76,01,629 electorate exercised their franchise till 1300 hours for the first phase of Lok Sabha election on four seats in Bihar. According to Chief Electoral Officer sources, the highest polling of 34.25 percent was recorded in the Jamui Lok Sabha seat whereas Nawada with 27.24…
Jammu, April 19 ,2024 : Around 8.44 per cent of 16.23 lakh voters cast their votes in the initial two hours of polling till 9.30 am in the Udhampur Parliamentary Constituency (PC) on Friday in a peaceful manner. As per the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, approximately 11.39 per cent polling was reported…
New Delhi, April 19 ,2024 : The government has appointed Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi, PVSM, AVSM, NM, presently serving as the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, as the next Chief of the Naval Staff, a Defence Ministry statement said on Friday. Vice Admiral Tripathi will take over the position on April 30, when…
Imphal, April 19 ,2024: The first phase of polling on Friday in Manipur that has seen almost year-long ethnic strife, was marred by reports of firing, a destroyed Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and armed persons threatening voters. The Congress candidate for Inner Manipur, Akoijam Bimol, had a face-off with senior police personnel as Congress agents…
New Delhi, April 19,2024 : Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday urged the people voting in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election to come out in large numbers and vote for the country’s development, security, unity, and sovereignty. In a series of posts on social media, Shah, while appealing to the people…
Kolkata, April 19 ,2024 : An estimated 33 per cent of 5.6 million electorate exercised their franchise in the first four hours till 11 AM in the three Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal — Cooch Behar, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri. While Cooch Behar accounted for 34 per cent polling, Alipurduar for 32 per cent and…
New Delhi, April 19 ,2024 : As per the Election Commission, there is over 24.5 per cent voter turnout recorded in four hours across 21 states and union territories on 102 Lok Sabha seats that are polling on Friday in the first phase of the 2024 general elections. West Bengal where three seats of Cooch…
Lucknow, April 19, 2024: Approximately 25.2 per cent of 1.44 crore voters polled their votes in four hours across eight parliamentary constituencies in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh till 11 am, as per polling officials. According to Election Commission data, a maximum 29.28 per cent votes were polled on Saharanpur…
New Delhi, 19 April, 2024 – During this summer season, 9111 trips will be operational to ensure smooth and comfortable travel for the passengers Posted On: 19 APR 2024 10:41AM by PIB Delhi To ensure the convenience of passengers and manage the anticipated surge in travel demand during summers, Indian Railways is operating a record-breaking…