The Calcutta High Court Tuesday ordered the three-phase panchayat polls in West Bengal to be concluded by July 15, and asked the government to notify the schedule in consultation with the state election panel.
May 14 2013, 4:27 pm
Read MoreThe Calcutta High Court, hearing the West Bengal government`s appeal over the panchayat polls issue, Monday refused to suspend its earlier verdict that upheld the primacy of the state election commission.
May 13 2013, 6:10 pm
Read MoreExpressing scepticism over Mamata Banerjee government`s intention to hold panchayat polls in West Bengal, CPI(M) on Sunday said Trinamool Congress had lost its support base it had in 2011.
May 12 2013, 5:54 pm
Read MoreWelcoming the Calcutta High Court`s order on panchayat poll, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said now people in rural Bengal would be able to vote in the three-tier panchayat system.
May 14 2013, 3:33 pm
Read MoreIn a setback to the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Friday directed that panchayat polls be held in three phases with centra police cover, upholding the primacy of the State Election Commission, saying it was non-negotiable.
May 11 2013, 1:05 am
Read MoreThe stand-off between the West Bengal government and the State Election Commission persisted with the poll panel shooting off an 11-page letter to the govt hoping it would take steps accordingly.
March 25 2013, 8:33 pm
Read MoreThe West Bengal government Friday announced that the panchayat (rural body) polls in the state will be held in two phases in April.
March 22 2013, 10:08 pm
Read MoreThe State Election Commission is yet to get any response from the West Bengal government regarding the Calcutta High Court`s order on providing the names of 400 observers for the panchayat elections.
May 11 2013, 8:59 pm
Read MoreResponding to protests against the suspension of college union polls by students, the West Bengal Higher Education Council said on Saturday that the decision would not change.
March 2 2013, 3:24 pm
Read MoreThe West Bengal government today hailed the Calcutta High Court order on panchayat elections as "historic."
May 14 2013, 3:14 pm
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