NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India ordered gasoline pump distributors and other agencies in the ballot-linked states to remove billboards with photographs of PM Modi within 72 hours, according to an official. “The use of the prime minister’s photograph on such billboards violates the Model Code of Conduct (MCC),” …
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ASANSOL: Trinamool Congress MLA Jitendra Tiwari resigned as head of the Asansol Municipal Corporation on Thursday, days after he accused the West Bengal government of depriving the industrial city of central funds within the framework of the smart city project. Tiwari, the Trinamool Congress District President of Paschim Bardhaman, also …
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Jitendra Tiwari of Trinamool, MLA of Asansol and former mayor of the city, accused the state government of not allowing Asansol Municipal Corporation to obtain central funds due to politics and avoided meeting with urban development minister Firhad Hakim in Kolkata on Tuesday at night. He told leaders that he …
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Trinamool was fighting fires after Suvendu Adhikari resigned as a minister in Mamata Banerjee’s cabinet. Calcutta: Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress has a third leader who sounds a discordant note ahead of the Assembly elections in about four months from now. Suvendu Adhikari, the Nandigram MLA, has already left the cabinet. …
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At least five MPs from the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal can resign from the party at any time, Bharatiya Janata party MP Arjun Singh said on Saturday. The list includes TMC party veterans and heavyweights such as Saugata Roy and Suvendu Adhikari, Singh added. “At least five TMC MPs …
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Fireworks and cookies, an integral part of Diwali and Kali Puja, all but disappeared on Saturday night from the West Bengal capital as a large majority of residents followed the recent order from the Calcutta high court. Barring a handful of incidents in a few pockets, the festival was marked …
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