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Left Front fields 26 new faces in Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 19:41

The Left Front announced its candidates for 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal and fielded 26 new faces with over ten candidates who are of less than 40 years of age.

Mamata Banerjee wants state funding of elections

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 19:37

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee contended the Union Cabinet`s decision to increase the poll campaign expenditure limit for candidates will encourage corruption and called for state funding of elections.

West Bengal to have five-phase Lok Sabha polls from April 17

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 5, 2014, 18:20

The upcoming Lok Sabha Elections in West Bengal will be a five-phase one and held between April 17 and May 12 along with the bye-elections to six Assembly seats.

LS polls 2014: Baichung Bhutia, Moon Moon Sen to contest on TMC ticket

Last Updated: Thursday, March 6, 2014, 00:20

Former Indian football skipper Baichung Bhutia is set to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Trinamool Congress ticket, party chief Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday.

Congress fears polls in WB may not be free, approaches EC

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 20:45

Congress Tuesday expressed apprehension that the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal may not be free and fair because of the "volatile political ambience" there and petitioned the Election Commission which promised to take all measures to ensure clean balloting.

Timing of Kolkata Metro services extended

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 19:00

The Kolkata Metro announced extension of timing of services from 6.45 am till 10.45 pm from March 25.

Mamata has lost faith in common people: Congress leader

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 17:20

West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury Tuesday hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying the Trinamool Congress supremo was seeking endorsements from imams and social activists because she has lost faith in common people.

Landmine-like substance creates bomb scare

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 14:05

A tiffin-can like substance with wires around it created bomb scare among the people passing along the state highway at Narayanpur in once Maoist-hit West Midnapore district.

Two legislators, Shibu Soren`s brother join Trinamool

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 4, 2014, 00:18

Two legislators supporting Hemant Soren government in Jharkhand and the brother of the ruling JMM`s chief Shibu Soren joined Trinamool Congress.

Conduct LS polls in five phases: Bengal BJP to EC

Last Updated: Monday, March 3, 2014, 23:35

Fearing violence by the ruling Trinamool Congress, the BJP`s West Bengal unit Monday wrote to the Election Commission asking the Lok Sabha polls to be conducted in five phases with deployment of central security forces from the date of filing nominations.