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EC curtails campaign period for remaining phases of polls in West Bengal

In view of rising cases of COVID-19, Election Commission has curtailed the campaign period for remaining three phases of West Bengal assembly elections.

Himachal CM reviews current status of Covid-19 in state

Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday chaired a high level meeting in Shimla to review the current status of Covid-19 in the state and took stock of various arrangements.

Over 76,000 beneficiaries vaccinated with COVID vaccine doses in last 24 hours in Delhi

More than 76 thousand beneficiaries have been vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours in Delhi. With this so far, more than 24 lakh 50 thousand vaccine doses have been administered.

Two candidates of Sanyukta Morcha in West Bengal lost their lives due to Covid

Two candidates of the Sanyukta Morcha in poll bound West Bengal have lost their lives due to Covid.

COVID cases cross 37-lakh mark in Maharashtra

Reporting a spike of 63,729 fresh cases, Maharashtra’s tally of coronavirus cases has crossed the mark of 37 lakh.

EC issues notice to Sujata Mondal Khan for her alleged derogatory remarks against SC community

The Election Commission on Friday issued a notice to TMC leader Sujata Mondal Khan for her alleged derogatory remarks against the Scheduled Caste community.

Elaborate arrangements in place for polling in 5th Phase of Elections in West Bengal tomorrow

In the poll-bound West Bengal, all necessary preparations have been made for the Fifth Phase polling of Assembly Elections to be held tomorrow. The polling will be from 7.00 A.M. to 6.30 P.M.

Delhi Police Commissioner directs all DCP to strictly enforce weekend curfew in Delhi

Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava has directed all the Deputy Commissioner of Police to strictly enforce weekend curfew in the national capital.

Lt Governor takes comprehensive review of the various CVPPPL projects in J&K

The upcoming power projects in Jammu & Kashmir will generate 3094 MW at the cost of an estimated cost of 23000 crore rupees.

31 new COVID-19 positive cases reported in Manipur

In Manipur, 31 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in the past twenty-four hours thus raising the active cases to 165. Among the new cases, 29 persons are from the general population while 2 are personnel from the Central Armed Police Force.

Weekend curfew imposed in Delhi

Amid rising cases of COVID-19, the weekend curfew has been imposed in the national capital. It will come into force from 10 PM tonight till 5 AM on Monday.

7,000 new covid cases reported in West Bengal

In poll bound West Bengal, nearly 7 thousand new covid cases have been reported the day before the fifth phase of assembly elections. 16 seats of North 24 Parganas will go for polls tomorrow along with 29 seats of five more districts.

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