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The method has been proved to be a harmless way of reducing human-elephant conflicts

The maximum temperature in the city has dropped by at least 5 degrees and today stood at 34.9 degree Celsius, whereas the minimum temperature recorded was 23.6 degree Celsius

West Bengal government on Saturday announced fresh restrictions from 6 am on May 16 to 6 pm on May 30.

Banerjee also urged Modi to strengthen health infrastructure and augment supplies of equipment, medicines and oxygen for treatment of coronavirus-positive patients.

Warning of stern action against communal incitements, the chief minister claimed the BJP was provoking violence after failing to win the elections.

The Home Ministry had earlier asked the state government to submit a report but has not yet received it, the officials said.

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar administered her the oath of office and secrecy at a low-key ceremony at the Raj Bhawan.

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar administered her the oath of office and secrecy at a low-key ceremony at Raj Bhawan.

The Home Ministry in a letter to the West Bengal Chief Secretary on Monday asked him to submit a detailed report on the violence.

Chandrashekhar Rao congratulated Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on the hat-trick win of her party in West Bengal and forming the government for third consecutive term

In a series of tweets, Modi thanked the voters for supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

He said he was confident about the TMC's victory despite the BJP's attempt to "build a massive propaganda" that it was winning.

After the fourth round of counting, Banerjee is trailing behind her one-time aide Adhikari in Nandigram in East Midnapore district by a margin of 3,710 votes.

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On Saturday, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra reviewed counting arrangements with senior officers of the commission.

In the city's Beliaghata area, clashes broke out between two groups of people, following which the police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse them.

BJP's Jorasanko candidate Meena Devi Purohit alleged that the crude bombs were hurled at her vehicle while she was touring different polling booths.

Over 84.77 lakh voters will decide the political fate of 283 candidates in this phase.

Security measures have been heightened in view of the violence in the previous phases, particularly the death of five people in Cooch Behar in the fourth round of polling.

Speaking to reporters after casting her vote with her parents in the seventh phase of the polls, Nusrat also said that wherever she has campaigned, she has only seen support for Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.