Calcutta High Court to hear BJP's petition over holding civic polls in Bengal on November 29
The Hindu
The State Election Commission wants to hold elections to the municipal corporations of Kolkata and Howrah first
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday said it will hear on November 29 a petition by the BJP seeking direction to the West Bengal Government and the State Election Commission (SEC) to hold municipal polls in the State in one phase.
BJP's lawyer prayed before the court for an urgent hearing on the matter claiming that the State Government is mulling holding of elections to municipal corporations of Kolkata and Howrah.
Lawyers of the State Government also prayed that hearing of the matter is held as early as possible.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.