Siliguri Assembly Election Results 2026 Live Updates: BJP’s Shankar Ghosh leads TMC’s Goutam Deb by 53,372 votes

Siliguri Election Result: BJP’s Shankar Ghosh leads TMC’s Goutam Deb by 53,372 votes In the Siliguri constituency of West Bengal, BJP candidate Shankar Ghosh is currently leading with 84,123 votes, holding a margin of 53,372 over TMC’s Goutam Deb, who has gathered 30,751 votes so far. Ghosh, 52, holds a Doctorate and is ahead as…

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Why only profs as presiding officers, why not use me, too: HC judge slams EC | Kolkata News

Kolkata: “You (Election Commission of India) can appoint judges also under Section 26 (of Representation of People Act) as polling officers… I am ready to go,” said Justice Krishna Rao of the Calcutta High Court on Thursday, slamming the EC for not producing notifications, indicating whether assistant professors could be appointed as presiding polling officers…

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Edappadi K Palaniswami attacks Tamil Nadu CM C Joseph Vijay over Chennai youth’s murder, questions law and order | Chennai News

CHENNAi: AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday attacked chief minister C Joseph Vijay over the murder of a 23-year-old youth in Chennai’s Tondiarpet, questioning his handling of law and order and style of governance.Referring to reports that Vishnu was beaten to death for questioning ganja sales in the locality, Palaniswami asked whether speaking…

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‘Mastermind’ of Barak trading scam arrested in Silchar | Guwahati News

Silchar: In a breakthrough in the widely reported trading scam in Assam’s Barak Valley, police have arrested alleged mastermind Jaideep Dutta from the Srikhona area under Silchar police station.Dutta, who had been evading arrest for several months, was nabbed late Tuesday night by a Tarapur police team acting on specific intelligence inputs, officials said.Cachar additional…

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Goa Board plans to implement new NCERT textbooks for Class IX to XI in 2027-28 | Goa News

Gauree.Malkarnekar@timesofindia.comPanaji: After rolling out textbooks aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) up to Class VIII, the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is in the process of developing the textbooks from Class IX to XI. As all these textbooks are expected to be out during the next academic year 2027-28, the Goa…

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Bikaji bhujia baron Shiv Ratan Agarwal, in Chennai for wife’s heart operation, dies suddenly | Delhi News

Shiv Ratan Agarwal, the visionary behind the popular Bikaji snack brand, passed away at 75. NEW DELHI: Shiv Ratan Agarwal, who built a humble, family-run namkeen business into one of India’s most recognisable packaged snack brands Bikaji, taking the gritty flavours of Bikaner to supermarket shelves across the country and beyond, died on Thursday. The…

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