CPI-M mourn bad results
The Statesman, India
… as the CPI-M candidate of Raiganj Parliamentary seat Mr Bireswar Lahiri was defeated by Congress candidate Mrs Deepa Das Munsi by a huge margin from previously Left-dominated Assembly segments like Islampur, Karandighi , Chakulia and Kaliyaganj. …

'Trinamul-Cong alliance falters'
The Statesman, India
The Kaliyaganj and Islampur municipalities in the district will go to civic polls on 28 June. The Lok Sabha alliance partners have not shown any indication of putting up a united fight against the Left Front there. On the contrary, they are maintaining …

Security beefed up to ensure fair vote counting
The Statesman, India
The votes of Raiganj, Kaliyaganj and Hemtabadand-Karandighi Assembly segments would be counted at Raiganj Polytechnic College and the votes of Goalpokhar, Islampur, Chakulia and Chopra Assembly segments would be counted at Islampur College. …

'Trinamul-Cong alliance falters'
The Statesman, India
The Kaliyaganj and Islampur municipalities in the district will go to civic polls on 28 June. The Lok Sabha alliance partners have not shown any indication of putting up a united fight against the Left Front there. On the contrary, they are maintaining …

Cong upset with EVM security
The Statesman, India
RAIGANJ, May 5 : Congress leaders of North Dinajpur were reportedly upset about the security arrangements in the strong room within Raiganj Polytechnic College, where all the Electronic Voting Machines of Raiganj, Kaliyaganj, Hemtabad and Karandighi …

DSO threatens fee hike agitation
The Statesman, India
But schools in Raiganj, Kaliyaganj, Islampur, Itahar and Karandighi are collecting Rs 400 to Rs 500 from each student for admission, meaning that a section of guardians are unable to send their children to the schools. "If Mr Tapan Kumar Basu fails to …

Sporadic incidents reported in Raiganj, 10 injured
The Statesman, India
In booth No 71 at Radhikapur in Kaliyaganj Assembly sector the presiding officer was allegedly casting votes for voters. With this allegation, a section of Congress men started an agitation in front of the booth. Police had to resort to a lathi charge …
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Truck full of electric poles for bribing voters seized
The Statesman, India
The secretary of the CPI-M Zonal Committee of Kaliyaganj, Mr Bharatendu Chaudhury, said: "If measures are not taken against the Congress members for violating the Moral Code of Conduct we will organize a movement against the district administration. …

Undertrial sits exam under cop cover
The Statesman, India
RAIGANJ, April 16: An undertrial ~ Nitish Roy (23) ~ sat for the BA final examination in Kaliyaganj college of North Dinajur district today. He is a BA part-III student of Kaliyaganj college and a resident of Annan village near kaliyaganj police …

BJP hopes to dent Cong votebank in Raiganj
The Statesman, India
They expect that the majority of votes will come from Kaliyaganj and Hemtabad Assembly segments, which this year became part of the Raiganj parliamentary constituency, from Balurghat. In the 2004 Parliamentary elections, the BJP had an alliance with …