The Trinamul Congress inflicted a crushing defeat on the Left Front in Sunday’s civic elections across West Bengal and won a landslide victory in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, bagging 95 seats in the 141-member body. Its first-ever victory in the municipality of upscale Salt Lake came as the icing on the cake.
The Trinamul Congress also won a big chunk of the 81 municipalities across the state which went to the polls, but there was a “hung” outcome in a large number.
The Trinamul won 27 of the 81 municipalities, with the Left getting 18 and the Congress seven. The results were “hung” in 29 municipalities.
The civic polls, projected as the “semi-finals” before the elections to the state Assembly, due next year, established the Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee’s supremacy on the state’s polity. Describing the results as a clear mandate against the Left Front, she demanded immediate Assembly elections.
“This is a historic and revolutionary victory. It proves that the people of Bengal are impatient for change,” she said.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Civic polls: Trinamool ahead in Kolkata and Bidhannagar
In the 141-ward prestigious KMC, the Trinamool Congress was leading in 85 wards while the Left Front was ahead in 46 out of the 141 constituencies. Congress led only in 7.
Trinamool Congress surged ahead in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls as counting of votes for the crucial battle for 81 municipalities, seen as the semi-final before next year’s Assembly election was taken up today.
In the 141-ward prestigious KMC, the Trinamool Congress was leading in 85 wards while the Left Front was ahead in 46 out of the 141 constituencies.
Congress, which fought the polls without any seat adjustment with the Trinamool Congress, was way behind with a lead only in seven seats while others led in three.
In another prestigious municipality Bidhannagar (Salt Lake) adjoining Kolkata, the Trinamool Congress was well ahead of the Left Front leading in 18 out of a total 25 wards.
Left Front was leading in seven wards.
At present, the Left Front is in power in both the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and the Bidhannagar municipalities.
Trinamool Congress surged ahead in the Kolkata Municipal Corporation polls as counting of votes for the crucial battle for 81 municipalities, seen as the semi-final before next year’s Assembly election was taken up today.
In the 141-ward prestigious KMC, the Trinamool Congress was leading in 85 wards while the Left Front was ahead in 46 out of the 141 constituencies.
Congress, which fought the polls without any seat adjustment with the Trinamool Congress, was way behind with a lead only in seven seats while others led in three.
In another prestigious municipality Bidhannagar (Salt Lake) adjoining Kolkata, the Trinamool Congress was well ahead of the Left Front leading in 18 out of a total 25 wards.
Left Front was leading in seven wards.
At present, the Left Front is in power in both the Kolkata Municipal Corporation and the Bidhannagar municipalities.
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Six more bodies recovered at Stephen Court
Six more bodies were recovered at Stephen Court here on Friday, three days after a devastating fire broke out in the multi-storeyed building, pushing the death toll to 30.
But with six persons still untraced, it is feared that several bodies are buried beneath the rubble.
For the relatives of those reported missing, the nightmare continued, as the condition of the charred bodies raised difficulties in identification. While none claimed the bodies recovered on Thursday, a DNA examination was being conducted on samples collected from four victims to resolve disputes on their identity.
The families of the victims came to the morgue of the SSKM Hospital all through the day. For most of them, the experience was relived every time they were called for the identification. “Why was he calling me? Why didn't he do something to escape instead,” lamented the sisters of Bidyut Archarya, who is missing.
The building remained sealed for the third day, but some of the residents were allowed inside the portions of the structure considered safe for a short while to collect essentials from their homes.
Even as measures for improving fire safety standards at high-rise buildings were announced, another fire broke out at a four-storeyed house on Rabindra Sarani on Friday evening. Five fire tenders brought the blaze under control.
A committee of senior officials of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the Police, the fire brigade and the Power Department had been set up. It will inspect buildings that have been identified as vulnerable, Commissioner of Police Gautam Mohan Chakrabarti said.
A 200 personnel-strong civil defence emergency response force was being raised to conduct rescue operations, Minister of State for Civil Defence Srikumar Mukherjee said. It would become operational within two months.
But with six persons still untraced, it is feared that several bodies are buried beneath the rubble.
For the relatives of those reported missing, the nightmare continued, as the condition of the charred bodies raised difficulties in identification. While none claimed the bodies recovered on Thursday, a DNA examination was being conducted on samples collected from four victims to resolve disputes on their identity.
The families of the victims came to the morgue of the SSKM Hospital all through the day. For most of them, the experience was relived every time they were called for the identification. “Why was he calling me? Why didn't he do something to escape instead,” lamented the sisters of Bidyut Archarya, who is missing.
The building remained sealed for the third day, but some of the residents were allowed inside the portions of the structure considered safe for a short while to collect essentials from their homes.
Even as measures for improving fire safety standards at high-rise buildings were announced, another fire broke out at a four-storeyed house on Rabindra Sarani on Friday evening. Five fire tenders brought the blaze under control.
A committee of senior officials of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, the Police, the fire brigade and the Power Department had been set up. It will inspect buildings that have been identified as vulnerable, Commissioner of Police Gautam Mohan Chakrabarti said.
A 200 personnel-strong civil defence emergency response force was being raised to conduct rescue operations, Minister of State for Civil Defence Srikumar Mukherjee said. It would become operational within two months.
