Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Two people were nabbed here Saturday for carrying large amount of cash without the required documents, said an Election Commission official.
One of the two carrying Rs 11.14 lakh in person was arrested from the Burrabazar area under Posta police station. The other person was found to be carrying Rs 8.91 lakh in cash in an area under the Jorasanko police station.
"None of them could provide any legal documents on why they were carrying the cash. As this constitutes a violation of the Model Code of Conduct, they have been arrested," the official said.
Meanwhile, the polling time in the first phase of the election for Darjeeling, Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar Lok Sabha seats have been extended by an hour enable more voters to cast their franchise.
Polling in these constituencies will start at 7 a.m. instead and continue upto 6 p.m. Earlier, it was supposed to end at 5 p.m.
Popular TV and Marathi industry actress Priya Marathe passed away after battling cancer. Priya, w
Anwar's 106 lifts UAE to 278/9 against Ireland
Brisbane, Feb 25 (IANS) In-form Shaiman Anwar's 106 powered the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to 2
Northeast is India's economic corridor: Jitender Singh
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Describing the northeast as the "economic corridor of India", Minist
Tripura CM wants tight vigil along India-Bangladesh border
Agartala, Jan 3 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has asked the Border Security Force
Mizoram Lok Sabha poll deferred to April 11
Aizawl, April 8 (IANS) The election to the lone Lok Sabha seat from Mizoram has been deferred t
This festive season amid rising inflation, demand for high and mid-range products has boosted sal
Titan, Tata Steel, Tata Motors Rally: Check Latest Share Price Targets and Outlook
Titan, Tata Steel and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles shares gained sharply despite weakness in th
Haryana Roadways staff on strike, commuters suffer
Chandigarh, March 17 (IANS) Thousands of commuters across Haryana faced harassment at the hands
Karnataka: BJP MLA bursts lockdown rules, biryani party on birthday
BJP MLA M Jayaram in Turuvekkar in Tumkur district in Karnataka celebrated his birthday with a lo
One stop call centre for farmers coming up in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 (IANS) To provide professional inputs to farmers, the Kerala agric
