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Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Peaceful bypolls in five assembly seats
Polling for five assembly bypolls held in four states remained by and large peaceful with webcasting done at all but one polling station. Webcasting was implemented for the first time in 1,353 of the 1,354 polling stations set up across four states, the poll authority said. The bypolls were held in one assembly segment each in Punjab, West Bengal, Kerala and two assembly segments in Gujarat. Brisk polling was recorded in Kaliganj by-poll in West Bengal's Nadia district with 69.85% polling recorded till 5 pm. Unlike all recent polls in Bengal, this time's polling was almost incident-free and peaceful. "There have been no major incidents in the by-poll in Kaliganj on Thursday and by far it has been a very peaceful poll," WB-CEO Manoj Agarwal told ET. The Kaliganj bypoll was necessitated following the demise of the Trinamool Congress legislator Nasiruddin Ahmed in February this year. A triangular contest among BJP, Congress and AAP - last seen in 2022 - was witnessed in Gujarat's Visavadar (Junagadh district) and Kadi (Mehsana district) by-elections. In Visavadar, a Patidar-dominated seat and BJP stronghold until 2012, AAP's Gopal Italia is in contest with BJP's Kirit Patel and Congress' Nitin Ranpariya. In Kadi (SC), the contest is between BJP candidate Rajendra Chavda, Congress's Ramesh Chavda and AAP's Jagdish Chavda. In Visavadar, the polling percentage was approximately 60%, while in Kadi it was around 57% till the last reports came in. Kerala's Nilambur assembly constituency also saw a steady turnout with 60% votes polled till around 3 pm. Key contenders here are ruling LDF pick M Swaraj, Aryadan Shoukath (Congress-led UDF), Trinamool Congress state convener and independent candidate PV Anvar, and Mohan George of the BJP-led NDA. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Play War Thunder now for free War Thunder Play Now Undo In Punjab, polling went on smoothly for the Ludhiana West assembly bypoll with 40% polling recorded till 3 pm. The seat fell vacant following the death of AAP MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi in January.
Economic Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
West Bengal: Kaliganj by-poll to see several firsts
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Kolkata: For the first time in West Bengal's Kaliganj by-poll, a special arrangement will be done for depositing the mobile phones of the voters in the jute bags outside the polling booths, webcasting from camera placed outside the booth, live streaming in the vehicles of Paramilitary and Quick Response Team (QRT) and naka checking will be monitored live first time. All these new steps, if done successfully, will be replicated in 2026 assembly to ET, West Bengal-Chief Electoral Office (CEO) Manoj Agarwal said, 'Several new measures, including depositing mobile phones in jute bags outside polling booths, webcasting from camera placed outside the booth, live streaming in the vehicles of Paramilitary forces on duty and Quick Response Team (QRT) and naka checking getting monitored live will be done for first time in Kaliganj by-poll in West Bengal's Nadia district.'" As per the latest ECI guidelines, maximum of 4 voters will be allowed inside the booth at any given time. This will also be implemented for the first time in Bengal and all other states which will go for by-polls on June 19," Agarwal pointed 309 booths of Kaliganj assembly Constituency in Nadia District, Rs 179 has been spent for each booth for creating the mobile depositing facility. Tokens will be given to the voters, after depositing the mobile phones. The volunteers will guard the mobile phones outside the booth. 'The whole model will be replicated in 2026 assembly polls, if successful this time,' Arindam Niyogi, Additional Chief Electoral Officer West Bengal, the initiative of identifying dead voters in various Constituencies, in Kaliganj alone, 945 dead voters have been Bengal's Nadia district's Kaliganj Assembly constituency. The assembly seat will vote on June 19 and the counting of votes will take place on June 23. The bypolls are being conducted in five assembly constituencies of four state- Gujarat's Kadi and Visavadar, Kerala's Nilambur, Punjab's Ludhiana West, and West Bengal's Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Assistant Director (Media) Apurva Kumar Singh, attended two meetings in Kolkata today, including by one with the senior Officials of Directorate of Information under West Bengal government, Press Information Bureau (PIB), Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), All India Radio (AIR), Doordarshan (DD), SRFTI among others.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
West Bengal: Kaliganj by-poll to see several firsts
Kolkata: For the first time in West Bengal's Kaliganj by-poll, a special arrangement will be done for depositing the mobile phones of the voters in the jute bags outside the polling booths, webcasting from camera placed outside the booth, live streaming in the vehicles of Paramilitary and Quick Response Team (QRT) and naka checking will be monitored live first time. All these new steps, if done successfully, will be replicated in 2026 assembly polls. Speaking to ET, West Bengal-Chief Electoral Office (CEO) Manoj Agarwal said, 'Several new measures, including depositing mobile phones in jute bags outside polling booths, webcasting from camera placed outside the booth, live streaming in the vehicles of Paramilitary forces on duty and Quick Response Team (QRT) and naka checking getting monitored live will be done for first time in Kaliganj by-poll in West Bengal's Nadia district.' " As per the latest ECI guidelines, maximum of 4 voters will be allowed inside the booth at any given time. This will also be implemented for the first time in Bengal and all other states which will go for by-polls on June 19," Agarwal pointed out. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track default , selected Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Many Are Watching Tariffs - Few Are Watching What Nvidia Just Launched Seeking Alpha Read Now Undo In 309 booths of Kaliganj assembly Constituency in Nadia District, Rs 179 has been spent for each booth for creating the mobile depositing facility. Tokens will be given to the voters, after depositing the mobile phones. The volunteers will guard the mobile phones outside the booth. 'The whole model will be replicated in 2026 assembly polls, if successful this time,' Arindam Niyogi, Additional Chief Electoral Officer West Bengal, confirmed. Taking the initiative of identifying dead voters in various Constituencies, in Kaliganj alone, 945 dead voters have been identified. Live Events West Bengal's Nadia district's Kaliganj Assembly constituency. The assembly seat will vote on June 19 and the counting of votes will take place on June 23. The bypolls are being conducted in five assembly constituencies of four state- Gujarat's Kadi and Visavadar, Kerala's Nilambur, Punjab's Ludhiana West, and West Bengal's Kaliganj. WB-CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal, Assistant Director (Media) Apurva Kumar Singh, attended two meetings in Kolkata today, including by one with the senior Officials of Directorate of Information under West Bengal government, Press Information Bureau (PIB), Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), All India Radio (AIR), Doordarshan (DD), SRFTI among others.
Time of India
23-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Fort Fit Foods to open 2 new factories in Hwh
1 2 3 Kolkata: Food processing company Fort Fit Foods is set to establish two new manufacturing units at Sugandha and Bagnan in Howrah in the next eight months, with an investment of around Rs 15 crore. The company will produce noodles and pasta at these new facilities. The company has 11 food processing units, including rice and flour mills across the state, according to company director and CEO Rahat Agarwal. "We are also planning to manufacture ice creams in Bengal," he said at an event on Tuesday. Speaking at the event, Bengal CEO Manoj Agarwal, also former secretary in the state's food and supplies department, focused on the need for food fortification. "Stakeholders in the food processing sector need to come on a single platform with govt bodies. Food fortification is happening on a small scale today," said Agarwal.
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Matas Extends Partnership with Algonomy to Power Personalized Recommendations for Kicks
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Algonomy, a pioneer in AI-driven personalization and customer engagement solutions, is thrilled to announce its expanded partnership with Matas, Denmark's leading beauty and wellness retailer. Matas has signed its Swedish brand, Kicks, to leverage Algonomy's Recommend™ solution, building on a successful seven-year collaboration. Matas has been using Recommend™ to deliver personalized product recommendations across its digital platforms, driving higher engagement and conversion rates. With the addition of Kicks, a prominent beauty and wellness retailer in Sweden, Recommend™ will help Kicks deliver tailored product suggestions to its customers, enhancing their shopping experience. Recommend™ is an AI-powered platform that leverages machine-learning models to make contextually relevant product recommendations across all touchpoints in the customer journey, including web, app, email, social, SMS, and even in-store. Businesses can apply pre-built algorithms, configure custom models, and fine-tune recommendations through merchandising rules, personalization, and continuous optimization. Peter Hestbæk, SVP of Digital Sales & Marketing at Matas, shared, "Algonomy's Recommend™ solution has been instrumental in helping us deliver personalized experiences to our customers. The platform's ability to analyze customer behavior and deliver relevant recommendations has significantly boosted our engagement and sales. We are excited to extend this partnership to Kicks and provide the same level of personalized service to our Swedish customers." Manoj Agarwal, Chief Operating Officer at Algonomy, commented, "Our partnership with Matas has been a testament to the power of personalization in driving customer engagement and loyalty. We are thrilled to extend this collaboration to Kicks, a brand that shares Matas' dedication to delivering exceptional customer experiences. With Algonomy's Recommend™ solution, Kicks will be able to offer its customers highly relevant and personalized recommendations, further solidifying its position as a leader in the Swedish beauty and wellness market." About Algonomy Algonomy helps consumer businesses maximize customer value by automating decisioning across their retail business lifecycle, with AI-enabled solutions for eCommerce, Marketing, Merchandising, and Supply Chain. Algonomy is a trusted partner to more than 400 leading brands, with a global presence spanning over 20 countries. Our innovations have garnered recognition from top industry analysts such as Gartner and Forrester. More at About Matas Matas is Denmark's leading beauty and wellness retailer, offering a wide range of products in beauty, health, and personal care. With a commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction, Matas continues to set the standard for retail excellence in the region. About Kicks Kicks is a leading beauty and wellness retailer in Sweden, offering a curated selection of beauty, health, and personal care products. With a focus on customer experience, Kicks is dedicated to helping customers look and feel their best. Photo: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Algonomy
