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  • Bengal SIR: Voter list hearing deadline over, confusion continues over extension

    With the deadline for hearings regarding claims and objections to the draft voters’ list in West Bengal now concluded, and the process still pending in approximately 15 Assembly constituencies across three electoral districts, uncertainty persisted concerning the extension of ...

    8 February 2026 The Statesman
    Privilege motion sparks fresh showdown in Assembly, BJP MLAs walk out

    In a massive showdown, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) walked out of the Assembly on Saturday after the ruling Trinamul Congress initiated a breach of privilege motion against BJP MLA Agnimitra Paul over her comments on madrasa education ...

    8 February 2026 The Statesman
    ER’s Howrah Division initiates long-pending railway underpass at Rishra

    The assurance given by Eastern Railway’s Howrah Division to Rishra Municipality Chairman Vijay Sagar Mishra regarding the completion of the long-pending railway underpass at Rishra within the current financial year has brought great relief and happiness to the residents ...

    7 February 2026 The Statesman
    Hearing deadline nears for electoral roll revision; extension likely in 15 Bengal seats

    With the window for disposing of claims and objections to West Bengal’s draft electoral rolls closing on Saturday, election officials are weighing short extensions in about 15 Assembly constituencies where the process is yet to be wrapped up. These constituencies ...

    7 February 2026 The Statesman
    Kalyani University reiterates commitment to gender-safe campuses

    Reaffirming the centrality of gender justice and dignity within academic spaces, the University of Kalyani on Thursday organised an awareness programme on Gender Sensitisation and Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Higher Education Institutions at its campus. The initiative, ...

    7 February 2026 The Statesman
    Budget is testament that our government has a human face: Chandrima

    The humane and sincere attempt to uplift the living condition of the economically challenged people by the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have helped elevate more than one crore people living below the poverty line, state finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya ...

    7 February 2026 The Statesman
    Sealdah division plans major overhaul of Dum Dum station

    When Binoy Kumar sets out for work from his village at Goyalbati in Habra, he keeps his fingers crossed to be able to reach office on time. A journey in the local train from Habra station to Sealdah and ...

    7 February 2026 The Statesman
    RG Kar graft case: CBI court’s arrest warrant against former deputy superintendent

    Former Deputy Superintendent (Non-Medical) of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Akhtar Ali, landed in deeper trouble today as a special CBI court in Alipore issued a warrant of arrest against him in connection with the financial irregularities case ...

    7 February 2026 The Statesman
    ECL, West Burdwan join hands to promote sustainable mine closure

    Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable development and social well-being. A high-level meeting was held today between Mr Girish Gopinathan Nair, Director (Technical/Project & Planning), ECL, and Mr Ponnambalam ...

    7 February 2026 The Statesman
    Krishnagar gets infra push with 20 roads under Pathashree-IV

    In a major push to upgrade civic infrastructure and urban healthcare, the Krishnagar Municipality on Tuesday formally launched construction on 20 roads at a total cost of Rs 4.17 crore under the state-funded Pathashree-IV scheme, marking one of the ...

    4 February 2026 The Statesman
    Bridge in Lake Town to ease traffic movement

    Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) has set up a double lane modular steel bridge to reduce traffic congestion in areas surrounding Lake Town and VIP Road. The bridge has been constructed for the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). The ...

    4 February 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata Banerjee at Supreme Court as electoral roll revision in West Bengal comes under scrutiny

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, as the apex court is scheduled to take up matters linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The hearing comes amid mounting political tension ...

    4 February 2026 The Statesman
    ED raids multiple locations in Bengal’s West Burdwan in sand-coal smuggling cases

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers conducted raids on Tuesday at multiple locations in West Bengal as part of its investigation into sand and coal smuggling cases. The raids are currently underway in the West Burdwan district. A team of ED sleuths ...

    3 February 2026 The Statesman
    WB gets its first bullet train in the railway budget

    Poll-bound West Bengal is to get its first bullet train from Varanasi to Siliguri. The second route of the bullet train connecting Varanasi-Patna-Siliguri is one of the most significant parts of the Railway Budget announced by the railway minister ...

    3 February 2026 The Statesman
    Nadia student gets Madhyamik admit card at eleventh hour

    A student of Duttapulia Union Academy for Girls in Nadia district, who had been left without an admit card despite being registered, has finally been allowed to appear for the examination following direct intervention by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ...

    3 February 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata approaches SC, demands polls based on 2025 rolls not through SIR

    The Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court through a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction that the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state be conducted on the basis of the electoral rolls revised in 2025, instead ...

    3 February 2026 The Statesman
    Shringla raises shortage of CGHS facilities in Darjeeling Hills

    Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Monday raised a long-pending public health concern during Zero Hour in Parliament, drawing the attention of the House and the Union government to the acute inadequacy of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) ...

    3 February 2026 The Statesman
    Will give more than size, population of North Bengal in budget: Shah

    A day ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget, Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that a BJP-led NDA government would allocate a budget for North Bengal that would exceed what its geographical size and population ...

    1 February 2026 The Statesman
    ECI warns of unlisted documents being uploaded, calls it ‘deliberate’ lapse

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has taken a serious note about the unlisted documents being used as listed ones. The ECI cautioned that clearing and uploading unlisted identity documents as listed ones during hearings on claims and objections to ...

    1 February 2026 The Statesman
    BJP’s lies on infiltration stand exposed: TMC

    Trinamul Congress leader and minister Bratya Basu and party MP Partha Bhowmick held a Press conference today exposing Bharatiya Janata Party’s lies and ‘ghuspaithiye’ (infiltrators). Mr Basu said BJP’s lies on infiltration stand completely exposed. In Malda, their own booth ...

    1 February 2026 The Statesman
    Shopping malls to be set up in 3 districts by state government

    To help several thousand women associated with self help groups (SHGs) producing handicrafts and other goods become self-reliant, the state government has taken the initiative to set up special marketing hubs or shopping malls in selected districts across the ...

    1 February 2026 The Statesman
    Book explores return of Netaji to India, post 1945

    Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is remembered as one of the greatest freedom fighters of India. He stood for courage, sacrifice, and the dream of an independent India. His leadership and vision continue to inspire people even today. Officially, Netaji is ...

    30 January 2026 The Statesman
    Another dolphin, this time pregnant, killed by poachers in Katwa area

    The carcass of yet another Gangetic dolphin was found on the banks of the Bhagirathi river in Katwa yesterday and, as in the previous case, it had been killed by poachers, experts said after examination. The carcass was that of ...

    30 January 2026 The Statesman
    Banglar Bari Phase II: 84,334 houses to be built in Nadia

    In a major push towards ensuring dignified housing for the rural poor, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday rolled out the second phase of the ‘Banglar Bari (Gramin) Awas Prakalpa’, a flagship state-funded housing scheme that aims to turn ...

    30 January 2026 The Statesman
    Event organiser arrested after actor Mimi Chakraborty alleges harassment

    Police in Bongaon on Thursday arrested Tanay Shastri, an organiser of a cultural programme, following allegations of harassment made by Tollywood actor and former MP Mimi Chakraborty during an event in the town. The arrest led to brief tension at ...

    30 January 2026 The Statesman
    Kolkata warehouse fire: Death toll rises to 25, NHRC takes suo motu cognizance

    As the death toll in the Anandapur warehouse fire on the southern outskirts of Kolkata reached 25 on Friday morning, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) took suo motu cognisance of the matter and directed the District Magistrate concerned ...

    30 January 2026 The Statesman
    Anandapur fire: Rs 10 lakh compensation for each victim’s family

    The Bengal government on Tuesday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the family of each person who died in the devastating fire at Anandapur in East Kolkata. State urban development minister Firhad Hakim said the financial assistance would ...

    28 January 2026 The Statesman
    Nitin Nabin describes Bengal as ‘Durgabhoomi’

    BJP national president Nitin Nabin, while seeking to woo Bengali voters with an eye on the upcoming Assembly elections, recalled eminent Bengali personalities ranging from Raja Rammohan Roy and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar to Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Uttam ...

    28 January 2026 The Statesman
    Arijit Singh: How a Murshidabad boy became India’s emotional default until he needed room to breathe

    bad day. A good day that suddenly turns quiet. A breakup you pretend you’re over. A late-night drive where your phone connects to the car Bluetooth before your brain catches up. And then without effort, without asking, an Arijit ...

    28 January 2026 The Statesman
    A timeless economy of broken objects : The ‘Bhanga Mela’ at Mathurapur

    Installation artist Pradip Das is building his studio. The intricately carved green doors and the louvered windows that transform his contemporary building into a early 20th century marvel, have all been sourced from the broken objects’ fair at Mathurapur, ...

    28 January 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal will be sought after industrial destination in India: Mamata

    Bengal will be the industrial destination of the country soon because of remarkable infrastructure development and peaceful environment, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday. She was addressing a gathering of industrialists after she virtually inaugurated the upgraded an electric ...

    28 January 2026 The Statesman
    Youth lead ‘My Vote, My Right’ march in Balagarh on National Voters’ Day

    On the occasion of National Voters’ Day today, a meaningful and impactful programme titled “My Vote, My Right” was organised at Balagarh in Hooghly district with the objective of promoting awareness about democratic procedures among the youth. The programme was ...

    26 January 2026 The Statesman
    State police clarify on Saraswati Puja misinformation regarding Barasat school

    West Bengal Police on Saturday refuted allegations that the administration had issued directives to stop Saraswati Puja at a school in Barasat in North 24-Parganas district, calling such claims false and misleading. The Barasat District Police in its X handle ...

    25 January 2026 The Statesman
    EFR delegates meet Darjeeling MP, say no recruitment since 2010

    A day ahead of the nationwide Rozgar Mela across 45 locations in the country, representatives of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) met Darjeeling MP Raju Bista and raised serious concerns over prolonged vacancies and restructuring of the force. During the ...

    25 January 2026 The Statesman
    Hindu man burnt alive in Bangladesh as violence against minorities rises ahead of Feb 12 polls; suspect caught on CCTV

    A Hindu man was burned alive in Bangladesh’s Narsingdi amid fresh concerns over the rising violence against minorities ahead of the February 12 elections. The victim has been identified as Chanchal Bhowmik, in his early 20s. According to reports, ...

    25 January 2026 The Statesman
    Over 3L ‘No-Mapping’ voters skip SIR hearings in Bengal

    More than three lakh ‘no-mapping’ voters did not appear for hearings under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, despite being served notices by the Election Commission of India. According to commission sources, notices specifying ...

    25 January 2026 The Statesman
    PM Modi likely to address VBU convocation in February

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the annual convocation of Visva-Bharati University (VBU) in Santiniketan during the last week of February. Although the dates have not yet been finalised, VBU Vice-Chancellor Dr Probir Kumar Ghosh personally visited the ...

    25 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI likely to publish ‘no-mapping’ voters list alongside ‘logical discrepancies’

    A day after the Supreme Court directed the Election Commission of India to publish the list of voters in West Bengal with logical discrepancies, there are strong indications that the poll body is likely to make public the list ...

    22 January 2026 The Statesman
    ER starts trains to Jayrambati, Kamarpukur for easy access to religious sites

    Eying to cater to a large number of religious commuters, the Eastern Railway has started the commercial services between the recently inaugurated Jayrambati-Barogopinathpur-Maynapur route. The rail line was flagged off officially at a function in Hooghly district’s Singur where the ...

    22 January 2026 The Statesman
    Family lodges FIR against ECI after elderly man’s death in Purulia

    The son of an 82-year-old man has lodged an FIR against the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging abetment to suicide, 17 days after his father’s death. The FIR, lodged just ahead of the visit of Trinamul Congress (TMC) national ...

    22 January 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata lauds state’s twin national recognitions

    The state government’s ‘Anu modal’ portal has received national recognition for its effective use of technology in public service delivery. The award recognises the portal’s outstanding contribution to strengthening digital and public infrastructure. The state government’s Anumodan’ portal has received ...

    22 January 2026 The Statesman
    ISF calls for Left-Cong unity to counter TMC-BJP ‘binary politics’

    Indian Secular Front (ISF) chief and Bhangar MLA Naushad Siddique on Wednesday strongly advocated an immediate alliance of the Left Front, Congress and the ISF in West Bengal, asserting that only such a united front could effectively challenge what ...

    22 January 2026 The Statesman
    TMC appoints Dilip Saha as Cooch Behar civic body chief

    With an eye on the forthcoming Assembly elections, Trinamul Congress (TMC) councillor Dilip Saha has been nominated as the Chairman of the Cooch Behar Municipality. Saha formally took oath on Wednesday. The change in leadership follows the resignation of Rabindranath ...

    22 January 2026 The Statesman
    Minister opens two renovated primary school buildings at Singur, Haripal

    State education minister Bartya Basu on Tuesday inaugurated two newly renovated and built Baharampur Primary School buildings in Bada area under Singur Assembly constituency and also the Tajpur Primary School in the Narayanpur Bahir Khand area under Haripal Assembly. The ...

    22 January 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata praises four new varieties of paddy raised by state govt

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed satisfaction over the introduction of four new varieties of paddy by the state agriculture department. She wrote in her X handle: “Happy to announce that our agriculture department has invented four varieties of rice ...

    21 January 2026 The Statesman
    IIT Kharagpur to host global meet on surface engineering

    The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in collaboration with the Birla Institute of Technology Mesra (BIT Mesra), will organise an international conference on Frontiers in Surface Engineering and Additive Manufacturing (FSEAM 2026) from 21-23 January at IIT Kharagpur. Speaking ...

    20 January 2026 The Statesman
    Finally, a tableau from Bengal gets approval for R-Day parade in Delhi

    Themed “Vande Mataram and the Struggle for Independence”, finally a tableau from Bengal passed for the Republic Day parade in Delhi. Unable to proceed any further, the central government was compelled to grant permission to the Tableau from West Bengal. ...

    20 January 2026 The Statesman
    Beldanga violence: Abhishek urges local Murshidabad administration to act swiftly

    Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary in Berhampore, Murshidabad today said it is only a matter of time before TMC wins from Berhampore. He was optimistic seeing the huge turnout for his roadshow and tore into the BJP ...

    18 January 2026 The Statesman
    The Asiatic Society, Kolkata to mark its foundation day

    The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, one of Asia’s oldest and most prestigious centres of learning, founded in 1784, celebrated its 243rd Foundation Day. The celebration was graced by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of Culture & Tourism, as the Chief Guest, while ...

    18 January 2026 The Statesman
    Form 7 submission: Four BJP cadres arrested

    BJP cadres clashed with police personnel in Burdwan town this afternoon following chaos during the submission of Form 7 to the Election Commission of India. Four BJP cadres were arrested in connection with the incident. The situation further escalated when ...

    18 January 2026 The Statesman
    EC rejects Bengal govt’s plea, orders FIR against electoral officers accused of tampering voters list

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected the West Bengal government’s plea seeking withdrawal of EC’s earlier order to take strong disciplinary action against four electoral officers in the state. The Commission has instructed the district magistrates and ...

    18 January 2026 The Statesman
    Ministers, DM lend support in cleaning Gangasagar beaches, hail it ‘nature-friendly’

    Soon after the conclusion of the Gangasagar Mela, the South 24-Parganas district administration on Friday launched an extensive cleanliness drive across all beaches in the mela zone. Nearly 3,000 sanitation workers were deployed to clean six major sea-front stretches, restoring ...

    17 January 2026 The Statesman
    Experts call for coordinated action to tackle air pollution

    Air pollution continues to pose a serious threat to public health in India, with experts warning that fragmented efforts and short-term fixes will not deliver lasting improvements in air quality or urban liveability. These concerns were raised at a Clean ...

    17 January 2026 The Statesman
    North Bengal awaits new trains to be flagged off by PM Modi

    Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Malda in North Bengal on January 17, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has highlighted significant expansion of railway infrastructure in the state since 2014, while Darjeeling MP and BJP national spokesperson ...

    17 January 2026 The Statesman
    Devotees throng to Pakora Baba at Gangasagar Mela, get fried prasad

    Gangasagar Mela, known for its sea of pilgrims, sacred dips and a colourful assembly of ascetics, has found an unlikely star this year ~ Pakora Baba. Amid chants, conch shells and clouds of incense, it is the aroma of ...

    17 January 2026 The Statesman
    HAM operators rescue Russian lady, B’deshi child, sick pilgrims at Sagar

    At least four persons in various forms of distress were either rescued or assisted by amateur radio (HAM) operators over the last five days at the Gangasagar Mela. A Russian lady who lost her entire belongings, a Bangladeshi child separated ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Madhyamik admit card not valid for voter list revision: ECI

    The Election Commission of India has clarified that the Madhyamik (secondary examination) admit card will not be accepted as a valid document for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal. In a letter addressed to ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    ER gets approval for kavach installation at key stations

    In a significant development towards rail safety, the Eastern Railway received the approval of the work for provision of the indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, Kavach from the Railway Board today. The nod comes on a project to ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Violence at Goalpokhar BDO office during hearing, ECI orders probe

    A day after the Block Development Office (BDO) at Farakka in Murshidabad was vandalised, an angry mob on Thursday attacked the Goalpokhar Block Development Office at Chakulia in North Dinajpur during a hearing related to the Special Intensive Revision ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Gyanesh Kumar is responsible for SIR deaths: Abhishek in Nandigram

    The BJP workers, who have either removed or torn Sebabashray posters in Nandigram have become mortally scared of Trinamul Congress, said Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of Trinamul Congress. He inaugurated Sebaashray camps in Nandigram this afternoon. He assured that ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    India Post releases special philatelic cover commemorating Gangasagar Mela

    The department of posts, West Bengal Circle, has issued a special philatelic cover commemorating the Gangasagar Mela-2026. The Special Cover was released by Jitendra Gupta, Director General Postal Services, department of posts in a programme at Diamond Harbour on Makar ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Survey work begins at Rashbehari Ghosh’s home for Restoration

    Officials of the state Public Works Department (PWD) have visited and inspected the ancestral home of Sir Rashbehari Ghosh at Ukhrid in East Burdwan district to carry out a survey for the restoration of the heritage structure. Sir Rashbehari Ghosh, ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Singur farmers want greater use of land, to urge PM Modi for intervention

    A section of Singur farmers, who were actively involved in the Singur land agitation and later got back their land following the Supreme Court verdict, have said that only 30 per cent of the returned land has been made ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Students fight for technical excellence at school competition

    The leading National Level Technical Bonanza of the country – ConnecTech, which sees the highest number of participation in technical contests all across India, organised by the University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata and Jaipur, was held in ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    Shops gutted by fire at BB Ganguly street

    A massive fire in the heart of the city triggered panic among shop owners and residents of BB Ganguly Street this morning. The fire started at a busy hour in the central business pocket of the city at a furniture ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    3 killed, 2 injured as coal roof collapses on villagers in abandoned BCCL colliery at Kulti

    Three illegal coal miners were killed and two others seriously injured after a section of coal roof collapsed on them at the abandoned Borira Open Cast Colliery of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) under Kulti police station on Tuesday. The ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    Nabanna seeks report on Borira coal mine accident from civil defence department

    Nabanna, the administrative headquarters of the West Bengal government in Howrah, has sought a detailed report from the district civil defence and disaster management department in Asansol regarding the Borira coal mine accident in the Damagoria coal-bearing area. The accident ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    Two Nipah-infected nurses remain on ventilator support

    Two nurses infected with the deadly Nipah virus continue to remain on ventilatory support, with their condition described as extremely critical, hospital sources said on Tuesday. The two are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Barasat in North 24-Parganas ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata slams Centre for neglect of Gangasagar Mela as it attains global stature

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the Gangasagar Mela has transcended state and national boundaries to emerge as one of the most significant pilgrimage destinations in the world, attracting millions of devotees every year. State power minister Aroop ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    ED raid on I-PAC: Calcutta High Court to hear linked petitions today

    The Calcutta High Court will on Wednesday hear multiple petitions linked to the Enforcement Directorate’s recent raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the home of its co-founder Pratik Jain. The matter will come up before a ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata flags harassment of voters , writes fifth letter to ECI

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote for the fifth time to the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging widespread harassment of voters and serious administrative lapses in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. In a ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    Preparations in full swing in north Bengal as Mamata, Abhishek & Modi line up rallies

    Last-minute preparations are in full swing at Ghughumari Kadamtala in Cooch Behar, where Trinamul Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to address a political rally on Tuesday to highlight issues related to voting rights. TMC leaders in ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal likely to get 7 Amrit Bharat trains

    The beginning of 2026 has brought a major connectivity boost for the poll-bound state, West Bengal. Apart from the country’s first Vande Bharat sleeper, the state is likely to get seven new routes of Amrit Bharat Express during Prime ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    India Post to release special philatelic cover commemorating Gangasagar Mela

    The department of posts, West Bengal Circle, will be formally issuing a Special Philatelic Cover commemorating the Gangasagar Mela-2026. The special cover will be released by Jitendra Gupta, Director General Postal Services, department of posts in a programme at Diamond ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    Around 45 lakhs pilgrims throng Gangasagar since 1 January

    Around 45 lakh pilgrims have arrived at Gangasagar in South 24-Parganas since 1 January to take the holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal and offer prayers at the Kapil Muni Ashram, state ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    Children must stick to textbooks, not shift to high-tech gadgets, says educationist

    New-age tech support like e-books and iPads are not good for children. They need to stick to conventional copybooks, textbooks and blackboards, leaving aside gadgets, advised educationist Dr Punam Suri, chairman of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic University and president of DAV ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal identifies 2 suspected cases of Nipah virus, Nadda assures full support

    Two suspected cases of Nipah virus disease, listed as a high-priority pathogen by the WHO, have been identified in West Bengal, according to official sources on Monday. The cases were identified on Sunday at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP state chief vows to ‘rejuvenate Bengal’ on Swamiji’s birth anniversary

    Union minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamul Congress (TMC) government, vowing to “bring back the state’s lost fame and rejuvenate its culture” by dislodging the ruling party in ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI slams AERO’s resignation as ‘Meaningless,’ flags disciplinary action

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a sharp response to the resignation of Mousam Sarkar, Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) of Bagnan Assembly constituency, describing the move as “meaningless” and an act of “gross indiscipline, insubordination ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    State caveat in Supreme Court in I PAC raid case

    The state government on Saturday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court in connection with the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) petition relating to the searches conducted at the I-PAC office and the residence of its director, Pratik Jain. The ED has ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI clears polling booths in highrises across seven districts

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) clears the proposal for setting up of polling booths inside multi-storey housing complexes in West Bengal, despite objections raised by the ruling Trinamul Congress and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Commission sources said a total ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek targets BJP over SIR at Saltora

    Abhishek Banerjee, MP and national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress, on Friday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) while addressing a large public rally at Saltora in Bankura district. “Ask BJP leaders ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    TMC team meets CEO with fresh set of demands

    Trinamul Congress delegation once again met Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal Manoj Agarwal on Saturday highlighting various issues regarding the electoral roll revision and the problems people in the state face due to it. Ministers Pulak Roy, Dr Shashi ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    Cooch Behar civic body chief resigns after Abhishek’s call

    In a significant political development ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, senior Trinamul Congress leader Rabindranath Ghosh on Saturday stepped down as Chairman of Cooch Behar Municipality, complying with instructions from the party’s national general secretary and second-in-command Abhishek ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    ED submits report on search at I PAC office to MHA

    The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) had sought a detailed report from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday regarding the sequence of events during the agency’s search operations in Kolkata in connection with the alleged illegal coal smuggling ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP targets TMC over SIR

    Placing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at the centre of its 2026 Assembly election campaign, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of panicking over a clean voter list and attempting to ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP in damage-control mode in Cooch Behar

    With the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections approaching, the Bharatiya Janata Party has begun damage-control efforts in politically sensitive Cooch Behar, where internal discontent within the party has triggered embarrassment from the district to the national level. State BJP president ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    DVC agrees to release additional water for boro cultivation

    The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has agreed to release an additional 21,000 acre-feet of water from its dams and barrages to support boro crop cultivation in five South Bengal districts, following a request by state panchayat minister and Durgapur ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP in ‘democratic struggle’ to win state election: Samik

    State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Friday said his party has embarked on a “democratic struggle” and made it clear that the BJP does not seek to win elections by removing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee through any administrative or ...

    10 January 2026 The Statesman
    Governor tries street food sans security after threat mail

    A day after receiving a threat email on Thursday late night, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Friday morning walked through the congested lanes of central Kolkata with minimal security, accentuating what Lok Bhawan described as his ...

    10 January 2026 The Statesman
    Trinamool Congress MPs protest outside Amit Shah’s office over ED raids, detained briefly

    A group of Trinamool Congress MPs protested outside Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s office in the national capital on Friday, accusing the Centre of using investigative agencies to target the opposition. The demonstration ended with police briefly detaining some ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    ED–I-PAC raids: Calcutta High Court to hear three linked petitions today

    The Calcutta High Court will on Friday hear three connected petitions linked to the Enforcement Directorate’s searches at the India Political Action Committee (I-PAC) office and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain. The matters will be taken up together ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    TMC protests ED raid at I-PAC office

    The Trinamul Congress took to the streets across different parts of Hooghly district on Thursday evening to protest against raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the residence and office of I-PAC chief Pratik Jain in Kolkata’s Loudon ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    Sealdah Division to get the first set of Amrit Bharat sleeper trains

    The Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railway is slated to get its first set of premium trains of the Amrit Bharat sleeper series. If all goes according to the plan, the division could get two new routes of Amrit ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    Pratik Jain files counter-petition against ED over raids

    Pratik Jain, co-founder of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), on Thursday afternoon, filed a counter petition at a single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the latter’s raid and search operations earlier in ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    MP Ritabrata writes to textiles minister, objects to use of plastic bags for food grains

    Ritabrata Banerjee, Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha member on Wednesday wrote to Union minister of textiles Giriraj Singh, opposing the decision to permit the large-scale use of plastic bags for food grain procurement. In his letter, Mr Banerjee described the permission ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    Assault on journalists: Main accused, 2 others nabbed

    Arambagh police have arrested the main accused along with two others in connection with the assault on two journalists inside the Kalipur College campus a few days ago. The incident took place during a protest at Kalipur College, when the ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI explains SIR notice to Amartya Sen, cites ‘age difference with mother’ in voter records

    The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) of West Bengal on Wednesday clarified that a notice issued to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was triggered by a data inconsistency flagged by the Election ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Nadda expected to hold twin meetings on Today

    In a run-up to the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal, Union health minister JP Nadda will attend two crucial meetings ~ one administrative and the other political today. Sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party said that the party president ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Sealdah division records high rate of punctuality in train running

    In what comes as an accomplishment for Sealdah, the divisional railway recorded significant improvements in punctuality in 2025. The division has achieved punctuality percentages of 95 in mail/ express trains and 94 per cent in suburban sections, both of ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
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