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  • 2 TMC councillors get police summons

    The city police today summoned two Trinamul Congress councillors Santiranjan Kundu and Sachin Singh of Wards 32 and 36 respectively of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation allegedly in connection with a fracas and illegal assembly in front of the state ...

    4 April 2026 The Statesman
    ECI notification on filing names on the electoral rolls

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a notification detailing the process of filing prayer for inclusion and exclusion of names on the electoral rolls at the tribunals set up as part of the Special intensive Revision ...

    4 April 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek presents report card of govt, canvases for thumping majority

    Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of the Trinamul Congress was attending a public meeting at Patrasayer Gorur Hath, Sonamukhi. Candidates Shyamali Roy Bagdi from Indus, Dr. Kallol Saha from Sonamukhi, and Subrata Dutta from Onda were present on the ...

    4 April 2026 The Statesman
    TMC leaders predict Suvendu’s loss in Nandigram, Bhowanipore

    Trinamul Congress today held a press conference highlighting that BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari is acting in desperation, fearing a defeat in both Nandigram and Bhowanipore. They also showed how goons close to Suvendu are intimidating people.Minister Dr. Shashi Panja ...

    4 April 2026 The Statesman
    NIA officials arrive in Malda

    An NIA team arrived at Mothabari in Malda on Friday to investigate the recent incident. The investigating officers first reached Mothabari police station in the afternoon and later proceeded to the BDO office at Mothabari.It may be noted that ...

    4 April 2026 The Statesman
    War of words over Mothabari; Cong’s Mausam demands election deferred

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed “outsiders” like All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and The Indian Secular Front (ISF), the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, for orchestrating the Mothabari incident involving the confinement of judges. The BJP ...

    4 April 2026 The Statesman
    35 in cop net as main accused in Mothabari attack nabbed

    Siliguri Police, in coordination with the CID, on Friday detained Mofakkerul Islam from Bagdogra Airport, identifying him as the alleged main instigator behind the confinement of judges and subsequent attacks on them at Mothabari in Malda district.He was later ...

    4 April 2026 The Statesman
    I’ve to be a giant killer: BJP candidate from Bidhannagar

    The Bharatiya Janata Party in West Bengal is on an overdrive. They are desperate to win the state election.While the party is going all out to win, the party candidates are trying to cash in on the anti-incumbency votes. ...

    4 April 2026 The Statesman
    Bhowanipore unrest: Two DCs get notice, FIRs filed

    Two senior police officers have been served show-cause notices following Thursday’s unrest during the nomination filing of BJP’s Bhowanipore candidate Suvendu Adhikari, even as multiple FIRs have been registered and an investigation initiated.According to police sources, the Deputy Commissioner ...

    4 April 2026 The Statesman
    ECI extends Central forces’ presence in Bengal to safeguard post-poll process

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday said a large contingent of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) would remain stationed in West Bengal even after the completion of vote counting, in a move aimed at preserving law and ...

    4 April 2026 The Statesman
    ECI holds urgent meet after SC orders Malda violence probe

    The Election Commission of India held an urgent virtual meeting with West Bengal’s top administrative and police officials on Thursday following directions from the Supreme Court of India to ensure an independent probe into the Malda violence.The meeting focused ...

    3 April 2026 The Statesman
    Do not take law in your hands: Mamata to people in Murshidabad

    Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee today urged the people not to take the law in their own hands as she apprehended that the BJP might use the situation to impose President’s rule to jeopardise the election.She was addressing a ...

    3 April 2026 The Statesman
    Name deleted: Women voters live in confusion, amid uncertainties

    In Bhowanipore Assembly constituency that has turned into the principal political battlefield in 2026 elections, several women voters with their names deleted from the electoral roll are juggling twin crises ~ LPG cylinder shortage and struggle to get their ...

    3 April 2026 The Statesman
    Commission seeks report from DG over Malda unrest

    The Election Commission of India has sought a report from West Bengal Director General of Police Siddhanath Gupta over the unrest in Malda triggered by allegations of exclusion of names from the voter list.According to Commission sources, the matter ...

    3 April 2026 The Statesman
    No artefacts stolen from Bengal museums: Govt to MP Samik Bhattacharya

    In a written reply to the question asked in Rajya Sabha today regarding the status of smuggling temple artefacts and antiquities, in West Bengal by MP, Samik Bhattacharya, the Union minister for culture & tourism, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stated ...

    3 April 2026 The Statesman
    Protest over candidature of Shantanu Thakur’s wife in Bagda

    The Bagdah Assembly constituency in North 24-Parganas witnessed a massive protest by a section of BJP workers today, reflecting growing discontent within the party over its candidate selection for the upcoming elections.The BJP has fielded Soma Thakur, wife of ...

    3 April 2026 The Statesman
    Malda judicial officers’ siege: ECI hands over probe to NIA, warns violence will not be tolerated

    The Election Commission of India has handed over the investigation into the Malda incident in West Bengal to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), following the gherao of seven judicial officers at a block office.Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said ...

    3 April 2026 The Statesman
    ‘Joint conspiracy’: Mamata blames BJP and EC for Malda judicial officers’ siege, warns of President’s Rule plot

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that the harassment of seven judicial adjudication officers in Malda’s Kaliachak was part of a “joint conspiracy” involving the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission of India. She said ...

    3 April 2026 The Statesman
    ‘Throw TMC into Bay of Bengal’: Amit Shah calls for fearless voting; BJP-TMC clash erupts at Adhikari’s Bhabanipur nomination

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday called on voters in West Bengal to cast their ballots without fear and remove the Trinamool Congress (TMC) from power in the upcoming Assembly elections.The BJP leader was speaking at the nomination ...

    3 April 2026 The Statesman
    No food, no water, 9 hours under siege: SC calls Malda attack on 7 judicial officers ‘criminal contempt’; protests enter Day 2

    The Supreme Court of India on Thursday came down heavily on the West Bengal administration over the attack on judicial officers in Malda, calling it a direct assault on the rule of law, even as fresh protests broke out ...

    3 April 2026 The Statesman
    ‘There will be a big khela’: Mamata Banerjee’s sharp warning to BJP before 2026 West Bengal polls

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, accusing it of attempting land grabs, manipulating voter rolls and fuelling divisions ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. She also said her party would ...

    2 April 2026 The Statesman
    BJP faces internal revolt in North Bengal as candidate row turns violent

    Dissent within the over candidate selection has begun surfacing across several constituencies in north Bengal, intensifying after the party’s fourth list of nominees.Following the replacement of its candidate in Maynaguri, demands for similar changes are now emerging from other ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Industrialist Pawan Ruia arrested by police in multi-crore rupee fraud case

    Industrialist Pawan Ruia was arrested by the Cyber Crime Branch of Kolkata Police on Tuesday from Eco Park in connection with an alleged multi-crore rupee fraud case, officials said.Ruia, owner of Jessop & Company, had earlier been linked to ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Thousands still absent from voter rolls in East Burdwan, tribunals only hope

    With their names still not on the voters’ list after the publication of several supplementaries to the main list issued by the Election Commission on 28 February, a large number of residents in the Kalna sub-division of East Burdwan ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    ‘BJP has perfected the dirty art of voter roll tampering’

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee today criticised the BJP and the ECI over the voter roll tampering. He took to X to express his views. The TMC leader cited Maharashtra and Delhi as examples for making his ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Balurghat has a Union minister, yet no central development: Abhishek

    Trinamul Congressnational general secretary Abhishek Banerjee addressed a rally at Balurghat Town Club ground in Balurghat today where he highlighted the attempts to spread fear in Bengal in the name of SIR.Abhishek was canvassing for candidate Arpita Ghosh, who ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Calcutta HC dismisses TMC petition on large-scale reshuffle of officers

    The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition filed by the ruling Trinamul Congress challenging the large-scale reshuffle of administrative and police officials across the state ahead of the elections.The court observed that the Election Commission of India ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata targets BJP, ECI, calls for unity at Garbeta rally

    Launching a sharp political offensive ahead of the Assembly elections, Chief Minister and Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday simultaneously targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Election Commission of India, while issuing a firm message of ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Huge political uproar in Tirat after accident, several vehicles set on fire

    Vehicles were torched and stones pelted by angry locals after a sand-laden truck ran over a youth in Raniganj. Residents alleged that overloaded and illegal sand trucks ply dangerously along the banks of the Damodar river in Tirat on ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    ‘Hooliganism will not be tolerated’: ECI’s strong warning to TMC ahead of Bengal assembly elections

    The Election Commission of India on Wednesday issued a stern warning, stating that no form of hooliganism will be tolerated outside the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s office, as tensions escalate ahead of the Assembly elections.In a sharply worded ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata alleges ‘BJP hijacking voters, EC accepting fake registrations’; writes to CEC over ‘serious conspiracy’

    West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the BJP and the Election Commission of India (ECI) of attempting to tamper with the voters’ list in West ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek alleges voter roll irregularities in Bengal, Questions ECI’s role

    Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of the Trinamul Congress, on Monday raised serious concerns over alleged irregularities in voter registration in West Bengal, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of attempting to interfere with the state’s democratic process and questioning ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Violence in Burdwan, Malda over Cong candidature

    Violent protests over selection of Congress candidates broke out in some parts of the state today after the party declared its list for 284 of the 294 Assembly seats yesterday. Similar protests, though on a larger scale, had erupted ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    BJP likely to unveil poll manifesto in early April, Focus on jobs, industry & welfare

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to release its manifesto for the Assembly election in the first week of April, with party sources indicating 4 or 6 April as the probable dates.Senior leader Nitin Nabin is expected to ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    ED summons TMC MLA in alleged land-grabbing case

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday issued summons to Debasish Kumar, a Trinamul Congress legislator from the Rashbehari Assembly constituency in south Kolkata and a Member-Mayor-in-Council (MMiC) of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, in connection with an alleged illegal land-grabbing ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    ECI removes 4 key officials, petition filed in Cal HC

    In a fall out of the massive transfers made by the Election Commission of India, a petition has been filed in the Calcutta High Court challenging the poll body’s decision to remove 267 officials, including Block Development Officers (BDOs) ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    BJP seeks halt to Mamata Banerjee’s campaign, TMC hits back

    In a significant move, a delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party approached the Election Commission of India in New Delhi on Monday, demanding to stop the election campaign of Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she is intimidating voters.The BJP delegation, ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata warns dissenters within party amid infighting

    Amid ongoing infighting within the party over party ticket distribution, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee issued a strong message to dissenters during an election rally in Narayangarh.“Denial of a party ticket should not lead to rebellion. Not getting ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Trinamul brings back “Fighter Didi” in Bengal poll season

    With the campaign gathering pace for the West Bengal Assembly polls, the Trinamul Congress has fallen back on its tried-and-tested animated series “Fighter Didi” in a bid to woo the youth, particularly Gen Z.The first episode of the 2026 ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Suvendu files nominations from Nandigram, predicts saffron run in Bengal

    Setting the stage for one of West Bengal’s most high-stakes electoral contests, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Monday filed his nomination papers from the politically symbolic Nandigram constituency, asserting that a “decisive mandate” in favour of the Bharatiya ...

    1 April 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek Banerjee flags voter roll ‘irregularities’ in Bengal, questions ECI’s response

    Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), on Monday raised serious concerns over alleged irregularities in voter registration in West Bengal, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to interfere with the state’s ...

    31 March 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata grieves death of Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday evening condoled the death of Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, who tragically passed away earlier in the day at the age of 42.He was best-known for his blockbuster Bengali film, ‘Chirodini Tumi Je ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal polls: LoP Adhikari receives BJP symbol to contest from Bhabanipur, slams Trinamool for suppressing democracy

    West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and Rajya Sabha MP, Samik Bhattacharya, on Sunday, alleged that democratic rights are being systematically suppressed in West Bengal under the Trinamool Congress-led state government.Addressing a press conference at the state BJP ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal polls: Judicial adjudication for 67 pc of voters completed

    The judicial adjudication process for 40 lakh voters, which is around 67 per cent of a total of more than 60 lakh voters, referred for adjudication after being categorised under the “logical discrepancy category” had been completed till Sunday ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek Banerjee targets Adhir, Humayun; alleges BJP ‘tie-up’

    Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the BJP and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have a tacit understanding with former Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury and Humayun Kabir, chief of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party.Addressing ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    More pre-poll transfers: ECI orders reshuffle of 83 BDOs/AROs ahead of Bengal assembly elections

    The Election Commission of India today ordered the transfer of 83 Block Development Officers (BDOs) and Assistant Returning Officers (AROs) in poll-bound West Bengal, as part of its ongoing measures to ensure free and fair Assembly elections next month.According ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    ECI changes rules for re-polling

    The Election Commission of India today introduced more stringent rules for re-polling. The Commission today made it clear that any sign of intimidation or infringement to voters in exercising their franchises, would be construed as a legitimate ground to ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    EC releases second supplementary list of ‘under consideration’ voters

    The Election Commission of India released the second supplementary list of ‘under consideration’ voters as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal on Friday late night.Like the first list, the commission did not disclose the ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    EC clears two TMC candidates in supplementary list

    Hours after the Trinamul Congress (TMC) wrote to the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court seeking urgent intervention over the status of 11 of its candidates whose names remain in the ‘under consideration’ list amid the ongoing Special ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek questions poll-time administrative overhaul

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday raised concerns over what he described as a “disturbing shift” in West Bengal’s administrative and social landscape following recent changes after the announcement of elections, warning of implications for governance ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    Thunderstorm disrupts Kolkata flights, Shah’s plane hovers before landing

    After Union home minister Amit Shah presented a charge sheet against the Mamata Banerjee government, in Kolkata, the Trinamul Congress launched a counter attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre, presenting another charge sheet in response ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    Victims’ kin in poll fray may kill or glorify ‘sympathy’ factor: Experts

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar victim, from the Panihati constituency in North 24-Parganas, letting quiet chatter over the intention of the parent. While some support her candidature, others seemed ‘pained’ ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    ER urges passengers to avoid the ‘gamble’ of boarding a moving train

    It was 2 February and the day at Bidhan Nagar station was busy as usual when the security personnel of the Eastern Railway noticed a passenger hanging from a moving train. Sensing the gravity of the danger ahead, security ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    CM warns Jamuria MLA to restrain his son’s from using beacon lights

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has warned TMC candidate and sitting Jamuria MLA Hare Ram Singh to ensure that his son stops using a vehicle fitted with a red beacon.“I have heard that your son is moving in a vehicle ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    Designated as First Polling Officer, teacher’s name figures in ‘Adjudication’ list

    PMonir Uddin Mallick has been designated as the First Polling Officer, entrusted by the Election Commission of India with the responsibility of verifying voters’ identities as they enter the polling booth. A letter summoning him for training has also ...

    30 March 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek Banerjee flags ‘disturbing shift’ in Bengal amid poll-time administrative changes

    Abhishek Banerjee, general secretary of the Trinamool Congress, on Saturday raised concerns over what he described as a “disturbing shift” in West Bengal’s administrative and social landscape following recent changes after the announcement of elections, warning of implications for ...

    29 March 2026 The Statesman
    ‘40% strong base’: Amit Shah highlights Bengal’s rising support for BJP over the years

    Ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday outlined the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) electoral rise in the state, citing vote share and seat gains over the past decade. He also launched ...

    29 March 2026 The Statesman
    ‘West Bengal election is all about freedom from fear… for youth, women, everyone’: Amit Shah

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) wins in West Bengal, it would arrange land for fencing the India-Bangladesh border within 45 days of taking office, making it a key poll promise ...

    29 March 2026 The Statesman
    ECI assigns deleted voters as presiding officers in East Burdwan

    Two presiding officers and a first polling officer assigned to election duties in East Burdwan have found their names marked as ‘deleted’ or ‘under adjudication’ in the final electoral roll, raising serious concerns.Despite lacking voting rights, these individuals have ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    ECI transfers 14 more Returning officers in Bengal

    The transfer spree by the Election Commission of India continues as the poll panel has replaced 14 Returning Officers (ROs) in several constituencies across West Bengal.Interestingly enough all these officers have been removed just five days after their appointment, ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    The day polls are over, LPG price will go up to Rs 2,000: Abhishek at Binpur

    Escalating the political battle ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday launched a blistering attack on the BJP from a packed rally in Binpur, daring the saffron party to replicate West ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    Shah returns to Bengal, BJP steps up offensive with ‘charge sheet’

    Union home minister Amit Shah, the BJP’s chief strategist for the West Bengal Assembly elections, will return to the state on Saturday to release a “charge sheet” against the government led by Mamata Banerjee.Said to be titled ‘Abhiyognama’, the ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    NRAI urges PNG use at restaurants amid LPG shortage

    The National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), Kolkata Chapter has initiated discussions with Bengal Gas Company Limited (BGCL) to assess the feasibility of Piped Natural Gas (PNG) as an alternative fuel for the city’s restaurant sector, amid ongoing challenges ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    BJP alleges TMC using outsiders to intimidate officials

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday levelled serious allegations against the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC), accusing it of deploying criminals and “outsiders” to create an atmosphere of fear ahead of the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.Addressing a ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    Uttarpara CPI-M candidate flags mismanagement at state hospital

    The CPI-M candidate for the Uttarpara Assembly constituency, Minakshi Mukherjee, has raised concerns over the deteriorating state of healthcare services in government-run hospitals, highlighting the free movement of animals within Uttarpara State General Hospital.During her election campaign, Mukherjee drew ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata changes plan to fly to Andal, to stay overnight in Durgapur

    With weather conditions improving, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has decided to fly from Kolkata to Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport (KNI) at Andal this evening for her election campaign in south Bengal districts, which resumes tomorrow.Earlier, the Chief Minister had ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    Name of TMC candidate from Uttarpara missing from 1st supplementary list

    The Trinamul Congress candidate from Uttarpara Assembly constituency, Sirsanya Banerjee, has already begun campaigning in his constituency. However, he finds himself in a predicament as his name has not appeared in the Election Commission of India’s supplementary voter list. ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    ECL store becomes a beacon of women empowerment

    In a significant step towards women’s empowerment, Eastern Coalfields Limited (ECL), a subsidiary of Coal India, has moved to transform its merchandise depot into an all-women-operated facility by handing over complete operations of its Kajora Area Store in Durgapur ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    MET predicts wet weekend, hail & thunderstorms

    Two systems brewing over Gangetic South Bengal are anticipated to bring rainfall to the region for the next few days.According to the weather scientists, an upper air cyclonic circulation lies over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh, while another ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    Shah returns to Bengal, BJP steps up offensive

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP’s chief strategist for the West Bengal Assembly elections, will return to the state on Saturday to release a “chargesheet” against the government led by Mamata Banerjee. Said to be titled Abhiyognama, the ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    BJP announces five more candidates from Hooghly in third list

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its third list of candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections, naming five nominees from Hooghly district.Former commando Dipanjan Chakraborty has been fielded from Uttarpara. He will face Trinamul Congress (TMC) candidate ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    Swapan Dasgupta claims to be former editor of 6 publications

    Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Rashbehari, Swapan Dasgupta, entered into a wordy duel with some residents of the area after he distributed a pamphlet claiming to be the former editor of six publications.During a door-to-door campaign in Ward ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    ER’s massive cleanliness push clears over 4323.78 MT of Waste

    Putting efforts for cleaner Railway premises, the Eastern Railway is conducting a massive cleanliness drive at various stations. As a part of the initiative, the ER has cleared 4323.78 Metric Tonnes (MT) of garbage in the last three ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    RPF makes major seizures of cash and contraband

    As part of an ongoing initiative to curb illegal transit, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway intercepted four major cases of unaccounted cash and contraband goods across various divisions. In a high-stakes interception at Burdwan Station, the ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    Educational institutes flag concerns for hosting central forces

    At a time when the educational institutes are grappling with the prospect of hosting Central Forces personnel for a longer duration for the Assembly polls in West Bengal, the Calcutta University is grappling with logistical challenges due to ongoing ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    TMC worker shot dead in Kolkata; 1 hurt

    A Trinamul Congress (TMC) worker was shot dead in south Kolkata late Wednesday night, triggering panic in the area.The deceased has been identified as Rahul Dey.The incident took place around midnight in the Purba Phulbagan under Baghajatin police station ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    TMC flags ‘tainted’ record of ECI observers sent to Bengal

    Trinamul Congress protested against the deployment of tainted officials by the Election Commission of India in different constituencies as observers to help the BJP in the forthcoming Assembly election, leading to the murder of democracy.The ECI had earlier said ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    Religion-based politics makes a party bankrupt: Abhishek

    Abhishek Banerjee on Thursday launched a sharp attack on the BJP, alleging that a party that practises politics in the name of religion is “morally bankrupt.”Addressing a massive election rally in Dhupguri in Jalpaiguri district in support of Trinamul ...

    28 March 2026 The Statesman
    Storm delays CM Mamata Banerjee’s flight, aircraft circles over Kolkata for 90 minutes

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had a tense mid-air experience on Thursday evening after her aircraft was unable to land at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport due to inclement weather, forcing it to circle in the sky ...

    26 March 2026 The Statesman
    BJP fields RG Kar victim’s mother from Panihati, names 19 more candidates

    Putting an end to days of speculation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday evening announced the name of Ratna Debnath, mother of the RG Kar Hospital victim, as its candidate from the Panihati Assembly constituency.Her candidature is being ...

    26 March 2026 The Statesman
    12L names deleted in the supplementary list: ECI

    Twelve lakh names were struck off in the first supplementary list of West Bengal voters under adjudication published by the Election Commission of India, poll panel sources said on Wednesday.Around 32 lakh names of under-adjudication voters were disposed of ...

    26 March 2026 The Statesman
    ECI increases remuneration for poll personnel ahead of elections

    In a significant development the Election Commission has decided to increase the remuneration of presiding officers, polling officers, counting personnel, micro-observers and other officials engaged in election duty, according to sources.The move comes as part of efforts to streamline ...

    26 March 2026 The Statesman
    BJP candidate in Bankura faces row over alleged use of central forces in campaign

    As the campaign for the West Bengal Assembly elections gathers momentum, a controversy has erupted in Bankura after a video surfaced on social media allegedly showing a central forces jawan carrying cut-outs of a BJP party symbol during a ...

    26 March 2026 The Statesman
    Section of Pandaveswar BJP supporters join TMC

    As many as 53 people, led by a BJP booth-level agent, joined the Trinamul Congress ahead of the Assembly elections in Pandaveswar Assembly constituency today.Led by Ujjwal Roy, the BLA assigned by the BJP during the Special Intensive Revision ...

    26 March 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek targets Centre, BJP at Dantan rally, list state welfare schemes

    Launching a blistering attack on the BJP-led Central government while projecting the Trinamul Congress’s welfare record as its principal electoral weapon, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary on Wednesday accused the Centre of “systematically depriving” West Bengal of ...

    26 March 2026 The Statesman
    Owaisi, Kabir alliance offers alternate to Muslims in Bengal

    Adding to the high octane political drama in the poll-bound state, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and the Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) founder Humayun Kabir pitched their alliance as a strong political alternative for the Muslims in West Bengal.Affirming ...

    26 March 2026 The Statesman
    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee attended a public rally at Jagannathpur Ground in Daspur.

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee attended a public rally at Jagannathpur Ground in Daspur.Addressing a huge gathering, the TMC Diamond Harbour MP lent his support to the candidate, son of the soil, Asis Hudait.Abhishek said: “From Kalachand ...

    26 March 2026 The Statesman
    SC refuses to entertain plea against ‘Vande Mataram’ advisory, says no compulsion or penalty

    The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a plea challenging the Central government’s guidelines on playing the national song Vande Mataram at government and public functions, observing that the advisory neither imposes any penalty nor makes singing mandatory.A ...

    26 March 2026 The Statesman
    TMC vs EC: Mamata govt questions Election Commission over appointment of ‘BJP-linked’ officals in Bengal

    A fresh political row has erupted between the Trinamool Congress and the Election Commission, with the ruling party in West Bengal alleging bias in the appointment of key officials ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The All India Trinamool Congress ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
    ‘Namaz allowed freely, pujas need court nod in Bengal’: BJP’s Nitin Nabin alleges ‘double standards’ by Mamata govt

    BJP National President Nitin Nabin on Wednesday accused the West Bengal government of following “double standards” in granting permissions for religious activities, claiming that while namaz can be offered freely, organisers of pujas are required to seek court approval.Speaking ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
    candidate suspends campaign, demands arrest of culprit in school girl murder case

    BJP candidate for the Siliguri Assembly constituency, Sankar Ghosh, on Tuesday suspended all public campaigning and began an indefinite sit-in demonstration demanding the immediate arrest of an accused, Amir Ali, in connection with the unnatural death of a 16-year-old ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
    ECI releases second list of pending voters close to Monday midnight

    The Election Commission of India on Monday released the supplementary first list of voters under adjudication just minutes before Monday midnight.However, the poll body did not disclose how many names have been resolved in this phase, nor did it ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
    State issues strict guidelines for free, peaceful polls

    The West Bengal government has stepped up preparations to ensure a free, fair and peaceful voting process for the upcoming assembly polls in the state.In an effort to make the election violence and threat-free, the chief secretary has issued ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata in Siliguri meets church officials, to kick off her north Bengal poll drive today

    Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee is set to launch her North Bengal election campaign from Wednesday with a high-stakes tour of key constituencies, even as she mounted a blistering attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging bias ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek launches TMC campaign in Patharpratima, sets 40k target

    Launching the election campaign from Patharpratima in South 24-Parganas on Tuesday, Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee not only doubled the victory target this time but made five promises that the party will ensure once they come to ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
    Jute mills shut ahead of elections, TMC alleges BJP’s ‘dirty politics’

    Most jute mills in Hooghly district have shut down, citing a shortage of raw jute and a lack of adequate work orders.The ruling party, however, has alleged that the closures are orchestrated by the Central government and the BJP, ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
    Man with links with BJP found dead in South 24-Parganas

    With the election bugle sounding across Bengal, a murder in South 24-Parganas has triggered sharp political reactions, even as police point to a possible personal motive behind the crime.A 39-year-old BJP worker, Kishore Maji, was found grievously injured near ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek slams CEC panel change, warns of threat to judicial independence

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday raised concerns over what he described as a “troubling decline” in India’s institutional framework, linking recent changes to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) selection process with broader fears about judicial ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
    ‘Elder brother’ Owaisi at the helm as Humayun Kabir firms up Bengal poll alliance, 20 rallies planned

    Humayun Kabir, founder of the Janata Unnayan Party (JUP), on Wednesday underlined the strength of his tie-up with All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, saying the alliance will fight the West Bengal Assembly elections together with a common ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
    Kolkata Fatafat (FF) results today (March 24): Full 8-round outcomes, timings, prize details and what players must know

    In the ever‑busy city of Kolkata, one game has captured the attention of many daily players: Kolkata Fatafat, commonly known as Kolkata FF, and the result for March 24, 2026 are out.This fast‑paced lottery‑style number game has become a ...

    25 March 2026 The Statesman
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