The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, Manoj Agarwal, on Monday engaged in a war of words with the association of state civil service officers over the 60 lakh pending adjudication cases in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) ...
3 March 2026 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a sit-in demonstration at Kolkata’s Metro Channel on March 6 to protest the alleged discrepancies in the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary ...
3 March 2026 Indian ExpressAs the Opposition BJP in West Bengal on Sunday rolled out its Parivartan Yatra from several places across the state ahead of the Assembly elections, its leaders targeted the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government over a wide range of issues ...
3 March 2026 Indian ExpressWritten by Oishiki BhattacharjeeA major change in West Bengal’s weather is underway just before Holi. Temperatures are rising, shaking off the last lingering chill of winter. The minimum temperature in Kolkata hit 25 degrees Celsius on Monday morning, 4 ...
3 March 2026 Indian ExpressSince the West Asia conflict began, many tourists have been stranded in Dubai, and many more who had pre-booked their tours are either postponing their visits or cancelling the trips altogether.Travellers who had planned trips to Dubai or even ...
3 March 2026 Indian ExpressFrom stranded tourists and grounded business travellers to families sheltering in hotel basements, people from West Bengal say their ties to home have been strained by cancelled flights and “48-hour silences” as the conflict in West Asia intensifies.But in ...
3 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe escalation of the Middle East crisis following strikes on Iran has sent shockwaves through Kolkata’s travel sector, grounding passengers and throwing international flight schedules into complete disarray. With key air corridors over Iran, Iraq, and Kuwait closed, the ...
2 March 2026 Indian ExpressAreas dominated by Matuas, a Scheduled Caste community, witnessed large-scale deletions in the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, just as they did in the first phase of the exercise by ...
2 March 2026 Indian ExpressNational Award-winning director, actor, and music director Goutam Ghose has been appointed the new Sheriff of Kolkata for 2026, after the post remained vacant for five years. Sources indicate that Ghose received the official appointment letter Friday.The Sheriff of ...
2 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) published the final electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal on Saturday. According to Manoj Agarwal, Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, 63 lakh, 66 thousand nine hundred and fifty-two ...
2 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe publication of the electoral list of West Bengal by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday has sparked a heated row between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The list shows over 60 lakh ...
2 March 2026 Indian ExpressAt Gojgiri village, in Belpahari block of Jhargram district in West Bengal, 37-year-old Haripada Singh holds up an iron spike with a bulbous tip made of jute.Whenever elephants venture into a human habitat, these iron spikes tipped with fire ...
1 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe final electoral roll in West Bengal after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is likely to have around 7 crore electors, after the deletion of about 8 lakh names included in the draft roll and around 60 lakh names ...
1 March 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced two initiatives — ‘Pink Booths’ and ‘SHINING’ — to bolster Kolkata’s reputation as one of the safest cities in the country.The two services that will be operational from Saturday evening ...
1 March 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission is set to publish the electoral list on February 28 following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal. The list, including all 7.08 crore names, will also include the names that are “under adjudication”, ...
1 March 2026 Indian ExpressAsian Games gold medallist and heptathlete Swapna Barman joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday, ahead of the Bengal assembly elections.“I am inspired by the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The way she rose from the grassroots and ...
28 February 2026 Indian ExpressKolkata and various parts of West Bengal felt strong tremors after an earthquake struck neighbouring Bangladesh Friday afternoon.The magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck southwestern Bangladesh near Jessore/Khulna at 13:52 local time (07:52 UTC), about 102 km east-northeast of Kolkata.According to ...
28 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe decomposed body of a final-year medical student was recovered from a hostel room at the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial (JNM) Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal’s Kalyani Thursday.The deceased student has been identified as Pulak Haldar, 24. He ...
28 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe bustling corridors of Alipore court in Kolkata wore a deserted look on Thursday as 10 out of 12 judges were deployed for adjudication of claims and objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal.“Three ...
28 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal cabinet on Thursday decided to provide government jobs to a member of each of the families of the persons who died during Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state.According to officials, the government has decided ...
28 February 2026 Indian ExpressIn an unprecedented move, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to deploy Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in West Bengal, coinciding with the release of the electoral roll on February 28 as the state gears up for the Assembly ...
27 February 2026 Indian ExpressSumitra Chatterjee, a family member of poet and ‘Vande Mataram’ composer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, joined the BJP ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. After joining the party, Chatterjee spoke about the employment situation in Bengal.He was formally welcomed ...
27 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM Calcutta) on Thursday said that it has logged 100 per cent placement for its 61st batch, claiming that it recorded the highest domestic annual compensation of Rs 1.45 crore, with the highest ...
27 February 2026 Indian ExpressA day after a BJP delegation, led by Leader of Opposition in Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, was allegedly attacked by a group of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) outside the office of the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Kolkata, the ...
27 February 2026 Indian ExpressMetro Railway, Kolkata, commissioned a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at central Metro station along the underground stretch on the Blue Line on Wednesday, to enhance energy efficiency and ensure passenger safety during power outages.The 4 MW BESS, powered ...
27 February 2026 Indian ExpressEven after 24 hours, the main accused in the murder of a real estate developer in the Pilkhana area of Golabari, Howrah, remains at large. A controversy has erupted as photos and videos have gone viral showing one of ...
27 February 2026 Indian ExpressAs the West Bengal polls approach, the BJP is set to launch a massive outreach campaign through nine Parivartan Rath Yatras from March 1. Spanning the length and breadth of the state, the campaign aims to cover 5,000 km ...
26 February 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expressed apprehension that nearly 1.2 crore names could be removed from the state’s voters’ list when the final electoral roll is released by the Election Commission by the end of this ...
26 February 2026 Indian ExpressA real estate developer, identified as Soufik Khan, 27, was shot dead at point‑blank range by two men in Howrah on Wednesday morning, police said.Howrah Police Commissioner Akash Magharia said that the two accused have been identified as, Rohit ...
26 February 2026 Indian ExpressAccusing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government of “trying to influence the judiciary”, Union minister and former West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Tuesday demanded the arrest of former Chief Secretary Manoj Pant over his “unauthorised presence” at the ...
26 February 2026 Indian ExpressWith the Central government approving the renaming of poll-bound Kerala as Keralam, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday questioned the decision stating that her own government’s proposal — sent eight years ago — to change West Bengal’s name to ...
26 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur on Tuesday hosted a global convergence titled ‘Renaissance 2.0: Parliament of enlightened thoughts towards collaborative prosperity’ at the IIT Kharagpur Research Park in Kolkata’s New Town. The event was organised under the aegis ...
26 February 2026 Indian ExpressTension was palpable across West Bengal on Tuesday after at least five courts received bomb threats via email. This comes just two days after a Supreme Court mandate assigned judges to oversee electoral roll verification as part of the ...
25 February 2026 Indian ExpressSeveral districts in South Bengal experienced scattered rainfall accompanied by lightning, thunder, and gusty winds early on Tuesday. Rain was reported in Kolkata, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, and Howrah, among other locations. While the India Meteorological Department ...
25 February 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal SIR Final List Date: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is scheduled to publish the final electoral rolls for West Bengal on February 28. Last week, the Supreme Court directed deployment of serving and former district judges ...
25 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe passing of Mukul Roy marks the end of an era in West Bengal’s political history. Once the inseparable “second-in-command” to Mamata Banerjee, Roy was the organisational backbone of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) from its inception in 1998.Roy passed ...
25 February 2026 Indian ExpressAhead of the high-stakes Assembly elections in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday reached out to the people of the state with an emotive open letter in Bengali in which he sought a mandate for the BJP ...
25 February 2026 Indian ExpressAhead of the high-stakes 2026 Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday reached out to the people of West Bengal with an emotive, culturally resonant open letter in Bengali. Stepping away from his traditional “Jai Shri Ram” he has ...
24 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe fate of more than 50 lakh West Bengal voters hangs in the balance as judicial officers began a high-stakes vetting process Monday. While the final electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) are officially scheduled for publication ...
24 February 2026 Indian ExpressFormer Railway Minister and once the second-in-command in the Trinamool Congress (TMC), Mukul Roy, passed away at a hospital in Kolkata on Monday. He was 71.His son Subhranshu Roy said, “He was suffering from multiple ailments.”His last rites were ...
24 February 2026 Indian ExpressFormer Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar has sent a defamation notice to BJP MP and Union minister Sukanta Majumdar.It has emerged that Kumar’s counsel sent the legal notice to Majumdar on January 30, alleging that the ...
23 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe process of vetting claims and objections in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal by judicial officers is likely to begin from Monday.This was decided at a high-level meeting, chaired by Chief Justice ...
23 February 2026 Indian ExpressDelhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday hit out at the TMC-ruled government in West Bengal over issues of safety and security for women and lawlessness in the state.Addressing the Mahila Sammelan at Science City, Kolkata, Gupta also alleged ...
23 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police has arrested two men from Murshidabad for allegedly spying for Pakistan. Both sold SIM cards.According to STF, one Juhab Sheikh, a resident of Murshidabad, was arrested on February 10 after ...
23 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe Calcutta High Court on Saturday issued directives refraining all judicial officers from taking any leave or attending outstation programmes until March 9, and constituted a committee in each district to ensure compliance with directions passed by the Supreme ...
23 February 2026 Indian ExpressFour years after the night that shattered the Khan family of Howrah in West Bengal, the once-loud outcry for justice has faded into silence. On February 18, the family marked the fourth death anniversary of student leader Anish Khan, ...
23 February 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Saokat Molla had a narrow escape in Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal late Saturday night after crude bombs were allegedly hurled at his convoy while he was returning from a police ...
23 February 2026 Indian ExpressA depression forming in the Bay of Bengal is set to bring some wet weather to the region over the next 48 hours. While the clouds are moving in, there is no need to worry about major storms just ...
23 February 2026 Indian ExpressTwenty-five days after the devastating warehouse fire at Anandapur, police on Saturday handed over the DNA-identified remains of 18 deceased workers to their families from the Katapukur morgue.According to police sources, of the 18 identified victims, 16 were from ...
22 February 2026 Indian ExpressA day marked by political shifts in West Bengal saw BJP Rajya Sabha MP Nagen Roy alias Ananta Maharaj, a leader of the Rajbangshi community, sharing the stage with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the “Bhasha Dibas” programme in ...
22 February 2026 Indian ExpressCPI(M) youth leader Pratikur Rahman, who resigned from the party on February 16, joined the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday. Just before joining the TMC, the CPI(M) expelled Rahman from the party.Rahman defected to the TMC in the ...
22 February 2026 Indian ExpressEminent Bengali writer Mani Shankar Mukherjee passed away at the age of 92 on Friday. He was suffering from age-related issues and was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata recently. Mani Shankar’s last rites were completed at Keoratala ...
22 February 2026 Indian ExpressSenior CPI(M) leader and party state secretary Mohammed Salim on Friday said that a decision on the state committee member Pratikur Rahman’s resignation will be taken as per the party constitution.The political circles in the state have been abuzz ...
22 February 2026 Indian ExpressAs the Bengal Assembly elections approach, all parties are adopting various strategies to win over the people and understand their thoughts. The state BJP is particularly interested in gathering opinions from both the general public and intellectual leaders regarding ...
22 February 2026 Indian ExpressWith the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in its final lap in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has begun preparations to hold the Assembly elections in the state. It has emerged that the poll ...
22 February 2026 Indian ExpressLast month, a massive fire at two illegal warehouses in Anandapur under the Baruipur police district in West Bengal claimed 25 lives. While arrests were made and compensations paid, questions were also raised over how such illegal constructions were ...
22 February 2026 Indian ExpressEminent Bengali writer Mani Shankar Mukherjee passed away at the age of 92 on Friday. He was suffering from age-related issues and was admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata recently.Condoling his demise, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote on ...
21 February 2026 Indian ExpressBy Oishiki BhattacharjeeKolkata is set to experience warmer days next week with a maximum temperature of 32° Celsius and a rise in night temperature bringing the minimum to at least 21° Celsius, the Regional Meteorological Centre said, adding with ...
21 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) has “vehemently denied” claims that it “permitted” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take away “documents and digital devices” from the Salt Lake office of the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) Consulting Pvt Ltd ...
21 February 2026 Indian ExpressTwo days after resigning from the primary membership of CPI(M), youth leader Pratikur Rahman on Thursday praised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s social welfare programmes, including Lakshmir Bhandar, and her decision to approach the Supreme Court against alleged harassment of ...
21 February 2026 Indian ExpressWith the February 28 deadline for releasing the final electoral roll of West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections due in two months, the fate of two lakh electors hangs in the balance.According to the office of the state ...
20 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe chief patron of a community club in Bongaon in North 24 Parganas has served a legal notice to Bengali actor and former TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty, seeking return of her fees and Rs 20 lakh in damages for ...
20 February 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his message on the birth anniversary of the19th-century spiritual leader Ramakrishna Paramahamsa Deva.Taking to X handle, Mamata Banerjee wrote, ‘Shocked again! Yet again, our Prime ...
20 February 2026 Indian ExpressIn a city known for its vintage yellow taxis and colonial spires, there is a different kind of icon tucked away in the Kolkata Dock System, the historic riverine port facility located on the eastern bank of the Hooghly ...
20 February 2026 Indian ExpressRebel BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) Thursday. A vocal supporter of a separate Gorkhaland state, he was inducted into the Mamata Banerjee-led party at the Trinamool Bhavan in Kolkata in the presence of Bengal ...
20 February 2026 Indian ExpressNearly two years after rebelling against the BJP for renominating sitting BJP MP Raju Bista from Darjeeling during the Lok Sabha elections, Kurseong MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma on Thursday joined the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), just months ahead of ...
20 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe Cyber Cell of Kolkata Police has arrested a youth from Haryana for allegedly swindling over Rupees 5.43 lakh through fake e-challan messages, containing malicious links. The accused, Deepak Kumar, a resident of Jhajjar, was apprehended on Tuesday and ...
20 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe police on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to Mira Sultana, wife of Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) founder and suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, for allegedly changing the classification of 0.02 acre of land in Murshidabad’s ...
20 February 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, on Wednesday, levelled serious allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI) as he posted “WhatsApp chats” of a special poll observer and other officials, and questioned whether the Supreme Court’s order ...
19 February 2026 Indian ExpressPraising ISKCON’s work, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said its greatest contribution has been spreading the message of the Bhagavad Gita across the world.Taking part in the 152nd birth anniversary of Saraswati Thakur Maharaj at the International ...
19 February 2026 Indian ExpressBollywood actor Taapsee Pannu has addressed the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College, capturing the collective grief and outrage felt across the nation. As the incident continues to spark protests and demands for ...
19 February 2026 Indian ExpressFormer R G Kar Medical College principal Sandip Ghosh entered into a criminal conspiracy with contractors Biplab Singha and Suman Hazra to manipulate the hospital’s procurement and tendering processes, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has claimed in its chargehseet regarding ...
19 February 2026 Indian ExpressFour children who were playing on the roadside were seriously injured after a chemical drum used for road construction exploded in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas on Tuesday evening.“The four children named Samiul Molla, Raihan Molla, Riyaz Hasan Molla, ...
19 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) held its 60th convocation at Amrakunia on its Kolkata campus on Tuesday, awarding degrees to 568 students, including 45 Ph.D. scholars, 254 master’s recipients, 67 undergraduates and 202 postgraduate diploma holders.Chief Guest Padma Bhushan ...
18 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal government on Tuesday, acting on an Election Commission ultimatum, registered FIRs against four state government employees, for alleged “grave lapses” and violations of data security policies over electoral roll revisions during the ongoing SIR exercise in ...
18 February 2026 Indian ExpressGet ready to swap the dusty road traffic for a breeze on the Hooghly river as West Bengal gears up to launch the state-of-the-art Howrah ferry terminal. Built at an estimated cost of Rs 89 crore, this isn’t just ...
18 February 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday targeted the Election Commission (EC), saying even a trouble-torn Bangladesh was able to conduct free and fair elections while there was a conspiracy to destroy democracy in India.Addressing a press conference ...
18 February 2026 Indian ExpressWith the state Assembly elections drawing near, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has intensified its preparations, unveiling plans to launch nine Parivartan Rath Yatras from different parts of West Bengal. The announcement came after a key organisational meeting held ...
18 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe potato market in West Bengal is reeling under a crisis, with dealers estimating losses of over ₹2,200 crore due to a massive gap between the minimum support price (MSP) guaranteed by the government and tumbling open market rates, ...
18 February 2026 Indian ExpressEmbarrassed by the resignation of its youth leader, Pratikur Rahman, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is trying to retain him and is also reaching out to him to address the concerns that led to his decision, according to ...
18 February 2026 Indian ExpressIn a major setback for the Communist Party of India (Marxist), its youth leader and a prominent minority face, Pratikur Rahman, resigned Monday from the party’s district and state committees, as well as from its primary membership.Rahman declined to ...
18 February 2026 Indian ExpressAnkita Pradhan, the powerhouse teenage vocalist from Kanthi (Contai) in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal, is headed to Dubai for the next phase of Indian Idol.The young singer, who has made waves as the only contestant from West ...
18 February 2026 Indian ExpressIn an effort to manage the festive rush for Holi and Dol Yatra (March 3), the Indian Railways has announced the operation of over 1,500 special trains across the country. With the festival of colours set to be celebrated ...
17 February 2026 Indian ExpressRuling out any alliance with CPI(M) and Naushad Siddiqui’s Indian Secular Front (ISF), suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayan Kabir on Monday said that he will not have any tie-up with Congress either but will back former MP Adhir Ranjan ...
17 February 2026 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit West Bengal in the second week of March and hold a public meeting at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata ahead of the Assembly polls, according to BJP sources. Modi last ...
17 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission (EC) has suspended seven Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) in West Bengal over “serious misconduct, dereliction of duty and misuse of statutory powers” in connection with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in ...
17 February 2026 Indian ExpressOn the occasion of International Childhood Cancer Day, an event was organised for children affected by cancer and their parents at Saroj Gupta Cancer Centre and Research Institute in Kolkata. For the ninth year in a row, Rendezvous organised ...
16 February 2026 Indian ExpressIn a bid to bolster regional connectivity and commuter safety, the Indian Railways has sanctioned a series of infrastructure projects, including a high-budget Road Over Bridge (ROB) and six new passenger halts in West Bengal and Jharkhand.In order to ...
16 February 2026 Indian ExpressSince taking charge as the Kolkata police commissioner on January 31, Supratim Sarkar has established a rigorous new routine of “Saturday surprises” to overhaul the city’s law enforcement culture. Exactly one week after his appointment, on February 7, the ...
16 February 2026 Indian ExpressFrom Class X passouts to those with a Master’s degree in chemistry, all stood in long serpentine queues at the enrollment camps set up by the TMC government in West Bengal for its newly announced Banglar Yuvasathi – a ...
16 February 2026 Indian ExpressAn interior designer in West Bengal alleged Saturday that he was assaulted by an Indian National Trinamool Trade Union Congress (INTTUC) member and his associates for refusing to pay Rs 1 lakh as “protection money”. The police arrested two ...
16 February 2026 Indian ExpressLaunching a scathing attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over West Bengal’s education system, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that despite the Centre being ready to provide funds, the chief minister was depriving teachers and students ...
16 February 2026 Indian ExpressIn a world where a Tatkal ticket can vanish faster than a summer breeze, the Indian Railways has revealed the staggering scale of the digital “arms race” happening behind your smartphone screen. Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Rajya ...
16 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday provisionally attached assets worth Rs 100.44 crore under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in connection with an ongoing probe into the alleged large-scale illegal coal mining and pilferage ...
15 February 2026 Indian ExpressAs hearings for the “logical discrepancies”, a part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, formally came to an end in West Bengal on Saturday, sources in the Election Commission said that names of another 4.98 lakh ...
15 February 2026 Indian ExpressA real estate businessman and Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader from Beleghata area in Kolkata was arrested on Saturday for allegedly threatening and assaulting a man and his family members over a property dispute, police said.According to police, Raju Naskar ...
15 February 2026 Indian ExpressA handwritten bomb threat note was found aboard an IndiGo flight headed to Shillong, just before its scheduled departure, triggering a security emergency at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Saturday.A crew member found a ...
15 February 2026 Indian ExpressMayor Firhad Hakim presented the budget for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Friday, revealing a deficit of Rs 111 crore for the financial year 2026-27. With an estimated expenditure of Rs 5902.43 crore against an income of Rs ...
15 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India held a video conference with all District Electoral Officers (DEOs) on Friday. Top ECI officials, the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal, and Special Roll Observers attended the meeting, said the sources. The ECI ...
15 February 2026 Indian ExpressThe Krishnanagar police stated on Friday that screenshots — purporting to show a private conversation between TMC MP Mahua Moitra and another person — circulated on social media platforms are fake and fabricated.“During the course of inquiry, it has ...
15 February 2026 Indian Express