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  • Sealdah division gears up to handle winter fog

    With winter setting its foot forward, the Sealdah Division is gearing up to handle hurdles posed by fog in the cold weather.To enable safe train passage despite dense fog, the Sealdah Division is particularly focusing on signal visibility. This ...

    5 November 2025 The Statesman
    Hold ‘save infiltrators’ rally anywhere, SIR process will go on: BJP

    The state BJP leadership launched a blistering attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the Trinamul Congress (TMC) for organising a massive rally in Kolkata on Tuesday to protest against the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.The ...

    5 November 2025 The Statesman
    Target for ‘zero BJP’ in Bengal, will fight against SIR ‘conspiracy’: Abhishek

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on both the Election Commission and the Bharatiya Janata Party from a rally in Kolkata, describing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as a ...

    5 November 2025 The Statesman
    Border villagers flee as electoral roll revision begins in Cooch Behar

    With the launch of the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, booth level officers (BLOs) across North Bengal have begun visiting households to distribute enumeration forms. However, the process has sparked a series of unusual and politically charged ...

    5 November 2025 The Statesman
    The soy-laced aftertaste of Calcutta’s old Chinatown

    Kolkata loves to mythologise its own pluralism; yet here, in the diminishing footprint of India’s Chinese-origin community, “Desi-Chinese” is not branding rhetoric but the residual articulation of a lived history embedded into quotidian food practice. Tiretta Bazaar, then, is ...

    5 November 2025 The Statesman
    Court rejects defence petitions in Durgapur rape case

    The Special Additional District Judge’s Court hearing the Durgapur medical student’s alleged gang-rape case could not record the charges today after the defence put forward a time prayer for preparation of discharge petition for the accused boyfriend of the ...

    5 November 2025 The Statesman
    Sikkim Governor Meets PM Modi, Discusses Development and Infrastructure Ahead of Planned Visit

    Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday, focusing their discussions on key developmental issues and infrastructure projects intended to accelerate the state’s growth. The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed the meeting ...

    5 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR fear: Another person commits suicide

    On the day the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began across West Bengal, one person allegedly committed suicide due to the fear of the exercise.An official said that a contract worker from Uluberia in Howrah district committed ...

    5 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MLAs lodge complaints against threats in name of CBI, ED

    Three Trinamul Congress MLAs have alleged that they are being threatened with arrest in the name of the central investigation agencies. All three of them filed a complaint with the police on Tuesday, said sources in Trinamul Congress.It is ...

    5 November 2025 The Statesman
    Hospital spreads breast cancer awareness

    Breast Cancer Awareness Month is marked in countries across the world every October.As a special endeavour for early cancer screening, Ruby Cancer Centre is offering mammograms at a discounted price of Rs 500 till 15 December.AdvertisementRuby Cancer Centre, a ...

    4 November 2025 The Statesman
    Argentina focal theme national at Kolkata International Book Fair 2026

    The 49th Kolkata International Book Fair will run from 22 January to 3 February, 2026. At the curtain-raiser, the Publishers and Booksellers Guild screened a short film showcasing the layout, major publishers, key stalls and the aesthetic elements of ...

    4 November 2025 The Statesman
    60-yr-old woman dies reportedly due to SIR panic

    Hasina Begum, a 60-year-old resident of Nazrulpally in Ward 20 of Dankuni Municipality, allegedly died of a heart attack brought on by extreme anxiety after discovering that her name was missing from the 2002 voter list.This is the third ...

    4 November 2025 The Statesman
    Project Shakti looks after mental well-being of cops

    In a bid to promote mental well-being and emotional preparedness amongst frontline responders from the police department, Monoshij, the mental health initiative, founded by Prof Manoshi Roy Chowdhary, co-chairperson of Techno India Group, organised a special mental wellbeing workshop ...

    4 November 2025 The Statesman
    Political leaders indulge in game of one-upmanship in Siliguri

    With Assembly elections less than a year away, political activities in Siliguri have begun taking a symbolic turn — and this time, the broom has become the new tool of political messaging.A few days ago, mayor Goutam Deb of ...

    4 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC questions deportation of Sunali, parents to B’desh

    The Trinamul Congress (TMC) on Monday once again highlighted the issue of illegal deportation of Bengali-speaking migrant workers from other states. In a post on X, the party said how the names of deported Sunali Khatun’s parents are featured ...

    4 November 2025 The Statesman
    It’s the BJP’s NRC in disguise: Abhishek on SIR

    On Tuesday, Mamata Banerjee and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, will lead a mega protest march from the Gandhi statue on Red Road to Jorasanko Thakurbari. The rally will begin around 1.30 p.m. and is expected to see ...

    4 November 2025 The Statesman
    Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha to contest state polls in WB

    The Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha will contest seats in the Jungle Mahal region in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, announced Dumri MLA Jairam Kumar Mahato.At a Press conference in Purulia district, Mr Mahato stated that his party ...

    4 November 2025 The Statesman
    Cabinet clears parcels of land, new panel for celebrating Vande Mataram

    The state Cabinet today put a seal on a proposal to hand over a parcel of land, around 149.64 acres, to two industrialists for setting up of industries at Sugnibasa and Ghagrasol in Jhargram district.Chandrima Bhattacharchya, the minister of ...

    4 November 2025 The Statesman
    Sealdah division mulling one more AC local from Ranaghat

    Commuters of Ranaghat could soon enjoy more air-conditioned local train services. The Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railway is exploring options to introduce more air-conditioned local EMU trains from Ranaghat in the near future.The division has sought five more ...

    4 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal police refutes LoP Adhikari’s charges of assaulting people during idol immersion

    The police, on Sunday, responded to the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly and senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, a day after he accused the Inspector-Incharge of Kotwali police station of misbehaving with the people participating in ...

    3 November 2025 The Statesman
    BSF personnel accused of beating up Bengal farmer on suspicion of being Bangladeshi

    Border Security Force (BSF) jawans have been accused of beating up a farmer on suspicion of being a Bangladeshi national, the police said on Sunday. The incident took place in the Chapra Police Station area of Nadia district on ...

    3 November 2025 The Statesman
    Former five-time Cong MLA Mainul Haque, who later joined Trinamool Congress, passes away

    Mainul Haque, a former five-time Congress MLA from Farakka Assembly constituency in West Bengal’s Murshidabad, who later joined the Trinamool Congress, passed away on Sunday, party sources confirmed.He was 63-years-old and had suffered a cardiac arrest in September.AdvertisementSince then ...

    3 November 2025 The Statesman
    3 arrested for sexually assaulting minor girl in Dum Dum near Kolkata

    The police have arrested three youth for raping a minor in Dum Dum area on the northern outskirts of Kolkata, the police said on Sunday, adding that the incident took place on November 1 evening.It is learnt that the ...

    3 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP writes to CEO Bengal, alleging appointment of Trinamool-affiliated BLOs in Nandigram

    The BJP has written a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, alleging appointment of Trinamool Congress-affiliated Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in Nandigram Assembly constituency in East Midnapore district, said a party leader on Sunday.The party ...

    3 November 2025 The Statesman
    Domestic helpers, reportedly Bangladeshi, in pockets of Bengal disappearing after SIR announced: BJP

    Housemaids in certain pockets of a particular district of West Bengal, who are reportedly illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, have started disappearing suddenly after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list in the state was announced last week.BJP’s Information ...

    3 November 2025 The Statesman
    Trinamool plans mega anti-SIR rally in Kolkata on day one of 1st stage of revision exercise

    The Trinamool Congress will organise a mega rally in Kolkata on Tuesday to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls. Incidentally, the first stage of the three-phase revision exercise will also commence in West Bengal ...

    2 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal minister draws flak for comparing Rohingyas with Netaji’s Azad Hind Fauj

    In the midst of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal’s electoral rolls, state Education Minister Bratya Basu stirred controversy on Saturday after drawing a comparison between Rohingya infiltrators and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Azad Hind Fauj.The ...

    2 November 2025 The Statesman
    West Bengal Police to tie up with AI to curb crimes in state

    The West Bengal Police have decided to tie up with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to curb crimes, said a police source on Saturday. An AI cell is going to be formed in the police department.According to the police source, the ...

    2 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: CPI-M asks EC for action against BDOs allowing their offices for Trinamool’s political activities

    The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) about the purported incidents of two block development officers (BDOs) in West Burdwan district of West Bengal allowing the local Trinamool Congress leadership to use ...

    2 November 2025 The Statesman
    Threat of another flood looms large in north Bengal with rivers overflowing following incessant rain

    The threat of another flood looms large in north Bengal, following incessant rain for the last two days due to the after-effects of Cyclone Montha, causing the water level of the rivers to start to rise above the danger ...

    2 November 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek Banerjee hits out at BJP leader’s remark over India and Bangladesh becoming one nation again

    Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, on Saturday, had launched a scathing attack against Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Lok Sabha member from Ranaghat constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal, Jagannath Sarkar, over ...

    2 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR in Bengal: BLOs hold protests in Kolkata over three-point demand

    A section of the teaching staff in state-run schools in West Bengal, who have been selected as booth-level officers (BLOs) for the special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, on Saturday, held protests in Kolkata over three-point demands for ...

    2 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: ECI to publish separate voter list of incomplete forms

    With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal to start from November 4, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that it will publish a separate list of voters whose duly-filled enumeration forms do not reach ...

    2 November 2025 The Statesman
    Metro increases services, extends operational hours in Yellow Line

    The Kolkata Metro Railway has decided to increase the number of services on Saturdays and Sundays and extend the daily operational hours of Yellow Line from 3 November.According to the city Metro office, from Monday, a total of 120 ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    National Service Scheme celebrates the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the college

    The National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of Balagarh Bijoy Krishna Mahavidyalaya today celebrated the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Iron Man of India. The event aimed to honour his legacy and promote ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    TV actor Rupa Dutta arrested in theft case

    Television actress Rupa Dutta, who had earlier hit headlines after being arrested for pickpocketing at the Kolkata Book Fair in 2022, has once again landed in police custody.The Kolkata Police’s detective department arrested her late on Thursday night in ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    Clubs need to identify hoardings, mark space during Durga Puja: Mayor

    Durga Puja clubs in the city would have to mandatorily put up stickers with their names on advertisement hoardings from next year.The decision comes after advertisement hoardings were reportedly still up despite orders from the mayor for its removal ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    Gopashtami and its significance for devotees

    The philosophical significance of Gopashtami lies in the unity of devotion, nature, labour, and sustenance. It is not merely a day for worshiping cows—it conveys a profound philosophical message about the harmonious coexistence of human beings, animals, and nature, ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    Rains in north Bengal, snowfall in Sikkim, FM visit cancelled

    Moderate to heavy rainfall has been lashing the entire north Bengal region and adjoining areas — including Sikkim, Nepal, and Bhutan — since Thursday, triggered by a low-pressure system associated with the remnants of cyclone Montha.The inclement weather disrupted ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC to set up 294 war rooms, 6,200 helpdesks across Bengal: Abhishek

    With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls now underway across West Bengal, the ruling Trinamul Congress (TMC) has launched a massive organisational exercise to ensure that no legitimate voter’s name is left out during the revision process.Addressing ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    Super Cup: Goalkeeper Samik Mitra scores as Chennaiyin FC draw Dempo

    A remarkable, historic goal from goalkeeper Samik Mitra earned Chennaiyin FC a 1-1 draw against Dempo Sporting Club in the AIFF Super Cup 2025-26 on Friday at the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim.Samik became the first goalkeeper in the ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    59 ‘ghost voters’ haunt booth in village near Katwa for over a decade

    As many as 59 ghost voters still haunt a single booth at a village in Katwa in Burdwan East district, and they have been “spooking” the voters’ lists freely for more than a decade, according to a complaint lodged ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    Mayor lauds BJP leader’s fire safety proposal at SMC meet

    Residents of Siliguri on Thursday witnessed contrasting scenes at the Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) board meeting, chaired by mayor Goutam Deb of the Trinamul Congress.While CPI-M councillors staged a walkout midway through the meeting, a notable moment came when ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP questions Panihati man’s suicide note authenticity

    A mystery shrouds the death of 57-year-old Pradeep Kar of Agarpara, whose alleged suicide note blaming the NRC (national register of citizens) has triggered a fierce political storm in West Bengal.Police sources today said the handwriting in the purported ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    95-year-old allegedly commits suicide in Birbhum fearing SIR

    Amid claims of suicide in Panihati, North 24-Parganas, allegedly over fears of implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list, another elderly person, aged around 95, has reportedly taken his own life in Ilambazar, Birbhum, today.No ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    Ex-diplomat confident new interlocutor for Hills will find solution

    A fresh wave of political expectation has swept through the Darjeeling Hills after the Centre appointed former deputy National Security Adviser and retired IPS officer Pankaj Kumar Singh as the interlocutor for the Darjeeling Hills, Terai, and Dooars region.The ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    Railway minister approves plan for developing passenger holding areas

    Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today approved the plan for developing passenger holding areas at 76 railway stations including Howrah, Sealdah, Shalimar and Asansol.According to a Press communiqué, the holding areas are to be constructed considering the local conditions in ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    DGR job fair at Fort William empowers ex-servicemen with new career options

    Directorate General of Resettlement, department of ex-servicemen welfare, ministry of defence, organised a job fair for ESM of armed forces on 29 October at Vijay Durg (Fort William), Kolkata to bring ESM/retiring personnel seeking employment opportunities and the corporate ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    Another doctor harassed at Kolkata Medical College

    Barely a week after the state government convened a high-level meeting to tighten security in hospitals, another shocking incident of harassment has been reported, this time from Kolkata Medical College and Hospital.According to hospital sources, a woman intern doctor ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    DM holds all-party meeting on SIR, EROs changed in 4 constituencies

    An all-party meeting was held in Asansol by the district magistrate of West Burdwan with representatives of all political parties recognised by the Election Commission of India.According to sources in the district administration, West Burdwan has a total of ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    The sacred fire of Dhuno Porano in Malopara

    As the morning arrives in Malopara, Krishnanagar, the soft sunlight spills over the rooftops and narrow lanes. The smell of flowers and burning incense floats in the air. It is Navami, the sacred day of Jagadhatri Puja.Before the day ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee Pays Tribute to Sardar Patel’s Legacy of Unity

    Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee Friday paid a heartfelt tribute to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Iron Man of India, on his birth anniversary. In a post on his WhatsApp channel, Banerjee recalled Patel’s instrumental role in integrating the princely ...

    1 November 2025 The Statesman
    Met predicts thunderstorms with gusty winds in south Bengal districts today

    After wreaking havoc in parts of Andhra Pradesh, the cyclonic storm ‘Montha’ weakened into a depression today bringing rainfall in several districts of South Bengal during the day.According to the weather scientists of the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), the ...

    31 October 2025 The Statesman
    JICA-funded AI, Telegram devices to track Dalma elephants in Bankura

    The forest department, with financial support from a Japanese agency, is set to deploy artificial intelligence to monitor the real-time movement of migratory elephant herds in Bankura, aiming to reduce recurring human-elephant conflicts.High-resolution, solar-powered AI-enabled cameras are planned for ...

    31 October 2025 The Statesman
    ED raids businessman’s house in Kolkata, seizes over Rs 1 crore

    Enforcement Directorate (ED) officers on Wednesday raided the house of a businessman in the Taratala area of Kolkata and recovered over Rs 1 crore and jewellery.Sources in the central investigation agency said that the raid was conducted as part ...

    31 October 2025 The Statesman
    Jadavpur University student dies by ‘suicide’

    An engineering student of Jadavpur University (JU) allegedly committed suicide by jumping off a moving train, said the police on Wednesday.The incident occurred on Tuesday night near Kansai Halt station in Medinipur, West Midnapore district, when he was returning ...

    31 October 2025 The Statesman
    Calcutta HC grants interim protection to Bengal LoP from police action in 2 FIRs

    A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Wednesday, granted interim protection to the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly and senior BJP leader, Suvendu Adhikari, from the police on two FIRs registered against ...

    31 October 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal has become a ‘hotbed of Bangladesh-style radicalism’: BJP

    The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Wednesday, had launched a scathing attack against West Bengal government and Trinamool Congress over a reported incident of vandalisation and beheading of idols of Goddess Jagatdhatri at Mandirbazar under Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha ...

    31 October 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal beating case: Custom officer moves Calcutta HC on police inaction

    A Customs Department officer has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking justice after allegedly being assaulted by a mob in the Sonarpur area of South 24 Parganas district, following a minor road accident.The officer, Pradeep Kumar, filed a petition ...

    31 October 2025 The Statesman
    SIR in Bengal: CEO’s office sets deadline for BLOs to report on duty, warns action against non-compliance

    The Office of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), on Wednesday, had set the deadline for all the booth-level officers (BLOs) to report for electoral duty by 12 noon on Thursday, officials said.The BLOs, who are yet to ...

    31 October 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata Banerjee seeks protection of voting rights for all genuine voters, avoids mentioning SIR

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday sought the protection of the voting rights of all genuine voters in the state and the country, but avoided directly mentioning the special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, which was ...

    31 October 2025 The Statesman
    People need not worry or panic, we are with you: Abhishek in Panihati

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee visited the family of Pradeep Kar in Panihati, who died by suicide in fear of NRC on Tuesday.After visiting the deceased’s family, addressing the Media, Abhishek said, “With a day of the ...

    31 October 2025 The Statesman
    Contractor dies after fall while fixing window at private medical college hospital

    Pratap Roy (38), a contractor, died today after falling from the rooftop of a private medical college hospital building in Rajbandh, under the jurisdiction of Kanksha Police Station.A resident of Shyampur Colony in Durgapur, Mr Roy was fixing glass ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    Another migrant worker from West Burdwan, missing in Chennai

    Just four days after a migrant labourer from Birbhum, employed in Chennai, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, the family of another migrant worker has reported him missing.Debashish Bagdi (35), a resident of Sarama village ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    SMP Kolkata inks ₹48k + cr MoU at the India Maritime Week

    In a significant achievement, the Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port (SMP), in conjunction with India Maritime Week in Mumbai, has inked a series of landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) amounting to an investment of over Rs 48,000 crore across diverse ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    Siliguri MLA sets up help desk on electoral roll revision

    Siliguri MLA and chief whip of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Dr Sankar Ghosh, has set up a Help Desk at his office to assist residents seeking guidance during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    Moderate rainfall for Kolkata, Howrah till 31 Oct: RMC

    Even though cyclone ‘Montha’ was mainly restricted to the southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, districts of South Bengal, including Kolkata and Howrah, could feel its rippling effect for the next few days. The Regional Meteorological Centre ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    KIFF this year to be held from 6-13 Nov

    In what comes as good news for the cinema lovers of the city, the much awaited mega annual event, 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is to be held from 6 to 13 November.Saptapadi (1961) by filmmaker Ajoy Kar, ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    Missing tribal girl’s body found in Memari irrigation canal

    The body of a missing tribal girl was fished out of an irrigation canal in Memari near here on Tuesday morning. Neela Murmu (14) of Chhinui village in Memari had taken cattle to the outskirts of the village for ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    Two brothers drown in Bhagirathi

    Tragedy cast a pall of gloom during Chhath celebrations in Katwa after two young brothers drowned in the Bhagirathi River on Tuesday morning. The brothers – Shivam Saw (20) and Sujan Saw (23) – were residents of Nationalpara locality ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata blames BJP, ECI for SIR-related death in Panihati

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee came down heavily on the BJP and the Election Commission of India after a 57-year-old person in North 24-Parganas committed suicide after failing to bear the anxiety following the declaration of NRC.Pradip Kar a resident ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    TMC highlights Centre’s double standards in releasing MGNREGA funds

    After the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a Centre’s petition that challenged the Calcutta High Court’s order directing the resumption of MGNREGA, a 100-day rural employment guarantee scheme, in the state, after over three years, the Trinamul Congress has ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    Suri Municipality to open legal aid centre for SIR

    Ujjwal Chatterjee, chairman of Suri Municipality, has announced the opening of a legal aid centre at the civic body’s office to assist people during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voters’ list.The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata never indulged in vote-bank politics: Abhishek

    One lakh people will surround the office of the Election Commission of India office in Delhi if the name of a genuine voter is dropped from the electoral roll, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary said today.Talking to ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    BJP’s Dilip, Arjun back ECI’s impartial SIR drive

    Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former state president Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday expressed full confidence in the impartial functioning of the Election Commission of India (ECI), asserting that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ...

    30 October 2025 The Statesman
    BJP MLA’s nephew nabbed on charges of raping cadre’s minor daughter

    The nephew of a BJP MLA was arrested early this morning more than five years after he allegedly raped the minor daughter of a party cadre at an amusement park here.Sahadeb Ghorui, the nephew of Durgapur (Paschim) MLA Lakshman ...

    29 October 2025 The Statesman
    Not against SIR but no genuine name be omitted: TMC

    Trinamul Congress will vehemently protest in Delhi if the name of a genuine voter is dropped during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).“We are not against the SIR. But it has been used to benefit the BJP. We are not ...

    29 October 2025 The Statesman
    MLA threatens to set BJP cadres on fire over SIR

    A fatwa by the local MLA to set BJP cadres on fire has ignited political controversy in Burdwan today, the day the Election Commission of India rolled out the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.The MLA, ...

    29 October 2025 The Statesman
    Durgapur survivor identifies ‘rapist’, even as court rejects bail pleas

    The 2nd year medical student who was allegedly gangraped on the night of October 10 not far from the college campus has identified Firdos Sheikh, a former employee of the college, as the rapist. This was revealed in the ...

    29 October 2025 The Statesman
    Over 500 AAP members join Congress Murshidabad

    Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal, senior All India Congress Committee, (AICC) member and former Leader of Opposition in Parliament Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday extended a warm welcome to all “secular, educated, capable, and dedicated ...

    29 October 2025 The Statesman
    Dead, fake voters in Bengal, revision must: Suvendu

    Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari today raised serious allegations about irregularities in the state’s electoral rolls, claiming that the lists contain a large number of dead and fake voters ahead of the Special Intensive Revision ...

    29 October 2025 The Statesman
    Ward boy at Burdwan Medical College hospital held for molesting patient’s daughter

    A ward boy of the Burdwan Medical College and Hospital was arrested by the police today on charges of molestation, assault and outraging the modesty of a patient’s daughter in the ward last night.The ward boy had allegedly switched ...

    29 October 2025 The Statesman
    Dudhia bridge reopens: CM lauds PWD for completing work in record time

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed happiness over the completion of the alternative Hume Pipe Bridge (vented causeway) at Dudhia, restoring the crucial Mirik–Siliguri connectivity. Normal traffic has resumed over the new bridge from today.In a social media ...

    29 October 2025 The Statesman
    Major bureaucratic reshuffle as ECI ahead of SIR

    In a significant decision, the state government today made a major revamp in the state administration by effecting transfers of around 64 IAS officers at one go, five WBCS officers and 10 district magistrates. The move comes on a ...

    29 October 2025 The Statesman
    Cyclone Montha to bring heavy rain across Bengal from Tuesday: IMD

    Cyclone Montha, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to trigger widespread rainfall across several districts of West Bengal between Tuesday and Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said today.According to a special bulletin issued by the Met ...

    29 October 2025 The Statesman
    5000th meeting of the Rotary of Calcutta

    Rotary Club of Calcutta is 107-year-old Service Club based in Kolkata and is the first Rotary Club set up in India way back in 1919. Referred to as The Old Number One, the club as part of its activities ...

    28 October 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata prays for everyone’s peace, prosperity & good health on Chhath

    Every person in India should be allowed to practice his own religion without any fear, said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee this afternoon.She inaugurated Chhath Puja this afternoon. She also inaugurated an old temple after its renovation today.AdvertisementMiss Banerjee said: ...

    28 October 2025 The Statesman
    Injustice won’t prevail: Abhishek on SC verdict

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Monday hailed the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss the central government’s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court’s order to resume MGNREGA in Bengal as a “historic victory” for the people of Bengal.“Today’s ...

    28 October 2025 The Statesman
    Chandannagar puja organisers give new lease of life for SMA girl

    The idol of Goddess Jagadhatri at Chandannagar’s Helapukur this year has been adorned with gold and diamond jewellery, prompting devotees to name the deity “Sonar Maa” (golden mother) with due reverence and affection.But it is not just this glitter ...

    28 October 2025 The Statesman
    ER operates 46 unreserved Chhath special trains

    The Eastern Railway has so far operated 46 unreserved special trains to facilitate the journey of passengers during the ongoing Chhath Puja. The Chhath special unreserved trains were operated connecting different stations, including the two major railway stations of ...

    28 October 2025 The Statesman
    Lamchemnba, Udham Singh, Anant Deshmukh, Ahaana, and Dhruv extend India’s winning streak at Asian Youth Games

    Team India’s young boxers continued their impressive run at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025, adding four more victories to their tally as Lamchemnba, Udham Singh, and Anant Deshmukh registered commanding wins on Saturday, following strong performances by Ahaana ...

    28 October 2025 The Statesman
    OC shunted after murder near Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim’s residence

    The officer-in-charge of Chetla Police Station has been removed after a man was brutally murdered with a digging bar near the residence of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim in south Kolkata, a senior state government official said on Sunday. Amitabh ...

    28 October 2025 The Statesman
    IndiGo resumes direct Kolkata-Guangzhou flights after four-year hiatus amid renewed diplomatic ties

    A private carrier resumed direct commercial passenger flights to China, connecting Kolkata to Guangzhou with daily nonstop flights, following recent diplomatic initiatives. IndiGo took off from the airport with 176 passengers, an official said.Direct flights operated between the two ...

    28 October 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: Trinamool leader’s son held in Rs 350 crore chit fund scam remanded to 10-day police custody

    A district court in the industrial township of Asansol on Sunday remanded Tahsin Ahmed, son of Shakil Ahmed aka Master Shakil, co-president of the Trinamool Congress’s minority wing in West Burdwan district of West Bengal, to ten days of ...

    28 October 2025 The Statesman
    WBSSC to award 5 marks to candidates with prior work experience in Group C, D hiring

    The West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) has allocated five marks for aspiring Group C and Group D candidates who have previous work experience, said an Education Department official on Sunday.Candidates with experience who will appear in the Group ...

    28 October 2025 The Statesman
    TMC questions hurry in conducting SIR in Bengal, critical for rape-death of Maha doctor

    The Trinamul Congress on Saturday slammed the BJP over its studied silence on the suicide of a woman doctor in Maharashtra following rape by police sub-inspector Gopal Badne and after being intimidated and threatened by an MP in the ...

    27 October 2025 The Statesman
    From drones to toilets, Asansol & Durgapur geared up for Chhat Puja

    The Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Traffic, of Asansol Durgapur Police Commissionerate, V.G. Satish Pasumarthi, inspected all the ghats in Asansol and Durgapur for the ensuing Chhath Puja tomorrow. As in previous years, the Traffic Police and all the ...

    27 October 2025 The Statesman
    Despite busy schedule, professor carves out time for idol making

    The hectic schedule of Dr Biplabendu Talukdar has not diminished his childhood passion for making and sculpting idols of deities. His family members and relatives have played a major role in helping Dr Talukdar nurture this lifelong interest.A tragedy ...

    26 October 2025 The Statesman
    Malda traders seek extension for Income Tax return filing

    The Malda Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MMCCI) has urged Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to extend the deadline for filing Income Tax Returns (Audit) for the Assessment Year 2025-26.In a letter addressed to the finance minister, MMCCI ...

    26 October 2025 The Statesman
    Two killed as ambulance falls off culvert in MP

    Two men from Siliguri were killed and another seriously injured after an ambulance they were travelling in, lost control and fell off a culvert in the Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh in the wee hours of Saturday.According to the ...

    26 October 2025 The Statesman
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