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  • Minister, Durgapur official assure omitted names will be reinstated in voters’ rolls

    State Panchayat minister Pradip Majumdar has assured all support to the 41 persons from the Durgapur area whose names are not on the portal of the Election Commission but were there in the 2002 voters’ list.Many of these people are ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal: Youth arrested on charges of extortion posing as Kolkata Police cop

    The police have caught a youth, posing as a ‘Special Branch Officer’ of Lalbazar, the Kolkata Police headquarters, on charges of extorting money from villagers threatening to arrest them, police officials said on Saturday.The youth was arrested by officers ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR in Bengal: ECI crackdown on BLAs, BLOs over ‘irregularities’

    The Election Commission of India has launched a crackdown against booth-level officers (BLOs) over the alleged gross irregularities and violations of prescribed norms related to enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision in West Bengal.To begin with, sources in ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    Four-year-old ‘sexually assaulted’; BJP says females unsafe in Bengal

    A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, after which the BJP criticised the Mamata government for the “deteriorating” law and order in the state.In a social media post late Saturday night, Union Minister of ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP criticises Trinamool for ‘corruption’ after ED recovered huge cash in raids

    The BJP on Sunday flayed the Trinamool Congress for “corruption” after a huge amount of cash and luxury cars were recovered from the house of its functionary in the raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).BJP’s IT cell chief and ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    Cash for school job case: Trinamool MLA was main conspirator, say ED sources

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation into the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment case has revealed that arrested Trinamool Congress MLA Jiban Krishna Saha and his associates demanded money in exchange for jobs not only from ineligible jobseekers but also ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    Undertrial SSC candidate to move Calcutta HC after name missing from SLST results

    A teaching job aspirant, who appeared in State Level Selection Test (SLST) conducted by West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in September, has decided to move the Calcutta High Court after his name did not feature in the SSC ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR tragedy: Bengal BLO dies of brain stroke under pressure to distribute enumeration forms

    A woman Booth Level Officer (BLO) has died during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal, the police said on Sunday.The family of the deceased claimed that she died of brain stroke due to work pressure.AdvertisementThe incident ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR acting as carbolic acid on infiltrators: Subhendu

    Leader of the Opposition in the State Assembly, Subhendu Adhikari, today threatened to take on the Trinamul Congress after the 2026 polls.Adhikari today joined Parivartan Sankalpa Yatra programme of his party that kicked off from the Curzon Gate crossing ...

    10 November 2025 The Statesman
    First oncology unit comes up at Serampore Sramajibi Hospital

    The new oncology ward of Serampore Sramajibi Hospital, located in a rural panchayat area, was officially inaugurated by cancer winners, patients who have successfully battled the disease.At the event, 22 cancer survivors who had received treatment at the hospital ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    Horror in Hooghly: 4-year-old girl found bleeding near Tarakeshwar railway drain after midnight rape

    Trigger warning: In a shocking incident, a four-year-old girl was kidnapped from her sleep late Friday night in Tarakeshwar, Hooghly, near Kolkata, and later found severely injured. Police have confirmed the child was sexually abused.The little girl, who is ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP MP meets local leaders in Darjeeling, discusses poll preparedness

    Member of Parliament and former Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb held a meeting with the Darjeeling district BJP committee’s organisational leaders on Saturday in Darjeeling town, as part of the party’s preparations for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    Significance and religious practices associated with Kartik Purnima

    In the Hindu religious tradition, the month of Kartik is regarded as highly sacred. The bright full-moon day of this month is known as Kartik Purnima. This day holds special significance for its various rituals, vows, and fairs. It ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    Minister complains duties, functioning of BLOs

    After the Opposition, now a state cabinet minister has raised his voice against the functioning of booth level officers (BLOs) engaged by the Election Commission of India.State library minister Siddiqullah Chowdhury today alleged: “The BLOs, in many places, are ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC MP O’Brien accuses Modi Govt of ‘Parliament-Phobia’

    The TMC MP Derek O’Brien Saturday accused the Narendra Modi-led government of suffering from “Parliament-phobia” after the announcement of a shortened Winter Session of Parliament, scheduled to run from 1 to 19 December, with only 15 working days.TMC Rajya ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC writes to CEO on ECI’s definition of ‘relative’ in SIR

    Trinamul Congress has written to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, pointing out that the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) definition of the ‘relative’ in the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR), is inconsistent.In the letter to the CEO, ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    EC show causes 8 BLOs, files FIRs against 5 BLAs over roll revision irregularities

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has showcased eight booth level officers (BLOs) and filed FIRs against five booth level agents (BLAs) for alleged irregularities in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.The action ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR deaths: TMC leaders visit families of deceased persons

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee formed a team where the leaders will visit the houses of those who died due to Special Intensive Revision (SIR). On Saturday, the leaders, Samirul Islam and Partha Bhowmick visited the family ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    Rebel TMC leader Humayun Kabir to launch new party

    Rebel Trinamul Congress legislator Humayun Kabir from the Bharatpur Assembly constituency in Murshidabad district on Saturday announced that he will officially launch his own political party and reveal its name on 22 December.“There is no possibility of going back ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR in Bengal: ECI warns strong disciplinary action against BLOs skipping door-to-door visits

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has warned that booth-level officers (BLOs) in West Bengal skipping door-to-door visits while distributing enumeration forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state will face strong disciplinary action.The commission has directed ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Mamata invokes Bengali pride whenever she is faced with political crisis’: Sukanta on ‘state anthem’ row

    Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s move to promote a ‘state anthem’, alleging that she invokes Bengali pride whenever she faces political crises. He termed the anthem a “political song,” adding that ...

    9 November 2025 The Statesman
    ICC hosts dialogue on GST 2.0, commends simplified and resilient tax ecosystem

    The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) hosted a special session in Kolkata on “GST 2.0: Impact & Way Forward”, focusing on the next phase of India’s indirect tax reforms. Senior officials from the Central GST administration and industry leaders ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Middle-aged woman dies by suicide; SIR panic says TMC

    Acting on information, police at Sheoraphuli broke open the door of a house in the Garbagan area after suspecting something unusual and found the body of a middle-aged woman, Biti Das (49), hanging inside. The body was recovered and ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Tech glitch at Delhi airport leads to flight delays at Kolkata

    A massive technical glitch in the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) on Friday morning threw flight schedules across the country into disarray.The glitch severely affected operations at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    HC directs Centre to file affidavit on release of MGNREGA funds

    A Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Centre to file an affidavit detailing how the latter had planned to release the pending funds to the West Bengal government for the 100-day job scheme under ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Coal India board reaffirms commitment to employee well-being

    Eastern Coalfields Limited, hosted the 54th meeting of the Coal India Limited Welfare Board here today, underscoring its continued commitment to employee welfare and inclusive growth through a sustained approach to workforce development across the coal sector.Dr Vinay Ranjan, ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Number of admin board members reduced in DMC

    The Municipal Affairs department has further trimmed the five-member Board of Administrators of the Durgapur Municipal Corporation (DMC) by scrapping three of its members.On Saturday, the department had removed Amitabha Banerjee from his post as vice-chairman of the Board, ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek launches ‘Sebashray 2’ in Diamond Harbour

    After the overwhelming success of the first phase of Sebashray earlier this year, Diamond Harbour MP and Trinamul Congress (TMC) national general secretary and party’s second in command, Abhishek Banerjee on Friday announced the relaunch of the health outreach ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    CM Mamata scheduled to visit Siliguri on 10 Nov

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to visit Siliguri on 10 November for a daylong trip and is expected to return to Kolkata the following day, 11 November.Although an official confirmation is yet to be received from the Chief ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    After four-day battle, patient with wrongly transfused blood dies

    Namita Bagdi, a woman in her mid-40s who had to be transferred to the intensive care unit of Burdwan Medical College & Hospital after she was transfused with blood meant for another patient, died last night after a four-day ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC slams BJP MP for ‘insult’ to Tagore, Bengalis over national anthem

    The Trinamul Congress on Friday launched a blistering attack on the BJP after Karnataka MP Vishweshwara Kageri claimed that India’s National Anthem Jana Gana Mana was composed to please the British.Calling it a “planned insult” to Rabindranath Tagore, the ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    RG Kar rape & murder case: Calcutta HC’s bench judge recuses himself

    Justice Debangshu Basak, the ‘lead judge’ or a ‘senior judge’ of a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court hearing the RG Kar rape and murder case, on Thursday, recused from hearing the matter.However, it is not yet clear ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    Sukanta slams TMC for spreading false information on CAA camps

    Union minister and BJP state president Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the West Bengal government, accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of being “anti-Hindu” and of “conspiring against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.”Addressing a public gathering ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    No eligible voter can be left out: CEO Manoj Kumar Agrawal in Alipurduar

    Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal Manoj Kumar Agrawal on Thursday reiterated that no eligible voter would be left out during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Speaking to reporters in Alipurduar after a detailed review ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    KIFF: Shatrughan Sinha, Arati Mukherjee conferred BangaBibhushan

    The 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) was inaugurated at Dhono Dhanyo Auditorium by veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and host of other stars, including former cricketer Sourav Ganguly, singer Arati Mukherjee, ...

    8 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR: Suvendu accuses KMC of illegally issuing birth certificates

    Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday levelled serious allegations against the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), accusing it of “illegally and unethically” distributing birth certificates to suspicious individuals in a bid to influence the ongoing ...

    7 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP accuses Jamuria MLA of having name in voter lists of UP, Bengal

    A controversy has erupted after BJP MLA from Asansol South Assembly constituency, Agnimitra Paul, alleged that West Burdwan district chairman of the Trinamul Congress and sitting MLA of Jamuria, Hareram Singh, holds voter cards in two states — Uttar ...

    7 November 2025 The Statesman
    NCC sailing expedition from Farakka to Kolkata

    In a remarkable display of adventure, discipline and national pride, sixty spirited Naval NCC Cadets from the West Bengal & Sikkim Directorate set sail on an inspiring expedition from Farakka to Kolkata on Wednesday. Covering more than 400 km ...

    7 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC councillor alleges conspiracy as his name goes missing from 2002 voters’ list

    The name of councillor Ashok Rudra, along with those of his family members, is missing from the 2002 voters’ list of the Hirapur Assembly constituency (now Asansol South), he alleged. Mr Rudra is the councillor of Ward No. 78 ...

    7 November 2025 The Statesman
    RPF rescues 25 children on single day

    In a significant achievement, the Railway Protection Force (RPF) of Eastern Railway yesterday rescued 25 children on a single day from various stations of the zonal railway.The RPF of Eastern Railway conducted an intensive drive to protect vulnerable children ...

    7 November 2025 The Statesman
    Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar’s convoy attacked in Bengal’s Nabadwip

    The convoy of Union Minister of State for Education and former state president of the BJP in West Bengal, Sukanta Majumdar, was allegedly attacked by the Trinamool Congress activists at Nabadwip in Nadia district of West Bengal on Wednesday ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    Doctors discuss how to find right work-life balance for healthy life

    Genesis Hospital in Kasba held an interactive session on work-life balance and coping with diseases on the 16 September at Rotary Sadan.The session was beautifully organised by Signature, which stressed on how humans should understand the need of the ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    Minister urges enclave residents to accept SIR forms

    Even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee continues to protest against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, a fresh controversy has erupted in north Bengal — one over alleged booth-level clashes and another over the reluctance of enclave residents to ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    Sealdah division puts up barriers to avoid accidents, urges ‘safety first’ approach

    Aiming to curb the menace of fatal run over incidents, the Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railway has undertaken installation of fencing or physical barriers across vulnerable points in its division.Recognising that unauthorised track crossing for shortcuts is the ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    Tension erupts between BSF and State Police in Chapra over seized Venorex bottles

    A routine anti-narcotics operation turned into a night of chaos and confrontation on Tuesday when a clash erupted between the Border Security Force (BSF) and the West Bengal Police over the custody of seized bottles of Venorex cough syrup ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    West Burdwan electoral officer sets target for BLOs

    About 40,000 forms of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have been distributed by booth level officers (BLOs) in West Burdwan district on the first day yesterday.District Magistrate and district electoral officer (DEO) S. Ponnambalam, briefing reporters, ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC likely to move motion against SIR in Assembly

    The Trinamul Congress is likely to bring a motion in the upcoming Winter Session of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly condemning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which the party claims has caused widespread panic and distress ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    Malda traders seek street lights on NH-12

    The Malda Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the union ministry of road transport and highways to instal street lights along a one-kilometre stretch of national highway 12 (formerly NH-34) passing through Malda Industrial Park Phases I ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    Hundreds of Aadhaar cards found floating in lake

    Just a day after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process began, a large number of Aadhaar cards sealed in bags were recovered from a lake in Purbasthali, causing a commotion this morning.At Lalitpur, residents were shocked to see hundreds ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    Calcutta HC bans mass animal sacrifice at Balurghat temple premises

    In a landmark ruling delivered on Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court has imposed a blanket ban on mass animal sacrifice within the premises of the Bolla Kali temple in Balurghat in South Dinajpur, following a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP’s new state committee in Bengal likely by next week

    The modalities for the formation of the new state committee of the BJP in West Bengal are at the final stage, and the announcement of the new panel is expected to be made by the end of next week.According ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    Governor, CM pay homage to Guru Nanak, Deshbandhu CR Das

    West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid their tributes to Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, on his 556 birth anniversary, recalling his timeless teachings of peace, equality, and compassion.Governor Bose, ...

    6 November 2025 The Statesman
    Local leader arrested in student death case

    The secretary of a private missionary residential school in Purulia and local TMC leader Jagannath Mahata has been arrested by Kenda police in connection with the suicide of a Class IX student, Shambhu Kumbhakar, in the hostel room.The student ...

    5 November 2025 The Statesman
    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
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