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  • Bengal school job case: Crucial hearing at Calcutta HC today on irregularities in fresh recruitment

    The Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha will be hearing a crucial case on the alleged and gross irregularities in the fresh recruitment of higher secondary teachers in the state-run schools of West Bengal.During the hearing ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal SIR: BJP delegation to submit complaints against section of BLOs at CEO’s office today

    A delegation Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, will be going to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Monday and submit a complaint against ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata Banerjee to visit Cooch Behar on Dec 9, to hold a crucial public meeting

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Cooch Behar next month and hold a public meeting at the Rash Mela ground, a Trinamool Congress leader said on Sunday.The district Trinamool leadership is in full swing around the Chief ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    Annual conference of radiation oncologists in city

    AROICON (the 45th Annual National Conference of the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India) is being held from 27-30 November at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre. It is one of the largest oncology conferences in Asia, attended by more ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    Winter migratory birds start arriving in West Burdwan

    With winter setting in and temperatures dipping to around 15°C in West Burdwan district, migratory birds have begun arriving in the region’s wetlands. Wildlife experts say that although the main winter migration will commence in another two weeks, the ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    Interactive session for media professionals

    The Press Information Bureau (PIB), Kolkata, organised ‘Vartalap’, an interactive session with media professionals, on Saturday in Siliguri to “strengthen the media-government interface.”Speaking at the one-day workshop, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista said the new labour law is welfare-oriented and ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    Burdwan gets first labs to test road-building materials

    To combat the recurring problem of contractors supplying substandard materials for road construction in panchayat areas, the East Burdwan Zilla Parishad today introduced a new facility termed a civil laboratory to enable on-the-spot scrutiny of construction ingredients.At Kshetia Panchayat, ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    12 B’deshis among 13 arrested in Murshidabad

    Murshidabad police arrested 13 individuals, including twelve Bangladesh nationals and one Indian national, during a raid in Char Gopalpur village, under the Hurshi Gram Panchayat on Friday night.The operation targeted a location where foreign nationals were allegedly being sheltered ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    Guv CV Ananda Bose renames Raj Bhavan as Lok Bhavan

    Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday renamed his official residence-cum-office in the heart of the city as the Lok Bhavan.Built in 1803, it was known as Government House during the Company rule in India and subsequently the British Raj. ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    SIR death: Minister, MP visit deceased’s house

    An unmarried middle-aged woman, allegedly suffering from panic linked to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process after her form could not be uploaded due to server problems, chose self-immolation at a village in the Bhatar block of East Burdwan ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    BJP state chief sticks to his stance on CEC, asks for BLOs’ security

    State BJP president Shamik Bhattacharya remained firm on his earlier remark on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. On Saturday evening, while attending the Parivartan Sankalp Sabha held at Girja Mor on GT Road, Asansol (organised by the BJP’s Asansol ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    Mastermind’s father Bhola Jaiswal arrested at Kolkata airport in major cough syrup smuggling case

    The Sonbhadra police have made a major breakthrough in the high-profile cough syrup smuggling case.Bhola Jaiswal, father of the alleged mastermind Shubham Jaiswal, has been taken into custody. He was intercepted at Kolkata Airport just before boarding a Kolkata–Thailand ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    W. Burdwan TMC district chief disrupts AMC meeting, summons MMIC for SIR camp

    The recent whiplash by top-level party leaders over the ongoing electoral roll revision exercise has made the West Burdwan Trinamul Congress district president disrupt an important meeting of the Asansol Municipal Corporation and summon the MMIC Health to a ...

    1 December 2025 The Statesman
    Mayer Bari to get a new building

    Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj, president of Ramakrishna Math and Mission will inaugurate a new building of Mayer Bari named Ma Sarada Dham in north Kolkata tomorrow.29 November is the birth anniversary of Swami Premanandaji Maharaj, one of the direct disciples ...

    29 November 2025 The Statesman
    Enumeration form of Hooghly voter uploaded in South 24 Pgns

    Prashant and Dipti Roy, residents of Sheoraphuli-Baidyabati in Hooghly, have their names on the voters’ list of 2002 as well as 2025, but the BLO issued the enumeration form only to the husband and not to the wife. On ...

    29 November 2025 The Statesman
    Student credit card sanctions cross 1 lakh mark, scheme to continue: Mamata

    More than one lakh students have so far received financial assistance under the Student Credit Card Scheme, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced today.In her X handle she wrote: “Happy to share that under our Student Credit Card Scheme, the ...

    29 November 2025 The Statesman
    Record cocoon prices bring hope for Malda’s silk farmers

    A wave of joy is sweeping through Malda’s sericulture belt. For the first time in recent memory, a farmer has earned Rs 26,000 for just 40 kg of silk cocoons, marking one of the highest payouts in the district’s ...

    29 November 2025 The Statesman
    After moving 40 officers yesterday, Bengal transfers 57 more in major two-day police reshuffle

    A day after the West Bengal government reshuffled 40 police officers, the state on Friday issued another sweeping set of transfer orders, this time shifting 57 officers in the ranks of ACP, SDPO, IC and Deputy SP across multiple ...

    29 November 2025 The Statesman
    Left Front moves to forge broader alliance ahead Assembly polls

    With the 2026 Assembly elections approaching, the Left Front last night initiated a move to build a broader Left alliance in Bengal, expanding beyond its existing partners. At a meeting of the Front, a preliminary decision was taken to ...

    29 November 2025 The Statesman
    4th BLO death in Bengal allegedly related to SIR

    A Booth Level Officer (BLO) died of cardiac arrest, allegedly due to the workload of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.The BLO died on Thursday night and was identified as Zakir Hossain, a teacher ...

    29 November 2025 The Statesman
    Shah outlines “mission Bengal” strategy in Delhi

    Fresh from its decisive victory in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has turned its full political attention to West Bengal with an eye on the crucial 2026 Assembly Election. At a high-level strategy meeting over dinner hosted at ...

    29 November 2025 The Statesman
    Health regulatory body fines nursing home for overbilling, negligence

    West Bengal Clinical Establishment Regulatory Commission has slapped a fine of Rs 1,44,499 on Belle Vue Clinic for negligence and overbilling relating to two patients, who did in Covid in 2021.The commission also instructed the chief executive of Belle ...

    29 November 2025 The Statesman
    ECI directs Kolkata Police to relocate West Bengal CEO office following security breach

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a fresh directive to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma on Friday night, instructing him to ensure the immediate relocation of the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office to a secure ...

    29 November 2025 The Statesman
    INS Khanjar and INS Kora make port call at Kolkata to mark Navy Day

    Eastern Fleet ships INS Khanjar and INS Kora, both frontline guided missile corvettes of the Eastern Naval Command, have docked at Kidderpore Dock since Thursday. Deployed in the Bay of Bengal as part of mission‑based deployments, the ships are ...

    29 November 2025 The Statesman
    Birik Dara landslide zone to get permanent fix

    Birik Dara remains one of the most fragile stretches along NH-10, having witnessed repeated landslides over the years, officials said. After taking over NH-10, NHIDCL has been working round-the-clock to ensure proper repair of this section to provide seamless, ...

    28 November 2025 The Statesman
    Army backs community-led adventure tourism in North Sikkim

    The Indian Army has extended support to the local community of Yumthang Valley by providing specialised high-altitude adventure equipment to boost community-led tourism initiatives in the region, the PRO Defence said on Thursday.According to the PRO Defence, the equipment ...

    28 November 2025 The Statesman
    HC asks SSC to publish OMR sheets of fresh recruitment exams

    The Calcutta High Court, on Thursday, directed the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) to publish the optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets of all candidates appearing for the examinations for fresh recruitments for secondary and higher secondary teachers in ...

    28 November 2025 The Statesman
    Cash, counterfeit currency hauls at NSCBI Airport

    A man carrying Rs 24 lakh in cash was detained at Kolkata airport on Wednesday afternoon, triggering fresh concerns over the frequent movement of unaccounted money and counterfeit currency across the state.CISF personnel, during routine surveillance at Netaji Subhas ...

    28 November 2025 The Statesman
    Asansol Municipal Corporation gets separate boss

    The state government today appointed Ekam J. Singh, a 2020 batch IAS officer, as the Commissioner of Asansol Municipal Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer of Asansol Durgapur Development Authority (ADDA) Aditi Choudhury (2014 IAS batch) had been holding dual ...

    28 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bangladeshi national held for attempting to fill SIR form of dead person

    A Bangladeshi national, identified as Nadeem Sardar living for 15 years in the industrial town of Dankuni in Hooghly district, was arrested after his abortive attempt to fill up the enumeration form (SIR) in the name of a dead ...

    28 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP’s Sukanta’s convoy blocked at Diamond Harbour

    Union minister and former West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar faced “go back” slogans and a brief blockade of his convoy in Diamond Harbour, South 24-Parganas, triggering a fresh political confrontation between the BJP and the ruling Trinamul Congress ...

    28 November 2025 The Statesman
    Sebaashray 2 to start from 1 Dec

    Sebaashray 2, an initiative to provide health care to the residents who stay in the areas under Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha seat will start from 1 December.Taking cue from the success of Sebaashray, which was launched in the areas ...

    28 November 2025 The Statesman
    Storage period of potatoes extended till end of December

    The agricultural marketing department at Khadya Bhawan has issued a notification regarding the extension of the potato storage period in the state’s cold storages.As per the notification, the statutory period for storing potatoes in cold storages under Rule 4(n), ...

    28 November 2025 The Statesman
    Mamata to address Gazole rally on 3 December

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to address a political public meeting at Gazole in Malda district tentatively on 3 December, amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.This comes at a time when the BJP leadership ...

    28 November 2025 The Statesman
    West Bengal SIR: Names of lakhs of electorate not matching with 2002 voter list across Kolkata

    Names of the electorate in the Assembly constituencies in and around Kolkata are not matching with the voter list of 2002, sources in the office of Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said.Currently, digitisation of the enumeration forms for ...

    28 November 2025 The Statesman
    Complaint against BJP’s Rudranil for misconduct

    A complaint has been lodged against actor and BJP leader Rudranil Ghosh at Barasat police station, accusing him of obstructing government work, trespassing and issuing threats inside Barasat Government Medical College and Hospital.Acting on the written complaint submitted by ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    After rain damage, Darj MP Bista presses for faster road repairs

    Darjeeling MP Raju Bista convened a multi-agency review meeting in Kalimpong on Wednesday with senior officials from the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation (NHIDCL) responsible for national highway 717A and NH-10, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC), and ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    CM orders probe after family alleges eye theft at Barasat hospital

    Tension flared up in Barasat on Tuesday after the family of a 34-year-old accident victim alleged that his eyes had been removed at Barasat Medical College and Hospital.The protest intensified to the extent that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s convoy ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    SDM starts probe against civic body in Purulia

    The District Magistrate of Purulia, Sudhir Kontham, has directed the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Purulia Sadar, Tapan Kumar Ghosh, to investigate the alleged irregularities raised by a section of local residents regarding civic amenities provided by Purulia Municipality, and ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    Rs 9-cr water project undertaken by AMC in Burnpur

    The Mayor of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC), Bidhan Upadhyay, has laid the foundation stone for a new drinking water pipeline project under the AMRUT Scheme Phase III, at a cost of Rs 9 crore in Burnpur.The total length of ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    Serampore Ward 8 residents get new concrete road under APAS

    The Amader Para, Amader Samadhan (APAS) scheme is a flagship campaign launched by the West Bengal government.The APAS camps were held across various blocks of Hooghly district. Government officials, acting as facilitators rather than instructors, set a warm and ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    Siliguri ex-mayor slams SJDA for temple on land, calls for public agitation

    With the state government recently handing over a plot of land in Matigara, Siliguri, to a newly-formed trust for the construction of a Mahakal mandir, the Darjeeling District CPI-M has announced plans to launch a major public agitation ahead ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    All about coal mining in India under one roof at proposed museum in Ranigunj

    Primary construction work for a coal museum, the first of its kind in eastern India, has begun in the Raniganj coalfields area, the mother region for coal mining in the country. The museum, according to Eastern Coalfields Limited authorities, ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    BSF busts gold, smuggling racket at B’desh border

    On the basis of a specific tip-off, the by Field ‘G’ Team of BSF at Kishanganj apprehended an Indian national, Ratan Bishra, (23), a resident of Goalpokher post station in North Dinajpur, at IBBF gate while he was returning ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    EC asks city police for action-taken report on BLO protests

    Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the city Commissioner of Police, Manoj Verma, asking for the action taken report (ATR) after a section of booth level officers (BLOs) protested in front of the Chief Electoral officer’s (CEO) ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    On Constitution Day, Mamata Banerjee calls for sustained struggle to ‘protect’ democracy

    On the occasion of Constitution Day, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has called for a sustained struggle against “endangered and bulldozed” democracy, secularism, and federalism in the country.“Now, when democracy is at stake, when ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    CBI arrests Duronto Molla in connection with 2024 ED raid assault case

    The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Duronto Molla, a close associate of jailed Sheikh Shahjahan, in connection with an alleged assault on Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials during a raid in Sarberia, located in South 24 Parganas’ Sandeshkhali ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Ensure safety and security of staff’: ECI to Kolkata Police after ‘security breach’ at CEO office

    The Election Commission of India on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Kolkata Police Commissioner, citing the law and order situation, and safety and security of its officers and staff in West Bengal.The letter, written on behalf of the ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bengal in top tourism destinations list, CM praises feat

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated the state government officials and tourism stakeholders after Bengal emerged as one of the most favoured international tourist destinations in the country, according to the India Tourism Data Compendium 2025 published by the ministry ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    Partha wants to attend Assembly, writes to Speaker

    Days after being released on bail, former education minister Partha Chatterjee has written to Speaker Biman Banerjee expressing his desire to attend the upcoming Winter Session of the Assembly.The suspended Trinamul Congress MLA from Behala West has formally communicated ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    ER, SER observe Constitution Day

    Eastern Railway observed Constitution Day throughout its jurisdiction today. Officers and staff at Eastern Railway headquarters, led by Sheelendra Pratap Singh, Additional General Manager, Eastern Railway read the Preamble to the Constitution on this occasion. Officers and staff at ...

    27 November 2025 The Statesman
    EC set to strike off 10L names after SIR

    Three weeks into West Bengal’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Election Commission of India is preparing for one of the state’s largest voter-roll clean-ups in over two decades.Preliminary data indicates that at least 10 lakh names, reflecting years of ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    Factional divide surfaces as TMC steps up public outreach in Cooch Behar

    With the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) nearing completion, the Trinamul Congress in Cooch Behar has intensified its public outreach. However, deep factionalism within the party has become increasingly visible, as two rival groups are conducting parallel campaigns—one through political ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    SSKM hospital’s Ananyo promises affordable treatment

    If you want to get medical advice from the best doctors in the city by paying just Rs 350 as consultation fee, avail the opportunity offered by the SSKM hospital at its newly-built Ananyo.Ananyo is called Woodburn II and ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    Experts, students discuss India’s river future, freshwater ecosystems

    Amid growing concerns over the deteriorating condition of India’s rivers, a day-long workshop at Raja Narendralal Khan Women’s College (Autonomous) in Midnapore on Monday brought together experts, students, and community representatives to emphasise the critical intersection of science, ecology, ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    RPF recovers 28.791 kg narcotics

    The railway protection force of Sealdah Division under the Eastern Railway recovered 28.791 kg of a narcotic substance suspected to be ganja valued at approximately Rs 14,39,550.The recovery took place yesterday when officials of the Crime Intelligence Branch (CIB)/Sealdah, ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    Digital arrest: 2 held from Mysuru for defrauding Rajarhat resident of Rs 1.47 cr

    In a major breakthrough against the rising menace of “digital arrest” cases, the Bidhannagar Commissionerate has arrested two persons from Karnataka for allegedly extorting nearly Rs 1.47 crore from a Rajarhat resident after posing as police officials and threatening ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    Railways fix platforms at Bidhannagar, Dum Dum stations

    After successful experimentation at Sealdah station, the divisional railway authorities have now decided to fix platforms at Bidhannagar and Dum Dum stations for effective handling of crowds.A few months back, the authorities fixed stations for local EMUs and long ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    Chopper agency hired for CM to be show-caused: Minister

    Transport minister Snehashish Chakraborty does not suspect any conspiracy behind the insurance lapse of the helicopter that was scheduled to fly Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to her Bongaon rally venue in North 24-Parganas this afternoon. “We will penalise the ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    EC to Meet Trinamool Congress Leaders Amidst Rising Concerns Over SIR Drive in West Bengal

    The Chief Election Commission (CEC) of India has agreed to meet leaders of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on November 28 at 11 AM, signalling a crucial dialogue amid mounting tension over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    Adhikari plaint to ECI over ‘TMC propaganda’ at police meet

    Leader of Opposition in Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has lodged a formal complaint with the Election Commission of India alleging that a state-level conference of women police personnel in Digha turned into a platform for political propaganda for ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    10-member TMC seeks ECI time, poll panel consents

    The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India has agreed to meet leaders of the Trinamul Congress (TMC) on 28 November at 11 a.m, signalling a crucial dialogue amid mounting tensions over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    For Assam and Bengal, BJP considers ‘Bihar model’

    Fresh from the Bihar victory, the BJP has now turned its focus on the next set of important poll-bound states ~ West Bengal, Assam, and Tamil Nadu ~ and it in this connection that BJP president JP Nadda’s dinner ...

    26 November 2025 The Statesman
    The significance of the month of Agrahāyaṇa

    Among the twelve months of the Hindu calendar in India, Agrahāyaṇa holds a special place. The Sanskrit word Agrahāyaṇa literally means “the first month or season of the year.” During this month, the Hemanta (early winter) season begins, and ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    Governor visits Hakimpur border amid row over ‘intrusion’ claims

    Amid rising political friction over alleged cross-border intrusion and unrest linked to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday visited the Hakimpur border in North 24-Parganas to take stock ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    Rupa Ganguly alleges vilification of artists who spoke on RG Kar case

    Actress, former Rajya Sabha MP and member of the BJP’s national executive committee, Rupa Ganguly on Monday alleged that several artistes and technicians who had spoken out against the rape and murder of a PGT trainee doctor at RG ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    Amateur HAM radio operators unite freed woman with ‘lost’ husband after 15 years

    After serving 14 years in a correctional home and being released early for good conduct, Shakuntala Lamchani (now 42) spent another year shuffling from one jail to another as she had no home or relatives in the outside world ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    Demystifying the SIR chatter in Bengal

    The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI), has fanned the flames of intense political controversy recently. Misinformation and distorted particulars have filled the minds of people with fear of the ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    Translocated trees show signs of life at Deocha Pachami

    Ninety three per cent of the trees, which had been translocated at Deocha Pachami in Birbhum, are alive, creating a world record.The district administration at Birbhum decided to translocate 992 trees from the site of Deocha Pachami, venue of ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    Cabinet sets Jan deadline for handover of houses under Banglar Bari scheme

    The state Cabinet, under the stewardship of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today cleared, in principle, a series of proposals ranging from clearance of lands required for setting up a Mahakal temple at Darjeeling. Furthermore, north Bengal would also get ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek stresses on 100pc submission of enumeration forms

    Trinamul Congress will intensify the movement to put pressure on the Centre to release the dues of the state government, Abhishek Banerjee, party’s national general secretary said today.Mr Banerjee today held a virtual meeting with functionaries of the party.AdvertisementThe ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    Will send report to MHA on situation in Bengal’s borders: Guv

    Governor CV Ananda Bose said on Monday that he will send reports to the ministry of home affairs (MHA) on the situation arising at the international borders in the state with neighbouring Bangladesh where thousands of illegal Bangladeshi migrants ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    Abhishek stresses on 100pc submission of enumeration forms

    Trinamul Congress will intensify the movement against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the coming days and the vote raksha shivirs, camps and war rooms will continue till the 31 January. The call was to be “battle ready”, said ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR exercise: Bengal CEO to hold meeting with telecom companies to resolve network issues faced by BLOs

    The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal on Monday will hold a meeting with telecom operators following complaints from Booth Level Officers (BLOs) of having network issues while scanning QR codes and uploading enumeration forms as part of ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    BJP plans high-voltage Modi-Shah campaign in Bengal ahead of 2026 assembly polls

    Buoyed by its decisive victory in the recent Bihar Assembly elections, the BJP’s central leadership is gearing up for an aggressive, high-profile campaign in West Bengal from next month ahead of the 2026 Assembly polls, featuring both Prime Minister ...

    25 November 2025 The Statesman
    PM Modi, HM Amit Shah likely to start poll campaign in Bengal from Dec

    Inspired by the landslide electoral success in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly polls, the BJP’s Central leadership is planning to start a high-profile campaign involving both the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the ...

    24 November 2025 The Statesman
    Day after youth found dead in Kolkata hotel, police arrest two men

    The Kolkata Police on Sunday arrested two persons in connection with the recovery of a body from a hotel in the Kasba area of south Kolkata on November 22. The arrested individuals have been identified as Dhruv Mitra and ...

    24 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bangladesh-bordering districts saw maximum surge in voters, claims BJP quoting ECI data

    The districts in West Bengal that have international borders with neighbouring Bangladesh witnessed maximum increase in the number of voters since 2002, the last time when the Special Intensive Revision was carried out in the state, the BJP claimed ...

    24 November 2025 The Statesman
    Forced to work at govt schools before SIR’s duty: Teachers complain to ECI

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has received several complaints against the authorities of several state-run schools in West Bengal for not excusing their teachers from regular teaching duties to perform as booth-level officers (BLOs) for the Special Intensive ...

    24 November 2025 The Statesman
    After ‘Montha’, cyclone ‘Senyar’ brewing in Bay of Bengal

    The weather system over the Strait of Malacca and the adjoining South Andaman Sea is expected to move west-northwest and intensify into a depression by November 24. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), it is likely to strengthen ...

    24 November 2025 The Statesman
    ED seizes Rs 14 cr unaccounted cash, jewellery, deeds from premises of names linked to coal scam

    Enforcement Directorate personnel conducted raids at 44 locations in Bengal and Jharkhand on Friday and Saturday and recovered unaccounted cash totalling Rs 14 crores and substantial quantities of gold jewellery, along with 120 property deeds from offices and premises ...

    24 November 2025 The Statesman
    ‘No knee-jerk reactions’: Governor steps in after BLO’s death shakes Bengal

    West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Sunday urged everyone to keep patience and avoid emotional reactions after the tragic death of Shanti Muni Ekka, a Booth Level Officer (BLO) who reportedly died by suicide. Her family says she ...

    23 November 2025 The Statesman
    State government to set up silk hub in Serampore

    The state government has planned to set up a silk hub in Serampore. At an administrative meeting in Tarakeswar, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the establishment of the hub in Hooghly district to create a major centre for silk ...

    23 November 2025 The Statesman
    MSC felicitates six achievers from Malda

    The Malda Sammilani Calcutta (MSC), an organisation dedicated to supporting people from Malda who require accommodation and assistance in Kolkata, felicitated six achievers from diverse fields at a ceremony held on Friday evening at the Malda College Auditorium.Before the ...

    23 November 2025 The Statesman
    New labour codes bring major boost for north Bengal’s tea and cinchona workers

    In a major development for workers across north Bengal’s tea and cinchona plantations, the Centre on Friday implemented the long-awaited Four Labour Codes, marking the biggest overhaul of India’s labour framework in decades. The move—expected to significantly impact the ...

    23 November 2025 The Statesman
    Forest dept catches adult hyena from Asansol house

    The forest department has finally managed to capture an adult Indian striped hyena from a house in Salanpur after an 18-hour-long chase.Last night, two hyenas entered the house of Nimai Pramanik at around 9 p.m. in Salanpur village under ...

    23 November 2025 The Statesman
    Amid rising hacking threats, data scientists strengthen cyber security

    At a time when artificial intelligence has opened up a new era in research, data collection and analysis, the growing incidence of cyber security breaches needs urgent scrutiny, especially in matters related to databases connected with business operations, data ...

    23 November 2025 The Statesman
    SIR timeline has thrown system into chaos: TMC on BLO death

    Unable to bear the enormous stress of the job, a Block Level Officer in Nadia committed suicide holding the Election Commission responsible for her death. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled the death.AdvertisementRinku Tarafdar from Krishnagar committed suicide by hanging ...

    23 November 2025 The Statesman
    CM assures every possible help for Konnagar BLO under treatment

    Tapati Biswas, a 60-year-old Booth Level Officer (BLO) from Konnagar and a resident of Konnagar Nabagram, suffered a cerebral attack last Wednesday. As her condition deteriorated, she was shifted from Konnagar Matri Sadan Hospital to Kolkata Medical College and ...

    23 November 2025 The Statesman
    BLO found hanging in Krishnagar, suicide note blames ECI

    A 52-year-old Booth Level Officer engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was found hanging at her residence in Krishnagar on Saturday morning, with a handwritten suicide note that directly blamed the Election Commission of ...

    23 November 2025 The Statesman
    To strengthen security more CISF personnel deployed at NSCBI airport

    In the wake of Delhi recent blast, security at Kolkata’s Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport has been further tightened, with the Airports Authority of India deploying an additional contingent of CISF personnel.From Friday, 69 CISF jawans have been ...

    22 November 2025 The Statesman
    Guv welcomes SC view on separation of powers

    West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s recent opinion that courts cannot prescribe timelines for the President or Governors to grant assent to Bills passed by State legislatures, describing the advisory as a reaffirmation ...

    22 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC pressuring BLOs to include incorrect voters: BJP

    As the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls enters a crucial phase in West Bengal, a political storm has erupted with the state BJP accusing the ruling Trinamul Congress of manipulating the process, even as Chief Minister Mamata ...

    22 November 2025 The Statesman
    TMC’s virtual meet on Monday to set roadmap for party in coming days

    The Trinamul Congress has convened a virtual organisational meeting on Monday to discuss the party’s strategies regarding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in West Bengal.The meeting will be chaired by Trinamul ...

    22 November 2025 The Statesman
    India’s manufacturing sector at an inflection point: Industry experts

    India’s manufacturing sector stands at an inflection point backed by adoption of emerging technologies and advanced automation techniques, senior industry experts said at the 4th edition of Manufacturing Conclave 2025, organised by Assocham here on Friday.The transformative policies such ...

    22 November 2025 The Statesman
    GTA’s Ajoy Edwards demands disclosure of landslide grant beneficiaries

    Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Sabhasad Ajoy Edwards has fired off a letter to the newly-appointed Darjeeling District Magistrate, Manish Mishra, demanding full transparency in the Housing Grant disbursal for victims of the 5 October landslides.In a strongly worded communication, ...

    22 November 2025 The Statesman
    Green, Yellow Lines to have additional services on Saturdays

    Commuters in Kolkata are likely to have smoother journeys on Saturdays as the city’s two Metro networks are set to have an increased number of services on Saturdays.To begin with, the Purple Line that did not operate on Saturdays ...

    22 November 2025 The Statesman
    Bidhannagar Fair to be held from 1 Dec: BMC mayor

    One of the most renowned festivals of Bidhannagar and the city, Bidhannagar Fair 2025, will be held at Bidhannagar Book Fair Grounds from 1-21 December. The fair will be inaugurated by Kolkata mayor and urban development minister Firhad Hakim, ...

    22 November 2025 The Statesman
    ‘Unplanned, chaotic and dangerous’: Mamata writes letter to CEC, urges intervention in West Bengal SIR

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has once again slammed the SIR exercise in the state, calling it “unplanned, chaotic and dangerous”. Referring to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls underway in West Bengal ahead of the ...

    22 November 2025 The Statesman
    Scared people run outdoors as earthquake hits city

    Tremors of 5.7 magnitude shook the city intensely this morning bringing scores of citizens on the streets. The origin of the earthquake, as per the information shared by the India Meteorological Department was Bangladesh having a depth of 10 ...

    22 November 2025 The Statesman
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