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  • Mamata praises four new varieties of paddy raised by state govt

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has expressed satisfaction over the introduction of four new varieties of paddy by the state agriculture department. She wrote in her X handle: “Happy to announce that our agriculture department has invented four varieties of rice ...

    21 January 2026 The Statesman
    IIT Kharagpur to host global meet on surface engineering

    The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in collaboration with the Birla Institute of Technology Mesra (BIT Mesra), will organise an international conference on Frontiers in Surface Engineering and Additive Manufacturing (FSEAM 2026) from 21-23 January at IIT Kharagpur. Speaking ...

    20 January 2026 The Statesman
    Finally, a tableau from Bengal gets approval for R-Day parade in Delhi

    Themed “Vande Mataram and the Struggle for Independence”, finally a tableau from Bengal passed for the Republic Day parade in Delhi. Unable to proceed any further, the central government was compelled to grant permission to the Tableau from West Bengal. ...

    20 January 2026 The Statesman
    Beldanga violence: Abhishek urges local Murshidabad administration to act swiftly

    Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamul Congress national general secretary in Berhampore, Murshidabad today said it is only a matter of time before TMC wins from Berhampore. He was optimistic seeing the huge turnout for his roadshow and tore into the BJP ...

    18 January 2026 The Statesman
    The Asiatic Society, Kolkata to mark its foundation day

    The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, one of Asia’s oldest and most prestigious centres of learning, founded in 1784, celebrated its 243rd Foundation Day. The celebration was graced by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Minister of Culture & Tourism, as the Chief Guest, while ...

    18 January 2026 The Statesman
    Form 7 submission: Four BJP cadres arrested

    BJP cadres clashed with police personnel in Burdwan town this afternoon following chaos during the submission of Form 7 to the Election Commission of India. Four BJP cadres were arrested in connection with the incident. The situation further escalated when ...

    18 January 2026 The Statesman
    EC rejects Bengal govt’s plea, orders FIR against electoral officers accused of tampering voters list

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected the West Bengal government’s plea seeking withdrawal of EC’s earlier order to take strong disciplinary action against four electoral officers in the state. The Commission has instructed the district magistrates and ...

    18 January 2026 The Statesman
    Ministers, DM lend support in cleaning Gangasagar beaches, hail it ‘nature-friendly’

    Soon after the conclusion of the Gangasagar Mela, the South 24-Parganas district administration on Friday launched an extensive cleanliness drive across all beaches in the mela zone. Nearly 3,000 sanitation workers were deployed to clean six major sea-front stretches, restoring ...

    17 January 2026 The Statesman
    Experts call for coordinated action to tackle air pollution

    Air pollution continues to pose a serious threat to public health in India, with experts warning that fragmented efforts and short-term fixes will not deliver lasting improvements in air quality or urban liveability. These concerns were raised at a Clean ...

    17 January 2026 The Statesman
    North Bengal awaits new trains to be flagged off by PM Modi

    Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Malda in North Bengal on January 17, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has highlighted significant expansion of railway infrastructure in the state since 2014, while Darjeeling MP and BJP national spokesperson ...

    17 January 2026 The Statesman
    Devotees throng to Pakora Baba at Gangasagar Mela, get fried prasad

    Gangasagar Mela, known for its sea of pilgrims, sacred dips and a colourful assembly of ascetics, has found an unlikely star this year ~ Pakora Baba. Amid chants, conch shells and clouds of incense, it is the aroma of ...

    17 January 2026 The Statesman
    HAM operators rescue Russian lady, B’deshi child, sick pilgrims at Sagar

    At least four persons in various forms of distress were either rescued or assisted by amateur radio (HAM) operators over the last five days at the Gangasagar Mela. A Russian lady who lost her entire belongings, a Bangladeshi child separated ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Madhyamik admit card not valid for voter list revision: ECI

    The Election Commission of India has clarified that the Madhyamik (secondary examination) admit card will not be accepted as a valid document for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in West Bengal. In a letter addressed to ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    ER gets approval for kavach installation at key stations

    In a significant development towards rail safety, the Eastern Railway received the approval of the work for provision of the indigenously developed Automatic Train Protection (ATP) system, Kavach from the Railway Board today. The nod comes on a project to ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Violence at Goalpokhar BDO office during hearing, ECI orders probe

    A day after the Block Development Office (BDO) at Farakka in Murshidabad was vandalised, an angry mob on Thursday attacked the Goalpokhar Block Development Office at Chakulia in North Dinajpur during a hearing related to the Special Intensive Revision ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Gyanesh Kumar is responsible for SIR deaths: Abhishek in Nandigram

    The BJP workers, who have either removed or torn Sebabashray posters in Nandigram have become mortally scared of Trinamul Congress, said Abhishek Banerjee, national general secretary of Trinamul Congress. He inaugurated Sebaashray camps in Nandigram this afternoon. He assured that ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    India Post releases special philatelic cover commemorating Gangasagar Mela

    The department of posts, West Bengal Circle, has issued a special philatelic cover commemorating the Gangasagar Mela-2026. The Special Cover was released by Jitendra Gupta, Director General Postal Services, department of posts in a programme at Diamond Harbour on Makar ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Survey work begins at Rashbehari Ghosh’s home for Restoration

    Officials of the state Public Works Department (PWD) have visited and inspected the ancestral home of Sir Rashbehari Ghosh at Ukhrid in East Burdwan district to carry out a survey for the restoration of the heritage structure. Sir Rashbehari Ghosh, ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Singur farmers want greater use of land, to urge PM Modi for intervention

    A section of Singur farmers, who were actively involved in the Singur land agitation and later got back their land following the Supreme Court verdict, have said that only 30 per cent of the returned land has been made ...

    16 January 2026 The Statesman
    Students fight for technical excellence at school competition

    The leading National Level Technical Bonanza of the country – ConnecTech, which sees the highest number of participation in technical contests all across India, organised by the University of Engineering & Management (UEM), Kolkata and Jaipur, was held in ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    Shops gutted by fire at BB Ganguly street

    A massive fire in the heart of the city triggered panic among shop owners and residents of BB Ganguly Street this morning. The fire started at a busy hour in the central business pocket of the city at a furniture ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    3 killed, 2 injured as coal roof collapses on villagers in abandoned BCCL colliery at Kulti

    Three illegal coal miners were killed and two others seriously injured after a section of coal roof collapsed on them at the abandoned Borira Open Cast Colliery of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) under Kulti police station on Tuesday. The ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    Nabanna seeks report on Borira coal mine accident from civil defence department

    Nabanna, the administrative headquarters of the West Bengal government in Howrah, has sought a detailed report from the district civil defence and disaster management department in Asansol regarding the Borira coal mine accident in the Damagoria coal-bearing area. The accident ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    Two Nipah-infected nurses remain on ventilator support

    Two nurses infected with the deadly Nipah virus continue to remain on ventilatory support, with their condition described as extremely critical, hospital sources said on Tuesday. The two are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Barasat in North 24-Parganas ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata slams Centre for neglect of Gangasagar Mela as it attains global stature

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the Gangasagar Mela has transcended state and national boundaries to emerge as one of the most significant pilgrimage destinations in the world, attracting millions of devotees every year. State power minister Aroop ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    ED raid on I-PAC: Calcutta High Court to hear linked petitions today

    The Calcutta High Court will on Wednesday hear multiple petitions linked to the Enforcement Directorate’s recent raids on the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) and the home of its co-founder Pratik Jain. The matter will come up before a ...

    14 January 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata flags harassment of voters , writes fifth letter to ECI

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday wrote for the fifth time to the Election Commission of India (ECI), alleging widespread harassment of voters and serious administrative lapses in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. In a ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    Preparations in full swing in north Bengal as Mamata, Abhishek & Modi line up rallies

    Last-minute preparations are in full swing at Ghughumari Kadamtala in Cooch Behar, where Trinamul Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee is scheduled to address a political rally on Tuesday to highlight issues related to voting rights. TMC leaders in ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal likely to get 7 Amrit Bharat trains

    The beginning of 2026 has brought a major connectivity boost for the poll-bound state, West Bengal. Apart from the country’s first Vande Bharat sleeper, the state is likely to get seven new routes of Amrit Bharat Express during Prime ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    India Post to release special philatelic cover commemorating Gangasagar Mela

    The department of posts, West Bengal Circle, will be formally issuing a Special Philatelic Cover commemorating the Gangasagar Mela-2026. The special cover will be released by Jitendra Gupta, Director General Postal Services, department of posts in a programme at Diamond ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    Around 45 lakhs pilgrims throng Gangasagar since 1 January

    Around 45 lakh pilgrims have arrived at Gangasagar in South 24-Parganas since 1 January to take the holy dip at the confluence of the Ganga and the Bay of Bengal and offer prayers at the Kapil Muni Ashram, state ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    Children must stick to textbooks, not shift to high-tech gadgets, says educationist

    New-age tech support like e-books and iPads are not good for children. They need to stick to conventional copybooks, textbooks and blackboards, leaving aside gadgets, advised educationist Dr Punam Suri, chairman of Dayanand Anglo-Vedic University and president of DAV ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal identifies 2 suspected cases of Nipah virus, Nadda assures full support

    Two suspected cases of Nipah virus disease, listed as a high-priority pathogen by the WHO, have been identified in West Bengal, according to official sources on Monday. The cases were identified on Sunday at the Virus Research and Diagnostic Laboratory ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP state chief vows to ‘rejuvenate Bengal’ on Swamiji’s birth anniversary

    Union minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Trinamul Congress (TMC) government, vowing to “bring back the state’s lost fame and rejuvenate its culture” by dislodging the ruling party in ...

    13 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI slams AERO’s resignation as ‘Meaningless,’ flags disciplinary action

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday issued a sharp response to the resignation of Mousam Sarkar, Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) of Bagnan Assembly constituency, describing the move as “meaningless” and an act of “gross indiscipline, insubordination ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    State caveat in Supreme Court in I PAC raid case

    The state government on Saturday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court in connection with the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) petition relating to the searches conducted at the I-PAC office and the residence of its director, Pratik Jain. The ED has ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI clears polling booths in highrises across seven districts

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) clears the proposal for setting up of polling booths inside multi-storey housing complexes in West Bengal, despite objections raised by the ruling Trinamul Congress and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Commission sources said a total ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek targets BJP over SIR at Saltora

    Abhishek Banerjee, MP and national general secretary of the Trinamool Congress, on Friday launched a sharp attack on the BJP over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) while addressing a large public rally at Saltora in Bankura district. “Ask BJP leaders ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    TMC team meets CEO with fresh set of demands

    Trinamul Congress delegation once again met Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal Manoj Agarwal on Saturday highlighting various issues regarding the electoral roll revision and the problems people in the state face due to it. Ministers Pulak Roy, Dr Shashi ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    Cooch Behar civic body chief resigns after Abhishek’s call

    In a significant political development ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, senior Trinamul Congress leader Rabindranath Ghosh on Saturday stepped down as Chairman of Cooch Behar Municipality, complying with instructions from the party’s national general secretary and second-in-command Abhishek ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    ED submits report on search at I PAC office to MHA

    The Union ministry of home affairs (MHA) had sought a detailed report from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday regarding the sequence of events during the agency’s search operations in Kolkata in connection with the alleged illegal coal smuggling ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP targets TMC over SIR

    Placing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at the centre of its 2026 Assembly election campaign, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of panicking over a clean voter list and attempting to ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP in damage-control mode in Cooch Behar

    With the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections approaching, the Bharatiya Janata Party has begun damage-control efforts in politically sensitive Cooch Behar, where internal discontent within the party has triggered embarrassment from the district to the national level. State BJP president ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    DVC agrees to release additional water for boro cultivation

    The Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) has agreed to release an additional 21,000 acre-feet of water from its dams and barrages to support boro crop cultivation in five South Bengal districts, following a request by state panchayat minister and Durgapur ...

    11 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP in ‘democratic struggle’ to win state election: Samik

    State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Friday said his party has embarked on a “democratic struggle” and made it clear that the BJP does not seek to win elections by removing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee through any administrative or ...

    10 January 2026 The Statesman
    Governor tries street food sans security after threat mail

    A day after receiving a threat email on Thursday late night, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Friday morning walked through the congested lanes of central Kolkata with minimal security, accentuating what Lok Bhawan described as his ...

    10 January 2026 The Statesman
    Trinamool Congress MPs protest outside Amit Shah’s office over ED raids, detained briefly

    A group of Trinamool Congress MPs protested outside Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s office in the national capital on Friday, accusing the Centre of using investigative agencies to target the opposition. The demonstration ended with police briefly detaining some ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    ED–I-PAC raids: Calcutta High Court to hear three linked petitions today

    The Calcutta High Court will on Friday hear three connected petitions linked to the Enforcement Directorate’s searches at the India Political Action Committee (I-PAC) office and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain. The matters will be taken up together ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    TMC protests ED raid at I-PAC office

    The Trinamul Congress took to the streets across different parts of Hooghly district on Thursday evening to protest against raids conducted by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) at the residence and office of I-PAC chief Pratik Jain in Kolkata’s Loudon ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    Sealdah Division to get the first set of Amrit Bharat sleeper trains

    The Sealdah Division of the Eastern Railway is slated to get its first set of premium trains of the Amrit Bharat sleeper series. If all goes according to the plan, the division could get two new routes of Amrit ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    Pratik Jain files counter-petition against ED over raids

    Pratik Jain, co-founder of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), on Thursday afternoon, filed a counter petition at a single-judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the latter’s raid and search operations earlier in ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    MP Ritabrata writes to textiles minister, objects to use of plastic bags for food grains

    Ritabrata Banerjee, Trinamul Congress Rajya Sabha member on Wednesday wrote to Union minister of textiles Giriraj Singh, opposing the decision to permit the large-scale use of plastic bags for food grain procurement. In his letter, Mr Banerjee described the permission ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    Assault on journalists: Main accused, 2 others nabbed

    Arambagh police have arrested the main accused along with two others in connection with the assault on two journalists inside the Kalipur College campus a few days ago. The incident took place during a protest at Kalipur College, when the ...

    9 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI explains SIR notice to Amartya Sen, cites ‘age difference with mother’ in voter records

    The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) of West Bengal on Wednesday clarified that a notice issued to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was triggered by a data inconsistency flagged by the Election ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Nadda expected to hold twin meetings on Today

    In a run-up to the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal, Union health minister JP Nadda will attend two crucial meetings ~ one administrative and the other political today. Sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party said that the party president ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Sealdah division records high rate of punctuality in train running

    In what comes as an accomplishment for Sealdah, the divisional railway recorded significant improvements in punctuality in 2025. The division has achieved punctuality percentages of 95 in mail/ express trains and 94 per cent in suburban sections, both of ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek blames BJP for branding Bengali migrants as Bangladeshis

    Trinamul Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was speaking at Balurghat during a public meeting. Abhishek held Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union minister of state for ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Mamata pays homage to the Netai martyrs

    Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee today paid homage to nine workers, who were brutally killed by the CPI-M goons at Netai in 2011. The workers were killed on 7 January, 2011. Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee also paid homage ...

    8 January 2026 The Statesman
    Matua delegation meets President over ‘selective deletion’ fears in electoral rolls

    A section of the Matua community on Wednesday approached President Droupadi Murmu, expressing concern over what they described as growing “fear and uncertainty” triggered by the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal. Led by Union ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    3 dead, six hurt as buses collide head-on on NH-12

    In a road accident that sent shockwaves along national highway 12, two passenger buses collided head-on today around 4.15 p.m. near the Bahadurpur forest area under Dhubulia police station limits, claiming three lives and leaving six others injured. The buses, ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    Cold wave warning for south Bengal districts

    The Meteorological Department today issued a three-day forecast warning for nine districts of South Bengal, cautioning against persistent cold wave conditions and dense fog that may reduce morning visibility to between 50 and 199 metres. The warning was issued at ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    No threat can stop me, I’m more stubborn than BJP: Abhishek on chopper issue

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee today came down heavily on the BJP and held the saffron party responsible for the helicopter controversy. Mr Banerjee was scheduled to visit Birbhum by a chopper this morning. Mr Banerjee did not get ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    Arambagh farmer promotes organic winter vegetable cultivation

    A farmer from Harinkhola No. 1 Gram Panchayat at Asarpur in Arambagh, Kashinath Ghosh, has been cultivating winter vegetables through organic farming and actively encouraging other farmers to adopt the same method. Mr Ghosh has been felicitated and awarded at ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    As PM Modi’s Malda rally date comes closer, BJP ups poll push in North Bengal

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address a major political rally in Malda on 17 January, BJP officials said on Tuesday. The Prime Minister is also expected to attend an official programme in Malda to lay foundation stones ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    Clamour for Dilip as MLA candidate from Durgapur grows louder

    Repeated posts on social networks by a BJP district committee member in West Burdwan demanding Dilip Ghosh as a party candidate in Durgapur has embarrassed the saffron party that already has an elected MLA from the industrial town. The consecutive ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    Alipurduar division earns first ‘Eat Right Campus’ honours

    The Alipurduar Division of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has achieved a significant milestone in food safety and hygiene, with one railway station and three institutional facilities earning the prestigious Eat Right Station and Eat Right Campus certifications from the ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek attacks ECI over notices to Amartya Sen, Shami & Dev

    Trinamul Congress (TMC) All India General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for issuing notices under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, cricketer Mohammed Shami and popular Tollywood ...

    7 January 2026 The Statesman
    City records coldest January day as min temp drops to 10.2°C

    Kolkata recorded its coldest January day of all time on Tuesday, with the minimum temperature plunging to 10.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest ever for the month in the city. The mercury dipped even further in some suburban and adjoining areas, ...

    6 January 2026 The Statesman
    South 24-Parganas to use water drones for rescue ops during Gangasagar fair

    In a major boost to safety and disaster preparedness, the South 24-Parganas district administration is set to deploy advanced water drones for underwater rescue operations during the Gangasagar Mela, coinciding with the holy dip at the confluence of the ...

    6 January 2026 The Statesman
    1 dead, 3 hurt after concrete slab falls on them

    One person died while three others were injured after chunks of a dilapidated structure fell on the residents at Park Circus this morning. The incident occurred at around 3 a.m. when four residents were asleep inside a room and chunks ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek visits Sebaashray 2 camp at Satgachia

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary and party’s MP from Diamond Harbour Abhishek Banerjee visited a Sebaashray 2 camp at Satgachia this afternoon. The camps at Satgachia began on 2 January and will continue till 8 January. Sebaashray 2 is the ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    Seer urges PM Modi to visit Gangasagar, witness islands erosion

    Amid growing alarm over rapid coastal erosion at Sagar Island, the head of Bharat Sevashram Sangha (BSS) at Sagar, Swami Jitatmananda Maharaj, popularly known as Nemai Maharaj, has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the sacred Gangasagar ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP leaders inspect proposed site of PM Modi’s meeting at Singur

    In view of the proposed public meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Singur on 18 January, BJP Hooghly district president Gautam Chatterjee, along with state BJP secretary Dipanjan Guha and several other party leaders, today, inspected multiple plots ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    Civic body rolls out hydraulic garbage vehicles to overcome manpower shortage

    Amid a politically sensitive retrenchment drive that has triggered sustained agitation by casual workers, the Krishnagar municipality has moved to overhaul its solid waste management system, announcing the induction of hydraulic container vehicles in all 25 wards with the ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    Trinamool to reach out to Bengal personalities with Mamata govt’s report card of past 15 years

    All India Trinamool Congress leadership has started distributing ‘Unnayoner Panchali’, the state government’s report card for the past 15 years in power, to prominent personalities across West Bengal as part of their Banglar Samarthane Sanjog (outreach) initiative. State Minister Shashi ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    CM Mamata writes to CEC over ‘procedural violations, administrative lapses’ in SIR process

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, expressing concern over alleged irregularities, procedural violations and administrative lapses during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in the state. In a letter dated January ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    Bengal LoP questions Mamata’s use of CM letterhead to raise Trinamool’s issues

    The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, said on Sunday that how Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee could use her own letterhead in writing a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    PM Modi extends birthday greetings to CM Mamata Banerjee, praying for her long life

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended birthday greetings to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and wished her good health and a long life. In his greeting message posted on his X handle, the Prime Minister wrote, “Birthday wishes ...

    5 January 2026 The Statesman
    BJP alleges Rs 100 crore scam in flood relief compensation in West Bengal

    he Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alleged large-scale corruption in the distribution of flood relief compensation in West Bengal, accusing the Mamata Banerjee-led state government of being involved in a scam amounting to nearly Rs 100 crore in Malda district. Addressing ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    NHRC sets 4-week deadline to W Burdwan DM, police on silicosis report

    The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the silicosis issue in the Dendua region of Salanpur block and has issued reminders to the District Magistrate (DM) of West Burdwan, S Ponnambalam, and the Commissioner of Police ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    Tea growers seek urgent policy support to stabilise tea industry

    Calling for urgent policy support to protect the long-term sustainability of the Indian tea industry, Sandeep Singhania, President of the Tea Association of India (TAI), on Saturday outlined a comprehensive roadmap addressing production challenges, export bottlenecks, import misuse and ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    TMC flags off 15-year development outreach from Ranaghat

    With an eye on the 2026 Assembly elections, the Trinamul Congress rolled out a state-wide mass outreach campaign aimed at taking its 15-year governance record directly to the people, blending political mobilisation with a detailed presentation of the state ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    PM Modi likely to visit state this month, hold rallies

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit West Bengal again at the beginning of the new year, with the BJP stepping up its campaign ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. According to sources, the Prime Minister is expected to ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek answers to tea garden workers’ issues

    Trinamul national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee Today met with tea garden workers, a first of its kind. In the meeting, Abhishek directly listened to the grievances of the garden workers and they got the opportunity to get their problems addressed ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    ED files charge sheet in sand smuggling case

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday filed a charge sheet in connection with the sand smuggling case, within 60 days of the arrest of Arun Saraf and other accused. The charge sheet was submitted before the ED’s special court at ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    Increased Metro services on four Sundays in Green, Blue Lines

    The Kolkata Metro Railway is to run an increased number of services on four Sundays in the Green and Blue Line. Starting from tomorrow and continuing till 25 January, the city Metro is to operate special services for commuters in ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI says ‘logical discrepancies’ in voter list drop by over 41 lakh

    The Election Commission on Friday said the number of “logical discrepancies” detected in the electoral rolls of West Bengal during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has come down significantly, from 1.36 crore to 94.49 lakh, a reduction of ...

    4 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI allows some tribal groups to be enrolled as voters on DMs’ consent

    Members of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) in West Bengal, including Birhor, Toto, Lodha Sabar and Kheria Sabar communities, will be enrolled in the electoral rolls without producing any documents during Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearings, following a new ...

    3 January 2026 The Statesman
    Abhishek pitches for all 31 seats from South 24-Parganas at rally

    Trinamul Congress national general secretary and the party’s MP from Diamond Harbour Abhishek Banerjee urged party workers to ensure the victory for all the 31 candidates by 50,000 votes each in the forthcoming Assembly election in South 24-Parganas. He reiterated ...

    3 January 2026 The Statesman
    Missing BJP leader found dead in East Midnapore pond

    Tension gripped Sudampur under the Moyna Assembly constituency in East Midnapore after the body of a local BJP leader was recovered from a pond five days after he went missing. The deceased has been identified as Subrata Adhikari (33). His ...

    3 January 2026 The Statesman
    Confused trade unions seek W Burdwan DM’s intervention on SIR

    In the wake of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, authorities of nationalised steel plants have issued fresh circulars asking workers to submit declarations, sharing details from the electoral rolls, including confirmation for deletion of their ...

    3 January 2026 The Statesman
    Bangladeshi player in IPL controversy: ‘We should not let politics come into this,’ says Shashi Tharoor

    Amid the row over Shahrukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)’s decision to include Bangladeshi cricketer Mustafizur Rahman in their team for the IPL 2026, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has defended the franchise, saying that it was a purely sporting ...

    3 January 2026 The Statesman
    Man dies in Swarupnagar following SIR hearing

    A man died on Thursday after suffering a heart attack on 27 December shortly after returning from a hearing related to the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, the police said. The incident took place in the ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    Deleted voters in final list will be far more than draft list: Suvendu

    Leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday that the total number of deleted voters in the final voters’ list in the state will be far more than the number of names already deleted ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    ECI issues directive to ease voter enrolment for sex workers, marginalised groups during SIR

    In a significant move to prevent the exclusion of vulnerable voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a fresh directive to facilitate the inclusion of sex workers and ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    Tollywood approaches Lalbazar cyber cell over online harassment

    The issue of online harassment took centre stage in Kolkata on Friday, as leading members of theBengali film industry approached the police, even as BJP leader Dilip Ghosh and his wife Rinku Majumdar Ghosh lodged a separate cyber complaint ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    ‘TMC ready to march to Delhi,’ warns Abhishek Banerjee, launches sharp attack on CEC and Amit Shah

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) National General Secretary and MP Abhishek Banerjee on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, as he kicked off a statewide campaign ahead ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    MP Ritabrata seeks urgent Centre intervention for the deepening jute crisis

    Singh, warning that the raw jute sector is sliding into a serious economic and social crisis, with the worst impact being felt in West Bengal’s jute-growing and jute-mill regions. West Bengal once had a thriving jute industry, with the state ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    Serampore MP urges party unity ahead of 2026 polls

    Serampore MP Kalyan Banerjee, speaking on the Trinamul Congress (TMC) foundation day in Serampore on Wednesday, urged party leaders and workers to remain united to face what he described as a very tough fight ahead. The MP called upon the ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
    Face of doctor’s stir Aniket quits SR-ship, alleges political vendetta

    Despite repeated court directives, junior doctor Aniket Mahato is yet to receive his posting at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Citing continued uncertainty and what he described as “political vendetta”, Mahato on Friday announced his decision to opt out ...

    2 January 2026 The Statesman
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