AT least three more persons, a doctor, a nurse, and a health staff member, have been infected with the Nipah virus in West Bengal, taking the total number of active cases to five.The first two patients – a male ...
15 January 2026 Indian ExpressA BDO office in Farakka was ransacked during the hearing for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls on Wednesday. Police have registered an FIR against unknown people after the Election Commission intervened, sources said.The incident took place ...
15 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe Chief Electoral Officer’s (CEO) office has initiated a large-scale administrative overhaul in West Bengal, with the state government formally notified to reshuffle police personnel ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Following directives from the Election Commission of India, ...
15 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Police have intensified their investigation into the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids carried out at premises linked to the election management company I-PAC last week, with teams now working to identify and potentially summon the officials involved ...
15 January 2026 Indian ExpressTMC MP Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday presented 10 more people, who were allegedly declared dead in the draft electoral rolls during the SIR exercise in West Bengal, at a rally here, and accused the Election Commission of taking away ...
15 January 2026 Indian ExpressUpping the ante against the Election Commission (EC) over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the poll panel brought in the concept of “logical discrepancies” to remove genuine voters ...
15 January 2026 Indian ExpressUpping the ante against the Election Commission (EC) over the SIR exercise, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the poll panel brought in the concept of “logical discrepancies” to remove genuine voters from the electoral ...
15 January 2026 Indian ExpressKolkata road closure, Kolkata Traffic Advisory: The Belgharia Railway Over Bridge (ROB) will remain closed from January 17 as Sealdah Division undertakes renovation work. Thus, vehicular movement on the bridge will be completely restricted from Saturday, January 17, until the ...
14 January 2026 Indian ExpressWith two nurses from a private hospital on ventilator support after testing positive for the Nipah virus in preliminary screenings at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Kalyani, the West Bengal government has sounded an alert across all ...
14 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe BJP Tuesday moved the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to hold a rally outside the West Bengal Secretariat, Nabanna, or any place around it after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) allegedly faced obstruction from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and ...
14 January 2026 Indian ExpressAfter remaining confined to water for nearly 20 days, the four-year-old ailing hippopotamus at Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata has finally come out of the moat of the enclosure, bringing relief for the zoo authorities.Sources indicate that the hippopotamus, ...
14 January 2026 Indian ExpressFlagging the “mechanical” SIR process “using Artificial Intelligence (AI)”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, in a fresh letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accused the poll panel of disowning its own previous mechanisms, and ...
13 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal government on Monday said that two cases of Nipah virus have been detected in the state. Both the affected individuals are medical staffers of a private hospital in Barasat in North 24 Parganas district and are ...
13 January 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday slammed the Centre over the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raid on I-PAC, alleging that the central agency’s objective was not investigation but “stealing political information” to settle scores on behalf ...
13 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal chief electoral officer (CEO) has issued strict instructions to the micro observers deputed across the state to oversee the second stage of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, warning them of disciplinary action if they are ...
13 January 2026 Indian ExpressFlagging the “mechanical” SIR process “using Artificial Intelligence (AI)”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, in a fresh letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, accused the poll panel of disowning its own previous mechanisms, and ...
13 January 2026 Indian ExpressDemanding the arrest of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and DGP Rajeev Kumar for allegedly “obstructing” the ED raids on I-PAC premises in Kolkata, the BJP on Sunday held a protest march in Kolkata.Leader of Opposition in Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, ...
13 January 2026 Indian ExpressSamir Putatundu, a veteran Left leader in West Bengal and co-founder of Party for Democratic Socialism (PDS), died at a private hospital in South Kolkata Sunday night. He was 74. He had been suffering from various diseases for several ...
13 January 2026 Indian ExpressA massive crowd gathered at the Bagdogra airport on Monday to bid farewell to singer-actor Prashant Tamang as his mortal remains was flown to Darjeeling.Tamang, whose journey from the Kolkata Police to a national celebrity following his victory in ...
13 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) has announced a new security measure to prevent the forgery of mark sheets and pass certificates.A senior official stated that ultraviolet (UV) security threads will be embedded in the higher ...
13 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sought a report from the office of West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari regarding the alleged attack on his convoy by ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters near Purulia late Saturday evening. ...
12 January 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal recently said that his office was contemplating easing the rules for people belonging to Adivasi communities under the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.CEO Agarwal ...
12 January 2026 Indian ExpressA 75-year-old man died due to cardiac arrest while attending a hearing related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Birbhum district on Saturday morning.The deceased, identified as Kanchan Kumar Mondal, had received a notice for an SIR ...
12 January 2026 Indian ExpressOne of the four people injured in an explosion at a firecracker factory in Champahati in West Bengal succumbed to injuries Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Gouhari Ganguly, 70, who suffered around 80 per cent burns, according ...
12 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe presence of West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Manoj Pant with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during Enforcement Directorate’s raid at political consultancy firm I-PAC’s Kolkata office has led to a controversy, with senior ...
11 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday launched its campaign song for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, asserting that the party would return to power for a fourth consecutive term.The song’s launch comes within 48 hours after a stand-off ...
11 January 2026 Indian ExpressAn explosion ripped through a firecracker factory in Champahati under West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Saturday, leaving four people seriously injured.Meanwhile, a fire broke out after the blast, and a fire tender was pressed into service to ...
11 January 2026 Indian ExpressIn her third letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar since the beginning of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged the ongoing drive has turned into an ...
11 January 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari sent a legal notice to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday evening, demanding proof of the allegations she made against him and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the coal scam. He ...
11 January 2026 Indian ExpressA minor girl was allegedly raped inside a factory premises in West Bengal’s Hooghly district on Thursday evening, following which the police arrested two men. The incident has sparked an uproar in the area with local Opposition leaders claiming ...
11 January 2026 Indian ExpressA fresh row has erupted in West Bengal over the alleged presence of Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty, Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister Manoj Pant and other officials with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at I-PAC’s Sector V office during ...
11 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe Kolkata police have launched an investigation into the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) search operations at the residence of I-PAC director Pratik Jain. The election management company I-PAC advises the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the West Bengal government.According to police ...
11 January 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday launched a scathing attack on the Centre following a protest after raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on the I-PAC office and the residence of its co-founder Pratik Jain in Kolkata, alleging ...
10 January 2026 Indian ExpressA day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the office of I-PAC and the residence of the political consultancy firm’s director in Kolkata in connection with a money laundering case, I-PAC Friday issued a statement claiming it has “extended ...
10 January 2026 Indian ExpressLeading a massive protest rally against the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) raids on political consultancy firm I-PAC, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the BJP of using central agencies to “snatch” the TMC’s electoral strategy and announced ...
10 January 2026 Indian ExpressA day after the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) raids on political consultancy firm I-PAC sparked a political storm in West Bengal, the stand-off deepened on Friday as the Trinamool Congress (TMC) urged the Calcutta High Court to direct the agency ...
10 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate (ED), in a plea before the Calcutta High Court, has sought a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who stormed into the office of political consultancy firm I-PAC, and the house ...
10 January 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose Friday took to the congested streets of Kolkata’s Dacres Lane, abandoning his Z-plus category security detail just hours after receiving an “audacious” death threat via email.Governor Ananda Bose embarked on a programme ...
10 January 2026 Indian ExpressIt all began just before noon when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dropped in at the Loudon Street house of I-PAC director Pratik Jain in Kolkata as officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) began their search.Before her, Kolkata ...
10 January 2026 Indian ExpressPrime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a public gathering at Singur’s Gopalnagar Mouza on January 18, nearly two decades after Tata Motors shut down its Nano factory in the Hooghly district. His visit is part of a ...
9 January 2026 Indian ExpressIn a major move to streamline the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal has issued fresh directives exempting several categories of voters from personal appearance at mandatory ...
9 January 2026 Indian ExpressOver 20,000 passport applications are awaiting clearance across 72 police stations after Kolkata Police started birth certificate verification in a bid to stop issuance of passports with forged documents, an officer said.According to the officer, over 400 passports are ...
9 January 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday sat on a dharna at I-PAC’s office in Kolkata’s Salt Lake to protest against the Enforcement Directorate raids against the top political consultancy group and its head, Pratik Jain, as she questioned ...
9 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate Thursday moved the Calcutta High Court, alleging it faced hindrance while conducting raids on I-PAC in connection with an ongoing investigation and proceedings under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The matter was mentioned before the ...
9 January 2026 Indian ExpressOpposition parties in Bengal have demanded that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee be booked for first rushing to I-PAC Director Pratik Jain’s residence in Kolkata and then to the political consultancy firm’s office in Salt Lake’s Sector V during an ...
9 January 2026 Indian ExpressGangasagar Mela special train 2026, Gangasagar Mela 2026: Eastern Railway (ER) will operate 18 special EMU local trains to clear the expected surge of pilgrims during Gangasagar Mela 2026. Regarded as the second-largest pilgrimage gathering in the country, the ...
9 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe Opposition BJP, as well as the CPI(M), on Wednesday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of destruction of evidence as she barged into I-PAC chief Pratik Jain’s residence in Kolkata and collected files and a laptop even as the ...
9 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe Enforcement Directorate Thursday conducted raids at multiple locations in Kolkata and Bidhannagar, including those linked to the political consultancy firm I-PAC, in connection with a money laundering case.The searches covered I-PAC’s office on the 11th floor of a ...
9 January 2026 Indian ExpressSeeking clear guidelines on ‘logical discrepancies’ in the SIR exercise, a group of AEROs (Assistant Electoral Registration Officers) has written to the West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) expressing concerns that electors who were mapped earlier and are now ...
8 January 2026 Indian ExpressWith Assembly elections in West Bengal less than three months away, the BJP on Wednesday reconstituted its state office bearers committee, six months after Samik Bhattacharya was appointed the state unit chief.The announcement of the new team comes on ...
8 January 2026 Indian ExpressAfter a prolonged spell of bone-chilling cold, Kolkata witnessed a slight rise in minimum temperature on Thursday, with Alipore observatory recording 11.6°C, a rise from the previous day’s 10.3 degree Celsius. This comes after a record-breaking Tuesday, where the ...
8 January 2026 Indian ExpressAn advocate has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition in the Calcutta High Court demanding that the authorities recognise the deteriorating ambient air quality in the Kolkata-Howrah metropolitan region as a public health emergency.A division bench led by ...
8 January 2026 Indian ExpressImagine a lifeguard that never tires, swims at three times the speed of an Olympic athlete, and can pull the weight of a small car. For the crowds at Gangasagar Mela—an annual pilgrimage where lakhs of devotees take a ...
8 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission on Wednesday served a notice to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in connection with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, seeking a hearing of the 92-year-old economist on January 16 at ...
8 January 2026 Indian ExpressResidents across South Bengal are experiencing severe chills as a cold wave has gripped the region. Kolkata recorded temperatures in the 10-degree range early on Wednesday, with Alipore reaching a minimum of 10.3°C and Dum Dum dipping to 9.8°C.On ...
8 January 2026 Indian ExpressWith Kolkata witnessing unusually chilly weather—the city saw temperatures in the 10-degree range early on Wednesday, a day after it recorded its coldest January day in 12 years—electronic shops are running out of room heaters as shopkeepers and distributors ...
8 January 2026 Indian ExpressBengal weather update today: Bengal is unlikely to see respite from the biting cold any time soon as the temperature could go down further. The cold wave conditions are likely to continue in West Bengal till January 9 at ...
8 January 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar requesting that the employment records from tea gardens and cinchona gardens be accepted as official proof of identity and residence for the tea ...
7 January 2026 Indian ExpressAccusing the BJP and the Election Commission of forming a nexus to disenfranchise voters in West Bengal through the SIR exercise, TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday urged people to “un-map the BJP from Bengal” and ensure the ...
7 January 2026 Indian ExpressFour days after a police team that visited Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district was attacked, the prime accused in the case, Musa Mollah, a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker, was arrested on Tuesday.Mollah was arrested under ...
7 January 2026 Indian ExpressTMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee has named Sunali Khatun’s newborn boy “Apon” (our own), saying “no power on earth can make our own people feel like strangers”.A day after the 26-year-old woman, who was recently repatriated from Bangladesh, gave ...
7 January 2026 Indian ExpressEven as Kolkata is experiencing bone-chilling winters with temperatures dropping below 10 degrees Celsius, a young hippopotamus at the city’s Alipore Zoo has been standing still inside a water enclosure for nearly a fortnight.According to sources in the zoo, ...
7 January 2026 Indian ExpressBengal Weather Update: Bengal is reeling under an intense cold wave. Due to northerly winds, temperatures have plunged sharply across the state. On Monday, Kolkata recorded a minimum temperature of 10.2 degrees Celsius, which was 3.7 degrees below normal. ...
7 January 2026 Indian ExpressKolkata recorded its coldest January day in 12 years on Tuesday, with the minimum temperature dropping to 10.2°C. This is nearly seven degrees below the seasonal average, prompting residents to scramble for heavy woollens as the city experienced an ...
7 January 2026 Indian ExpressDarling Earth, an english translation of Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Bengali novel ‘Parthibo’, was launched by Prasenjit Saha in Kolkata on Monday evening. The classic novel explores questions about life, meaning, and human consciousness through interwoven narratives set in villages and ...
6 January 2026 Indian ExpressEscalating her confrontation with the Election Commission and the Centre over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she would move the Supreme Court “as an ordinary citizen” to ...
6 January 2026 Indian ExpressActor and TMC MP Deepak Adhikari, popularly known as Dev, is the latest big name to receive a notice from the Election Commission (EC) for the SIR hearing.Three members of the MP’s family have also been issued notice to ...
6 January 2026 Indian ExpressChief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday laid the foundation stone for a 5-km-long bridge, named Gangasagar Setu, over the Muriganga river to connect Sagar Island, where the annual Gangasagar Mela is held.The Rs 1,700-crore worth bridge has been designed ...
6 January 2026 Indian ExpressEscalating her confrontation with the Election Commission and the Centre over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Monday that she would move the Supreme Court “as an ordinary citizen” to ...
6 January 2026 Indian ExpressSuspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday faced protests during a visit to Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground, where he has planned a rally of his new party along with a Quran reading session.While Kabir, who floated the Janata ...
6 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) recently summoned several well-known personalities, including TMC MP and Bengali film star Deepak Adhikari, better known as Dev, and India pacer Mohammad Shami, for a hearing under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ...
6 January 2026 Indian ExpressRepatriated from Bangladesh after a five-month ordeal, 26-year-old Sunali Khatun on Monday gave birth to a boy at Rampurhat Medical College Hospital in Birbhum. Even as her family is relieved that the baby was born in India, they said ...
6 January 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Monday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar alleging that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s concerns about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state are inaccurate.Banerjee had ...
6 January 2026 Indian ExpressAs the holy confluence of the Ganga River and the Bay of Bengal at Sagar Island prepares to welcome millions for the Gangasagar Mela 2026 from January 10 to 17, the West Bengal government Monday unveiled a massive, technology-driven ...
6 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe West Bengal unit of the BJP has welcomed the BCCI’s directive to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release Bangladeshi fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from its 2026 IPL team and demanded that like Pakistani players are not allowed to ...
5 January 2026 Indian ExpressIn the structurally precise New Town, Kolkata, a grand architectural marvel is taking shape—one that promises to transform West Bengal’s biggest festival into a permanent, year-round landmark.For centuries, the spirit of Durga Puja has lived in temporary pandals. Conceived ...
5 January 2026 Indian ExpressIn a sharply worded letter – her third in less than two months – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee intensified her attack on the Election Commission (EC), accusing the poll body of reducing the democratic process to a ...
5 January 2026 Indian ExpressIn its chargesheet in the illegal sand mining case in West Bengal, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named 14 companies and four persons, including businessman Arun Saraf and his three employees, sources said.According to ED officials, preliminary findings suggest ...
5 January 2026 Indian ExpressIn less than five months, ace swimmer Bula Chowdhury’s home at Hind Motor in West Bengal’s Hooghly district has been broken into for a second time, the Padma Shri awardee said on Sunday.On August 15, 2025, over 290 of ...
5 January 2026 Indian ExpressFlagging “serious security lapses” during the visit of Electoral Roll Observer C Murugan to Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing camps in South 24 Parganas district, the Election Commission on Saturday asked the West Bengal Director General of Police to ...
5 January 2026 Indian ExpressTMC General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee Saturday promised to hike the daily wage of tea workers to Rs 300 if Mamata Banerjee were to win a fourth term as the Bengal chief minister.While addressing the ‘Abar Jitbe Bangla’ rally in ...
4 January 2026 Indian ExpressIn a scathing attack on the Election Commission and the BJP, TMC national general secretary on Saturday called Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar “Vanish Kumar” over deletions of voters’ names in the SIR exercise, and likened the BJP to ...
4 January 2026 Indian ExpressKolkata, January 3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit West Bengal for a two-day tour this month.According to BJP sources, the prime minister will visit Bengal in the third week of January. PM Modi will hold a ...
4 January 2026 Indian ExpressSix policemen were injured and a police vehicle was vandalised in Sandeshkhali in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Friday as a police team visiting the village to summon a local Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker came under attack, ...
4 January 2026 Indian ExpressForced to drive a cab after failing to secure a job despite clearing the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), Munna Ajij Mollick, 31, has unexpectedly found himself in the social media spotlight after safely dropping home a young woman passenger ...
4 January 2026 Indian ExpressIn 2025, the Kolkata Metro network reached a major milestone with the inauguration of three key extensions on August 22, expanding the city’s metro footprint by about 13.61 km and linking crucial hubs such as the international airport and ...
3 January 2026 Indian ExpressTrinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday started his month-long ‘Abar Jitbe Bangla’ (Bengal Will Win Again) yatra from Baruipur of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, targeting the Election Commission over the issue of “flesh-and-blood” people being ...
3 January 2026 Indian ExpressLeader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari said on Friday that the BJP-led Central government will double the number of guaranteed working days under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission-Gramin (VB-G RAM-G) scheme from 100 ...
3 January 2026 Indian ExpressA Sub-Inspector in Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district was arrested on Thursday in connection with the death of a woman home guard.The 22-year-old home guard’s body was found hanging in the police quarters of Canning Police ...
3 January 2026 Indian ExpressBJP leader Dilip Ghosh has begun re-emerging in Bengal politics after a prolonged period on the sidelines, even as his wife, Rinku Majumdar Ghosh, has approached the Cyber Crime department with a complaint over alleged derogatory social media posts ...
3 January 2026 Indian ExpressAs the year draws to a close amid changed ties between India and Bangladesh, hope is thinning for 33-year-old Sweety Bibi and her two sons, Qurban, 6, and Imran, 12. Confined to a house in Chapainawabganj district of Bangladesh, ...
3 January 2026 Indian ExpressIn connection with the recent hijab-related controversy at Jadavpur University, the West Bengal Minorities Commission has recommended that the Head of the Department of English, Saswati Haldar, should not visit the campus until the inquiry into the matter is ...
3 January 2026 Indian ExpressWest Bengal is all set to witness an action-packed 2026, with politics, sports, and culture taking the spotlight! The state’s calendar is jam-packed with exciting events, including the high-stakes Assembly Elections, the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, and the ...
2 January 2026 Indian ExpressIn the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, the Election Commission has issued a clear explanation on which Other Backward Classes (OBC) certificates will be considered valid during hearings.Based on these directions, the Chief ...
2 January 2026 Indian ExpressAs senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday wrapped up his three-day visit to West Bengal, he tried to unite the party and invited former state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh to a core group meeting ...
2 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe Election Commission of India (ECI) Tuesday issued an ultimatum to District Electoral Officers (DEOs) of eight districts in West Bengal to submit a list of apartment complexes eligible for setting up polling booths by Wednesday, warning of strict ...
1 January 2026 Indian ExpressAs West Bengal rings in the New Year, the hills of north Bengal are likely to witness a wintry start, with the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Kolkata, forecasting light snowfall and rain in Darjeeling district on January 1 and ...
1 January 2026 Indian ExpressAs the sun sets on New Year’s Eve, Kolkata’s Park Street will begin to glow with festive lights, expected to swell with thousands of revellers. For Park Street and adjoining areas on New Year’s Eve, Metro Railway has announced ...
1 January 2026 Indian ExpressThe grounds of the historic Calcutta Cricket & Football Club (CCFC) on a typical December morning are usually defined by the rhythmic thud of leather on willow and tactical shouts of football practice. But on December 28, the 1792-established ...
1 January 2026 Indian ExpressHours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah accused the TMC government in West Bengal of “abetting infiltration”, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded his resignation for failing to prevent terror attacks in the country.In a pointed rebuttal of the charges ...
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