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  • IMD warns of thunderstorms, gusty winds in West Bengal for next 3 days

    By Jigisha SealThe India Meteorological Department has warned of enhanced thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds sweeping across both north and south Bengal for the next couple of days.The IMD bulletin stated that favourable meteorological conditions with strong moisture incursion ...

    20 March 2026 Indian Express
    Nisith, Roopa Ganguly among 4 former MPs in BJP’s second Bengal list

    The BJP has decided to field former MPs Roopa Ganguly, Nisith Pramanik, Arjun Singh, and Dibyendu Adhikari in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections scheduled for next month.In its second list of 111 candidates for West Bengal, released on ...

    20 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Don’t want what happened to my daughter to be repeated’: RG Kar victim’s mother says she agreed to be BJP candidate from Bengal’s Panihati

    The mother of the junior doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata in 2024 said Thursday that she has spoken to the Bharatiya Janata Party and expressed her interest in contesting ...

    20 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘BJP will win in Bhabanipur by more than 25,000 votes’: Suvendu Adhikari sets stage for ‘rematch’ with Mamata Banerjee

    Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari kicked off his West Bengal Assembly election campaign in the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency Thursday. Arriving from Delhi early in the morning, the BJP leader chose Ward 70 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) to ...

    20 March 2026 Indian Express
    EC sends 15 IPS officers from Bengal for election observer duty in TN, Kerala, then pauses order for 5

    In a swift turn of events, the Election Commission (EC) has partially rolled back its directive asking 15 high-ranking IPS officers from West Bengal to serve as election observers in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. While 10 officers must still ...

    20 March 2026 Indian Express
    TMC booth president found dead in Bengal’s Minakhan, family points to ‘enemies’ within party

    A Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker was found dead Thursday morning in Minakhan, North 24 Parganas, sparking intense tension in the region ahead of the upcoming West Bengal elections. The deceased, identified as Kazi Mashiur Rahman, served as the TMC ...

    20 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Undeclared Emergency’: Mamata accuses ECI, BJP of ‘deliberate design to seize control’ of Bengal

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee launched yet another scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the BJP on Thursday, saying that their actions point to “a deliberate design to seize control” of the state “through ...

    20 March 2026 Indian Express
    Last hearing in December 2021: Mamata’s election petition against Suvendu Adhikari over Nandigram defeat remains pending

    Almost five years have passed since West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee moved the Calcutta High Court challenging Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari’s win from the Nandigram constituency in the Assembly polls, defeating her. With another Assembly election ...

    19 March 2026 Indian Express
    Day after Mamata’s rebuke, EC transfers 13 district electoral officers and 5 DIGs

    A day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticised its “unilateral midnight transfers” of top police and administrative officers, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday transferred 13 district magistrates or district electoral officers (DEOs) and five deputy inspectors ...

    19 March 2026 Indian Express
    Protests in some districts over TMC list, some MLAs threaten to quit party, posts

    Hours after Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee announced the candidate list for the upcoming Assembly elections on Tuesday, protests erupted at some district party offices in the state over the selection of candidates.In the Khandaghosh constituency in Purba Bardhaman ...

    19 March 2026 Indian Express
    Husband and wife, brother and sister – here is a list of family ties in TMC’s candidate list

    The Trinamool Congress’s candidate list for the coming Assembly polls includes some interesting names, indicating the party’s focus on family ties. Alongside retaining a husband-wife duo, the party has also given tickets to a brother-sister duo and two brothers. ...

    19 March 2026 Indian Express
    Humayun Kabir’s party unveils first list of 182 candidates, he will contest from two seats

    Former TMC leader Humayun Kabir’s newly floated Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) on Wednesday announced the first list of candidates for the Bengal Assembly elections. The party plans to field candidates in 182 seats.The party has fielded a non-Bengali ...

    19 March 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal Assembly elections 2026: BJP fields Suvendu Adhikari from two constituencies | Full list of candidates

    West Bengal BJP Candidate List 2026: The BJP on Wednesday released its first list of 142 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections, a day after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule for four states and the Union ...

    19 March 2026 Indian Express
    IMD predicts 60kmph winds, hailstorms to lash several West Bengal districts over next few days

    Written by Avantika BasuA fresh spell of rain and thunderstorm activity is expected across several districts of West Bengal over the next few days, as per the latest forecast issued by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Hailstorms are also expected ...

    19 March 2026 Indian Express
    First supplementary list of Bengal voters to be published by end of this week: Special Roll Observer

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) will publish the first supplementary list of voters by the end of this week following the ongoing judicial adjudication of names in the SIR exercise in the poll-bound state, Special Roll Observer Subrata ...

    19 March 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal Election Date 2026 Announced: Check WB Assembly Election Schedule, Polling Dates, Result Date

    West Bengal Election Date 2026 Announced: The Election Commission has announced the West Bengal Assembly election dates 2026, releasing the full WB election schedule 2026, polling phases, district-wise voting dates and the West Bengal election result date.Election date: The ...

    18 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Lost my daughter, having nothing more to lose… will fight’: CPI(M) Kaliganj candidate, who lost her daughter to bomb blast during TMC’s victory march

    Months after 38-year-old Sabina Yasmin lost her nine-year-old daughter to a crude bomb blast during TMC’s victory rally in Kaliganj Assembly bypoll in Nadia district of West Bengal, she is finding herself in the political spotlight.In a surprise move, ...

    18 March 2026 Indian Express
    In EC’s rejig of Mamata govt officials, who all have made it to the top

    With the model code of conduct (MCC) in place in West Bengal, following the announcement of the Assembly election schedule, the Election Commission (EC) has carried out a massive bureaucratic reshuffle in the state, appointing a new state chief ...

    18 March 2026 Indian Express
    It’s official! Round 2 of Mamata-Suvendu clash in Bhabanipur this election

    It’s official. The West Bengal Assembly election will once again see a titanic clash between Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her protege-turned-rival Suvendu Adhikari. Unlike five years ago, when the TMC supremo accepted the BJP’s challenge and contested against ...

    18 March 2026 Indian Express
    In round 2 of bureaucratic reshuffle, ECI transfers 2 IGs, 12 SPs, 4 commissioners and a deputy commissioner in Bengal

    After transferring the chief secretary, home secretary, DGP, Kolkata police commissioner, and other top officials, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday reshuffled 12 police superintendents, four police commissioners, and a deputy police commissioner in Assembly poll-bound West ...

    18 March 2026 Indian Express
    TMC candidate list 2026: Mamata Banerjee’s party releases full list for West Bengal Assembly elections 2026

    TMC Candidate List for West Bengal Assembly Election 2026: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly Elections.West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared her party will contest 291 of ...

    18 March 2026 Indian Express
    Unhappy with choice of Alipurduar candidate, BJP workers vandalise party office, claim he’s close to TMC

    Hours after the BJP announced its first list of 144 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections on Monday, party workers unhappy with some choices publicly expressed their anger.In Alipurduar, where the BJP named Paritosh Das as the candidate, ...

    18 March 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Left Front releases first list of 192 candidates | Full list

    The CPI(M)-led Left Front on Monday released its first list of 192 candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal. The list reflects a mix of old and new faces. Among the prominent names were Sabina Yasmin, the ...

    18 March 2026 Indian Express
    In Left’s list of 192 for Bengal Assembly polls, young faces, mother of Kaliganj bomb victim

    The CPI(M)-led Left Front on Monday released its first list of 192 candidates for the Assembly elections, which has a mix of old and new faces. Among the prominent names in the list were Sabina Yasmin, the mother of ...

    17 March 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata slams EC for its ‘unilateral midnight transfers’, says poll panel anti-women, anti-Hindu, works at BJP’s behest

    Launching a scathing attack on the Election Commission (EC) for its “midnight” decision to transfer top administrative and police officers in West Bengal, shortly after the 2026 Assembly election schedule was announced, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday branded ...

    17 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Refrain from adopting such unilateral measures in future’: Mamata Banerjee slams EC over sweeping bureaucratic overhaul

    Questioning the manner in which West Bengal’s top administrative and police officers were transferred within 24 hours of the declaration of the Assembly polls, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the action undermines “co-operative federalism”.In a letter to Chief Election ...

    17 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘List won’t end here’: EC widens scrutiny to lower-level officers to ensure violence-free Bengal polls

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday expanded its focus beyond top bureaucrats in its effort to ensure violence-free and fair elections in West Bengal and is now scrutinising lower-level officers, in addition to senior administrative and police ...

    17 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘I wait every day for a message from her’: Bangladeshi man approaches Calcutta HC for return of wife illegally brought to Bengal

    A 23-year-old Bangladeshi man has approached the Calcutta High Court seeking the return of his wife, alleging that her family forcibly brought her to West Bengal shortly after their marriage last year.Arijit Sarkar claims his wife, Moumi Saha, 19, ...

    17 March 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal Assembly polls 2026: In less than 24 hours, EC replaces Mamata top officers — CS to DGP

    In less than 24 hours of announcing the dates for the Assembly elections in West Bengal, the Election Commission (EC) removed top administrative and police officers in the state, triggering a sharp reaction from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.The reshuffle ...

    17 March 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal Assembly polls 2026: After chief secretary and home secretary, ECI removes DGP, Kolkata CP

    A day after the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday removed Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Peeyush Pandey and replaced him with 1992-batch IPS officer ...

    17 March 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal weather alert: Severe thunderstorms and 70 kmph winds to lash several districts until March 21

    Written by Jigisha SealFavourable wind patterns and strong moisture incursion from the Bay of Bengal are likely to trigger enhanced thunderstorm activity across several districts of West Bengal in the coming days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).While ...

    17 March 2026 Indian Express
    No windows, balconies for building facing Nabanna: Why HC said Howrah municipal rules violate constitutional rights

    The Calcutta High Court has quashed three conditions imposed by the Howrah Municipal Corporation on a building project near the State Secretariat, Nabanna, ruling that they violate constitutional rights and contravene building norms.The conditions, which included erecting a 10-foot-high ...

    17 March 2026 Indian Express
    Cong, Left ask EC to come clean on pending voters’ list, ISF threatens to boycott poll

    As the Election Commission (EC) limited the number of phases in this year’s West Bengal elections to just two, down from eight in 2021, the move triggered sharp reactions from across the political spectrum in the state.While the Opposition ...

    16 March 2026 Indian Express
    9 arrested in Girish Park clash and attack on Bengal minister Shashi Panja’s house, ECI seeks report from Kolkata top cop

    The Kolkata Police arrested five people on Sunday in connection with the clashes between TMC and BJP workers and the attack on state minister Shashi Panja’s residence in Girish Park a day earlier. With this, the total number of ...

    16 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘He asked for sweets, I said after polls’: Veteran Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on his interaction with PM Modi

    The culmination of the BJP’s Parivartan Yatra Saturday saw a rare and significant display of unity at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground. The rally brought together the party’s “old guard” and newer high-profile entrants in a show of strength just ...

    16 March 2026 Indian Express
    Minutes before EC presser, Mamata announces payement of DA arrears, hike in allowances for priests, muezzins

    Minutes before the Election Commission on Sunday announced the Assembly poll dates for West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced two big sops for the state in quick succession.In a post on X, the chief minister said the government ...

    16 March 2026 Indian Express
    EC removes Mamata’s two top officials hours after election notification: ‘No poll-related posts for them’

    The Election Commission on late Sunday night replaced the Chief Secretary and Home Secretary of West Bengal, hours after announcing the dates for the Assembly elections in the state.The EC has removed Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty and replaced her ...

    16 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Skips key Parliament debates, visits poll-bound state’: TMC says Modi acting like BJP ‘prachar mantri’ than PM

    The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, accusing him of acting more like BJP’s “prachar mantri” (BJP campaigner) rather than PM and alleged he has been skipping ...

    16 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Fight is not only to change government, but to save the soul of Bengal’: PM Modi at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground

    With the poll schedule for Bengal expected to be declared in the next few days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mounted an all-out attack on the ruling TMC at the Brigade Parade Ground rally in Kolkata on Saturday.Pointing to the ...

    15 March 2026 Indian Express
    A tale of PM’s two Brigade speeches: From ‘asol poriborton’ in 2021 to ‘chun chun ke sabka hisab’ this year

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at Kolkata’s Brigade Parade ground on Saturday, ahead of the Assembly elections in West Bengal, marked a significant shift in tone and tenor as compared to his pre-poll address at the same venue five ...

    15 March 2026 Indian Express
    Countdown has begun for those running ‘maha jungle raj’ in Bengal: PM at Kolkata rally

    “The countdown has begun,” declared Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the stage at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata during his first visit to West Bengal after the publication of the post-SIR electoral rolls on February 28. The message ...

    15 March 2026 Indian Express
    PM unveils connectivity projects worth Rs 18,680 crore in West Bengal

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple connectivity projects worth around Rs 18,680 crore in West Bengal and said a new chapter of India’s development was being written from the state.“Today, from ...

    15 March 2026 Indian Express
    Violence erupts near PM Modi’s Kolkata rally: Minister’s house attacked, workers injured in BJP-TMC faceoff

    A major clash broke out between BJP and TMC workers in Kolkata on Saturday, less than half an hour before Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to arrive at Brigade Parade Ground. Both BJP and TMC workers sustained injuries.The ...

    15 March 2026 Indian Express
    Traffic advisory issued for Modi’s Brigade rally today; check which routes to avoid

    Written by Jigisha SealThe Kolkata Traffic Police has issued an advisory for Friday as the city prepares to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his rally at Brigade parade ground. Here’s a roadmap of the places to avoid if ...

    15 March 2026 Indian Express
    Know the reasons Bengal govt cited while seeking extension in SC deadline for DA arrears payment

    Reluctant to pay the Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to the state government employees, the Mamata Banerjee government moved the Supreme Court seeking an extension of the deadline for paying Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to December 31, 2026, while citing ...

    15 March 2026 Indian Express
    Orange alert issued for north, yellow alert for south Bengal districts

    Written by Jigisha SealThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an orange alert for heavy rain and thunderstorms in some North Bengal districts including Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Alipurduar and Cooch Behar.It also issued a yellow alert for Alipurduar and Cooch ...

    15 March 2026 Indian Express
    Darjeeling DM Manish Mishra shifted to state home dept amid central deputation buzz

    Amid reports that the Union home ministry may seek the services of Siliguri police commissioner C Sudhakar and Darjeeling DM Manish Mishra on central deputation following the row over “protocol breach” during President Droupadi Murmu’s recent north Bengal visit, ...

    14 March 2026 Indian Express
    Strike over DA sees mixed outcomes in Bengal; 75% absent at Calcutta HC, Nabanna, block offices report high attendance

    A “cease-work” agitation called by a section of state government staffers over pending dearness allowance (DA) witnessed mixed outcomes on Friday. The protest was called by the Sangrami Joutha Mancha (Joint Movement Forum) to press the West Bengal government ...

    14 March 2026 Indian Express
    In Bengal, Mamata forms monitoring team, issues SOP for LPG distribution

    As the conflict in West Asia following the attack on Iran has triggered a fuel crisis, especially the rationing of LPG distribution, in the country, the West Bengal government on Thursday formed a high-level team to monitor the situation.At ...

    14 March 2026 Indian Express
    LPG supply takes a toll on all — homes look for kerosene, eateries cut menu, opt for stoves

    From households to top restaurants and temples, the Centre’s rationing of LPG cylinder supplies in the wake of the West Asia conflict has left everyone in West Bengal in disarray.“For the last three days, we have been cooking on ...

    14 March 2026 Indian Express
    BJP leadership in a huddle over candidates list ahead of PM visit to Bengal

    As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to address a public event, lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple projects during his visit to the state on Saturday ahead of the Assembly elections, the BJP’s Central Election Committee met ...

    14 March 2026 Indian Express
    Cook smart, not scared: Your guide to beating LPG crisis

    Amid the nation feeling the pinch of the LPG crisis in the wake of the US-Israel-Iran conflict, many households are beginning to worry about how long their gas supply will last. Some might be tempted to call their agency ...

    14 March 2026 Indian Express
    From high-flame to wood-fire: Kolkata’s iconic restaurants cut menus and face shutdown amid LPG crisis

    Written by Jigisha SealThe restaurant sector in Kolkata and West Bengal is facing an existential crisis as a shortage of commercial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the wake of the West Asia crisis forces iconic eateries to prune menus, ...

    14 March 2026 Indian Express
    India LPG supply crisis: Community kitchens in Bengal temples redraw menu, some suspend serving bhog altogether

    The LPG supply crisis in India owing to the West Asia conflict has hit the distribution of bhog-prasad among devotees in temples and ashrams in West Bengal.The ‘Mayer Bari’, located in Bagbazar in North Kolkata, has suspended distribution of ...

    13 March 2026 Indian Express
    As Ravi takes oath as Bengal Governor, Mamata’s message to him: ‘Bengal loves those who love Bengal’

    Days after describing him as “BJP cadre” and warning him against repeating “what he did in Tamil Nadu”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday welcomed newly sworn-in Governor R N Ravi with a pointed message: “Bengal loves ...

    13 March 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal nurse dies after husband sets her on fire, accused fighting for life

    A nurse died after allegedly being set on fire by her husband in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar town on Thursday night.The deceased has been identified as Chhanda Roy, 35. Her husband, Ranjit Roy, a driver, also suffered burn injuries ...

    13 March 2026 Indian Express
    HC Division Bench to not hear pleas linked to RG Kar rape-murder; new Bench to be assigned

    The Division Bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Md Shabbar Rashidi of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday released all the three petitions related to the 2024 RG Kar rape-murder case, saying it would not be able to ...

    13 March 2026 Indian Express
    BJP worker shot at in West Bengal’s Gangasagar, condition critical

    Tension gripped West Bengal’s Gangasagar early Wednesday after a BJP worker was shot at by two assailants on a motorcycle near a bus stand. According to police sources, Trilokesh Dhali sustained gunshot wounds to his chest.According to witnesses, the ...

    12 March 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal Police summon AJUP chief Humayun Kabir’s wife ‘for building house on wetland’

    Aam Janata Unnayan Party (AJUP) chairperson and suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir’s wife, Mira Sultana, was summoned to the Shaktipur police station in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Wednesday, in connection with allegations that their house was ...

    12 March 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata says LPG crisis due to Centre’s ‘lack of planning’, to protest price hike

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the Centre over disruptions in Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply amid the West Asia conflict alleging that the government imposed restrictions without first ensuring adequate reserves of cooking gas and petroleum products ...

    12 March 2026 Indian Express
    Sale of induction cooker rises amid LPG price hike, supply disruptions

    By Jigisha Seal The hike in cooking gas price amid the escalating West Asia tensions has increased the sale of induction cookers in retail stores across the city as people have started to take pre-emptive measures for possible future LPG supply ...

    12 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Journey in West Bengal far from over’: former governor CV Ananda Bose pens emotional farewell letter

    Former governor C V Ananda Bose issued a letter to the people of West Bengal on Wednesday, stating that while his official tenure at Lok Bhavan had ended, his “journey” in the state was “far from over”.The letter, posted ...

    12 March 2026 Indian Express
    BJP’s Parivartan Yatra concludes, Haryana CM says ‘Bengal now a haven for infiltrators’

    Attacking the TMC government for putting democracy in danger, Haryana Chief Minister and BJP leader Nayab Singh Saini asserted that they have turned Bengal into a “safe haven for infiltrators”. Singh made these remarks while addressing the gathering ...

    12 March 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata’s commute paralysed, fuel shortage wrings autorickshaw drivers dry

    The usual roar of three-wheelers on BT Road in north Kolkata has given way to an anxious silence, with a long line of green-and-yellow autorickshaws stretching from Belgharia CSTC bus depot to Baranagar Metro station.Behind each wheel sits a ...

    12 March 2026 Indian Express
    Thunderstorms likely in parts of Bengal as rain brings relief

    Written by Jigisha SealSouth Bengal witnessed very light to moderate rain with gusty winds in Purulia district early Tuesday, while north Bengal also experienced similar conditions in isolated areas. The rest of the state remained dry. However the India ...

    11 March 2026 Indian Express
    Police complaint against TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee over ‘cut finger’ threat to CEC Gyanesh Kumar

    A Calcutta High Court advocate Monday filed a police complaint against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and senior advocate Kalyan Banerjee for allegedly issuing a public threat against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar.The complaint by advocate Manabendranath Bandhopadhay followed ...

    11 March 2026 Indian Express
    75 lawyers contesting for 23 seats: TMC, BJP and Left-backed candidates in Bengal Bar Council polls

    As many as 75 candidates are contesting for 23 seats in the election to the West Bengal Bar Council, which began on Monday. Lawyers backed by various political parties are also in the fray — 23 candidates backed by ...

    11 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Zero tolerance for violence’: CEC Gyanesh Kumar warns against electoral malpractice but mum on voters in limbo

    Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, leading the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI), concluded a high-level review of poll preparedness in West Bengal on Tuesday with a stern warning against electoral malpractice and a commitment ...

    11 March 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata hails Supreme Court’s SIR order on forming tribunals, calls off dharna

    Soon after the Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the formation of tribunals to hear appeals against exclusions from voter lists during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called off her ...

    11 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Will not tolerate violence, intimidation in polls’: CEC warns of ‘strictest action’ as EC full bench wraps up 3-day poll review visit to Bengal

    Asserting that the Election Commission (EC) has “zero tolerance for violence and voter intimidation”, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Tuesday warned of strict action against anyone, including political figures and poll officials, found to be involved in poll ...

    11 March 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata minister says CEC Gyanesh insulted her, said ‘don’t shout’

    West Bengal minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Monday accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of shouting at her and disrespecting women when she raised the issue of deletion of voters in the SIR exercise during a meeting between the EC ...

    11 March 2026 Indian Express
    EC Full Bench in Bengal: Opp demands fewer phases in Bengal polls, BJP says not more than 2, CPI(M) 1

    On the first day of the Election Commission’s (EC) three-day tour of West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections, the poll body held talks with political parties on the conduct of elections, including on the number of voting phases. ...

    11 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Hold Bengal Assembly polls in one or two phases’: BJP delegation to full bench of ECI in Kolkata

    A three-member BJP delegation met the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Kolkata on Monday. During the meeting, the BJP team, comprising Sisir Bajoria, Tapash Roy, and Jagannath Chattopadhyay, is learnt to have submitted a ...

    10 March 2026 Indian Express
    Hooliganism in Bengal similar to Bihar under RJD: Samrat Choudhary at Parivartan Yatra

    Launching a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led government, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Sunday said the ongoing “hooliganism” in West Bengal is similar to the one under the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) dispensation in the neighbouring ...

    10 March 2026 Indian Express
    BJP, CPI(M) seek fewer polling phases as ECI full bench begins West Bengal visit ahead of elections

    The full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, began a three-day tour of West Bengal Monday ahead of the Assembly polls. The Opposition parties, the BJP and the CPI(M), ...

    10 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Go Back’ slogans and black flags as CEC Gyanesh Kumar visits Kalighat Temple in Kolkata

    Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar faced demonstrations Monday during his visit to the Kalighat Temple to offer prayers as a group of protesters surrounded him, waved black flags, and shouted “Go Back” slogans, marking the second such incident after ...

    10 March 2026 Indian Express
    It’s Modi who insulted President, never us: Mamata hits back

    Launching a counter-attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for slamming her over the state government’s handling of President Droupadi Murmu’s event, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said it was the PM who “insulted” the country’s highest Constitutional chair ...

    10 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Reasons are confidential’: C V Ananda Bose on his sudden resignation as Bengal Governor

    Former West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday said that his resignation was a “conscious decision” and asserted that the reasons for his exit will remain confidential till the right time comes.Speaking to reporters at the Kolkata ...

    10 March 2026 Indian Express
    Who welcomed President Droupadi Murmu on her visits to Bengal since 2023: Here is the list

    It was on March 27, 2023, when the then-Governor C V Ananda Bose welcomed Droupadi Murmu on her maiden presidential visit to West Bengal. Almost three years later, this Saturday (March 7), a visit by President Murmu to West ...

    9 March 2026 Indian Express
    Two Bangladesh nationals linked to murder of activist Sharif Osman Hadi arrested in Bengal

    Two Bangladeshi nationals accused in the murder of prominent Bangladeshi political activist Sharif Osman Bin Hadi have been arrested in West Bengal’s Bongaon area, the state’s Special Task Force (STF) said on Sunday.Hadi was shot dead in Dhaka on ...

    9 March 2026 Indian Express
    BJP MP Khagen Murmu targets Bengal govt over ‘insult’ to President Droupadi Murmu, seeks resignation of CM Mamata Banerjee

    BJP MP Khagen Murmu, who is also the party’s Bengal ST Morcha chief, Sunday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for alleged lapses in protocol while receiving President Droupadi Murmu in the state a day earlier.On Saturday, ...

    9 March 2026 Indian Express
    TMC hurting pride of Bengal by allowing infiltration: Vaishnaw

    Launching a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said those who had won the trust of the people of West Bengal a few years back are now attacking the very pride of the ...

    9 March 2026 Indian Express
    Day 2 of Dharna: LPG hike protest today, Yuva Sathi doles begin

    Speaking from the dharna site at Esplanade in Kolkata, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced to hold a procession on Sunday to protest the increase in the price of cooking gas amid the escalating conflict in West Asia. ...

    9 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Don’t play politics at time of elections on BJP’s advice’: Mamata responds to President Droupadi Murmu; PM hits out

    A war of words erupted over a “protocol breach” during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to West Bengal on Saturday for the 9th International Santal Conference after she pointed out that neither Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee nor other ministers were ...

    9 March 2026 Indian Express
    RS polls: TMC asks EC to cancel Rahul Sinha’s nomination for ‘hiding’ information

    The TMC has urged the Election Commission to cancel BJP leader Rahul Sinha’s candidature in the Rajya Sabha elections for allegedly “concealing information” in his nomination paper affidavit.In a letter to the Election Commission (EC), TMC MLA Aroop Biswas ...

    8 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Mamata my sister, maybe she’s angry’: President Droupadi Murmu flags ‘protocol breach’, Santhal event venue shifted in Bengal

    Stating that Mamata Banerjee may be angry with her, President Droupadi Murmu expressed her disappointment over the West Bengal Chief Minister and other ministers not giving her a formal welcome when she visited the state for the 9th international ...

    8 March 2026 Indian Express
    Crude bombs set off in abandoned clubroom, trigger panic in north Kolkata neighbourhood

    Panic spread across Paikpara in North Kolkata early Saturday morning after multiple blasts ripped through the abandoned tin-roofed Yubashakti Club building.According to locals, the building caught fire after the blasts, but the situation was swiftly brought under control by ...

    8 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘May have done whatever you wanted in TN, can’t do that here’: Mamata sounds warning to new governor R N Ravi

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday called newly appointed Governor R N Ravi a “BJP cadre” and alleged that outgoing governor C V Ananda Bose was forced to resign.“Have you seen how C V Ananda Bose was ...

    8 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures anew’: Here’s what C V Ananda Bose wrote after resigning as Bengal governor

    In his first remarks since he resigned as the governor of West Bengal, C V Ananda Bose said in a post on X on Friday night that he was shifting to Kerala “to work towards Viksit Bharat”.Bose had submitted ...

    8 March 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal SIR: 11% of 60 lakh cases under scrutiny resolved in 1 week

    IN A week since the release of the voters’ list following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral roll in West Bengal, only 6.5 lakh or 10.82% of the total 60.06 lakh names put under scrutiny for “adjudication” have ...

    7 March 2026 Indian Express
    Para teachers take protest to dharna site, earns Mamata’s rebuke: ‘Do politics at some other place’

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the protesting para teachers, who had gathered during her dharna in central Kolkata, asking them “to do politics at some other place”.The CM launched the dharna on Friday against the large-scale deletions ...

    7 March 2026 Indian Express
    Publish supplementary rolls with status of ‘adjudication’ cases: Abhishek Banerjee writes to CEC, CEO

    TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar and West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal seeking publication of the supplementary electoral rolls with the status of ...

    7 March 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal elections: CEC Gyanesh Kumar to lead ECI delegation on 3-day Kolkata visit from Monday

    The full bench of the Election Commission (EC), led by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, will visit Kolkata from March 8 to 10 to review electoral preparations and security arrangements ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections. The EC ...

    7 March 2026 Indian Express
    Abnormality is the new normal’: Rajnath Singh warns of ‘highly unusual’ West Asia crisis threatening global energy security

    Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday issued a stark warning regarding the volatile security situation in West Asia, describing the escalating conflict as “highly unusual” and a direct threat to global energy security.Speaking at the ‘Sagar Sankalp – Reclaiming ...

    7 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘SIR deliberating excluding Matuas, won’t accept injustice’: Mamata targets BJP ahead of sit-in

    On the eve of her dharna against what the Trinamool Congress (TMC) alleges are “arbitrary deletions” in the revised electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched an attack ...

    7 March 2026 Indian Express
    ‘VVIP activity surge four times’ : Kolkata airport plans dedicated zone for helicopters and chartered flights

    The Kolkata airport is planning a dedicated zone for chartered flights and helicopters in a bid to handle the surge in “non-scheduled” flight movements ahead of the high-octane Assembly elections in West Bengal.According to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International ...

    7 March 2026 Indian Express
    CM Pushkar Dhami hits out at TMC’s ‘loot tantra’, flags off Parivartan Yatra in Basirhat

    Amid allegations of attack on BJP’s Parivartan Yatra — the party’s outreach programme in poll-bound West Bengal — in Cooch Behar on Wednesday evening, Uttarakhand Chief Minister and BJP leader Pushkar Singh Dhami flagged off the Yatra in Basirhat’s Hingalganj area ...

    7 March 2026 Indian Express
    Light rain likely from next week, IMD issues yellow alert for three North Bengal districts

    By Oishiki BhattacharjeeThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted scattered thunderstorms and light rain across the state, with a yellow alert issued for Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and Kalimpong districts from next week.According to the weather office, a dry weather spell ...

    6 March 2026 Indian Express
    84 lakh applications for Rs 1,500 a month: On SIR sidelines, another rush in Bengal

    While all eyes were on the queues to get into electoral rolls in West Bengal ahead of completion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise last month, more than 65 lakh were lining up before other camps in the ...

    6 March 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee attacks Centre over ‘high-voter deletions’ in Matua-dominated areas, says will ‘not accept injustice’

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday attacked the BJP over ‘high voter deletions’ in Matua-dominated areas during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.Taking to X on the death anniversary of Matua Mahasangha matriarch ...

    6 March 2026 Indian Express
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