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  • ED files supplementary chargesheet in Rs 2,000 crore forex trading scam

    The Enforcement Directorate has filed its third supplementary prosecution complaint against Tushar Patel and five others in connection with TP Global FX/IX Global forex trading scam, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).A special court (PMLA), Kolkata, took ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
    She has returned empty-handed: BJP on Mamata’s SC appearance

    Even as the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) saw party supremo Mamata Banerjee’s intervention in the Supreme Court against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal as a “moral victory” for the party, the Opposition BJP ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
    Emergency landing at Kolkata airport as Turkish Airlines plane catches fire

    A Turkish Airlines widebody aircraft carrying 236 people made a “full emergency landing” at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata Wednesday afternoon after its right engine reportedly caught fire shortly after departure from Kathmandu.Airport authorities confirmed that ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
    The friend in Tower 3: How a Kolkata student’s Rs 1.5 crore heist fell apart over an Amazon order

    A bar of soap, an electric saw, and a money counting machine—these were the three unlikely tools that a 19-year-old Kolkata student used to allegedly orchestrate a sensational multi-crore robbery at his friend’s house.The crime came to light after ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
    19 arrests in south Kolkata clash so far; local strongman claims innocence on Facebook Live 

    Three days after the clash between two rival groups in south Kolkata’s Golpark area that left two persons injured, the police on Wednesday arrested two more persons in connection with the case.A total of 19 people have been apprehended ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata to Kunming: Chinese Consul General pushes for more direct flights

    Signalling a major push for restoring connectivity between India and China, Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Xu Wei on Tuesday called for more direct flights between the two countries, especially between Kolkata and Kunming.Hosting the 2026 Chinese New Year ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
    1934 Rolls-Royce limousine to rare 1938 Adler on display — turns into a lesson in car history

    The Lake Club was transformed into a glittering gallery of automotive history on Sunday. The Eastern India Motoring Group (EIMG) Concours d’Elegance 2026 returned for its fifth edition, setting The Lake Club ablaze with a breathtaking collection of heritage ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
    WBBSE suspends school headmaster, 7 others for beating up Madhyamik Centre officer who detected mobile phone at exam venue

    The West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on Tuesday suspended the headmaster of Ajhapur High School in East Burdwan and seven other staff members, in connection with the assault on a Class X board exam centre officer who ...

    5 February 2026 Indian Express
    Suspended from TMC and out on bail, Partha makes a comeback – in House panels

    Out on bail in the school jobs scam case, former minister and suspended TMC MLA Partha Chatterjee has been included in several important committees of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.According to the Assembly bulletin, released on Tuesday, the Behala ...

    4 February 2026 Indian Express
    Olypub waiter Nasimuddin gets bail, his restaurant and his city behind him

    For generations, his family has been working at Olypub. First his father, his uncle and then him. Last week, close to 10 years after he joined the iconic Kolkata restaurant-cum-bar, Sheikh Nasimuddin found himself behind bars on the complaint ...

    4 February 2026 Indian Express
    Earthquake hits Myanmar, strong tremors felt in Kolkata and Bangladesh

    Earthquake tremors were felt in Kolkata and other districts of West Bengal on Tuesday around 9:07 pm.According to initial reports, the epicentre of the earthquake was Myanmar, while tremors were also felt in Bangladesh and Indonesia. The earthquake’s intensity ...

    4 February 2026 Indian Express
    BJP alleges TMC collusion, demands FIRs against electoral officers ‘deliberately’ harassing people during SIR process

    A BJP delegation, led by Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari, met Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose on Monday, alleging deliberate harassment by electoral officers in collusion with Trinamool Congress and its political advisor firm Indian ...

    4 February 2026 Indian Express
    ED conducts multiple raids in Asansol, Durgapur and Delhi in connection with the multi-crore coal scam

    The Enforcement Directorate Tuesday carried out raids in multiple locations in West Bengal and Delhi in connection with its money laundering probe into the alleged multi-crore coal scam.According to ED sources, the raids began around 6.30 am to investigate ...

    4 February 2026 Indian Express
    After Mamata’s ‘surveillance’ and ‘over-activity’ allegations, Bengal Govt sends special police team to secure Banga Bhavan in Delhi

    In an unprecedented escalation of the ongoing friction between the West Bengal government and the Centre, the Mamata Banerjee-led administration has dispatched a special state police contingent to New Delhi to take over security duties at Banga Bhavan.The move ...

    4 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘BNP is America’s puppet’, says Sheikh Hasina’s son, warns of Jamaat influence on upcoming Bangladesh elections

    Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son and Awami League leader Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Monday warned if the Bangladesh Nationalist Party emerges as the largest party in the upcoming election, the Islamist outfit Jamaat-e-Islami will exert influence from ...

    4 February 2026 Indian Express
    Rs 14,205 cr alloted for railway infra in Bengal: Vaishnaw

    The Centre has allocated Rs 14,205 crore for railway infrastructure in West Bengal in the Union Budget for 2026-27, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Monday, adding a high-speed rail corridor between Varanasi and Siliguri, which is slated to ...

    4 February 2026 Indian Express
    Madhyamik 2026 begins in West Bengal: 9.7 lakh students appear as police launch helpline, transport dept runs special buses

    The Madhyamik examination for Class 10 began Monday across the state and will continue until February 12. The examination coincides with the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the state’s electoral rolls. With the Assembly elections just a few ...

    3 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Genuine mistake with no harm intended’: Kolkata’s iconic Olypub issues apology after YouTuber alleges he was ‘deliberately’ served beef instead of mutton

    A popular restaurant in Kolkata issued a statement Sunday seeking to de-escalate tensions following a controversy over a food-order mix-up that led to the arrest of one of its staff members.The incident, which occurred on the evening of January ...

    3 February 2026 Indian Express
    10 held for Sunday’s clash between rival gangs in south Kolkata

    Ten people have been arrested in connection with Sunday night’s clash between two rival groups in south Kolkata’s Golpark area that left two persons injured.“Those arrested are between 18 and 38 years old. While five are residents of the ...

    3 February 2026 Indian Express
    Aamir quietly drops by Arijit’s Jiaganj home, brings frenzy to its sleepy bylanes

    Less than a week after Arijit Singh bid adieu to Bollywood singing, Hindi film industry’s “perfectionist” actor Aamir Khan made a surprise trip to his hometown Jiaganj in Murshidabad district of West Bengal to meet the 38-year-old singer.Khan landed ...

    3 February 2026 Indian Express
    After 3 new rail lines, a high-speed train for north Bengal

    It was raining rails for West Bengal this weekend. A day after the Ministry of Railways announced three new railway line projects for North Bengal, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget speech on Sunday announced the high-speed ...

    3 February 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata moves Supreme Court against EC over SIR exercise, to meet CEC today

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court against the Election Commission of India and the state Chief Electoral Officer (CEo), apparently over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.The plea ...

    3 February 2026 Indian Express
    Not surprised by CM’s remarks… What’s her plan for state, asks BJP

    BJP MLA and economist Ashok Lahiri on Sunday hit out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for criticising the Union Budget, saying she does not have any alternative plan for the development of the state.“There is something called constructive criticism, ...

    3 February 2026 Indian Express
    Rivals gangs clash in south Kolkata, 2 injured, police van vandalised

    Two persons were injured as rival gangs clashed in South Kolkata’s Golpark area on Sunday night, police said.According to the residents, violence erupted around 8:30 pm when around 200 people belonging to a gang led by Sona Pappu allegedly ...

    2 February 2026 Indian Express
    5 gains for Bengal in Budget as FM outlines vision for Purvodaya

    With West Bengal gearing up for the Assembly elections, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday outlined a roadmap for “Purvodaya” states, which included new cargo corridors – both rail and waterways, medical tourism status, focus on revival of ...

    2 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Bikoshito Bangla’ push: 3 new rail lines to transform connectivity near Bangladesh border

    The Ministry of Railways has approved three new line projects in northern Bengal, strengthening connectivity near the India-Bangladesh border, the Eastern Railway said in a statement on Saturday.The approved projects include the Raiganj–Dalkhola (43.43 km), Gazole–Itahar (27.20 km), and ...

    2 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Dankuni corridor pending for 15 years… it’s Humpty Dumpty Budget: Mamata

    “It’s a Humpty Dumpty Budget… vision-less, mission-less, action-less,” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told the waiting mediapersons on Sunday as she hurried towards the airport to catch a flight to New Delhi to meet Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh ...

    2 February 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata momo warehouse fire: SIT formed as BJP targets TMC govt

    The West Bengal Police Saturday formed a Special Investigation Team to probe the cause of the fire at a warehouse in Kolkata’s Anandpur in which the death toll has risen to 25.According to senior police officers, the SIT will ...

    2 February 2026 Indian Express
    Jute and high-speed rail corridors: Decoding Bengal’s gains in the 2026-27 Union Budget

    In her last Union Budget presentation before the 2026 Bengal Assembly elections, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday made a slew of announcements for the ‘Purvodaya’ (eastern) region and West Bengal in particular. Although Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was ...

    2 February 2026 Indian Express
    TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee counters Amit Shah’s Anandapur fire criticism, points to BJP’s Nirav Modi links

    Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday countered Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s criticism of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Anandapur fire incident, highlighting BJP’s alleged links with fugitive businessmen Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.Abhishek accused ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata doctor arrested for ‘illegal practice’, ‘financial misconduct’ exonerated after 9-year legal battle

    Aradeep Chatterjee, who was arrested on charges of illegal medical practice and money laundering, along with his father Ashim Kumar Chatterjee, a homeopath and co-accused, was exonerated from all charges by two courts after a protracted legal battle of ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    Eight-member NIA team visits Beldanga, begins probe into violence over migrant worker’s death

    The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday began its probe into the violence that erupted in Beldanga in Murshidabad, following the death of a migrant worker in Jharkhand earlier this month, an officer said.An eight member NIA team reached ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC again: Micro observers manipulating voter data

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar again regarding the methodology adopted during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal and alleged that the observers and micro-observers were manipulating ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    Amit Shah: Fire that killed 25 result of TMC graft and negligence

    From “cut money (commission)” culture, alleged scams, to corruption and infiltration, Union Home Minister Amit Shah targeted CM Mamata Banerjee-led TMC government, saying that the Anandapur warehouse blaze that killed at least 25 people was “not an accident” but ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    BJP demands SC-monitored probe into momo warehouse fire incident

    Launching a scathing attack on the Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the recent fire incident at a warehouse in Anandpur, which has claimed at least ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    EC sets 7-day deadline to complete SIR hearings in West Bengal

    The Election Commission has directed that all hearings related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal be completed within seven days, a senior official said.The directives were issued during a video conference meeting of ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal deputes observers to speed stalled development amid SIR pressure

    The West Bengal government has deputed micro-observers to oversee development work in 23 areas of the state, officials said. The deployment is not officially for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) but is linked to the process, which has kept ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    Madhyamik examination to start on Feb 2, but availability of teachers unclear as SIR exercise rolls on in Bengal

    The Madhyamik (Class 10 Board) examination of the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) is all set to begin on February 2, but there is still confusion whether the teachers and education department officials engaged in the Special ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Who is factory owner close to? Mamata wants to cover it up’: Shah on Bengal warehouse fire

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday hit out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the Baruipur warehouse fire incident, alleging that she was trying to cover up the tragedy that left at least 27 people dead ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    Waiter arrested after actor Sayak Chakraborty alleges cow meat served at Kolkata restaurant

    A waiter at an upscale restaurant in Kolkata’s Park Street was arrested on Saturday after Bengali actor and influencer Sayak Chakraborty alleged he was served cow meat instead of the mutton steak he had ordered. A video of the ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    Rejig ahead of Bengal polls: Peeyush Pandey appointed acting DGP, Supratim Sarkar Kolkata Police chief

    In a major police department overhaul just months before the West Bengal Assembly elections, the state government on Friday appointed 1993-batch IPS officer Peeyush Pandey as the acting Director General of Police (In-charge).The move comes as the incumbent DGP, ...

    1 February 2026 Indian Express
    151 fishermen, 7 vessels repatriated in India-Bangladesh maritime exchange

    India and Bangladesh repatriated 151 fishermen and seven fishing vessels across the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) early Friday.While 23 Indian fishermen and two Indian Fishing Boats (IFBs) returned to India, 128 Bangladeshi fishermen and five vessels, apprehended for ...

    31 January 2026 Indian Express
    ‘EC deleted voters’ names intentionally in my constituency’: Mamata in TMC BLAs’ meeting

    West Bengal Chief Minister alleged on Friday that the Election Commission (EC) intentionally deleted electors’ names in her Assembly constituency of Bhabanipur during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in the state.During a meeting with the party’s 267 ...

    31 January 2026 Indian Express
    ‘The door was locked from outside’: Blaze at 2 warehouses leaves 25 families looking for answers

    Twenty-five charred body parts and bones are undergoing DNA tests to match samples collected from 27 people who say their relatives have been missing since a fire gutted two warehouses, including one belonging to Wow Momo, in Nazirabad on ...

    31 January 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata warehouse fire: 2 Wow! Momo officials arrested; Governor C V Ananda Bose slams ‘systemic neglect’

    Two senior employees of the popular food chain Wow! Momo were arrested on Thursday night in connection with the fire at two warehouses in Kolkata’s Anandapur area.The police identified the accused as Raja Chakraborty, Wow! Momo’s deputy manager, and ...

    31 January 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal SIR 2.0: Murshidabad tops in ‘logical discrepancies’ with 16.7 lakh cases; border districts lead list

    With 16.7 lakh cases, Murshidabad tops the list with the highest number of ‘logical discrepancies’ in the electoral rolls in West Bengal as the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) is underway. In fact, districts bordering Bangladesh ...

    31 January 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Metro recommissions energy-efficient BHEL rake, rolls out 10th Dalian trainset

    Kolkata Metro latest update: Kolkata Metro on Friday recommissioned an IGBT-based DC-DC chopper propulsion system-driven BHEL rake (MR-301) and also flagged off the 10th Dalian rake (MR-503) for commercial service. In a statement, Kolkata Metro said: “Metro Railway, Kolkata ...

    31 January 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal Home Secy in EC’s list of central observers, Mamata govt tells EC to revise

    The West Bengal government on Thursday sought changes in the list of central observers sent by the Election Commission and proposed alternative names for nine of the 15 IAS officers selected by the poll panel.This after the Election Commission ...

    31 January 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal SIR 2.0: ECI starts ‘Super Checking’ phase, documents uploaded during hearing to be verified

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) Thursday started a thorough scrutiny of documents submitted during the hearing phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal.Dubbed ‘Super Checking’ by ECI officials, several teams have been ...

    31 January 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Don’t be affected by what’s said on social media, TV’: Outgoing DGP Rajeev Kumar to police force

    Stating that conscience should guide the police force, outgoing West Bengal Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar on Thursday told police personnel not to be affected by what people say on social media or TV debates.Speaking at his farewell ...

    31 January 2026 Indian Express
    IMD issues dense fog alert for North Bengal as Darjeeling braces for rain, snow; Kolkata minimum temperature to hover around 15°C

    The weather forecast for West Bengal indicates a period of dry conditions, although some northern districts may experience light precipitation. According to the India Meteorological Department, light rain or snow is expected in one or two areas of the ...

    30 January 2026 Indian Express
    Death toll in Baruipur warehouse fire reaches 25; Opp accuses govt, police of cover-up

    As the death toll in Monday’s fire at two warehouses on the outskirts of Kolkata rose to 25 on Thursday, and with reports of dozens missing, the Opposition parties have slammed the TMC government’s response and accused it of ...

    30 January 2026 Indian Express
    Why ECI’s rare move to name Bengal home secretary as an observer may lead to another standoff

    A fresh controversy emerged in West Bengal after the Election Commission of India (ECI) named Home Secretary Jagdish Prasad Meena as one of the central observers for the Assembly elections in other states.The poll body asked Meena and other ...

    30 January 2026 Indian Express
    On CBI’s plea, Calcutta HC transfers Bogtui killings trial out of Birbhum district

    Nearly four years after eight people, mostly women and children, were killed in a retaliatory attack after the murder of two local TMC leaders in the Bogtui area of Birbhum district of West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court on ...

    30 January 2026 Indian Express
    In first visit as BJP chief to West Bengal, Nitin Nabin targets Mamata Banerjee over infiltration

    BJP national president Nitin Nabin on Wednesday slammed the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal, over issues of corruption and lawlessness in the state as well as expressed his concern over the safety and security of ...

    30 January 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Just 5 more minutes, then we will die’: victim’s wife recalls last call as death toll mounts in Kolkata warehouse fire

    Standing near the “do-not-cross” yellow tape, staring at the fire-ravaged warehouses in Kolkata’s Anandapur, is 24-year-old Moushumi Haldar, whose husband, Pankaj Haldar, worked at the premises for the past three years.Pankaj, 27, was among the dozens of people who ...

    29 January 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee counters PM Modi in Singur with 1,694 projects worth Rs 33,500 crore: ‘I keep promises 100%’

    In an apparent counter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Singur on January 18, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday inaugurated or laid the foundation stone for 1,694 projects, worth Rs 33,551 crore, under the state ...

    29 January 2026 Indian Express
    Amid anti-SIR agitation, Mamata Banerjee defers Delhi trip after Ajit Pawar’s death and Kolkata warehouse fire

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has postponed her Delhi tour on Wednesday, apparently in the wake of the death of Maharashtra Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, said Trinamool Congress sources.CM Banerjee, who was supposed to lead an anti-Special Intensive ...

    29 January 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Raises serious questions’: Mamata Banerjee demands ‘Supreme Court-monitored probe’ into Ajit Pawar’s death in plane crash

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday she was “really shocked” over the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who was killed in a plane crash in Baranati, as she demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into ...

    29 January 2026 Indian Express
    Death toll in Kolkata fire rises to 19; warehouse owner arrested for negligence

    As the death toll in the double-warehouse fire at Kolkata’s Anandapur has risen to 19, with several people still reported missing, the police have arrested the owner of the warehouses on the charge of causing death due to negligence.The ...

    29 January 2026 Indian Express
    Death toll in Kolkata warehouse fire rises to 8, bodies charred beyond recognition

    The death toll in the massive fire at a warehouse in Kolkata’s Anandapur area rose to eight Tuesday, but the identities of the victims have notbeen established yet because the bodies are severely charred. Fire and Emergency Services Minister ...

    28 January 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Dignity on stage is non-negotiable’: Actor and ex-TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty alleges harassment during performance in Bangaon, files police complaint

    Actor and former Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty has alleged that she was asked to leave the stage mid-performance during a Republic Day programme Sunday night in Bangaon in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, sparking controversy.Chakraborty filed a ...

    28 January 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Only one in country taking on BJP’: Akhilesh meets Mamata, says she’ll become CM again

    Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat, Nabanna, on Tuesday and praised her for countering the “onslaught of the BJP” and declared his party’s support in her fight.“If anyone ...

    28 January 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata law college rape case: Trial delayed, court to decide on recording survivior’s statement first

    The trial in connection with the last year’s gangrape of a student in a south Kolkata law college couldn’t begin on Tuesday. The prosecution submitted an application requesting to record the survivor’s statement first before any other witness is ...

    28 January 2026 Indian Express
    EC orders Bengal govt to revoke transfer orders of three IAS officers deputed as electoral roll observers

    A new confrontation emerged between the Election Commission of India (ECI) and the state government after the former ordered West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty to withdraw the transfer order of three electoral roll observers during the ongoing SIR ...

    28 January 2026 Indian Express
    EC micro observer ‘slapped, punched’ in Kumarganj during SIR hearing, political row erupts in Bengal

    A micro observer was allegedly slapped and punched in Kumarganj in Dakshin Dinajpur on Saturday evening, while he was visiting the area as part of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) related work.According to local sources, the micro observer, identified as ...

    28 January 2026 Indian Express
    3 killed and several missing in massive fire at warehouse in Kolkata’s Anandapur

    At least three people died in a major fire at a warehouse in Kolkata’s Anandapur area in the early hours of Monday, the police said. With at least three people reported missing, a search operation is underway at the ...

    28 January 2026 Indian Express
    ‘Stage set on fire’: TMC, BJP supporters clash after ex-Tripura CM meet in Kolkata

    Supporters of the Trinamool Congress and BJP clashed at Sakherbazar locality in Kolkata’s Behala area on Sunday evening after former Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb addressed a public gathering there.The stage set for the BJP event was set on ...

    27 January 2026 Indian Express
    EC suspends AERO over electoral roll irregularities in Basirhat

    The Election Commission (EC) has suspended Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) and Block Development Officer (BDO) of Basirhat-II, Sumitra Pratim Pradhan, for unilaterally appointing 11 “Additional AEROs” without formal notification.The individuals were not formally notified under Section 13C of ...

    27 January 2026 Indian Express
    From silver screens to Silk looms: 11 Bengal icons honored with Padma Shri 2026

    From litterateurs and artists to scientists and educationists, 11 accomplished persons from West Bengal have been named for the Padma Shri awards this year, an official statement said on Sunday.Among the prominent awardees from the state include:Prosenjit Chatterjee: The ...

    27 January 2026 Indian Express
    Madhyamik registration glitch: Bengal Board to allow fresh registrations on portal

    Just a week ahead of the Madhyamik (Class 10 Board) examination, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) Saturday announced that the online enrolment portal will remain open from January 27 noon to January 28 noon to allow ...

    26 January 2026 Indian Express
    West Bengal minister Shashi Panja summoned for SIR hearing, says she will ‘stand in line like everyone else’

    Shashi Panja, the West Bengal Minister of Women and Child Development and Social Welfare, has been summoned for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing Sunday. Panja announced to the media that she will attend the hearing at Keshav Academy ...

    26 January 2026 Indian Express
    Man arrested over minor girl’s rape in Cooch Behar; cop injured during protest

    Tensions erupted in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district after a minor girl was allegedly raped by an elderly man on Thursday. While the alleged rapist has been arrested, eight others have been arrested for attacking police during a protest ...

    26 January 2026 Indian Express
    Back after 15 years: How Kolkata Metro’s new QR return tickets are slashing wait times

    To promote commuter convenience, the Kolkata Metro has reintroduced the same-day return ticket facility. The facility, which had been defunct since 2011, was relaunched by Kolkata Metro General Manager Subhransu Sekhar Mishra on an experimental basis Friday.While the Metro ...

    26 January 2026 Indian Express
    Republic Day 2026: Kolkata Metro to run over 270 train services on Jan 26 – Check first and last train timings

    Republic Day 2026 Kolkata Metro services: Kolkata Metro has planned to run more than 270 train services on Monday, January 26. The move aims at facilitating travellers to reach their destination as several restriction is there on road traffic ...

    26 January 2026 Indian Express
    Newborn child found dead in garbage dump in New Town

    A lifeless body of a newborn male child was found in a garbage dump at Chandiberia in New Town on Saturday morning.The body was spotted by a local man, Pradeep Haldar, who had stopped at a nearby tea stall ...

    26 January 2026 Indian Express
    EC publishes 1.5 crore voter names on list of ‘logical discrepancies’

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday published a list of 1.50 crore names for hearing in connection with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. Out of them, 30 lakh names have been categorised as “unmapped ...

    26 January 2026 Indian Express
    Darjeeling Hills leaders to interlocutor: ‘Want Gorkhaland state, or UT, with full legislative powers’

    Leaders of the Darjeeling Hills on Saturday met the Central government’s Interlocutor Pankaj Kumar Singh and “unequivocally” demanded the “creation of Gorkhaland as a state or a Union Territory with full legislative powers”.Singh, a former deputy national security adviser ...

    25 January 2026 Indian Express
    Amartya Sen hits out at SIR in Bengal: ‘Inadequate time… Unfair to Indian democracy’

    Bengal SIR: Days after the Election Commission of India summoned Nobel laureate Amartya Sen for a hearing amid the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, the 92-year-old economist Saturday said the exercise was being conducted ...

    25 January 2026 Indian Express
    BJP national president Nitin Nabin to visit Bengal next week to chart roadmap for Assembly polls

    Nitin Nabin, who took charge as the national president of the BJP earlier this week, will visit West Bengal for two days next week.State BJP sources said Nabin would visit Kolkata on January 27 and stay for two days. ...

    25 January 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata Metro Orange line stalemate: Police chalk out trial traffic diversions at Chingrighata crossing on EM Bypass

    The work for the Kolkata Metro project’s Orange line at Chingrighata, which had been stalled for a long time, may begin soon, as the police have prepared an alternative route for the vehicles to make way for peak-hour Metro ...

    25 January 2026 Indian Express
    Strict action against BLOs over lapses in electoral roll work: What are ECI’s new guidelines?

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) Friday sent instructions to the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all states and Union territories, issuing clear guidelines for strict disciplinary action against Booth Level Officers (BLOs) over dereliction of duty, disobedience or ...

    25 January 2026 Indian Express
    Reading indispensable in a world fractured by polarity, anxiety: Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq

    Highlighting the importance of reading, writer and International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq said in a world fractured by polarities and anxiety, books inculcate a habit of listening deeply, and added that a society that listens deeply is capable ...

    24 January 2026 Indian Express
    Farakka BDO office vandalism: No FIR against TMC MLA 24 hours after EC deadline

    The district administration in West Bengal’s Murshidabad failed to comply with the Election Commission’s order to file an FIR against Trinamool Congress MLA Manirul Islam in the vandalism incident at the office of the Farakka Block Development Officer (BDO) ...

    24 January 2026 Indian Express
    Breaking the glass ceiling, one shot at a time: Dr. Archana Singh’s journey from a Kolkata hospital to national podium of shooting

    In the busy corridors of Kolkata’s SSKM Hospital, Dr. Archana Singh’s days are defined by precision. As a radiologist, she spends her hours analysing scans and ultrasounds. However, since late 2022, the clinical precision had found a new calling. ...

    24 January 2026 Indian Express
    International Kolkata Book Fair 2026: Metro, cab and bus routes simplified

    The 2026 International Kolkata Book Fair is set to be a bibliophile’s dream, with the fairground at Boimela Prangan, Salt Lake, now connected by a seamless Metro line from Howrah.The fair features Argentina as the focal theme country, celebrating ...

    24 January 2026 Indian Express
    Ayodhya-styled Ram temple with a ‘Bengali’ Idol coming up in Nadia – 90km from Babri Masjid replica

    About 90 km from what will be a Babri Mosque replica in Murshidabad, a newly erected signboard on a 15- bigha land announced the construction of an Ayodhya-style Ram Temple in Nadia district’s Shantipur. However, unlike Ayodhya, the idol ...

    24 January 2026 Indian Express
    Argentina’s Tagore enthusiast: Author Gustavo Canzobre reflects on India-Argentina cultural bonds

    Beneath the bustling canopy of the International Kolkata Book Fair, Argentine author Gustavo Canzobre reflected on a bond between Argentina and Bengal, spanning 175 years. “The connection began in 1850 when the first Argentinian traveler landed in Kolkata,” said Canzobre, ...

    24 January 2026 Indian Express
    ‘First votes, now food’: TMC slams Centre over veg-only menu on Vande Bharat sleeper train 

    Vande Bharat Sleeper food menu row: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday slammed the BJP-led central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the introduction of a vegetarian-only food menu on the newly-launched Vande Bharat Sleeper train. Flagged off ...

    24 January 2026 Indian Express
    Mamata slams ‘robbing of democratic rights’ amidst EC notices to intellectuals

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday issued a stern warning against the “robbing of democratic rights”, citing the recent SIR notices served to prominent intellectuals.While addressing the inaugural ceremony of the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair, the chief minister ...

    24 January 2026 Indian Express
    EC orders FIR against TMC MLAs over BDO office vandalism in Farakka, Itahar

    The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the District Electoral Officer (DEO) of Murshidabad to file a fresh FIR naming Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Manirul Islam in connection with vandalism at the Block Development Office (BDO) at ...

    24 January 2026 Indian Express
    CM gives nod to permanent ‘Boi-Chitro’ landmark at Kolkata Book Fair grounds

    Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday inaugurated the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair, attended by 20 nations, including Argentina as the focal theme country.Several other nations including the UK, Germany, France, Australia, Spain, China and Ukraine are taking part ...

    24 January 2026 Indian Express
    Bengal BJP MLA Hiran Chatterjee’s wife accuses him of ‘torture’, marrying without getting divorce

    The wife of West Bengal BJP MLA Hiran Chatterjee, Anindita Chatterjee, said Thursday that she has filed a complaint against him after photos of his purported second marriage surfaced on social media, accusing him of ‘torture’ and marrying without ...

    23 January 2026 Indian Express
    3-year-old found dead in elevator shaft after going missing from building’s roof in Kolkata

    A three-year-old boy died after falling into an open lift shaft at an under-construction building in Central Kolkata’s Entally area Wednesday evening.According to local police sources, the victim, identified as Pritam Rajbanshi, had gone to the roof of the ...

    23 January 2026 Indian Express
    EC seeks action-taken report from state on 4 officials 

    The Election Commission on Wednesday asked West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty to submit a report on the action taken against four state government officials of Baruipur-Purba and Moina Assembly seats accused of illegally adding names to voter lists.The ...

    23 January 2026 Indian Express
    China returns, US pulls out: International Kolkata Book Fair to be inaugurated today

    After a 15-year gap, China will participate in the 49th International Kolkata Book Fair (IKBF), which will be inaugurated by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday evening. China was last present at the fair in 2011.“They informed ...

    23 January 2026 Indian Express
    Kolkata: Man found hanging at home, FIR against wife, brother-in-law

    A thirty-four year old man, Sunny Singh, was found dead in his house in Sarsuna, Kolkata on Tuesday morning, police said. According to police, Sunny, of Ekbalpore Lane, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at his home. His ...

    22 January 2026 Indian Express
    Election Commission issues fresh directives, Bengal SIR deadline may be extended

    Two days after the Supreme Court issued fresh directives to the Election Commission (EC) on notices being issued to electors for ‘logical discrepancies’ as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, the ...

    22 January 2026 Indian Express
    School jobs scam: ED attaches Rs 57.78 cr assets of TMC MLA, two others

    The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached immovable properties worth about Rs 57.78 crore in connection with the West Bengal Central School Service Commission (SSC) assistant teacher recruitment scam, officials said Wednesday.The total properties attachment by ED in the recruitment ...

    22 January 2026 Indian Express
    EC seeks report from Bengal chief secy on no FIR against 4 officials, gives 72-hour deadline

    The Election Commission on Wednesday asked West Bengal Chief Secretary Nandini Chakraborty to submit a report within three days on the action taken against four state government officials of Baruipur-Purba and Moina Assembly seats accused of illegally adding names ...

    22 January 2026 Indian Express
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