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  • After ED raids I-PAC office, head Pratik Jain’s home, Mamata Banerjee says agency ‘trying to get party internal documents’

    The 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 Express
    Bengal SIR 2.0: AEROs flag ‘informal orders on WhatsApp’ ‘impossible workload’ write to CEO

    Seeking 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 Express
    Bengal elections 3 months away, a new BJP team in place

    With 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 Express
    Darjeeling shivers at 1°C, Kolkata 11.6°C, as IMD predicts cold winds in West Bengal

    After 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 Express
    Recognise Kolkata’s deteriorating air quality as a public health emergency: PIL petition in Calcutta High Court

    An 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 Express
    Water drone with 1,000 kg towing power to guard lakhs at Gangasagar Mela; here’s how it works

    Imagine 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 Express
    EC serves SIR notice to Amartya Sen, hearing scheduled for Jan 16 at his Santiniketan residence

    The 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 Express
    Mercury dips to 9.8°C in Dum Dum in Kolkata: Here is list of West Bengal districts with ‘Cold Day’ warning by IMD

    Residents 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 Express
    As temperatures dip in Kolkata, room heaters vanish from shop shelves

    With 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 Express
    No relief for shivering West Bengal as IMD warns of prolonged cold wave till January 9

    Bengal 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 Express
    Adhikari urges EC to accept tea garden records as workers’ official proof for SIR

    West 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 Express
    Abar Jitba Bangla Rally in Birbhum: Un-map BJP from Bengal, ensure TMC’s win in 250 seats, says Abhishek

    Accusing 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 Express
    4 days after assault on Bengal police team in Sandeshkhali, prime accused arrested

    Four 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 Express
    Abhishek names Sunali’s newborn son Apon: ‘No power can make our own people feel like strangers’

    TMC 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 Express
    13 days and counting: a young hippo at Kolkata’s Alipore Zoo refuses to leave water enclosure amid a cold wave

    Even 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 Express
    Bengal Weather Update: Kolkata shivers under severe cold spell; temperature likely to plunge further across state, says IMD

    Bengal 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 Express
    At 10.2°C, Kolkata records coldest January day in 12 years: Here’s what IMD forecast for Bengal says

    Kolkata 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 Express
    ‘Darling Earth’ — the English translation of ‘Parthibo’ — launched

    Darling 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 Express
    Mamata to move Supreme Court today against SIR, says will plead as an ordinary citizen and not as a lawyer or CM

    Escalating 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 Express
    Actor Dev gets SIR notice, TMC says EC deliberately harassing three-term MP

    Actor 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 Express
    ‘Will feel relieved once bridge work is completed’: Mamata lays foundation stone for 5-km-long Gangasagar Setu

    Chief 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 Express
    ‘AI weaponised to disenfranchise millions’: Mamata says she’ll move Supreme Court over SIR discrepancies as an ‘ordinary citizen’

    Escalating 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 Express
    ‘Go Back, BJP Agent’: TMC supporters protest after Humayun Kabir visits Kolkata’s Brigade Parade Ground ahead of his new party’s rally

    Suspended 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 Express
    Bengal SIR 2.0: Eminent personalities, including Dev and Mohammad Shami, summoned for hearing by EC

    The 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 Express
    ‘A child without a name yet’: Why Sunali, kin look up to Supreme Court & Bangladesh for the father’s return

    Repatriated 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 Express
    Suvendu Adhikari writes to CEC slamming Mamata Banerjee’s SIR concerns: ‘deliberate distortion designed to malign ECl’, ‘politically motivated’

    West 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 Express
    1,300 cameras and 12,000 toilets: Gangasagar Mela 2026 set for a high-tech, eco-friendly transformation

    As 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 Express
    Like Pak players, Bangladesh cricketers should not be allowed to play in our country: BJP’s Dilip Ghosh

    The 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 Express
    108 idols, 64 lion statues, 1,000 pillars: How West Bengal is building a massive year-round landmark for Durga Puja, a UNESCO cultural heritage

    In 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 Express
    In latest letter, Mamata flags ‘flaws’ in SIR exercise, asks CEC to make amends or put a pause on it

    In 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 Express
    Mining businessman, his company among 18 named by ED in sand mining chargesheet

    In 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 Express
    Swimmer Bula Chowdhury’s Hooghly home broken into for second time in 5 months: ‘I am in trauma. There’s a risk to my life’

    In 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 Express
    EC seeks action taken report on attack on roll observer from DGP, sets Jan 6 deadline

    Flagging “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 Express
    ‘If CM Mamata Banerjee returns for 4th term, daily wage of tea garden workers will be hiked to Rs 300’: Abhishek Banerjee at Alipurduar rally

    TMC 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 Express
    ‘Vanish Kumar!’ Abhishek targets CEC for SIR deletions, likens BJP to snake

    In 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 Express
    PM Modi to visit Bengal this month, flag off inaugural Vande Bharat Sleeper train

    Kolkata, 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 Express
    6 policemen injured in Sandeshkhali in clash over raid linked to TMC worker

    Six 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 Express
    ‘Dropping her home safely was my duty’: Meet the TET-qualified Kolkata cab driver whose viral act is restoring the city’s trust

    Forced 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 Express
    From Kavi Subhash to airport in 56 mins: How Kolkata Metro is set to link airport, IT hub in 2026

    In 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 Express
    ‘Ever seen dead walking the ramp?’: TMC’s Abhishek kicks off ‘Abar Jitbe Bangla’ yatra with EC poser

    Trinamool 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 Express
    Malda rally: BJP will double G-RAM G days to 200 days if voted to power in Bengal, says Suvendu Adhikari

    Leader 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 Express
    Sub-inspector held for death of woman home guard in West Bengal

    A 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 Express
    As Dilip Ghosh re-emerges in BJP, wife Rinku files cyber complaint over ‘derogatory’ social media posts

    BJP 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 Express
    ‘Don’t think New Year will bring good news, waiting for what Supreme Court says’: The case of Sweety Bibi and her two children in Bangladesh

    As 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 Express
    ‘HoD shouldn’t visit Jadavpur University till probe ends’: Bengal Minorities Commission on hijab row after visit

    In 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 Express
    7 things to watch out for in West Bengal this year

    West 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 Express
    SIR Bengal 2.0: Which OBC certificates will be allowed during hearings and why

    In 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 Express
    Amit Shah forms BJP core group to lead party in Bengal polls, Dilip Ghosh roped in

    As 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 Express
    For 2nd time this month, EC pulls up Bengal DEOs for not listing apartment complexes for polling booths

    The 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 Express
    New Year weather: Snowfall in Darjeeling; coldest spots in south Bengal — read IMD’s forecast for first week of 2026

    As 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 Express
    New Year’s Eve in Kolkata: Extra Metro trains, extended timings, dog squads, and CCTV cover

    As 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 Express
    ‘Timeless machines meet timeless heritage’: 35 classic cars find place at CCFC-EIMG Vintage Car Display 2025

    The 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 Express
    Mamata hits back at Shah: ‘Terror attacks in Kashmir, Delhi; you failed as Home Minister. So, resign’

    Hours 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 ...

    1 January 2026 Indian Express
    For New Year, traffic, parking curbs in place in Kolkata today. Here are the roads to avoid, places to park

    The Kolkata Police has issued a comprehensive traffic notification to manage the influx of revelers ahead of numerous parties and events lined up for New Year’s Eve parties. The city will see heavy traffic around areas such as Park ...

    31 December 2025 Indian Express
    BJP IT cell sitting in EC, using AI to delete voters’ names, says Mamata

    Amid growing fear of more names getting deleted by from the electoral rolls during the second phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP’s IT cell was operating ...

    31 December 2025 Indian Express
    Amid disruptions and gherao, EC may deploy Central forces to give security to special observers in Bengal

    After deploying Central forces outside the West Bengal Chief Electoral Office in Kolkata, the Election Commission (EC) is considering using them to provide security to special roll observers following incidents of gherao and attack on them during the ongoing ...

    31 December 2025 Indian Express
    SIR being conducted using AI, says Bengal CM Mamata: ‘Poor being tortured ahead of polls’

    West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls is being conducted using artificial intelligence (AI) and dubbed it as a “huge scam”. Banerjee made the claim while speaking at a ...

    31 December 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Important component in overall corruption’: How RG Kar whistleblower turned into an accused in CBI case

    From being “grossly involved” in manipulating procurement procedures at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMGH) to receiving undue financial benefits worth lakhs of rupees from vendors, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has accused Akhtar Ali—the key ...

    31 December 2025 Indian Express
    ‘We are a federal entity’: Bengal Governor urges Centre-state coordination to resolve border fencing ‘hitch’ in state

    Amid a growing political row over alleged border infiltration and “stalled” fencing projects, West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Tuesday said India was “strong enough” to resolve internal hitches through federal cooperation, and urged coordination between the ...

    31 December 2025 Indian Express
    Ahead of poll season, Shah invokes ghuspetiya, accuses Mamata govt of abetting infiltration for votes

    Accusing the TMC government in West Bengal of “abetting infiltration” of Bangladeshi migrants for electoral gains, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the issue of illegal immigration has gone “beyond the state” and has become a national ...

    31 December 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Poll strategy, Matua and Rajbanshi outreach, SIR’: Three days of meetings — here’s why Amit Shah is visiting Bengal 

    Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Kolkata on Monday evening, months ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, for a three-day visit to the state.After landing in the city, Shah posted on social media: “West Bengal is fully prepared ...

    31 December 2025 Indian Express
    SIT formed for probe into home guard’s death in Bengal police quarters; family lodges complaint against sub-inspector of the station

    The police have formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the death of a Home Guard attached to the Canning Police Station. The six-member investigation team will be headed by Rupantar Sengupta, the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) ...

    30 December 2025 Indian Express
    People accuse me of appeasement politics, I am a true secularist: Mamata Banerjee

    Lashing out at the Opposition BJP’s “appeasement politics” charge, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday asserted that she’s a “secularist in true sense.”Laying the foundation stone of ‘Durga Angan’, a cultural complex dedicated to Goddess Durga, in New Town ...

    30 December 2025 Indian Express
    Humayun Kabir accuses Mamata of ‘appeasing Hindus’, says Muslim voters shifting towards him

    Suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir on Monday claimed that his recently launched political outfit, Janata Unnayan Party (JUP), would get the minority votes in the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal.West Bengal will go to the polls early ...

    30 December 2025 Indian Express
    TMC’s protests disrupt SIR hearings at 3 Bengal centres

    Members of Trinamool Congress on Monday disrupted hearings under the Election Commission of India’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls at multiple locations in West Bengal, protesting the exclusion of Booth Level Agents (BLAs) from the proceedings.The agitation, ...

    30 December 2025 Indian Express
    Student ‘asked to partially remove hijab’ before exam: Jadavpur University forms 3-member fact-finding committee

    Jadavpur University has constituted a three-member fact-finding committee to look into the hijab-related controversy that surfaced during the ongoing semester examinations. The committee has been asked to submit its report within 30 daysThe premier West Bengal university found itself ...

    30 December 2025 Indian Express
    Snowfall likely in Darjeeling as hills dip below 4°C: Read Bengal’s forecast for weather, fog as the year ends

    West Bengal is set to witness varied weather conditions over the next week, marked by dense fog, low temperatures in parts of the state and a possible late-week shift in weather in the hills.Meteorological observations on Sunday morning showed ...

    30 December 2025 Indian Express
    West Bengal SIR: TMC slams Election Commission for summoning elderly, people with disabilities for hearing

    The Trinamool Congress on Sunday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) for calling the elderly, ailing citizens and persons with disabilities (PWDs) to attend the hearing at camps away from their residences as part of the Special Intensive ...

    29 December 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Can no longer handle the pressure’: Bengal BLO, a headmaster, ends life amid SIR work

    A booth-level officer (BLO) died allegedly by suicide in Ranibandh block of West Bengal’s Bankura district on Sunday, citing work pressure related to the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, officials said.The body of Haradhan Mandal (53) was found ...

    29 December 2025 Indian Express
    Digha Jagannath Dham sets new benchmark with 1 crore visitors in less than one year

    In a new benchmark for spiritual tourism in India, Jagannath Dham, Digha, crossed the mark of 1 crore visitors on Sunday.This feat comes less than a year after the temple’s inauguration on April 30, 2025, marking a massive shift ...

    29 December 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal SIR 2.0: Name deleted from voters’ list? New voter? How to apply through Form 6 with Annexure IV

    The second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls has begun in West Bengal. At present, electors whose names have no mapping with the 2002 electoral roll are being called for hearings.After the conclusion of the ...

    29 December 2025 Indian Express
    Belgharia flyover, key connector for Kolkata’s northern suburbs, to be closed in New Year for urgent repairs

    The Belgharia flyover, which connects the Belgharia Expressway to Dum Dum Airport in Kolkata, will be closed for urgent repairs in the New Year, officials said.Repair work is already underway at the Sodepur flyover, causing inconvenience to commuters, office-goers, ...

    29 December 2025 Indian Express
    Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir’s son detained for ‘assaulting’ father’s security officer

    The Saktipur police in West Bengal Sunday detained the son of suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir from Bharatpur for allegedly assaulting the personal security officer (PSO) of his father.Constable Jumma Khan approached the Saktipur police station and ...

    29 December 2025 Indian Express
    TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee hits out at EC, demands list of illegal immigrants in Bengal draft electoral roll

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP and general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday hit out at the Election Commission, demanding the publication of the list of voters with “logical discrepancies” in the enumeration forms which have been submitted during the Special ...

    29 December 2025 Indian Express
    No ‘legacy’ needed: How CAA certificates are bridging voter registration gap for Matuas in West Bengal

    The Election Commission of India (ECI)’s decision to recognise citizenship certificates issued under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as valid documentation for voter registration will be beneficial for the Matua community in West Bengal.Following the release of the draft ...

    29 December 2025 Indian Express
    From doll museum to zoo: Know the best child-friendly destinations in Kolkata for winter holidays

    Winter has arrived in Kolkata, and with schools closing for the holidays, parents are often on the hunt for ways to keep their children engaged and entertained. Fortunately, the ‘City of Joy’ is packed with destinations that blend fun ...

    28 December 2025 Indian Express
    Trinamool Congress ‘Jotoi koro hamla, abar jitbe Bangla’ slogan for 2026 West Bengal elections

    West Bengal elections 2026 news: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) Saturday launched a new slogan – “Jotoi koro hamla, abar jitbe Bangla” (no matter how many attacks you launch, Bangla will win again) – ahead of the West Bengal ...

    28 December 2025 Indian Express
    Bangladesh should be taught a lesson akin to what Israel taught Gaza: Suvendu Adhikari

    BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in West Bengal, Saturday said Bangladesh ought to be taught a lesson akin to what Israel taught Gaza. Suvendu marched to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata alongside party leaders and ...

    28 December 2025 Indian Express
    Spellings to mismatches: Bengal voters queue up to remain on rolls

    ON THE first day of hearings in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district as part of the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) exercise to decide if electors who have been issued notices will remain on the rolls, Bidhubhushan Mondol, 62, ...

    28 December 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Acting on BJP’s instructions’: TMC MP Kakoli Dastidar slams EC after family members summoned for SIR hearing

    Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Saturday hit out at the Election Commission (EC) and alleged that it was acting at the behest of the BJP after four members of her family, including her mother and sons, ...

    28 December 2025 Indian Express
    Jadavpur University in Bengal faces heat over ‘hijab check’ on student during exam; ‘Looking into matter,’ says V-C

    A third-year student of the English Department at West Bengal’s Jadavpur University has complained to the varsity authorities over an incident allegedly involving a hijab check during the semester examination held on December 23.According to the student’s complaint, which ...

    28 December 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata Banerjee ‘strongly’ condemns violence against Bengali migrant workers after 19-year-old lynched in Odisha

    Reacting to the recent killing of a 19-year-old migrant worker from West Bengal in Odisha, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee  Saturday condemned violence against Bengali-speaking people in other states.“We strongly condemn the brutal oppression and persecution that has ...

    28 December 2025 Indian Express
    Bengali actress Parno Mittra joins Trinamool Congress, says her BJP tenure was a ‘mistake’

    Bengali film actress Parno Mittra on Friday joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the presence of party leader and state Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya and TMC leader Jayprakash Majumder.Mittra had joined the BJP six years ago and contested the ...

    27 December 2025 Indian Express
    ‘He was the only earning member’: Body of 19-year-old migrant lynched in Odisha reaches Bengal village

    Odisha migrant lynching: Thousands gathered at Bahadurpur village under Suti police station in Murshidabad on Friday, as the body of 19-year-old migrant labourer Jewel Sheikh arrived from Odisha.Sheikh was lynched in Sambalpur district of Odisha on the evening of ...

    27 December 2025 Indian Express
    Mamata’s meet with WBCS officers stirs row, Opposition calls it ‘bid to influence’

    In the run-up to the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal starting on December 27, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting with representatives of the West Bengal Civil Service (Executive) ...

    27 December 2025 Indian Express
    With party agents barred, EC hearings for ‘unmapped voters’ begin in West Bengal

    As hearings to decide whether lakhs of electors will remain on the rolls begin in West Bengal, the Election Commission of India has allowed only Booth Level Officers (BLOs), their supervisors, Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and micro-observers to be ...

    27 December 2025 Indian Express
    New Kolaghat bridge to end major bottleneck on Howrah-Kharagpur railway section: ‘Every effort being made’

    The South Eastern Railway (SER) has approved a major infrastructure project to replace the ageing Kolaghat Bridge No 57 on the Howrah–Kharagpur section, one of the busiest rail corridors in eastern India. The new bridge, to be built at ...

    27 December 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Changed five lawyers, fighting alone for justice’: 16 months on, parents of RG Kar rape-murder victim wait for closure

    Sixteen months after their 32-year-old daughter was raped and murdered while on duty at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024, her parents say their lives now revolve around courtrooms, adjournments and an unending wait for ...

    27 December 2025 Indian Express
    High number of ‘untraceable voters’ in Matua-dominated Assembly seats 

    The Matua-dominated assembly seats accounts for a high rate of “untraceable” voters after the first phase of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls concluded in West Bengal, a survey has shown.According to the data collated for 15 assembly ...

    26 December 2025 Indian Express
    Gridlock Alert: Central Kolkata likely to get paralyzed as Park Street carnival triggers massive diversions due to crowd gathering

    As Christmas festivities reach it’s peak. Major thoroughfares in Central Kolkata, particularly J.L. Nehru Road and the AJC Bose Road crossing, are witnessing massive gridlock due to the influx of revelers heading toward the Park Street carnival. With Park Street, ...

    26 December 2025 Indian Express
    ‘Assembly poll strategy, SIR’ on agenda as Amit Shah to visit Bengal, hold internal BJP meetings

    Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to arrive in Kolkata for a two-day visit beginning December 29, during which he will hold a series of internal Bharatiya Janata ...

    26 December 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal resident lynched in Odisha, friends say asked for Aadhaar cards

    A 19-year-old labourer from West Bengal’s Murshidabad was lynched in Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Wednesday night. Police have arrested six accused in connection with the incident.The victim, Jewel Sheikh, hailed from Chakbahadurpur village under Suti police station limits and ...

    26 December 2025 Indian Express
    SIR 2.0 in Bengal: With hearings from December 27, here’s how your documents will be verified

    The second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal will begin on December 27, with the Election Commission of India (ECI) gearing up to conduct hearings for more than one crore voters across ...

    26 December 2025 Indian Express
    After Mamata’s GST ‘big blunder’ charge, why is Amit Mitra blaming the Centre

    Days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that agreeing to the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the advice of then state Finance Minister Amit Mitra was a “very big blunder”, Mitra on Wednesday said ...

    26 December 2025 Indian Express
    ‘From jail to foreigners detention camp as suspected Bangladeshi’: How fate hangs for this Bengal migrant worker in Tamil Nadu

    For over eight months, 25-year-old Awal Sheikh has been languishing in confinement – first in a jail, and then at a detention centre for illegal foreigners, in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district — miles away from his Murshidabad home in ...

    25 December 2025 Indian Express
    Where to park car, roads to avoid: Kolkata Police deploy 2,500 personnel, announce traffic curbs for Christmas, New Year

    With a massive number of revellers expected to throng Park Street and adjoining areas during Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Kolkata Police have rolled out an extensive security and traffic management plan, deploying around 2,500 personnel to maintain ...

    25 December 2025 Indian Express
    Protests over Bangladesh killing enter second day in Kolkata; BJP workers stopped by police near Howrah Bridge

    Kolkata remained tense for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as protests continued over the killing of a Bangladesh-origin man, with chaotic scenes unfolding during the BJP’s “Howrah Bridge Blockade” programme. Police stopped the BJP procession before it could ...

    25 December 2025 Indian Express
    68th annual convocation: SFI protests ICC elections’ delay, infrastructure issues at JU Convocation; Governor assures action

    Describing JU as the “best university of West Bengal,” Governor CV Ananda Bose on Wednesday said Jadavpur University (JU) will become the best in the country in the near future.Delivering the keynote address at the university’s 68th annual convocation, ...

    25 December 2025 Indian Express
    Bengal’s SIR 2.0 | Hearings to begin December 27; notices issued to 10 lakh electors: Here’s what to know

    Hearings for the second phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal will begin on December 27, with notices already issued to around 10 lakh electors, officials of the Election Commission of India (ECI) ...

    25 December 2025 Indian Express
    Bangladesh lynching: Protesters try to march to Bangladesh mission in Kolkata, get police lathis

    The protests over the killing of a garment factory worker in Bangladesh escalated in Kolkata on Tuesday, with police resorting to a lathicharge to disperse demonstrators who attempted to march to the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in the Beckbagan ...

    25 December 2025 Indian Express
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