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CM Mamata Banerjee launches book on SIR at Kolkata Book Fair, targets ECI

India, Jan. 22 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a book she said she has penned on the alleged harassment faced by electors during the ongoing hearings for the Special... Read More


Bangladeshi vessel carrying fly ash capsizes in Bengal river; 12 rescued

India, Jan. 22 -- Twelve crew members were rescued on Wednesday after a Bangladeshi vessel carrying fly ash from West Bengal to Khulna capsized in the Muri Ganga river in South 24 Parganas, posing a r... Read More


ED attaches rRs.r57.7 crore assets linked to Bengal school recruitment case

India, Jan. 21 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has provisionally attached immovable properties worth around Rs.57.7 crore in connection with its money laundering probe into ir... Read More


2 BDO offices vandalised in south Bengal over SIR 'harassment', protests held

India, Jan. 20 -- Offices of two block development officers in South Bengal were vandalised by mobs on Tuesday following accusations that the election officials were harassing people during the ongoin... Read More


TMC, BJP workers clash over objections to inclusion of voters in West Bengal

India, Jan. 19 -- Fresh clashes broke out between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and arch-rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers on Monday over the submission of Form 7, objecting to the incl... Read More


Bengal BDO's office attacked in Uttar Dinajpur district over SIR, 2nd in 24 hours

India, Jan. 15 -- A mob attacked the office of the Block Development Officer (BDO) in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district on Thursday morning, the second such incident in 24 hours over allegations t... Read More


2 more suspected Nipah cases in Bengal; doc, nurse shifted to Kolkata hospital

India, Jan. 14 -- A junior doctor and a nurse have been admitted to Kolkata's Infectious Diseases and Beliaghata General (ID&BG) Hospital after they developed early symptoms of Nipah virus infection, ... Read More


SIR used to target minorities, says TMC lawmaker after BDO office vandalised

India, Jan. 14 -- The office of the the Farakka Block Development Officer (BDO) in West Bengal's Murshidabad district was vandalised, allegedly by a group of Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists, who di... Read More


'Heinous conspiracy': Mamata Banerjee renews attack on EC over SIR in Bengal

India, Jan. 13 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that the Election Commission of India (ECI) was snatching the voting rights of millions of people in the election-bound sta... Read More


2 suspected cases of Nipah virus detected in West Bengal's Barasat

India, Jan. 13 -- Two suspected cases of Nipah virus have been detected at Barasat in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, officials said on Monday. The condition of the two, a male nurse and a f... Read More