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BJP's list for 144 seats, an admixture of continuity and diversity

Kolkata, March 16 -- The BJP, on Monday, unveiled its first list of 144 candidates for the Bengal Assembly elections, opting largely for continuity by renominating several of its sitting legislators w... Read More


Polls: EC scraps Bengal web camera vendor, empanels new suppliers

Kolkata, March 16 -- The Election Commission (EC) has scrapped the contract of the agency that supplied web cameras during the 2021 Bengal Assembly and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections after "detecting ma... Read More


Left-Front declares candidates for 192 seats

Kolkata, March 16 -- A mother who has been seeking justice for her 10-year-old daughter killed in a bomb blast in Nadia last year has been fielded as a candidate by the Left Front, which on Monday rel... Read More


Suspended TMC leader Arabul Islam quits party

Kolkata, March 16 -- Arabul Islam, a former TMC MLA from Bhangar seat, who was suspended by his party, quit it, a day after the Assembly elections were announced on Sunday. "They did not understand m... Read More


TMC protests at tea gardens over workers' demands

Alipurduar, March 16 -- Amid the prevailing election atmosphere, the Trinamool Congress has launched a two-day protest programme from Monday, raising several demands concerning tea garden workers. The... Read More


ED raids Siliguri gold trader's house

Siliguri, March 16 -- A raid by the Enforcement Department (ED) created a stir in Siliguri city on Monday morning. The central investigating agency conducted a search operation at the residence of a g... Read More


Minor 'raped' by relative, becomes pregnant

BALURGHAT, March 16 -- A Class IX girl from Balurghat became pregnant following an alleged rape by a distant relative, police said. According to a police source, the incident occurred about three mont... Read More


Swedish tourists visit Alipurduar's Bonochhaya boosting rural tourism

Alipurduar, March 16 -- A new milestone has been added to the promotion of rural tourism in Bonochhaya village of Kalchini in Alipurduar district, as a group of foreign tourists from Sweden visited th... Read More


Nor'wester causes widespread damage in Malda; Rain to continue

Malda, March 16 -- A sudden Nor'wester (Kalbaishakhi) on Sunday night caused widespread damage across several areas of Malda district, uprooting trees, damaging houses and disrupting electricity. The ... Read More


Man dies after son's name deleted from rolls

Balurghat, March 16 -- An elderly man from South Dinajpur district reportedly died following anxiety related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list, his family alleged. The decease... Read More