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Bengal govt to reclaim unused industrial land, says Dilip Ghosh

Kolkata, Sept. 24 -- A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said the state government will unveil its new industrial land policy ahead of the Durga Puja next month, his cabinet collea... Read More


Bengal CEO reviews preparations for Oct 16 RS bypoll

Kolkata, Sept. 24 -- State CEO Neelam Meena on Thursday reviewed preparations for the October 16 bypoll to a Rajya Sabha seat from the state at a meeting with senior election and Assembly officials. ... Read More


Repoll on pre-SIR roll in Bengal? Oppn plea raises legal question

Kolkata, Sept. 24 -- Amid Opposition demands, including Mamata Banerjee's, for fresh Bengal polls using the pre-SIR roll, a legal question has emerged over whether it can be used while SIR deletion ap... Read More


Abhishek flags 30L voter deletion; Mahua files plaint against CEC

Kolkata, Sept. 24 -- Mamata All India Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee alleged that an April WhatsApp group message points to a conspiracy to delete 30 lakh names from e... Read More


"Decision must be made through consensus or majority": Former EC OP Rawat flags procedural violations in ECI

Bhopal, Sept. 24 -- Former Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat on Thursday emphasised that any decisions taken without consensus or a majority vote violate established statutory rules. Speaking to... Read More


West Bengal's illegal migrant procedure faces a legal gap

Kolkata, Sept. 24 -- West Bengal's handling of suspected illegal foreign nationals faces an apparent legal gap, with the new immigration regime providing for detection, restriction and deportation whi... Read More


Amitabh Chakraborty reappointed BJP Bengal Gen Secy

Kolkata, Sept. 24 -- Amitabh Chakraborty has been reappointed as the state general secretary (organisation) of BJP in West Bengal. Political observers said the central leadership reposed faith in Cha... Read More


Afghan national's illegal stay: Two held over fake documents

Darjeeling, Sept. 24 -- Investigation into the illegal stay of a 28-year-old Afghan national in Kalimpong led to the arrest of two persons, including a clerk of Mal Municipality and an alleged tout, f... Read More


Mahakal Temple project replaced by Mahakal Yoga Centre in Matigara

Siliguri, Sept. 24 -- The proposed Mahakal Temple project at Matigara in Siliguri, for which former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had laid the foundation stone, has been scrapped by the c... Read More


'How does anti-incumbency disappear?': Rahul Gandhi targets Modi, Shah in fresh 'vote chori' attack, demands Gyanesh Kumar's resignation

New Delhi/IBNS, Sept. 24 -- Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday renewed his "vote chori" attack on Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, arguing that the alleg... Read More