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Stamp paper shortage hits voters seeking relief after SIR exclusions

BALURGHAT, April 8 -- A severe shortage of low-value government stamp papers has triggered distress among voters in South Dinajpur district, particularly in Balurghat, as thousands rush to file affida... Read More


TMC accuses BJP of sheltering armed outsiders in Dinhata

Cooch Behar, April 8 -- Tensions have escalated in Dinhata ahead of the Assembly elections after Trinamool Congress candidate Udayan Guha alleged that armed outsiders are being sheltered in the area b... Read More


West Bengal polls: BJP releases 6th list, fields Rakesh Singh from Kolkata Port

Kolkata, April 8 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released its sixth list of candidates for the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections. As per the list approved by the Centra... Read More


School teacher killed in train accident in Alipurduar

Alipurduar, April 8 -- A 55-year-old school headmistress was killed after being hit by a train while crossing railway tracks in Alipurduar town on Wednesday morning. The incident took place around 11... Read More


Bangladeshi infiltrator, accomplice arrested in Hemtabad

Raiganj, April 8 -- Personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) apprehended a Bangladeshi national and his alleged Indian associate from a village near the India-Bangladesh border in North Dinajpur d... Read More


Outgoing BJP Maynaguri MLA Kaushik Roy's nomination rejected

Jalpaiguri, April 8 -- The nomination of outgoing BJP MLA from Maynaguri, Kaushik Roy, has been rejected during scrutiny, with the update officially uploaded on the Election Commission's portal on Tue... Read More


BJP candidate Shankar Ghosh booked for obstructing police probe

Siliguri, April 8 -- Sub-Inspector (SI) Nirmal Kumar Das, Officer-in-Charge of Panitanki Town Out Post (TOP), lodged a complaint against Shankar Ghosh, the BJP candidate for Siliguri Constituency and ... Read More


Minority leaders quit BJP in Manikchak; Alleges bias

Malda, April 8 -- Ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, the BJP has suffered a significant political setback in Manikchak, with multiple minority leaders resigning from the party, alleging discriminat... Read More


CEC said 'get lost', Derek O'Brien accused of 'shouting': TMC vs EC episode explained

India, April 8 -- The ongoing tensions between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Election Commission of India (ECI) escalated on Wednesday after a meeting between the two sides ended on an acrimoni... Read More


Assam Congress spokespersons circulating forged documents of foreign governments, alleges state BJP

Guwahati, April 8 -- BJP's Assam unit on Wednesday alleged that Assam Congress spokespersons are circulating "forged documents of foreign governments" with an intention to influence the state assembly... Read More