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State deputes 23 observers to oversee dev works

Kolkata, Jan. 27 -- The West Bengal government has appointed 23 observers, comprising IAS and senior WBCS officers, to oversee the progress of ongoing development works across the state. According to... Read More


Anandapur fire survivor recounts his narrow escape from blaze

Kolkata, Jan. 27 -- A horrifying industrial blaze tore through a factory complex in Nazirabad, Anandapur in the wee hours of January 26, leaving several dead and many more missing as firefighters batt... Read More


Trinamool raises 'SC violations concerns', 'SIR irregularities'

Kolkata, Jan. 27 -- A Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation on Tuesday met the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), raising urgent concerns regarding non-compliance of the Supreme Court directives in connecti... Read More


ECI flags 'grave lapse', seeks suspension of Basirhat-II BDO

Kolkata, Jan. 27 -- The Election Commission of India (EC) has directed the West Bengal's Chief Secretary to suspend Sumitra Pratim Pradhan, Block Development Officer (BDO) of Basirhat-II in North 24 P... Read More


ECI objects to transfer of three IAS officers linked to SIR, orders rollback

Kolkata, Jan. 27 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday wrote to the State Chief Secretary objecting to the transfer of three senior IAS officers linked to the Special Intensive Revision... Read More


Amid books, Uttam Kumar steals the spotlight at book fair 2026

Kolkata, Jan. 27 -- Annapurna Chakraborty (70) from Konnagar couldn't hide her smile as she stood beside a life-size portrait of Uttam Kumar, the eternal heartthrob of Bengali cinema. As the evergree... Read More


Fresh SIR-linked death allegations spark row in Malda, Cooch Behar

MALDA/COOCH BEHAR, Jan. 27 -- Fresh allegations of deaths allegedly linked to fear surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have emerged from Malda and Cooch Behar districts... Read More


GTA Oppn delegation meets Centre's Interlocutor, presses for tripartite talks

Darjeeling, Jan. 27 -- Eight sabhasads from the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) Opposition bench forwarded a letter to Union Home minister Amit Shah through the Interlocutor, urging the im... Read More


Car plunges into gorge in Kalimpong, 5 injured

Jalpaiguri, Jan. 27 -- Five members of a picnic group were seriously injured after their vehicle plunged nearly 35 feet into a gorge in the Paparkheti area of Kalimpong district on Monday night. The ... Read More


Protest outside PWD office as traders oppose 'proposed eviction' in Raiganj

RAIGANJ, Jan. 27 -- Traders on Tuesday morning staged a protest outside the office of the Executive Engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD) in Raiganj, opposing the alleged decision to evict roa... Read More