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Mamata flags Army's Fort William link in voter roll 'manipulation'

Kolkata, Jan. 13 -- The confrontation between the Bengal government and the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the SIR took a dramatic turn on Tuesday after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee made al... Read More


I-PAC raid case: Bidhannagar Police quiz security staff

Kolkata, Jan. 13 -- Even as Kolkata Police continues its probe, Bidhannagar City Police has questioned two security personnel attached to the office of I-PAC in connection with a case registered at th... Read More


State Budget Session likely in early Feb

Kolkata, Jan. 13 -- The Budget Session of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly is set to begin in the first week of February. According to sources in the Assembly Secretariat, this will be the last s... Read More


SIR: 'Transparency of information must reach grassroots'

KOLKATA, Jan. 13 -- From Nobel laureate Amartya Sen and Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Bengali poet Joy Goswami to sports icons such as Manas Bhattacharya, Aloke Mukherjee, Compton Dutta, Lakshmi Ratan... Read More


Gangasagar Mela: Sealdah Div adds 4 Spl trains

Kolkata, Jan. 13 -- Eastern Railway's Sealdah Division on Tuesday introduced four additional special trains towards Namkhana to ease heavy passenger congestion for the ongoing Gangasagar Mela, taking ... Read More


About 60L pilgrims visit Gangasagar Mela so far; hail arrangements

Sagar Island, Jan. 13 -- Addressing a Press meet, State Power minister, Aroop Biswas said nearly 60 lakh pilgrims had visited the Gangasagar Mela till 3 pm on Tuesday, and the numbers were expected to... Read More


Gangasagar Mela draws lakhs; coastal erosion shrinks bathing ghats

Sagar Island, Jan. 13 -- Lakhs of pilgrims are visiting the Gangasagar Mela, with footfall expected to peak on Makar Sankranti, even as coastal erosion at Sagar Island has reduced the number of functi... Read More


Alipurduar: Development projects worth nearly Rs 50 crore launched

Alipurduar, Jan. 13 -- A major development initiative worth nearly Rs 50 crore has been rolled out across the Alipurduar Municipal area at the start of the new year. The projects, aimed at strengtheni... Read More


Daily wage worker dies of heart attack, family blames SIR 'stress'

Raiganj, Jan. 13 -- A 55-year-old daily wage labourer allegedly died of a heart attack on Monday afternoon at Dhankoil Haat in Kaliyaganj, North Dinajpur, with his family claiming that he was under se... Read More


Malda Police arrest drug racket's 'kingpin'

Malda, Jan. 13 -- Malda Police have arrested Enarul Sheikh, described as the kingpin of a major drug syndicate operating across West Bengal and several other states, in a late-night operation in Kolka... Read More