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EC shelves plan for polling booths inside high-rise buildings

Kolkata, Dec. 9 -- The Election Commission (EC) has shelved its plan to set up separate polling booths inside high-rise buildings in Kolkata and the adjoining districts. The proposal had drawn strong... Read More


UK Trade Commissioner to interact with industry captains

Kolkata, Dec. 9 -- The United Kingdom Trade Commissioner for South Asia, Harjinder Kang, is scheduled to engage with Kolkata's industry leaders during his visit to the city on December 10 and 11 to st... Read More


SIR: EC warns of stern action for submitting forged docus or IDs

Kolkata, Dec. 9 -- The Election Commission (EC), on Tuesday, warned against forging government documents or IDs during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, reiterating ... Read More


SIR: Special camps bring relief and clarity to Sonagachhi residents

Kolkata, Dec. 9 -- The Election Commission on Tuesday launched three special assistance camps in Sonagachhi, the city's largest red-light area. Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Agarwal visit... Read More


Agitators bring sick BLO outside CEO office, intensifies stir

Kolkata, Dec. 9 -- Block-level officers (BLOs) agitating under the banner of the BLO Adhikar Raksha Committee intensified their protest on Tuesday by bringing sick BLO Debasish Das to their demonstrat... Read More


Malda: Acting on Mamata's instructions, TMC ramps up voters' assistance drive

Malda, Dec. 9 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Malda has swung into full-fledged action following the directions of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who asked the party workers to stand firmly with t... Read More


Mega 4-month wildlife survey begins at Buxa Tiger Reserve

Alipurduar, Dec. 9 -- The year's largest wildlife survey has begun across the Buxa Tiger Reserve, with an extensive four-month monitoring exercise kicking off on Monday. The survey, which will continu... Read More


Quack dentist held for 'outraging modesty' of woman in S Dinajpur

BALURGHAT, Dec. 9 -- A quack dentist was arrested on charges of attempting to outrage the modesty of a woman in the Deuriya area under Ganguria Gram Panchayat of Banshihari police station. Local resid... Read More


Siliguri Metropolitan Police to launch digital system for filing FIRs & General Diary entries

Siliguri, Dec 9, Dec. 9 -- The Siliguri Metropolitan Police is set to launch a fully digital system for filing FIRs (First Information Reports) and General Diary entries, marking a major step toward m... Read More


ER announces Malda Town-Digha winter special train

Malda, Dec. 9 -- To manage the extra rush of passengers during the winter festive season, the Eastern Railway (ER) has announced the introduction of a special train service between Malda Town and Digh... Read More