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Gripped by SIR panic, adivasi youth dies in Pingla

Kolkata, Nov. 24 -- A young adivasi man from Pingla in West Midnapore died on Sunday night, with his family alleging that he was gripped by fear surrounding the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR... Read More


Mamata may visit Gazole in early December

Malda, Nov. 24 -- Preparations are underway in Gazole as West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit the region in the first week of December for a party meeting. On ... Read More


'Record time': 120 BLOs finish distribution, digitisation of SIR forms

Kolkata, Nov. 24 -- At a time when several booth-level officers (BLOs) have been voicing concerns over heavy workload, 121 BLOs across West Bengal have already achieved 100 per cent distribution and d... Read More


Uluberia: 3 children dead as pool car falls into pond

Kolkata, Nov. 24 -- Three school students, aged around six, nine and eleven, died on Monday afternoon after a pool car fell into a pond in Uluberia, Howrah. Local residents immediately launched a res... Read More


Cal HC defers SIR plea, awaits SC call

Kolkata, Nov. 24 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday indefinitely adjourned the hearing of a petition seeking a court-monitored Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bengal. The... Read More


Mamata congratulates Justice Kant

Kolkata, Nov. 24 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday extended her heartiest congratulations to Justice Surya Kant, who was sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI). Banerjee e... Read More


Alipurduar leads Bengal in SIR form distribution and digitisation

Alipurduar, Nov. 24 -- According to data released by the Election Commission, Alipurduar district has emerged as the frontrunner in Bengal in the distribution, submission and digitisation of Special I... Read More


Erosion protection work begins at Mahananda riverbank in Itahar

Raiganj, Nov. 24 -- A long-awaited erosion protection project along the Mahananda riverbank at Barodanga village under Itahar Police Station in North Dinajpur district has finally commenced. The work,... Read More


Server glitches slow down SIR uploading in S Dinajpur

BALURGHAT, Nov. 24 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in South Dinajpur has hit a major bottleneck, with Booth Level Officers (BLOs) struggling to upload enumeration forms due to repeated... Read More


Resident lists living neighbour as dead father on voter card

Cooch Behar, Nov. 24 -- A startling allegation has rocked the Fershabari area under Mahishkuchi No. 1 Gram Panchayat in Tufanganj-II block. A man has reportedly built a house and taken up permanent re... Read More