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SIR hearings draw fire as pregnant woman, bedridden elderly summoned

Kolkata, Jan. 2 -- The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal has triggered widespread concern and criticism after several vulnerable citizens, including a heavily pregnant... Read More


Voter list manipulation: EC orders FIRs against five poll officials

Kolkata, Jan. 2 -- The Election Commission of India on Friday directed the concerned District Electoral Officers (DEOs) to lodge FIRs against five election-linked personnel-two Electoral Registration ... Read More


Aniket Mahato quits WBJDF trust board over 'non-transparent functioning'

Kolkata, Jan. 2 -- Junior doctor Aniket Mahato, one of the prominent faces of the movement seeking justice for the RG Kar Medical College incident, has resigned from the Board of Trustees of the West ... Read More


Fear over SIR process claims another life in Bengal

Kolkata, Jan. 2 -- Many lives have been lost in Bengal, due to the fear regarding the ongoing process of SIR. Recently, a 57-year-old man from Raynagar, Burdwan, committed suicide repoertedly due to t... Read More


ED attaches Rs 3.6 cr worth of properties of Chandranath Sinha, family

Kolkata, Jan. 2 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached properties of the state Correctional Services minister Chandranath Sinha and his family in connection with the teachers' recruitment corrup... Read More


Panihati Utsav: 4 held for youth's 'murder' post scuffle

Kolkata, Jan. 2 -- The Barrackpore City Police have arrested four persons in connection with the alleged murder of a youth at Amarabati in Panihati, Khardah. The incident dates back to Sunday, Decemb... Read More


Dilip Ghosh back at centre stage in Bengal BJP's 2026 battle?

Kolkata, Jan. 2 -- After Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Thursday declared that former state president if the party Dilip Ghosh, who had been sidelined for months, was ready to shoulder any... Read More


Appeal alone can't stop tenant eviction: Calcutta High Court

Kolkata, Jan. 2 -- The Calcutta High Court has ruled that filing an appeal against an eviction decree does not automatically halt its execution and that an executing court cannot pass interim orders t... Read More


Alipurduar: Abhishek to interact with about 61 tea garden workers

Alipurduar, Jan. 2 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will visit Alipurduar on Saturday to participate in the party's "Abar Jitbe Bangla" programme. As part of th... Read More


Indo-Bangla border: 9 B'deshi nat'ls, including minor, detained

BALURGHAT, Jan. 2 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) detained nine Bangladeshi nationals, including five women and a minor girl, near the Indo-Bangladesh border in South Dinajpur district on Thursday,... Read More