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Actress, ex-BJP candidate Parno Mittra joins Trinamool

KOLKATA, Dec. 26 -- Bengali actress Parno Mittra joined TMC on Friday ahead of the 2026 assembly elections. Mittra, who had joined the BJP in 2019 and even contested the 2021 assembly election from Ba... Read More


SIR: WBCS officers' body expresses concern over deletion of names

Kolkata, Dec. 26 -- The WBCS (Executive) Officers' Association has written a letter to the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bengal, expressing concern over the deletion of names of many voters from th... Read More


Body of lynched migrant Jewel Sheikh reaches Murshidabad

Kolkata, Dec. 26 -- The body of migrant labourer Jewel Sheikh, who was allegedly lynched to death in Odisha's Sambalpur, arrived at his residence in Murshidabad on Friday. Local leaders of the Trinamo... Read More


At 12.9degC, Kolkata shivers through season's coldest morning

Kolkata, Dec. 26 -- Large parts of Bengal, including Kolkata, experienced a sharp winter chill, with the city waking up to one of the coldest mornings so far this season. According to the Alipore Met... Read More


Man dies after receiving SIR notice, TMC blames EC, BJP

Kolkata, Dec. 26 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday launched a sharp attack on the BJP and the Election Commission (EC) following the death of an elderly man in West Bengal's Chandrakona area o... Read More


One killed, another injured in separate road mishaps

Kolkata, Dec. 26 -- One person was killed and another injured in two separate road accidents in the city late on Thursday night and early on Friday morning, police said. In the first incident, a 27-y... Read More


Kolkata Police to boost disaster response with new vehicles

Kolkata, Dec. 26 -- In a major development, Kolkata Police is upgrading its infrastructure necessary for the Disaster Management Group (DMG) by purchasing several vehicles for carrying the troops and ... Read More


BJP in choppy waters amid power struggle, smouldering differences?

Kolkata, Dec. 26 -- At a time when the state BJP is already on the back foot in Matua-dominated areas after the rollout of the SIR-an exercise that has stirred deep anxiety within the community over c... Read More


Youth ends life, BLO dies amid SIR pressure in North Dinajpur

Raiganj, Dec. 26 -- A 24-year-old youth allegedly died by suicide after consuming poison, reportedly out of fear related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process, triggering tension in his loca... Read More


Former enclave residents in Dinhata receive SIR notices

Cooch Behar, Dec. 26 -- Residents of Dakshin Mashaldanga, Poatur Kuthi and other former enclaves in Dinhata subdivision have expressed concern after receiving hearing notices under the Special Intensi... Read More