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Matua faction led by Mamatabala begins hunger strike

Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- The Trinamool Congress-backed faction of the All-India Matua Mahasangha, led by its president and Rajya Sabha MP Mamatabala Thakur, began a hunger strike on Wednesday demanding the ... Read More


Khardah businessman under Enforcement Directorate lens in fake passport probe

Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- A businessman from Khardah has come under the scanner of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the ongoing fake passport case, after investigators found that he had tr... Read More


With thousands of teachers on BLO duty, schools adjust schedules to cope

Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- With thousands of schoolteachers deployed as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) for the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll, schools across Bengal are trying to ... Read More


State overhauls 6 civic bodies, dissolves Krishnanagar Board over 'corruption'

Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- In a sweeping administrative overhaul months before the 2026 Assembly elections, the West Bengal government has dissolved the elected board of Krishnanagar Municipality citing corru... Read More


Mamata greets people on Rash Purnima

Kolkata, Nov. 5 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday extended greetings to the people of Bengal on the occasion of Rash Purnima. She also paid tribute to Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das on his b... Read More


Malda: 'Synergy 2025' to drive Rs 800 crore industrial push

Malda, Nov. 5 -- Malda district is poised for a new phase of industrial growth, with investment prospects worth nearly Rs 800 crore expected to be unveiled at the upcoming business conclave "Synergy 2... Read More


Row over SIR in former enclave; Minister Guha urges cooperation

Cooch Behar, Nov. 5 -- The situation turned tense in Dinhata's Poiatur Kuthi on Tuesday after residents of a former enclave refused to accept the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms, fo... Read More


Timber cutter crushed to death by lorry; mob sets vehicle ablaze

BALURGHAT, Nov. 5 -- Tension gripped Boyrapara area of South Dinajpur's Kumarganj block on Wednesday morning after a timber cutter was crushed to death by a speeding lorry. The incident sparked outrag... Read More


Alipurduar: Trinamool Union will set up help desks for migrant tea garden workers

Alipurduar, Nov. 5 -- At least 40 per cent of the population across Alipurduar district's 64 tea estates are currently working as migrant labourers in different states - a growing concern for the ruli... Read More


Over 500 BJP supporters join TMC in Karandighi

Raiganj, Nov. 5 -- In a major political development, BJP leader Samser Ali along with more than 500 followers joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) at a ceremony held in Vestuli village of Altapur , Kar... Read More