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Kolkata, April 5 The IMD on Sunday forecast thunderstorms in some districts of West Bengal until April 9, which would bring down maximum temperatures by a few degrees.Favorable wind patterns and strong moisture from the Bay of Bengal are likely to bring light to moderate rain over most...

Kolkata, April 2 Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee launched a direct attack on BJP candidate Shouvik Patra from the campaign stage in Taldangra, in the Bankura district of West Bengal, while campaigning for his party's candidate, Falguni Singhababu.Banerjee stated that...

Kolkata, April 2 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee launched a sharp attack on the BJP on Thursday, alleging that the party was fielding "rejected elements" from other parties in the Assembly elections.Addressing an election rally in Taldangra, West Bengal’s Bankura district, the TMC national...

Kolkata, March 31 – Several districts in South Bengal, including Kolkata, experienced moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning starting Monday night, with overcast conditions continuing into Tuesday morning, the Meteorological Department said.The skies have remained...

Purulia/Bankura (WB), March 29 A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah released a "chargesheet" against the TMC government, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said he should be charged for his "past actions," without directly naming him, and alleged that the BJP would scrap the "Lakshmir...

Kolkata, March 27 A 20-year-old man from the Bankura district of West Bengal was arrested by the Telangana Police's special task force (STF) for allegedly having links with a militant organization, an officer said on Friday.The accused was apprehended during an operation in the Khatra area of...

Kolkata, March 25 – Citing allegations of unlawful conduct, the Election Commission removed the District Magistrate of East Midnapore and other state government officials on Wednesday.On Wednesday, a new District Magistrate was also appointed to the district, which is the home turf of the...

Kolkata, March 15 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Sunday a two-phase polling schedule for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections – April 23 and April 29 – even as the fate of over 42 lakh voters referred for judicial adjudication after being classified under the "logical...

Kolkata, February 28 – The Election Commission has published the post-SIR electoral rolls for West Bengal, showing that nearly 66 lakh names are likely to be deleted, having begun the process in November last year. Another 60 lakh names are currently under review. This marks a significant change...

Kolkata, February 28 The Election Commission's phased publication of the post-SIR electoral rolls in West Bengal has revealed that the Nadia district has recorded around 2.71 lakh deletions since the exercise began in November, while Bankura has seen a net reduction of 1.18 lakh names...

Kolkata, February 28 The West Bengal government has asked the police to increase security across the state in view of the release of the post-SIR electoral rolls on Saturday, officials said.Senior officials, including the home secretary and the director general of police, would be present at...

Kolkata, February 28 The Election Commission (EC) began publishing the post-SIR electoral rolls in West Bengal in phases on Saturday, with figures from the Bankura district indicating that around 1.18 lakh names have been deleted since the exercise commenced.Hard copies of the updated rolls...

Kolkata, February 27 The Election Commission (EC) began publishing the post-SIR electoral rolls in West Bengal in phases on Saturday, as officials put up hard copies of the list in some districts such as Bankura.As of the last reports received, the list was yet to be made available online on...

Kolkata, February 26 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday the details of the 240 companies of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel that will be deployed in the first phase on March 1, amidst preparations for the state assembly elections in West Bengal.Notably...

Kolkata, February 25 Ahead of the Assembly elections, the West Bengal government on Wednesday transferred 29 senior police officers across various districts, according to an official notification.This move follows the reshuffle of 10 IPS officers earlier this month and 23 IPS officers in...

Hazaribag, February 15 Two members of an elephant translocation team were killed and 10 others were injured after their vehicle collided head-on with a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district, police said on Sunday.The accident occurred near the Purnapani village on NH-20 in the Charhi police...