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Kolkata, March 28 – Following a squall that swept across Kolkata and several districts overnight, the Met department on Saturday forecast intensified rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms later in the day, particularly across south Bengal.The Regional Meteorological Centre in Kolkata's Alipore...

Kolkata, March 25 After being excluded from the Trinamool Congress's candidate list for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, former India cricketer and state minister Manoj Tiwary revealed on Wednesday that he has received an offer from the BJP, but is yet to decide on his political future...

Kolkata/New Delhi, March 25 In a move aimed at capitalizing on the emotional and political resonance of the RG Kar protests, the BJP on Wednesday fielded the victim doctor's mother from the Panihati assembly constituency as it released its third list of 19 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal...

Kolkata, March 24 BJP national president Nitin Nabin held a series of organizational and strategic meetings here on Tuesday to strengthen the party's preparations for the 2026 assembly elections, sources said.Sources in the BJP's state unit said that Nabin's two-day visit, starting on Tuesday...

Chalsa (WB), March 24 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that no division should be created among people based on religion, and the schemes of her government are meant for members of all faiths.Addressing a gathering at a church in Chalsa in north Bengal's Jalpaiguri...

Kolkata, March 23 The supplementary list of voters under the "under adjudication" category of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in West Bengal, scheduled to be published on Monday evening, was not released until 10.15 pm.West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal...

Kolkata, March 23. Additional central forces are arriving in West Bengal ahead of the Assembly elections. An insider at the Election Commission said on Monday that a total of 2,400 companies of central forces will be deployed for the Bengal elections this time around.Notably, 480 companies of...

Kolkata, March 23 West Bengal Governor R N Ravi said on Monday that India will become the world leader in science, research, and intellectual property in 2047, and that Bengal, with its rich cultural and spiritual heritage, will play a significant role in that.Addressing the Convocation of...

Kolkata, March 22 Senior police officials began visiting police stations across West Bengal starting Sunday as the Election Commission intensified monitoring of preparations and security arrangements for the upcoming Assembly elections, officials said.During these visits, officers-in-charge at...

Lucknow, March 22 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed confidence on Sunday that Mamata Banerjee will once again become the Chief Minister of West Bengal in the ongoing state assembly elections, with a historic mandate.Speaking to reporters at the party office in Lucknow on the...

In the IPL Cricket, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has faced another significant setback as fast bowler Akash Deep has been ruled out of this season due to injury. The 29-year-old bowler from Bengal is currently undergoing rehabilitation at the BCCI's Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru. Akash...

Kolkata, March 21 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to "deprive people of their voting rights" through the ongoing revision of electoral rolls ahead of the assembly polls.Addressing thousands of worshippers after Eid prayers at...

Kolkata, March 19 – The Election Commission of India has partially reversed its decision to transfer a group of IPS officers out of West Bengal, deciding to retain two officers in the state for the time being, ahead of the state assembly elections.According to officials in the office of the...

Kolkata, March 19 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed alarm over the "arbitrary removal of more than 50 senior officials" in the state, which is heading for elections, calling it a "political interference of the highest order".Continuing her criticism of the...

Kolkata, March 19 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday strongly criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its decision to transfer bureaucrats and police officers in the state and also to send many of them on deputation as general and police observers in other...

Kolkata, March 17 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has focused on both youth and experience when selecting candidates for the upcoming assembly elections, in order to continue the party's development agenda.After releasing the list of...

Kolkata, March 17 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the Election Commission, alleging that it was acting on behalf of the BJP and warned that both the poll panel and the saffron party would be responsible if any incident occurs during the election period.Addressing...

Kolkata, March 17 – The Trinamool Congress announced 291 candidates for the two-phase April elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday, effectively dropping almost all the leaders who had been under scrutiny by central agencies in various corruption cases. Nearly a fifth of the...

Kolkata, March 16 Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, strongly criticized the Election Commission for transferring top state bureaucrats and police officers shortly after announcing the assembly elections, calling them "anti-women and anti-Bengal."Speaking at a rally in central...

Kolkata, March 16 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP government at the Centre of attempting to deprive the Matua community of their citizenship rights under the guise of voter list revision, and vowed to fight for their rights.In a post on X on the occasion of...