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Kolkata, March 30 The Election Commission has transferred officers-in-charge and inspectors-in-charge of 173 police stations across West Bengal, including 31 under the Kolkata Police, as part of measures to ensure free and fair Assembly polls, officials said.Officers posted in key...

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 27 The Election Commission (EC) conducted a major voter awareness campaign in Howrah on Friday as part of its SVEEP campaign ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, an official said.The initiative, held under the theme 'Festival of Elections, Pride of West Bengal', is part...

New Delhi, March 27 – The Election Commission of India intensified its voter awareness campaign in states going to polls on Friday, organizing a major SVEEP outreach event in Howrah under the theme "Election Season, Pride of West Bengal" ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections.This...

Kolkata, March 27 – The office of the District Election Office (DEO), Howrah, along with the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal, has intensified its voter awareness outreach through the Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) cyclothon, urging citizens to...

Kolkata, March 26 – Ram Navami in West Bengal on Thursday turned into a political contest, with the BJP highlighting its Hindutva agenda and the ruling TMC also celebrating the festival to prevent the saffron camp from dominating the religious narrative during the high-stakes assembly elections...

Kolkata, March 26 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari participated in a Ram Navami procession in Bhabanipur, a constituency in south Kolkata where the leader of the opposition in the West Bengal assembly is set to challenge incumbent MLA and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming elections.Tight...

Kolkata, March 26 – Several areas across different districts of West Bengal have been placed under heavy security since Thursday morning, in anticipation of tension and violence during Ram Navami processions later in the day.Special security measures have been implemented across the entire...

Today, the BJP released another list of 19 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal state assembly elections. According to the list, Rathindra Nath Bose will be contesting from the Coochbehar Dakshin assembly constituency; Dr. Sankar Guchhait will contest from Medinipur, Biplab Mandal from Howrah...

Kolkata, March 24 The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday allowed a Ram Navami procession organized by an organization in Howrah on March 26, but imposed strict restrictions on carrying weapons.The petitioner, Anjani Putra Sena, a non-profit organization, approached the high court claiming that the...

Kolkata, March 20 The IMD has forecast rain and hailstorms with strong winds in several districts of West Bengal on Friday and Saturday.Day temperatures are likely to fall by two to three degrees Celsius across most districts over the next couple of days, it said.Lightning, thunderstorms...

Kolkata, March 17 The Election Commission ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers, including the Additional Directors General (ADGs) for North and South Bengal, in another reshuffle ahead of the state assembly elections.IPS officer Rajesh Kumar Singh was appointed as the new ADG for...

Kolkata, March 16 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at approximately 10 locations across West Bengal on Monday as part of its investigation into the operations of an alleged illegal call center, an official of the central agency said.According to the official, the searches...

Kolkata, March 16 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches at multiple locations in West Bengal on Monday as part of an investigation into the operations of an alleged illegal call centre, officials said.Around 10 premises in Siliguri, Howrah, Bidhannagar, and Durgapur were raided...

Kolkata, March 2 Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will launch different segments of the BJP's 'Poriborton Yatra' (Change Campaign) in West Bengal on Monday afternoon, as the party intensifies its campaign ahead of the 2026 assembly elections.Shah is scheduled to...

Kolkata, February 28 – The firearms used to kill a 27-year-old promoter in the Howrah's Peelkhana area a few days ago have been recovered, even as the main accused, Harun Khan and Rohit Hossain, remain at large, the police said on Saturday.According to the police, officers from the Golabari...

Kolkata, February 26 Several post offices in West Bengal and the Passport Seva Kendra in Kolkata received bomb threats on Thursday, leading to immediate evacuation and extensive search operations within the premises, officials said.Police are conducting a search of the Passport Seva Kendra in...

Kolkata, February 26 – The Howrah City Police have arrested three individuals for allegedly aiding those involved in the murder of promoter Shafiq Khan in the Peelkhana area of Howrah, officials said.The two main accused, identified as Harun Khan and Rohit Hossain, who allegedly shot the...

Kolkata, February 26 Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the murder of a real estate developer in Howrah, West Bengal, police said on Thursday.Shafiq Khan (27) was shot dead on Wednesday morning on a busy road in Pilkhana. CCTV footage of the incident, which has emerged...

Kolkata, February 25 A real estate developer was allegedly shot dead in Howrah, West Bengal, in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.The incident, which was captured on CCTV cameras, took place around 4:10 am at a tea stall in Second Bye Lane in the Pilkhana area of the city, they said...