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Kolkata, April 6 – Trouble erupted during the nomination filing process by opposition candidates in separate locations in Howrah and Kolkata on Monday.In Howrah, Left activists were accused of harassing Trinamool supporters. There were even allegations that women supporters of the Trinamool...

Kolkata, April 4 The ruling TMC on Saturday announced election committees for 29 assembly constituencies in six districts.Committees were announced for the constituencies of Panskura Purba, Moyna, Nandakumar, Mahisadal, and Haldia in Purba Medinipur.The party also named committees for Haroa...

Kolkata, March 19 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal on Thursday, naming nominees for 111 more constituencies.With this, the party has announced a total of 255 candidates for the 294-member...

Kolkata, March 17 Rain and thunderstorms are likely in parts of West Bengal over the next six days due to a favorable wind pattern and strong moisture influx from the Bay of Bengal, the IMD said on Tuesday.Several districts of the state, including Kolkata, experienced thunderstorms...

Kolkata, March 14 Despite a shortage of LPG across the country caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the Belur Math in the Howrah district of West Bengal is continuing its daily distribution of "bhog" (food offerings) to thousands of devotees by relying on alternative energy sources...

Kolkata, March 13: The sensitivity mapping will determine the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) on the deployment of police observers in each district for the upcoming state assembly elections in West Bengal, which are scheduled to be held later this year.An insider from the...

Kolkata, March 5 – The two main accused in the murder of a promoter in West Bengal's Howrah district were arrested in Delhi on Thursday by a state police team, an official said.Harun Khan and Rohit Hossain were arrested in the national capital's Jama Masjid area and are being brought back to...

Howrah (WB), March 2 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated on Monday that criminals in West Bengal would be "in jail or wherever," within a month of a BJP government coming to power in the state.However, he said eliminating unemployment in Bengal, from where a significant number of people...

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...

Kolkata, February 25 – A young man was shot dead at close range by two unidentified individuals in the Golabari Police Station area of Howrah district, West Bengal, on Wednesday.The shocking incident, which occurred around 4 a.m., was captured on CCTV footage, according to police.The...

Kolkata, February 24 Several areas in South Bengal received light rainfall on Tuesday morning, nearly three months after the last showers in the region, the IMD said.According to an official from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), Kolkata and its adjoining districts last experienced...

Kolkata, February 23 – With the crucial Assembly elections in West Bengal scheduled for later this year, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 'Parivartan Yatra' programme from the South 24 Parganas district on March 1, marking the formal launch of the...

Kolkata, February 19 – The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), founded by Asaduddin Owaisi and planning to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, is focusing on the issue of a large number of minority migrant workers from the state as its main attack against the...