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Kolkata, April 3 Authorities have postponed the interview process for candidates who qualified in the 2022 Primary Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in the wake of the ongoing election process, an official said on Friday.The written examination was held on December 11, 2022, and the written test...

Kolkata, March 30 According to official data, a total of 78 nominations were filed on Monday across 152 assembly constituencies going to polls in the first phase of the West Bengal elections.Purba Medinipur was among the districts that saw a higher number of filings, with three candidates each...

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...

New Delhi, March 27 – India’s security agencies have flagged the increasing number of entry points through which counterfeit currency is being circulated in the market. Initially, counterfeit currency was being pushed into Nepal from Pakistan before entering India. However, with Indian agencies...

Kolkata, March 26 – The Trinamool Congress expressed concerns on Thursday about potential attempts to hack electronic voting machines (EVMs) that will be used in the crucial two-phase elections in West Bengal next month.The party's Member of Parliament from the Jadavpur constituency in South...

Today, the Election Commission conducted a comprehensive training program for all 294 Returning Officers in preparation for the upcoming West Bengal Legislative Assembly elections. The training was held simultaneously at divisional headquarters in Jalpaiguri, Malda, Presidency, Burdwan, and...

Kolkata, March 24 West Bengal's minority vote bank, the political bedrock that powered the TMC's rise and helped the party sustain through election battles in the past 15 years, is showing signs of change ahead of the 2026 assembly elections, with smaller Muslim outfits, a resurgent Congress in...

Kolkata, March 21 – The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of West Bengal has directed district magistrates (DMs), who also serve as district electoral officers (DEOs), and have been removed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), to immediately vacate their official bungalows for...

Patna, March 7 – Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai, on Saturday, dismissed the claims made by Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, an Independent Member of Parliament from Bihar's Purnea seat, regarding the alleged creation of a new Union Territory by merging districts of Bihar...

Kolkata, March 7 West Bengal BJP leader and social worker Motiur Rahman joined the ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday, ahead of the assembly elections.Rahman was a BJP candidate in the 2021 assembly polls from Harishchandrapur in Malda. He was defeated by his TMC rival.He joined the TMC...

Patna, March 7 Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, on Saturday dismissed speculations that a move was afoot to form a new centrally administered territory by carving districts out of Bihar and West Bengal.Rai, who is also a former Bihar BJP president, responded to claims made by...

Kolkata, March 5 – A 17-year-old boy was killed by a mob in Malda, West Bengal, after he opened fire during a clash between two groups.The incident occurred on Wednesday night, and the area was tense.It is reported that on the day of Holi, a quarrel broke out between two groups of boys in...

Kolkata, March 2 Ahead of the announcement of the West Bengal Assembly poll schedule, the Election Commission on Monday released the district-wise list for the deployment of 480 companies of central forces across the state.While 240 companies of central forces have already reached the state...

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 27 Ahead of the upcoming West Bengal elections, the BJP will launch a statewide outreach program, "Paribartan Yatra," from March 1 to 10, covering over 5,000 km across multiple constituencies, party leaders said on Friday.The outreach is aimed at "exposing the misrule of the...

Kolkata, February 25 – The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is focusing on specific, local issues within the state to finalize the draft election manifesto for the upcoming Assembly elections.“While there are certain overarching issues that are common across all zones and areas in West...

New Delhi, February 23 – The ruling Trinamool Congress of West Bengal has intensified its political activities ahead of the state's upcoming Assembly elections, at a time when a multi-party contest for the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) vote share seems inevitable.This includes conferring...

Kolkata, February 16 Senior BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar on Monday alleged that Muslims with cross-border connections are entering and settling in border districts of West Bengal, calling the trend "alarming" for law and order.Addressing reporters, Majumdar said, "With the formation of several...