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Kolkata, April 11 Attacking the BJP over the death of a BSF constable from Malda in Manipur, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday said those who want a change in Bengal should first "turn their gaze" towards the Northeastern state.BSF Constable Mithun Mandal was shot dead on Friday while...

Kolkata, April 10 Throwing down what could become the defining ideological battle of the West Bengal election, the BJP promised in its manifesto on Friday to implement the Uniform Civil Code within six months of coming to power, a move that may consolidate Hindu votes even as the TMC seeks to...

Kolkata, April 10 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered the transfer of 149 lower-level police officers, including inspectors and sub-inspectors, and their removal from any poll-related duties in West Bengal.Among the 149 officers transferred and removed from poll-related...

Malda (WB), April 7 Congress candidate from Malda's Malatipur assembly seat, Mausam Benazir Noor, has declared assets worth over Rs 2.5 crore in her nomination affidavit, stating that no criminal case is pending against her.Noor's annual income increased from Rs 7.23 lakh in the 2020-21 fiscal...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over cases related to the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda, observing that the bureaucracy's credibility was being lowered and politics was being injected into the West Bengal...

Patna, April 5 AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday criticised West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for the "unsatisfactory" representation of Muslims in the government sector in the state, and questioned their socio-economic conditions during the TMC rule.He also said that Muslims in some parts...

Kolkata, April 4 Aam Janata Unnayan Party founder Humayun Kabir on Saturday termed the arrest of a former candidate of his ally AIMIM for the gherao of seven judicial officers in Malda as "unjust and politically motivated".He claimed that the police had actually arrested the person who "helped...

Kolkata, April 4 Senior CPI(M) leader Md Salim defended the gherao of judicial officers in Malda, saying that "when injustice becomes law, resistance is the only way out".Speaking to

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...