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Kalyani, April 11 An improvised explosive device detonated on the rooftop of a school building in the Nadia district of West Bengal, a state heading to elections, on Saturday, police said.No casualties were reported in the incident that occurred at the Ghordagacha Madhyamik Shiksha Kendra in...

Kolkata, April 10 For years, the BJP’s relationship with the Matua refugees in Bengal was based on a single promise: if you support the party, we will resolve the long-standing uncertainty about your citizenship.However, the final electoral rolls following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)...

Nadia (West Bengal), April 8 – The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, Samik Bhattacharya, described the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state as a political contest pitting "the public against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee."Speaking to reporters during a BJP...

Kolkata, April 8 The West Bengal state assembly elections in 2026 will be held on a newly drawn electoral map by the Election Commission, which has removed over 90.83 lakh names from the voter rolls, significantly altering the electoral landscape in numerous constituencies and creating...

Kolkata, April 7 – A large sum of money was recovered in Kolkata on Tuesday ahead of the assembly elections. Approximately ₹19 lakh was seized from the Shyambazar area in north Kolkata.Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the incident, according to a senior officer of the...

In Kolkata, nearly 91 lakh voter names were removed from the electoral rolls following the completion of the Systematic Identification of Voter Eligibility (SIVE) exercise in West Bengal. This move, according to the Election Commission, has further polarized the political landscape, turning the...

In Kolkata, nearly 91 lakh voters were removed from the electoral rolls in West Bengal after the completion of the process to review voter information, according to data from the Election Commission. This could have a significant impact on the upcoming state assembly elections.Chief Minister...

Kolkata, April 7 The Election Commission's disclosure on Tuesday that around 91 lakh names had been deleted from West Bengal's electoral rolls after the Special Intensive Revision triggered a political uproar, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accusing the BJP of targeting Matuas and...

In West Bengal, the Election Commission has released the complete list of voters under judicial review as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) for the electoral roll. For the first time, details have been published at the district level, clearly indicating whether voters are eligible or...

Kolkata, April 7 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the names of people belonging to the Matua and minority communities were deleted from the post-SIR voter rolls in the state.Addressing a rally at Chakdaha in Nadia district, Banerjee said that the TMC will...

Bethuadahari/Siliguri, April 6 Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's threat to target Kolkata unexpectedly opened a new front in West Bengal's bitter election battle on Monday, allowing the TMC to turn the BJP's campaign themes of nationalism, infiltration, and national security back on the...

The Election Commission has suspended Sayantan Bhattacharya, the Block Development Officer of the Hanskhali Nadia (Nadia) district in West Bengal, following an assault on a polling official during a training session in Ranaghat.The Commission has also directed the state Chief Secretary to...

Kolkata, April 1 The Election Commission ordered the suspension of a Block Development Officer (BDO) in Nadia district, West Bengal, and directed the initiation of departmental proceedings against him, following violence at a polling training venue.The alleged incident occurred on March 27...

Kolkata, March 27 – Saikat Chatterjee, a polling officer in West Bengal, which is preparing for elections, and a teacher at a state-run school, was allegedly beaten up by some individuals after he protested against the playing of a purported Trinamool Congress campaign video during an electoral...

Kolkata, March 27 A man performing election duties was allegedly assaulted during a training session for election duties in West Bengal's Nadia district on Friday after he objected to the screening of a government advertisement, officials said.The incident took place at a training center set...

Kolkata, March 18 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has mandated the transfer of 13 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, all in the ranks of District Magistrates (DMs), who are also the District Electoral Officers (DEOs).According to a notification issued by the ECI in the...

Kaliganj, March 17 A group of CPI(M) workers ransacked the party's own office in Kaliganj, a constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal, because they were unhappy with the candidate selected by the leadership for the area.CPI(M) sources said that a group of party workers stormed the local...

Kalyani (WB), March 17 Two individuals were arrested for allegedly assaulting doctors at a hospital in Nadia district, West Bengal, police said on Tuesday.The incident occurred at the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Hospital in Kalyani on Monday night, they said.A road accident victim was admitted...

Kolkata, March 14 – Sleuths of the West Bengal Police's Special Task Force (STF) arrested an individual on Saturday, who is alleged to have helped two killers of Bangladeshi radical group Inqilab Moncho spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi escape to West Bengal from Bangladesh after the murder in...

Kolkata, March 12 Shortages of cooking gas cylinders have begun to affect midday meals in schools across West Bengal, forcing authorities to adopt alternative fuels such as firewood or serve limited food items to students, officials said on Thursday.At Krishnachandrapur High School in South 24...