Kolkata, March 1 – Five factory workers were electrocuted to death after coming into contact with a 11,000-volt overhead electric line in Dinhata, in the Cooch Behar district of North Bengal, on Sunday, officials said.The incident occurred in the Dinhata Village-II Gram Panchayat area, under...
Kolkata, March 1 The publication of West Bengal’s post-SIR rolls has not only pruned 63.66 lakh names from the electorate, but has also redrawn the state’s demographic and political landscape ahead of the 2026 assembly polls, recasting voter profiles across districts, border areas, and key...
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north 24 parganas district
northbengal
sir (summary revision roll)
tmc (trinamool congress)
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west bengal electorate
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...
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Kolkata, February 19 – Ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections, the West Bengal government carried out another reshuffle in the state police administration on Thursday, transferring four IPS officers holding key positions in politically sensitive districts.A notification issued by the...
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public interest
south bengal
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Kolkata, February 19 Bishnu Prasad Sharma, a rebel BJP MLA, joined the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Thursday, dealing a blow to the saffron camp just two months before the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections and creating further political tension in the Darjeeling Hills.Sharma, the...
Kolkata, February 19 Rebel BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma joined the ruling TMC in West Bengal on Thursday ahead of the assembly elections.Sharma, a first-time MLA from Kurseong, joined the party at its headquarters in Kolkata, signaling a shift in the Darjeeling Hills before the assembly polls...
Kolkata, February 15 India's tea industry is facing increasing financial pressure due to rising input costs, stagnant prices, labor shortages, and climate-related risks, prompting planters to seek policy support and structural reforms to sustain operations, industry representatives said."Many...
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northbengal
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tea exports
tea industry
tea production
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Kolkata, February 12 The number of phases for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections will be decided based on the availability of central armed police forces, a senior official at the state chief electoral officer's office said on Thursday.The CEO's office is in favor of conducting the...
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Kolkata, February 11 Union Minister Bhupender Yadav criticised the TMC government in West Bengal on Wednesday over alleged poor governance and corruption, and termed its vote-on-account, recently presented in the assembly, as a "farewell document".He also accused the TMC regime of...
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textile industry
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