sir (special intensive revision)

Kolkata, April 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that the BJP tried to get her candidature from the Bhabanipur seat in south Kolkata cancelled by attempting to file two false cases against her, but the bid was foiled by TMC workers and the public.Banerjee, while...

Kolkata, April 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticized the BJP and the Election Commission over the deletion of voters' names during the SIR exercise and said her party would move a court again to resist the removal of electors from the electoral rolls.Her comments...

Kolkata, April 6 Malda's Additional District Magistrate (Law and Order), Shaikh Ansar Ahamad, received two show cause notices regarding allegations of unauthorized remarks made during the ongoing SIR exercise and a security lapse during the gherao of judicial officers in Kaliachak on March 31...

New Delhi, April 6—The Supreme Court on Monday directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over the investigation into the incident in West Bengal’s Malda district, where seven judicial officers deputed for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were allegedly held...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday said that around 60 lakh claims and objections of those removed from voter lists in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West Bengal will be decided during the day, observing that central forces will remain...

New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday exercised its plenary power to transfer cases related to the gherao and attack on seven judicial officers involved in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Malda district to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).A bench of Chief...

Kolkata, April 5 Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan alleged on Sunday that West Bengal is gradually moving out of constitutional control and claimed that the state is no longer safe under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, citing the Malda incident as an example.The remarks came amid...

Kolkata, April 4 TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP for its "double-engine" pitch, saying one engine runs on misusing democratic institutions and the other on recruiting "local agents" like AIMIM, ISF and AJUP to stoke "communal discord".In a clever turn of phrase, he...

Kolkata, April 2 Just three weeks ahead of the first phase of the West Bengal Assembly election, protests over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls spread across several districts of the state on Thursday, with agitators blocking roads and highways over the deletion of names from...

Sagardighi (WB), Apr 2 Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday blamed the Election Commission for "failing to protect" judicial officers engaged in the SIR exercise in West Bengal's Malda district and demanded Union Home Minister's resignation over the large-scale transfer of officers in the...

Malda (West Bengal), March 30 Members of the pro-Bengal advocacy group 'Bangla Pokkho' began a hunger strike on Monday in Malda district, demanding that the names of all voters who were removed during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls be included in the supplementary list...

Kolkata, March 28 The Election Commission on Saturday released the third supplementary voter list as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls for 2026.However, the poll panel did not provide details on the total number of deletions or inclusions in the third list, which...

Raniganj/ Purulia (WB), March 28 Asserting that the BJP will lose power in the country in its "attempt to destroy West Bengal", Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the Election Commission of working at the behest of the saffron party to delete names of voters through the SIR...

Kolkata, March 28 – Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, will release a "chargesheet" or a "White Paper" against the West Bengal government and the ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday.The Union Home Minister will address the media at 12 noon on Saturday and will then release the "White Paper".A...

Kolkata, March 24 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the purported BJP stamp on a communication from the Election Commission proved beyond doubt which party was controlling the poll watchdog from behind.A political row erupted on Monday after a March 2019 letter...

Kolkata, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit West Bengal on Saturday to address a rally at the iconic Brigade Parade Ground here and inaugurate development projects worth around Rs 18,680 crore, which will be his first trip to the state after the publication of the...

New Delhi, March 10 Union Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday challenged the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, accusing it of lacking respect for the judiciary, the Election Commission of India, and democratic procedures, and alleging that "the rule of law has been disregarded" in the state...

Kolkata, March 7 In the run-up to the assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused President Droupadi Murmu of speaking “on the advice of the BJP,” questioning her silence regarding “atrocities” against tribal communities in states such as Manipur and...

Kolkata, March 7 In a move to escalate the confrontation with constitutional authorities ahead of the assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused President Droupadi Murmu of speaking “on behalf of the BJP,” questioning her silence on “atrocities” against tribal communities...

Kolkata, March 7 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday criticized President Droupadi Murmu for questioning the pace of development among tribal communities in the state, accusing her of engaging in politics ahead of the assembly elections "at the behest of the BJP".Reacting...