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With their villagers’ support, 2 women marry in Bengal’s Sundarbans temple
Kultali: In a quiet hamlet deep inside Sundarbans, where mangrove forests guard a maze of rivers and traditions run long and deep, two young women stood before a village temple and chose…
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SIR: Over 70 lakh forms distributed on first day of enumeration process in West Bengal
Kolkata: As part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, more than 70 lakh enumeration forms were distributed by over 80,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) on the first…
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Mamata pays tribute to Deshbandhu CR Das on his birth anniversary
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid tribute to Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das on his birth anniversary and recalled his enduring legacy of unity and sacrifice. Banerjee described Deshbandhu as…
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SIR of electoral rolls begins in Bengal ahead of 2026 Assembly elections
Kolkata: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began across West Bengal on Tuesday, with over 80,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) visiting homes to distribute enumeration forms, kicking off a politically sensitive…
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Bengal’s ‘Swasthya Sathi’ scheme crosses 1 cr hospitalisations: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the state’s flagship health assurance scheme, ‘Swasthya Sathi’, has crossed a significant milestone of one crore hospitalisations as of October 31. She…
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SC to hear stray dogs case on November 3
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on November 3 the case concerning stray dogs in which it had directed the chief secretaries of all the states and Union Territories,…
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Bengal cop faces outrage over remarks on women consuming alcohol
A senior police officer from West Bengal has sparked controversy over remarks suggesting that women drinking alcohol during festivals are harming society. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Laltu Haidar, from Ranaghat Police…
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In one of largest reshuffles, West Bengal transfers 527 officers amid SIR rollout
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Monday announced the transfer of over 500 bureaucrats amid the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state. In one of…
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Assam: IED blast on railway track disrupts train services
Kokrajhar: Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after unidentified miscreants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) on a railway track in Kokrajhar district,…
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Bengal gangrape: Two more arrested; all five accused now in custody
Kolkata: The West Bengal Police on Monday arrested two more persons in connection with the alleged gang rape of a medical student in Durgapur, taking the total number of apprehensions in the…
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Mamata terms Durgapur ‘gangrape’ shocking, says no accused will be spared
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday termed the alleged gangrape of a medical student in Durgapur in Paschim Bardhaman district as “shocking” and said that no accused would be…
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No valid voter will be dropped during SIR in Bengal, says EC
Kolkata: The Election Commission on Thursday asserted that no valid voter’s name will be deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, dismissing apprehensions expressed by…
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EC officials threatening Bengal govt officers: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the Election Commission, alleging that its officials were “threatening” officers of her government and “acting under political influence”…
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SIR in Bengal may lead to deletion of 1.2 crore ‘illegal voters’: Union minister
Bongaon: Union minister and BJP MP Shantanu Thakur on Thursday claimed that around 1.2 crore “illegal voters” could be removed from West Bengal’s electoral rolls through the EC’s special intensive revision (SIR),…
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SIR in West Bengal: EC sets 7-day deadline for voter list mapping
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday directed officials in West Bengal to expedite the voter list mapping process as part of preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), setting…