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Beyond CAA-NRC: SIR emerges as new axis of polarisation in Bengal
Kolkata: Communal polarisation in West Bengal is acquiring a sharper edge ahead of the 2026 assembly polls, moving beyond campaign rhetoric into sustained street-level mobilisation, with the SIR exercise emerging as a…
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Ex-Calcutta HC judge to move tribunal after name deleted from Bengal voter list
Kolkata: After the first supplementary list of “under adjudication” voters was published on Monday, March 23, Calcutta High Court’s retired judge and West Bengal Waqf Board chairperson Shahidullah Munshi claimed that his…
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Second Bengal supplementary voter list likely by March 27–28: EC
Kolkata: The second supplementary list under the SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal is likely to be published by March 27-28, a senior Election Commission official said. Around 36 lakh voter…
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Tightened security in Bengal’s tension hotspots for Ram Navami processions
Kolkata: Tension-prone pockets across different districts of West Bengal have been kept under a blanket security cover since Thursday morning, anticipating tension and violence over Ram Navami processions later in the day.…
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WB polls: Got offers from BJP, says snubbed TMC minister Manoj Tiwary
Snubbed from the ruling Trinamool Congress candidate list for the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, former India cricketer and state minister Manoj Tiwary said he has received an offer from the BJP…
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TMC urges EC to remove Bhabanipur returning officer
Kolkata: The TMC has demanded that the poll panel remove Surajit Roy as the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency’s returning officer, alleging he has close links with BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, who is locked…
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TMC bagged Muslim votes but did nothing for community: Owaisi in Kolkata
Kolkata: Alleging that the TMC bagged Muslim votes but did nothing for the community, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday, March 25, claimed that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s politics helped the BJP…
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BJP chief holds meetings in Bengal to step up poll preparations
Kolkata: BJP president Nitin Nabin held a series of organisational and strategic meetings in Kolkata to sharpen the party’s preparations for the 2026 assembly elections. Leaders of the BJP’s state unit said…
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ECI removes 73 returning officers in poll-bound West Bengal
Kolkata: In a significant development late on Monday evening, the Election Commission of India (ECI) removed as many as 73 Returning Officers (ROs) in West Bengal, which is scheduled to go to…
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It may split votes: Opposition criticises Owaisi–Humayun Kabir poll tie-up
New Delhi: Opposition leaders on Monday, March 23, criticised the alliance between the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir, saying such moves could divide votes…
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Mamata pays tributes to Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, Sukhdev on Shaheed Diwas
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday, March 23, paid tributes to freedom fighters Bhagat Singh, Shivaram Hari Rajguru and Sukhdev Thapar on their death anniversary, observed as Shaheed Diwas.…
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ECI steps up action against unauthorised political ads in Bengal
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has stepped up action against unauthorised political advertisements across West Bengal ahead of the two-phase Assembly elections scheduled next month. In a statement issued on…
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EC tightens vigil in Bengal ahead of polls
Kolkata: Senior police officials began visiting police stations across West Bengal from Sunday, March 22, as the Election Commission stepped up monitoring of poll preparedness and security arrangements in the poll-bound state.…
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SIR fallout gives TMC edge in Bengal polls, says Sagarika Ghose
Kolkata: TMC’s Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said anti-incumbency in West Bengal, which was localised, has largely been obscured by the fallout of the SIR exercise, giving the party a distinct edge…
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West Bengal DMs told to ensure precautions for supplementary voter list publication
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has directed all the district magistrates to take precautionary measures for maintaining law and order during the publication of the supplementary electoral rolls on March 23. A…