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SIR exercise in Bengal sees 1.1 crore enumeration forms distributed in two days
Kolkata: As part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, more than 1.10 crore enumeration forms were distributed across the state till 8pm on Wednesday, an official…
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Bengal: Man dies by suicide over ‘fear of exclusion from voter list’
Kolkata: A middle-aged man allegedly died by suicide in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Wednesday, with his family claiming he was terrified of being struck off the voter list during…
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SIR in Bengal: BLOs hold protests in Kolkata over three-point demand
Kolkata: A section of the teaching staff in state-run schools in West Bengal, who have been selected as booth-level officers (BLOs) for the special intensive revision (SIR) in the state, on Saturday,…
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SIR in Bengal: EC launches helpline to clear voters’ doubts
Kolkata: To maintain transparency and clarify doubts among people regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, the Election Commission (EC) has launched voter helpline 1950, an official…
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Major bureaucratic reshuffle in Bengal ahead of SIR, 17 IAS officers transferred
Kolkata: Ahead of the forthcoming Special Intensive Revision (SIR) proposed by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the West Bengal government, on Monday, announced a major bureaucratic reshuffle in the state by…
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Notification for SIR in Bengal likely after CEC meeting on Wednesday, Thursday
Kolkata: The official notification for the special intensive revision (SIR) in West Bengal is likely to be announced soon after the crucial meeting of the Chief Election Commission Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar with…
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Rahul Gandhi to begin campaigning in Bengal after Bihar polls
Kolkata: The Congress said on Saturday said that the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) and senior party leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to begin his election campaign in West Bengal by…
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SIR in Bengal: EC assures security for BLOs, says official
Kolkata: Amid reports of threats and harassment to booth-level officers (BLOs) in West Bengal, the Election Commission assured that security would be provided to them during the state’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…
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ECI directs replacement of EROs for 78 Assembly constituencies in Bengal
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India has directed the immediate replacement of Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) for 79 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal as their selections have violated the ECI-mandated criteria. A…
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Bengal ‘gang rape’: Three accused sent to 10-day police custody
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar: A student from Odisha, studying at a private medical college in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, was raped allegedly by some men on Friday, October 10. The incident occurred outside the…
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SIR in Bengal: ECI officials clear doubts raised by BLOs on Aadhaar
Kolkata: The members of the Central team of the Election Commission of India (ECI), who are on a two-day visit to West Bengal to review the preparedness of the special intensive revision…
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Monitoring situation in landslide-affected north Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she is personally monitoring the situation in landslide-hit districts in the northern part of the state to provide support to the affected…
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SIR in Bengal: ECI team to review complaints on BLO selection anomalies
Kolkata: A team of the Election Commission of India, led by Deputy Election Commissioner Gyanesh Bharti, will review next week the complaints regarding widespread irregularities in the selection of West Bengal government…
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India’s total crimes against women reach 4.45 lakh; Bengal 34,500 in 2023: NCRB
Kolkata: West Bengal recorded 34,691 cases of crimes against women in 2023, the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data shows. Adding 10,024 pending cases from 2022, the total caseload under investigation…
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Calcutta HC orders repatriation of Bengali family deported to Bangladesh
The Calcutta High Court on Friday, September 26, struck down the deportation of a family from Bengal to Bangladesh and ordered its repatriation. The court observed that the authorities deported the family…
