West Bengal
- India
SC defers hearing in West Bengal VC appointment matter to Jan
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to January next year a plea related to the appointment of regular vice-chancellors in the state-aided universities in West Bengal. A bench comprising Chief…
- Kolkata
200 BLOs demo against voter deletion in West Bengal
Kolkata: Around 200 members of a forum of booth-level officers (BLOs) held a demonstration outside the West Bengal CEO’s office here on Tuesday, protesting against the alleged deletion of thousands of genuine…
- India
West Bengal sports minister resigns over Messi event debacle
West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas resigned on Tuesday, December 16 following the debacle at Lionel Messi’s match in Kolkata on December 13. In a handwritten letter to chief minister Mamata Banerjee,…
- India
Bengal assembly polls: EC appoints nodal officers for EVM first-level checking
Kolkata: The Election Commission said it has appointed five nodal officers for first-level checking (FLC) of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) ahead of next year’s West Bengal assembly polls. All the officers…
- India
Mamata announces Rs 8,487-crore project to build 20,000 km of roads
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Thursday inaugurate one of the state’s largest road projects, launching work for the construction of over 20,000 km of new roads across the…
- India
Mamata trying to split votes on religious lines: Union min Sukanta Majumdar
Kolkata: Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of fostering communal polarisation in the state to split votes on religious lines. The former BJP state chief…
- India
SC allows entry of pregnant woman, her child into India from Bangladesh
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed on “humanitarian grounds” the entry of a pregnant woman and her eight-year-old child into India, months after they were pushed into Bangladesh. A bench…
- India
Rebel TMC MLA Kabir stokes Babri row, vows mosque & Dec 6 blockade
Kolkata: A fresh political firestorm gripped West Bengal on Tuesday as estranged TMC MLA Humayun Kabir doubled down on building a mosque modelled on the Babri Masjid in Murshidabad district and warned…
- India
Bengal: BLOs accuse EC of ignoring work-pressure concerns
Kolkata: Members of a BLO rights platform with Trinamool Congress leanings on Saturday staged a protest outside the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) here, demanding compensation for colleagues who allegedly…
- India
Nearly 14 lakh SIR forms identified as ‘uncollectable’ so far in West Bengal
Kolkata: Nearly 14 lakh SIR enumeration forms have so far been identified as “uncollectable” in West Bengal, the Election Commission said on Tuesday. These forms are “uncollectable” since the voters were either…
- India
Mamata Banerjee ‘bullying’ BLOs, ‘threatening’ WB Chief Electoral Officer: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who took out another anti-SIR march in the state, of “threatening anarchy” and asserted that her efforts to derail…
- India
BLOs hold protest outside Bengal CEO’s office over ‘excessive’ work pressure under SIR
Kolkata: Booth-level officers, engaged in the ongoing SIR process in West Bengal, scuffled with police personnel on Monday while trying to enter the CEO’s office here during a demonstration to protest against…
- India
Woman pushed off train while resisting snatchers in West Bengal
Kolkata: A woman passenger was seriously injured after she was allegedly pushed off the Howrah–Puri Dhauli Express near Kolaghat in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district on Sunday while resisting a snatching attempt,…
- World
4 dead as 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits Bangladesh, tremors felt in West Bengal
Dhaka: At least four people, including a new-born baby, were killed as a massive earthquake of magnitude 5.7 jolted Dhaka and parts of the country on Friday, damaging buildings, causing fires at…
- India
West Bengal govt convenes meeting with DMs over 2026 assembly polls on Saturday
Kolkata: The West Bengal government has convened a meeting on Saturday with senior administrative officials to discuss preparations for next year’s assembly polls, sources said. Chief Secretary Manoj Pant is likely to…
