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IIT Kharagpur faces acute water shortage, residents requested to limit usage

India, Oct. 29 -- The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Kharagpur in West Bengal is facing an acute shortage of water for the past one week, people aware of the developments said. "There is har... Read More


20-year-old Jadavpur University student dies by suicide in Bengal's West Midnapore: Police

India, Oct. 29 -- A third-year student of Jadavpur University allegedly died by suicide by jumping into the river from a running train in West Midnapore district of West Bengal on Tuesday night, polic... Read More


Bengal CEO assures names of genuine voters will not be dropped as SIR takes off

India, Oct. 28 -- Chief electoral officer (CEO) of West Bengal, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, on Tuesday assured that no names of genuine voters will be dropped from the electoral roll even as the Special Inte... Read More


TMC, BJP strengthen digital teams ahead of 2026 Bengal assembly polls

India, Oct. 26 -- The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal are both strengthening their digital teams to counter each other on social media in the... Read More


45% of voters in Bengal poll roll not found in 2002 list

Kolkata, Oct. 25 -- Around 45% of the voters' names in the present 2025 electoral roll of West Bengal couldn't be found in the 2002 electoral roll when the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was la... Read More


34-year-old man arrested for teenager's sexual assault in Kolkata hospital: Police

India, Oct. 25 -- A 34-year-old man, who allegedly introduced himself as a paediatrician to a teenage girl's family at the SSKM hospital in Kolkata, and sexually assaulted her in a toilet, has been ar... Read More


45% of voters in Bengal poll roll not found in 2002 list

Kolkata, Oct. 24 -- Around 45% of the voters' names in the present 2025 electoral roll of West Bengal couldn't be found in the 2002 electoral roll when the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR) was la... Read More


Bengal floods increase human-animal conflict

India, Oct. 24 -- The floods in north Bengal in the first week of October have increased the human-animal conflict. An elephant and a wild boar have killed five people at Madarihat in Alipurduar and a... Read More


Voter mapping ahead of SIR rollout in Bengal reveals 45% names missing from 2002 Roll

India, Oct. 23 -- Around 45% of voters listed in West Bengal's current electoral roll did not appear in the 2002 roll prepared during the last Special Intensive Revision (SIR), officials aware of the ... Read More


11-year-old girl found dead in Kolkata house; locals say stepmom tortured her

India, Oct. 21 -- An 11-year-old girl was found dead in the wardrobe of her house in south Kolkata's Alipore on Monday, a senior Kolkata Police officer said. Police said neighbours thrashed the girl'... Read More