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Amartya Sen's SIR hearing to be held at his Bengal ancestral home on Jan 16: EC

India, Jan. 7 -- The Election Commission (EC) said that Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, who was served a hearing notice as part of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the voter list, would not be requ... Read More


Mob attacks cops in Bengal's Sandeshkhali for arresting TMC worker; 6 hurt

India, Jan. 3 -- Six police personnel sustained injuries on Friday evening after being attacked by a mob when they detained a Trinamool Congress activist in North 24 Parganas district's Sandeshkhali a... Read More


I don't indulge in appeasement, am secular in true sense: Mamata Banerjee

India, Dec. 30 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) accusations that she indulged in appeasement, saying that she was "secular in the tru... Read More


Technical glitches behind 3.1 million 'unmapped' voters in Bengal roll revision, says EC

India, Dec. 29 -- Many people in West Bengal could not be linked to the base 2002 voter roll during the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) due to glitches in the app used for the contentious exe... Read More


SIR: Number of unmapped voters likely to drop in West Bengal

India, Dec. 28 -- The number of unmapped voters in the draft electoral roll of West Bengal is likely to drop as many voters could not be linked with the 2002 electoral roll due to some technical glitc... Read More


SIR: Number of unmapped voters likely to drop in West Bengal due to 'technical glitch'

India, Dec. 28 -- The number of unmapped voters in the draft electoral roll of West Bengal is likely to drop as many voters could not be linked with the 2002 electoral roll due to some technical glitc... Read More


Bengal man, his nephew killed in Cooch Behar clash between 2 families, 6 injured

India, Dec. 25 -- A 45-year-old man and his nephew were killed and six others were injured in a clash in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district on Thursday, police said. "Two persons were killed, Madhab ... Read More


Man arrested for harassing Bengali singer for not singing 'secular' song

India, Dec. 21 -- A man was arrested for allegedly harassing Lagnajita Chakraborty, a popular Bengali singer, for not singing a "secular" song at a concert in West Bengal's East Midnapore district on ... Read More


Need to get rid of 'maha jungle raaj' in Bengal: PM Modi

India, Dec. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that last month Bihar has rejected the "jungle raaj" by voting the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to power and now the people of Wes... Read More


SIR leaves Matua community members worried

Kolkata, Dec. 20 -- Waves of worry are rippling through the Matua community in West Bengal after Election Commission (EC) data showed that districts where large chunks of such voters reside have recor... Read More