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Ex-rly minister, TMC founding member Mukul Roy dies at 71

Kolkata, Feb. 24 -- Former railway minister Mukul Roy, a founding member of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), died at a Kolkata hospital in the early hours of Monday. He was 71. "He was s... Read More


Bengal SIR: 294 judicial officers to be deployed for 4.5M WB voter claims

India, Feb. 21 -- At least 294 serving and retired district judicial officers are likely to be deployed in West Bengal to dispose of around 4.5 million pending disputed voter claims during the ongoing... Read More


Centre to deploy 480 CAPF companies for West Bengal assembly elections

India, Feb. 21 -- At least 480 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) will be initially deployed in West Bengal to pave the way for the upcoming assembly polls, the Centre informed the state ... Read More


SIR hearing phase ends in West Bengal, 6,61,000 more names likely to be deleted

India, Feb. 15 -- The hearing phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal concluded on Saturday, with officials aware of the matter saying that an additional 661,000 names ma... Read More


Only 6,000 of 8,505 West Bengal officers report for SIR despite SC deadline: EC

India, Feb. 12 -- The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday said that only 6,000 of the 8,505 West Bengal government officers assigned to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) have reported, lea... Read More


Mamata Banerjee storms out of meeting with CEC on SIR, says he humiliated her

India, Feb. 2 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she walked out of a meeting with chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar at his office in Delhi, accusing him of "ins... Read More


Remains of 27 victims found in Nazirabad warehouse fire; DNA tests to confirm identity

India, Jan. 31 -- The remains of 27 people have been found at the two Nazirabad warehouses gutted in a January 26 fire, police said on Saturday, confirming the death toll in the devastating fire. "We... Read More


Warehouses charred in Kolkata fire built on protected wetlands

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- Two warehouses on the eastern fringes of Kolkata, where at least 27 people are feared dead after a massive blaze earlier this week, were likely built illegally on the protected Eas... Read More


2 more held; PMO announces Rs.2L each for kin of deceased

Kolkata, Jan. 31 -- Two warehouses on the eastern fringes of Kolkata, where at least 27 people are feared dead after a massive blaze earlier this week, were likely built illegally on the protected Eas... Read More


Warehouses gutted in Sonarpur fire were illegally built on wetlands: Panchayat

India, Jan. 30 -- An official of the Sonarpur panchayat in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas said the two warehouses that caught fire on January 26, in which 27 people are feared dead, were illegally bu... Read More