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ECI responsible for BLO death, says TMC; submits memorandum to CEO

Kolkata, Nov. 22 -- Intensifying its attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday accused the poll panel of a lack of preparedness, gross mismanagement and en... Read More


EC tells DEOs to strictly monitor SIR work and meet deadline

Kolkata, Nov. 22 -- The Election Commission has instructed district electoral officers (DEOs) to keep a close watch on all work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and ensure the exercise ... Read More


Mayor orders parking-free roads from 7-9 am to enable smooth sweeping

Kolkata, Nov. 22 -- To ensure that parked vehicles do not hinder road sweeping in the city, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has directed that all roads be kept parking-free between 7 am and 9 am. He has i... Read More


Ongoing development projects & schemes must not lag amid SIR work, tells CS

Kolkata, Nov. 22 -- Chief Secretary Manoj Pant, on Saturday, held a meeting with district magistrates at Nabanna and instructed them to ensure that ongoing development projects and state-run schemes c... Read More


'Not a routine revision; Bengal, not Bihar, is real target of SIR'

Kolkata, Nov. 22 -- Social scientist and political activist Yogendra Yadav on Saturday warned that the SIR of electoral rolls is designed to disenfranchise large numbers of voters in Bengal. Speaking... Read More


Two-day OTAI meet starts

Kolkata, Nov. 22 -- The 80th Annual Convention and International Conference of the Oil Technologists' Association of India (OTAI) opened on Saturday at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Go... Read More


Speeding App cab hits at least 6 people near Eco Park; driver detained

Kolkata, Nov. 22 -- At least six people were injured on Saturday morning when a speeding car lost control near Gate 4 of Eco Park in New Town and hit a motorcycle and pedestrians waiting at a bus stop... Read More


Bengal plans App-based harvesting to make agri easier, faster & economical

Kolkata, Nov. 22 -- The state government is considering the launch of App-based harvesting services to make agricultural work easier, faster and more economically viable for farmers. The initiative is... Read More


Cash, assets worth Rs 10 crore seized in ED raids at West Bengal, Jharkhand in coal smuggling case

Kolkata, Nov. 22 -- The total seizure in the operations by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials at multiple locations in West Bengal and Jharkhand in the coal smuggling case has been estimated a... Read More


Int'l Book Festival

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- National Book Trust, India (NBT) Director, Yuvraj Malik, briefs Union Home minister Amit Shah about the special Vande Mataram exhibition at the Ahmedabad International Book Festi... Read More