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Brace for lukewarm Christmas as winter chill refuses to bite

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- The much-anticipated winter chill is yet to tighten its grip on West Bengal, with weather officials indicating that a sharply cold Christmas is unlikely this year. According to th... Read More


Urban areas drive bulk of voter deletions in draft rolls

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- Urban and peri-urban areas of West Bengal account for over one-third of the voters' names deleted from the draft electoral rolls published on Tuesday, despite these regions occupyi... Read More


Abhishek flays BJP's 'selective outrage', cites Kumbh deaths amid Messi event row

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- A day after the state government initiated stern steps following the recent chaos at the Messi event at the Salt Lake Stadium, Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary A... Read More


Top cops, Sports Secy reply to showcause over Messi event

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- Director General of Police Rajeev Kumar, Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Mukesh and Principal Secretary of the Sports and Youth Affairs department Rajesh Sinha have replied to the ... Read More


BLO apologises after TMC councillor wrongly shown 'dead' in voter list

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- The concerned Booth Level Officer (BLO) has apologised for the error after a Trinamool Congress councillor from Hooghly district in West Bengal was wrongly shown as "dead" in the d... Read More


Over Rs 2K cr due: TMC team submits memo to Jal Shakti Ministry

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- A delegation of ten Trinamool Congress (TMC) Members of Parliament on Wednesday met Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Chandrakanta Raghunath Patil, and submitted a memorandum over the... Read More


Amid SIR slugfest, Mamata set to hold BLAs' meet on December 22

Kolkata, Dec. 17 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to hold a major meeting with booth-level agents (BLAs) of the Trinamool Congress at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on Monday... Read More


Draft voter roll sparks uproar as living electors marked deceased

Cooch Behar/Siliguri, Dec. 17 -- The publication of the draft electoral roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has triggered political controversy and public anxiety in parts of North Bengal,... Read More


After weeks of disruption, Old Malda and Dalkhola municipalities get new chairmen

Malda/Raiganj, Dec. 17 -- The leadership vacuum in two municipalities of North Bengal ended on Wednesday with the election of new chairmen at Old Malda and Dalkhola, restoring administrative stability... Read More


Delhi AQI to remain 'poor' or 'severe' for 6 days

New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Smog persisted across Delhi on Wednesday, with air quality falling in the 'very poor' category, slightly improving from a day before. The forecasts, meanwhile, predict the air q... Read More