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Uluberia: 3 children dead as pool car falls into pond

Kolkata, Nov. 24 -- Three school students, aged around six, nine and eleven, died on Monday afternoon after a pool car fell into a pond in Uluberia, Howrah. Local residents immediately launched a res... Read More


Cal HC defers SIR plea, awaits SC call

Kolkata, Nov. 24 -- The Calcutta High Court on Monday indefinitely adjourned the hearing of a petition seeking a court-monitored Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls in Bengal. The... Read More


Mamata congratulates Justice Kant

Kolkata, Nov. 24 -- Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday extended her heartiest congratulations to Justice Surya Kant, who was sworn in as the 53rd Chief Justice of India (CJI). Banerjee e... Read More


Alipurduar leads Bengal in SIR form distribution and digitisation

Alipurduar, Nov. 24 -- According to data released by the Election Commission, Alipurduar district has emerged as the frontrunner in Bengal in the distribution, submission and digitisation of Special I... Read More


Erosion protection work begins at Mahananda riverbank in Itahar

Raiganj, Nov. 24 -- A long-awaited erosion protection project along the Mahananda riverbank at Barodanga village under Itahar Police Station in North Dinajpur district has finally commenced. The work,... Read More


Bengal: Four more BLOs fall ill in past 2 days as SIR strain mounts

Kolkata, Nov. 23 -- The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process continues to take a serious toll on booth-level officers (BLOs) across Bengal, with four more officers falling ill over the pas... Read More


SIR forms digitisation: Bengal CEO bars contractual data entry operators

Kolkata, Nov. 23 -- The office of the Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has instructed district electoral officers (DEOs) to ensure that contractual data entry operators are not engaged in digitisi... Read More


'Only relaxed timeline, but Guvs cannot hold a Bill indefinitely'

New Delhi, Nov. 23 -- Outgoing Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Sunday said that the apex court gave a balanced verdict by doing away with the timelines for governors and the President on Bills, as ... Read More


Doctors' radicalisation began on social media in 2019

New Delhi, Nov. 23 -- The radicalisation of the doctors involved in the recent 'white-collar' terror module that came to light with the November 10 Red Fort area bombing began as early as 2019 on soci... Read More


Lokpal law needs modifications to 'check any scope of discretion', ensure proper enforcement

New Delhi, Nov. 23 -- The law governing the functioning of anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal needs modifications to "check any scope of discretion" and ensure its proper enforcement, sources said on Su... Read More