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Mamata pays tribute to Sister Nivedita on her birth anniv

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Tuesday, paid rich tributes to Sister Nivedita on her birth anniversary, recalling with deep reverence the Irish disciple of Swami Vivekananda an... Read More


BJP may face SIR heat: Many leaders are quitting party's WhatsApp group

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- The BJP seemed to have pinned its hope on the Special Intensive Review (SIR) of the electoral rolls to get political mileage ahead of 2026 assembly elections in Bengal, but the saf... Read More


Howrah: 3-year-old girl crushed under car after falling from van

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- A horrific accident on Monday evening at the Nityadhan Mukherjee Road, Burn Standard area in Howrah claimed the life of a three-year-old girl. The victim, identified as Punam Kumar... Read More


Municipal recruitment scam: ED conducts multiple raids

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Tuesday, carried out raids at multiple locations, including a house in Beliaghata, in connection with the alleged municipal recruitment corrupt... Read More


BJP MLA's nephew held for 'raping' minor girl after 5 yrs

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- The nephew of BJP MLA Laxman Ghorui was arrested in Durgapur on Monday morning in connection with an alleged rape case involving a minor girl dating back to 2020. The accused, ide... Read More


KIFF 2025 to open with iconic film 'Saptapadi'

KOLKATA, Oct. 28 -- The 2025 edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), starting November 6, will open with the eternal Uttam Kumar-Suchitra Sen romantic classic Saptapadi (1961), mini... Read More


Vigilant forest teams ensure peaceful Chhath

Alipurduar, Oct. 28 -- With proactive measures by the Forest Department, this year's Chhath Puja celebrations passed off peacefully at all ghats adjoining forest areas across North Bengal. From Monda... Read More


Teenage girl drowns during Chhath in Raiganj

Raiganj, Oct. 28 -- Grief gripped Barabarua village in North Dinajpur, after a sixteen-year-old girl, Riya Dutta, drowned while taking a holy dip during the Chhath Puja celebrations on Tuesday morning... Read More


Abhishek calls SIR 'backdoor NRC'; warns of 'ECI siege' if eligible voters dropped

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- Dubbing the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as "Silent Invisible Rigging" and a "backdoor NRC", Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee ... Read More


Bengal CEO assures no genuine voter will be deleted during SIR

Kolkata, Oct. 28 -- Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Tuesday assured that no legitimate voter's name will be deleted during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral... Read More