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Mamata extends wishes as Bengal celebrates Swamiji's 163rd birth anniv

Kolkata, Jan. 12 -- The 163rd birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda was observed across Bengal on Monday through various programmes with the Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, extending warmest ... Read More


'Procedural irregularities': SC seeks EC response on TMC plea against Bengal SIR

Kolkata, Jan. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on fresh interim pleas filed by Trinamool Congress MPs alleging arbitrariness and procedur... Read More


State govt launches helplines as two nurses suspected of Nipah infection

Kolkata, Jan. 12 -- The Bengal government has intensified surveillance, contact tracing, and public outreach after two nurses from a private hospital in Barasat, North 24-Parganas, were suspected of b... Read More


Elderly dies after attending SIR Hearing

Kolkata, Jan. 12 -- In Baduria, North 24-Parganas, a 75-year-old woman died days after attending a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing for voter list verification, and her family is blaming the s... Read More


I-PAC raid: 2 cases registered, probe on, no comments now, says CP

Kolkata, Jan. 12 -- At a time when Kolkata Police has summoned a few residents of the housing complex where I-PAC co-founder Pratik Jain lives, Commissioner of Police (CP), Kolkata Manoj Kumar Verma o... Read More


Several BLOs stage stir, accuse EC of 'neglecting their concerns'

Kolkata, Jan. 12 -- A section of booth-level officers (BLOs) in West Bengal on Monday held a protest outside the office of the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), alleging that the ongoing Special ... Read More


Kolkata Book Fair 2026 rides on Metro push for higher footfall

Kolkata, Jan. 12 -- For countless book lovers, accessibility has long been a concern for the International Kolkata Book Fair. But for the first time, the 49th Kolkata book fair venue, Boimela Prangan... Read More


Supreme Court collegium recommends Justice Sujoy Paul as Chief Justice of Calcutta HC

Kolkata, Jan. 12 -- Justice Sujoy Paul has been recommended as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court by the Supreme Court Collegium on Monday. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Suprem... Read More


EC to deploy nearly 2,000 more micro-observers for voter list hearings in Bengal

Kolkata, Jan. 12 -- : In a bid to speed up the hearing process under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Election Commission (EC) has decided to appoint nearly 2,000 additiona... Read More


MP CM leads Surya Namaskar on Vivekananda's birth anniversary

Bhopal, Jan. 12 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dr Mohan Yadav today appealed to everyone, particularly the youth, to stay away from all kinds of addictions, avoid junk food, plant trees, devote at l... Read More