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TMC delegation meets Bengal CEO, flags harassment of elderly

KOLKATA, Jan. 10 -- A five-member Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation on Saturday met the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) and submitted a memorandum highlighting several concerns. The delegation, compri... Read More


Bengal SIR: AERO quits, alleges 'disenfranchise genuine voters

KOLKATA, Jan. 10 -- Mousum Sarkar, an Assistant Electoral Registration Officer (AERO) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bengal, has resigned, alleging attempts to disenfranchi... Read More


ECI appoints 4 more 'SROs'; show-causes 3 BLOs

KOLKATA, Jan. 10 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday appointed four more IAS officers from different central ministries in Delhi as Special Roll Observers (SROs) in Bengal. The appoi... Read More


CEO forwards list of 69 high-rises willing to host poll booths

KOLKATA, Jan. 10 -- The office of the Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has forwarded a list of 69 high-rises across the city and suburbs that have agreed to host polling booths, including 10 multi... Read More


UV security thread to be introduced in HS marksheets

KOLKATA, Jan. 10 -- The West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) will introduce ultraviolet (UV) security threads in Higher Secondary (HS) marksheets and pass certificates to prevent... Read More


Champahati: 4 critically hurt in firecracker factory blast

KOLKATA, Jan. 10 -- Four workers were critically injured after an explosion ripped through a firecracker manufacturing unit in Champahati on Saturday afternoon, police said. The blast occurred around ... Read More


EC warns Bengal micro observers over lapses; threatens disciplinary action

KOLKATA, Jan. 10 -- The Election Commission has expressed dissatisfaction over the discharge of duties by Micro Observers engaged in West Bengal and warned of disciplinary action in cases of derelicti... Read More


Police start probe into 'document theft' by ED at I-PAC office, Pratik Jain's house

KOLKATA, Jan. 10 -- Police on Saturday began the process of identifying Enforcement Directorate officials allegedly involved in the theft of documents from the residence of I-PAC chief Pratik Jain and... Read More


SP chief flags 'conspiracy' in SIR exercise

LUCKNOW, Jan. 10 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday alleged that a conspiracy was underway through the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls to cut votes of the PDA se... Read More


Madhya Pradesh boosts engineers' capacity to meet 2047 development goals

BHOPAL, Jan. 10 -- Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday underlined the critical role of engineers in realising Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of a developed and self-reliant In... Read More