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HC to WBSSC: Publish 2016 'untainted' Group C&D list

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the publication of the list of 2016 Group C and D "untainted" candidates by December 8. Justice Amrita Sinha passed the order while mo... Read More


EC flags parental data mismatches, orders progeny mapping in booths

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- The Election Commission (EC) has directed district election officers (DEOs) and electoral registration officers (EROs) to carry out progeny mapping at all polling booths after detec... Read More


TMC challenges BJP, Oppn on 2026 seat count

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh on Wednesday threw a challenge to the BJP and other Opposition parties in Bengal to get altogether 32 seats in the 2026 Assembly el... Read More


Anti-Bengal conspirators defeated: TMC after HC restores teachers' jobs

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- After a Calcutta High Court division bench on Wednesday set aside an earlier single-judge order that had cancelled the appointment of 32,000 primary teachers recruited through the 2... Read More


'Victory of truth': Bratya hails HC nod to 32K primary teachers' jobs

Kolkata, Dec. 3 -- State Education minister Bratya Basu on Wednesday described the Calcutta High Court Division Bench order upholding the appointments of 32,000 primary teachers as a "victory of truth... Read More


Darj: Terai-Dooars drivers allege harassment; unions threaten strike

Siliguri, Dec. 3 -- Allegations of harassment of the drivers from the plains have surfaced in the Darjeeling hills, drawing sharp criticism from nine transport organisations representing Siliguri, Ter... Read More


Tufanganj: Woman dies by suicide over 'SIR fear'

Cooch Behar, Dec. 3 -- A woman named Hachna Bibi (56 years), a resident of the Balabhut area under the Tufanganj subdivision, died by suicide allegedly out of fear related to the ongoing Self-Informat... Read More


Electoral roll observer reviews SIR progress in Balurghat

BALURGHAT, Dec. 3 -- Special Electoral Roll Observer Ashwini Kumar Yadav on Wednesday held a high-level meeting at Balurghat Circuit House to review the progress of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR... Read More


Mother tries to kill and bury newborn son in Jalpaiguri; arrested

Jalpaiguri, Dec. 3 -- After the recent horrific incident in Alipurduar, another case of extreme brutality has come to light-this time in Jalpaiguri. A woman allegedly attempted to kill her newborn son... Read More


Sanctuary pond project revives Bengal's disappearing fish species

Alipurduar, Dec. 3 -- The Fisheries department has created a sanctuary pond in Alipurduar district as part of its pilot project to revive native fish species that have nearly vanished from Bengal's wa... Read More