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Post outrage, EC unveils new portal; final voter list 'on Feb 7'

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- Hit by a barrage of complaints, queries and public outrage after Bengal's voters were left frustrated for hours on Thursday when the Chief Electoral Officer's website crashed under... Read More


BJP MLA Ashoke Kirtania an 'illegal voter': Matua body files plaint

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- As discontent brews among sections of the Matua and Rajbanshi communities over the SIR process, the BJP finds itself in fresh trouble - members of the All India Matua Mahasangha's ... Read More


Book extracts on CM: HC junks Koustav Bagchi's plea

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- The Calcutta High Court on Friday dismissed advocate and BJP leader Koustav Bagchi's plea challenging a trial court order issuing summons in a defamation case over his online repub... Read More


TMC accuses BJP of sheltering 'sexual offenders'

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Friday accused the BJP of protecting individuals of sexual crime citing an Alipurduar incident. Taking to X, Trinamool Congress stated: "@BJP4India... Read More


HS Sem III: Despite 93.72% pass rate, fewer 90%+ scorers

Kolkata, Oct. 31 -- The pass rate in the Higher Secondary (HS) Semester III Examinations 2026 stood at 93.72 per cent-the highest since 2011-but the proportion of students securing higher grades has s... Read More


TMC leaders meet locals after 500 names vanish from voter list

Cooch Behar, Oct. 31 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Partha Pratim Roy and Cooch Behar Municipality Chairman Rabindranath Ghosh visited Khapaidanga Gram Panchayat in the Cooch Behar North Ass... Read More


Hume Pipe Bridge at Dudhia closed amid heavy rainfall

Darjeeling, Oct. 31 -- Incessant rains lashed the Darjeeling and Kalimpong Hills, forcing authorities to bar vehicular traffic on the recently-constructed Hume Pipe Bridge at Dudhia in Mirik over the ... Read More


'Montha' triggers crack on NH & flooding in Alipurduar

Alipurduar, Oct. 31 -- Continuous heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours, triggered by the impact of Cyclone Montha, has brought life to a standstill across several parts of Alipurduar district. On Fri... Read More


Cooch Behar: SIR sparks fear & uncertainty among hundreds of former-enclave residents

Cooch Behar, Oct. 31 -- Residents of former enclaves in Cooch Behar district are once again gripped by fear and uncertainty over the implementation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Although t... Read More


In daring op, Forest dept safely relocates elephant herd

Siliguri, Oct. 31 -- With the aim of preventing human-elephant conflict, the Forest department successfully relocated a herd of 78 elephants from Tukuriyajhar Range to Bagdogra Range in Darjeeling. Th... Read More