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Monirul Islam withdraws nomination

Kolkata, April 6 -- A day after Mamata Banerjee issued a stern warning of expulsion, Farakka's outgoing MLA Monirul Islam withdrew his nomination and stepped back from contesting the upcoming Assembly... Read More


Deleted voters queue up across Bengal as tribunal hearings begin

Kolkata, April 6 -- Thousands of voters whose names were deleted from the electoral rolls lined up outside government offices across Bengal on Monday as tribunals began hearing appeals, marking the la... Read More


SIR data opaque: Investigation raises concerns in poll-bound Bengal

Kolkata, April 6 -- Questions over transparency in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal have come under scrutiny after an investigation by Alt News highlighted the in... Read More


Bengal polls: Bijpur set for TMC-BJP showdown as Sudipto Das returns

Kolkata, April 6 -- Although the Bijpur Assembly election is shaping up as a multi-cornered fight involving Trinamool Congress (TMC), BJP, CPI(M) and Congress, the electoral landscape, however, remain... Read More


India-Bangladesh border: 'Abducted' farmer rescued

Cooch Behar, April 6 -- A fresh incident along the India-Bangladesh border has heightened tensions after an Indian farmer was allegedly abducted by suspected Bangladeshi miscreants and later rescued f... Read More


Alliance with people, not parties: Ajoy Edwards stakes claim in Darj

Darjeeling, April 6 -- Ajoy Edwards, chief convenor of the Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF), filed his nomination from the Darjeeling Assembly Constituency on Monday, asserting that his party's on... Read More


Gautam Deb stages protest

Siliguri, April 6 -- TMC candidate Gautam Deb staged a sit-in demonstration with his supporters on Monday at Kachari Road near the Gandhi statue in Siliguri. He claimed that nearly 50 per cent of the ... Read More


Malda unrest: Over 200 quizzed, 45 held

Malda, April 6 -- Mofakkerul Islam, the lawyer identified as a key accused in the Mothabari unrest in Malda, has come under intense scrutiny by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) over suspicious ... Read More


NGOs urge candidates to address pollution issues

Siliguri, April 6 -- As the election season brings a wave of promises and manifestos, environmental concerns continue to remain largely absent from political manifestos, say activists in Siliguri. Exp... Read More


Minor girl shot dead by uncle in Islampur; Accused on run

Raiganj, April 6 -- A minor girl was allegedly shot dead by her uncle on Sunday night. The incident occurred at Ladukhoa village under Gobindapur Gram Panchayat in North Dinajpur district The decease... Read More