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Three Bengal youths forced off train in BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- Targeted attacks against Bengali-speaking people apparently seem to continue unabated in BJP-ruled states. This time, three youths from Bengal were allegedly forced off a train in ... Read More


Coal smuggling case: ED summons another 7

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned seven more persons for questioning in connection with the coal smuggling case investigation. These seven individuals will be question... Read More


TMC's welfare film 'Lokkhi Elo Ghore' trends on social media

KOLKATA, Jan. 19 -- The political campaign narrative ahead of the 2026 Bengal Assembly elections is becoming culturally vibrant, with the Mamata Banerjee-led government foregrounding Bengal's deep-roo... Read More


Retired Rail worker kills self; family alleges SIR fear

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- A 70-year-old retired Railway worker, Narayan Chandra Sengupta, died by suicide at his residence in Asansol, with his family alleging that fear triggered by a Special Intensive Rev... Read More


Banks can't levy foreclosure charges on biz loans: HC

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- The Calcutta High Court has held that banks cannot levy foreclosure or prepayment charges on floating rate term loans even when such loans are taken for business purposes, directin... Read More


From ED raids to SIR row: Mamata turns adversity into mass support

Kolkata, Jan. 19 -- As Bengal hurtles towards the 2026 Assembly polls, the political cauldron is at a rolling boil. The SIR row has taken centre stage, widely criticised as a "hastily" executed exerci... Read More


Tea garden workers' union steps up minimum wage stir in North Bengal

Darjeeling, Jan. 19 -- The Hamro Hill Terai Dooars Chiyabari Shramik Sangh (HHTDCSS), an affiliate of the Indian Gorkha Janshakti Front (IGJF), on Monday intensified its agitation demanding the immedi... Read More


SIR hearing notice to MoS Tajmul Hossain triggers row

Malda, Jan. 19 -- The Election Commission has issued an SIR hearing notice to West Bengal minister of state (MoS) for Textiles and Harishchandrapur MLA Tajmul Hossain, triggering sharp reactions and f... Read More


Irrigation dept floats tender for Karala River dredging to address Jalpaiguri's flood woes

Jalpaiguri, Jan. 19 -- In a significant move to tackle persistent flooding and waterlogging in Jalpaiguri town, the state Irrigation department has floated a tender for dredging the Karala River. The ... Read More


Mathabhanga: Villagers protest against BLO over voter list 'errors'

Cooch Behar, Jan. 19 -- Tension gripped the Gayabari area under booth number 146 of Unishbisha Gram Panchayat in the Mathabhanga-2 block on Monday, as residents staged a protest against the Booth Leve... Read More