Onkar Sarkar
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Kolkata youth stabs couple on coffee date in New Town mall, was envious of their relationship
West Bengal | Sep 23, 2026, 10:56 PM ISTAccording to the police and eyewitnesses, the victims are Manu Mandal and Ishan Paik, and the accused is Saurik Pal. All three are students at a private university in New Town.
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Mamata Banerjee demands Bengal repoll, seeks arrest of CEC Gyanesh Kumar amid SIR row
West Bengal | Sep 23, 2026, 05:29 PM IST"The SIR is now a special incentive for the ruling party and not a Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Today, the ruling dispensation is running a joint venture company with the Election Commission to rob elections," Mamata Banerjee said in her FB live.
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Rejinagar bypoll twist: Mamata's candidate Rabiul Alam Chowdhury reverses decision
India | Sep 19, 2026, 11:55 PM ISTMamata Banerjee's candidate Sanchita Pradhan Dey has already withdrawn her nomination for Nandigram's October 6 Assembly bypoll after meeting Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari.
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Congress' Nandigram candidate arrested after Mamata Banerjee announces support
West Bengal | Sep 18, 2026, 06:54 PM ISTAccording to sources, he was arrested in connection with an old case. Earlier today, Mamata Banerjee held a press conference and announced her support for the Congress.
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Nandigram bypoll twist: Setback for Mamata Banerjee's TMC as Sanchita Pradhan Dey withdraws name
West Bengal | Sep 18, 2026, 04:23 PM ISTSanchita Pradhan Dey was named as Mamata Banerjee-led TMC's candidate for the October 6 byelection in West Bengal's Nandigram. However, Dey has withdrawn her name after she met Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari earlier on Friday.
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Mamata-led TMC lodges strongest protest, submits names, symbol choices to EC for Oct 6 bypolls
Kolkata | Sep 18, 2026, 11:35 AM ISTIn the interim order issued on Thursday night, the Election Commission directed the two sides in the dispute over the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) not to use the party name and its "flowers and grass" symbol for the upcoming West Bengal bypolls.
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Newlywed woman engulfed in flames during honeymoon barbecue in Darjeeling, CCTV captures horror
West Bengal | Sep 17, 2026, 11:29 PM ISTA honeymoon trip to Sittong turned tragic after a newly married woman suffered severe burns during a bonfire at a homestay. Her husband has alleged negligence, sought registration of an FIR and alleged that the homestay authority was trying to murder his wife.
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PM Modi's birthday will be celebrated as Annapurna Day in Bengal every year: CM Suvendu
Kolkata | Sep 17, 2026, 02:30 PM ISTCM Suvendu said PM Narendra Modi has announced that a list of 50 lakh beneficiaries under the PM Awaas Yojana in the state is being prepared. He further added that the new houses under the scheme would be owned by women.
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BJP declares Bengal bypoll candidates, names mother of CM Adhikari's late aide Rath for Nandigram
West Bengal | Sep 15, 2026, 11:39 AM ISTSuvendu Adhikari's personal assistant, Chandranath Rath, was shot dead on May 6, just two days before the BJP leader was sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal.
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17 NCPI MPs to join BJP before or after Durga Puja, claims rebel TMC leader; saffron party denies
West Bengal | Sep 14, 2026, 05:48 PM ISTCooch Behar MP Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia has claimed that 17 NCPI's Lok Sabha members will join the BJP before or after Durga Puja. However, the BJP has distanced itself from Basunia's remarks and said it has no information regarding it.
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Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari offers prayers at Kalighat temple, eats traditional fish bhog | VIDEO
West Bengal | Sep 11, 2026, 02:30 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari visited Kolkata's Kalighat Temple on Kaushiki Amavasya, offered fish as 'bhog' to Maa Kali and later ate it as 'prasad'. His ritual comes amid a political debate in the state over non-vegetarian food during Durga Puja.
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ED raids premises linked to TMC MP Nadimul Haque's Urdu daily over suspicious funding
India | Sep 07, 2026, 12:05 PM ISTTMC Rajya Sabha MP Nadimul Haque is the director of the company (Akhbar-E-Mashriq Pvt Ltd) that brings out the daily named Akhbar-E-Mashriq.
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Fire department orders evacuation of TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee's office in Kolkata over safety norms
Kolkata | Sep 04, 2026, 05:15 PM ISThe fire department alleged that the fire extinguishing system of the fire department is not good and also alleged that the fire safety certificate has not been renewed. Therefore, it has been ordered to be evacuated immediately.
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Mamata Banerjee's niece found dead at her residence in West Bengal's Birbhum
West Bengal | Sep 01, 2026, 03:58 PM ISTMamata Banerjee's niece, Bristi Mukherjee's body, was recovered from a room on the second floor of her house at Kusumba village in the Rampurhat area this afternoon.
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West Bengal govt takes big step, 'Janata Darbar' to be held twice a week at offices
West Bengal | Aug 31, 2026, 03:49 PM ISTWest Bengal is set to expand its 'Aapnar Sarkar Aapnar Pashe' initiative by making 'Janata Darbar' sessions mandatory at government offices twice a week. Field-level officials will meet citizens every Tuesday and Thursday to hear their grievances.
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ABVP, Left-wing students clash at Kolkata's Jadavpur University; several injured | VIDEO
West Bengal | Aug 20, 2026, 12:55 PM ISTThe violence erupted at the Jadavpur University in Kolkata on Wednesday night, with students and members of the ABVP and Left-wing organisations clashing with each other. The incident left several injured, with both sides accusing each other of the violence.
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Court issues arrest warrant against TMC MP Mahua Moitra for objectionable remarks on Indian Army
Kolkata | Aug 19, 2026, 11:54 PM ISTMahua faced accusations of making controversial comments about the Indian Army during an interview. Following those remarks, a case was filed against her in the ACJM Court at Krishnanagar.
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9 Bangladeshi nationals killed as fire rips through hotel at Kolkata's Mirza Ghalib Street
Kolkata | Aug 19, 2026, 08:36 AM ISTThe deceased have been identified as Bangaldeshi nationals who were in Kolkata for medical treatments and were staying in the ill-fated hotel located on the Miza Ghazlib Street.
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Eight charred to death in massive fire at hotel in West Bengal's Birbhum | VIDEO
West Bengal | Aug 17, 2026, 12:55 PM ISTThe incident happened at a private hotel in Tarapith in West Bengal's Birbhum district this morning. It left at least eight people dead, but locals fear that the death count could rise.
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'Entering politics was a mistake': What ex-Bengal Deputy Speaker Asish Banerjee said in suicide note
West Bengal | Aug 16, 2026, 11:57 PM ISTFormer West Bengal Assembly Deputy Speaker Asish Banerjee was found dead at TMC's office in Birbhum district's Rampurhat earlier this morning. Asish Banerjee, known for his closeness to TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, was 74 and is survived by his wife and son.