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  Election Commission transfers five DIGs in West Bengal ahead of Assembly polls, check full list

  March 18, 2026 14:22 IST

  Anjali Singh will take charge as DIG, Jalpaiguri, according to the order issued on Wednesday. The election commission said the directions are to be implemented with immediate effect, and a compliance report regarding the joining of the officers must be submitted by 11 am on March 19.

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  West Bengal Polls: BJP releases first list of 144 candidates, fields Suvendu Adhikari against Mamata

  March 16, 2026 17:51 IST

  BJP has released its first list of 144 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections. Suvendu Adhikari has been fielded from Bhabanipur to take on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

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  TMC insulted President, tribals, their reign coming to end: PM Modi fires off poll bugle in Bengal

  March 14, 2026 17:35 IST

  PM Modi said TMC could not accept the honour given to an Adivasi leader holding the country’s highest constitutional post. “Because a daughter of the Adivasi community holds such a high position, the TMC folks could not accept her honour."

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  'No protocol lapse': Mamata Banerjee hits back at President Murmu over Siliguri controversy

  March 08, 2026 18:04 IST

  Mamata Banerjee claimed the party was attempting to misrepresent West Bengal’s handling of the event and questioned why similar issues in BJP-ruled states were not highlighted.

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  Mamata begins protest against SIR: 'Will expose BJP-EC conspiracy to defranschise Bengal voters'

  March 06, 2026 14:46 IST

  I will present voters who have been declared dead by EC in Kolkata, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said while launching sit-in against SIR deletions.

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  West Bengal SIR final voter list released: 5.46 lakh voters have been deleted from list

  February 28, 2026 18:35 IST

  Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said the electoral roll revision process led to the deletion of over 5.46 lakh electors through Form-7 and inclusion of more than 1.82 lakh voters via Form-6 and Form-6A submissions.

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  Earthquake in Kolkata: Tremors felt as 5.4 magnitude quake jolts Bengal, epicenter in Bangladesh

  February 27, 2026 14:11 IST

  Earthquake in Kolkata today: Strong tremors were felt in Kolkata and parts of West Bengal after an earthquake of 5.6 magnitude struck the region. The epicenter is reported to be in Bangladesh.

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  Bishnu Prasad Sharma, rebel BJP MLA, joins TMC ahead of West Bengal Assembly elections

  February 19, 2026 15:42 IST

  BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma from Kurseong has joined the Trinamool Congress after prolonged disputes with the BJP over the Gorkhaland issue. His move comes just ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections in West Bengal.

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  EC has become a 'Tughlaqi Commission' run by a political party, alleges Mamata Banerjee

  February 17, 2026 23:57 IST

  Ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has accused the Election Commission of acting under political influence and allowing AI-driven voter deletion. She claims 58 lakh names were removed from the rolls and warns of a threat to democracy.

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  Quran recitation, 1,000 clerics invited: Babri Masjid construction begins in Murshidabad

  February 11, 2026 16:18 IST

  Kabir has claimed that the mosque will be completed within two years. Organisers say a large gathering is expected for the event, and preparations at the site are already underway with digging work, labourers and building materials in place.

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  Bengal govt announces 'Yuvasathi' unemployment allowance scheme from April 1: All you need to know

  February 10, 2026 23:45 IST

  Mamata Banerjee, however, added that those who are already receiving benefits under other state government welfare schemes, apart from the scholarships, would not be eligible for the 'Yuvasathi' scheme.

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  Earthquake in Kolkata today: Tremors felt in city after quake jolts West Bengal, epicenter Myanmar

  February 03, 2026 21:42 IST

  Earthquake in Kolkata today: Mild tremors were felt in Kolkata on Tuesday evening after an earthquake of magnitude of around 6 struck Myanmar.

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  Six policemen injured after three accused out on bail assault residents in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband

  February 02, 2026 10:48 IST

  These police personnel were injured in stone pelting by villagers during the clashes which occurred on Sunday evening in Dudhkaiyya village under the Fingeshwar police station limits, they said.

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  Violent clash erupts as bombs hurled and firing reported in south Kolkata, 10 held

  February 02, 2026 10:23 IST

  A violent clash erupted in Kolkata's Golpark area where two groups exchanged stones, crude bombs and gunfire, leaving two people injured. Police arrested ten suspects and deployed a heavy force to control the situation.

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  Budget 2026 'garbage of lies, not a single paisa for Bengal,' says Mamata Banerjee

  February 01, 2026 14:36 IST

  Citing the Jangalmahal Jangal Sundari project in Purulia, Mamata Banerjee pointed out that investments worth Rs 72,000 crore are already planned for the economic corridor without any support from the Centre.

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  Mamata Banerjee alleges 3-4 people dying by suicide in Bengal everyday due to SIR anxiety

  January 23, 2026 14:33 IST

  Mamata Banerjee said more than 110 people have already died and everyday three to four people are dying by suicide out of SIR anxiety.

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  Kolkata Metro Blue Line faces another morning disruption, services hit for 40 minutes

  January 22, 2026 11:01 IST

  The Kolkata Metro Blue Line suffered another disruption on Thursday morning, halting services for 40 minutes. Authorities cited unscheduled preventive maintenance while commuters faced delays across key stretches.

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  Elderly woman found dead at home in Kolkata's Behala; probe on

  January 20, 2026 21:52 IST

  According to officials, the family had a caregiver and a cook who visited the house daily. Both of them, along with another individual, have been taken in for questioning as part of routine investigation.

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  Murshidabad unrest returns: Highways blocked, trains disrupted; BJP targets Mamata | 10 points

  January 17, 2026 17:42 IST

  Tensions in Beldanga had been simmering since Friday following the death of 36-year-old Alauddin Sheikh, a scrap dealer working in Jharkhand. His body was recovered from his rented accommodation, and family members alleged he was beaten to death and later hung to make it appear as suicide.

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  'Arbitrary': Mamata steps up attack on Election Commission, writes again to CEC over SIR

  January 12, 2026 16:39 IST

  At the heart of Banerjee’s complaint is the digitisation of the 2002 voters’ list using artificial intelligence tools. She claimed that serious errors crept into elector details during this process, resulting in large-scale data mismatches.

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  West Bengal news: Blast at firecracker manufacturing unit leaves four seriously injured

  January 10, 2026 14:35 IST

  A blast at a firecracker factory in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district injured four people seriously, prompting a fire response and an investigation into the cause.

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  Massive fire breaks out at Gangasagar Mela in Bengal, several temporary shelters gutted

  January 09, 2026 14:33 IST

  According to fire department sources, the blaze originated from a temporary hut and quickly spread to adjacent structures, many of which were made of 'hogla' (straw), a highly flammable material. The proximity of the makeshift shelters aided the rapid spread of the fire, officials said.

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  Mausam Noor returns to Congress ahead of Bengal polls; BJP says 'TMC losing Muslim vote'

  January 03, 2026 22:33 IST

  The BJP was quick to react to Noor’s exit from the TMC. BJP co-incharge for West Bengal Amit Malviya said the development exposed the ruling party’s weakening position ahead of the polls.

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  Nandini Chakraborty appointed Bengal’s chief secretary, becomes 1st woman to hold top post in state

  December 31, 2025 22:49 IST

  A 1994-batch IAS officer, Nandini Chakraborty takes charge at a crucial time as the state prepares for the 2026 Assembly elections. Until now, she was serving as the Home Secretary.

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  ECI directs Bengal government to release enhanced honorarium for BLOs, warns against 'intimidation'

  December 31, 2025 18:57 IST

  ECI also warned political parties, including the TMC, that any intimidation or harassment of electoral staff including BLOs, Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs), and Observers will not be tolerated.

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  'This time the game will be called fatafati': Mamata Banerjee targets BJP; warns of EC office gherao

  December 30, 2025 16:33 IST

  West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that a proper SIR exercise normally takes up to two years, while the current process is being rushed within two months.

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  Trinamool Congress delegation to meet CEC over West Bengal on Dec 31 over SIR

  December 27, 2025 23:41 IST

  Over a week ago, the Election Commission released draft electoral rolls for West Bengal after the month-long SIR process.

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  Mamata Banerjee condemns attacks on Bengali-speaking migrants after worker killed in Odisha

  December 27, 2025 18:43 IST

  Taking to social media platform X, TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said Bengali-speaking families working in other states are being targeted and terrorised.