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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress on Wednesday released its second list of eight candidates for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, replacing seven candidates named in the first list. In its list of candidates for eight constituencies for the second phase of West Bengal polls, Congress named Tahir SK from Nakashipara seat, replacing Golam Kibria Mandal; Asif Khan replaced Rahidul Mandal on Chapra seat, Sunayana Biswar replaced Barnali Naskar on Minakhan (SC) seat, Chan ...Read More >
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will contest from Baharampur. The Congress on Sunday released its first list of 284 candidates for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly polls, fielding former state unit chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Baharampur and ex-TMC MP Mausam Noor from Malatipur. The Congress, which is going solo in the polls for the 294 assembly seats in the state, announced the names of 284 candidates in one go. While Chowdhury has been fielded from Baharampur and Noor, who joined the Congress ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16 (PTI) The Election Commission on Tuesday published West Bengal's draft electoral rolls following SIR, deleting the names of more than 58 lakh voters on various grounds, including death and migration, and redrawing voter profiles across districts and border belts ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. The scale, spread and political geography of the deletions have affected several high-profile assembly seats, and have sharpened political fault lines and set the stage for a contentious ...Read More >
Kolkata | The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday published West Bengal's draft electoral rolls following SIR, deleting the names of more than 58 lakh voters on various grounds, including death, migration and non-submission of enumeration forms, officials said. The deletions have affected several high-profile assembly seats, and have sharpened political fault lines and set the stage for a contentious verification phase ahead of state elections due early next year. According to official data, 5 ...Read More >
Kolkata: The air quality of the city on Diwali day, which started off as 'satisfactory' at almost all the 14 monitoring stations in the morning, worsened drastically to 'poor' and 'very poor' by 9 pm owing to relentless bursting of fireworks. Though there were some "exceptional" areas, like College Street, which maintained relatively clean air, most of the city experienced hazardous conditions, underscoring the need for cleaner celebration practices and stronger pollution control measures. The w ...Read More >
Kolkata: The night-long torrential downpour left hundreds of Durga Puja organisers grappling with unprecedented challenges and feverishly praying for divine intervention. The heavy rain resulted in widespread flooding, damaged pandals, and inundated streets, casting a cloud over the festivities. Though water receded in several areas in the afternoon, overcast skies and the forecast of more rain left everyone on tenterhooks."This is a calamity. Hundreds of Durga Pujas are impacted. We are overwhe ...Read More >
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple development projects worth over Rs 5,200 crore in Kolkata at West Bengal today. "Kolkata is a city rich in India's history and has a future. With India moving towards becoming the world's third largest economy, cities such as Dum Dum and Kolkata will play a pivotal role", Modi said. Modi stressed that measures are being taken across Indian cities to promote green mobility, while the number of ele ...Read More >
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday defended the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill and asserted that jailed ministers cannot hold office. Addressing a public meeting at Dum Dum Central Jail ground, PM Modi lambasted the INDIA bloc parties, including Trinamool Congress, for opposing the bill and shielding corrupt leaders. "We decided to bring in a law that will not allow a corrupt chief minister, or even the Prime Minister, to hold office, if he or she spends 30 days in jail. But ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The city witnessed 87.5mm rainfall between 8.30pm Monday and 8.30pm Tuesday, the highest 24-hour count of the season. Tuesday was also the wettest July day in four years. The rain dragged the maximum temperature down to 27.1°C, this summer's lowest.Alipore Met office has predicted more rain on Wednesday, but with reduced intensity. Prior to Tuesday, 40.3mm rain on June 27 was this monsoon's single-day highest.Three factors -- a low-pressure area, a cyclonic circulation and a strong mons ...Read More >
Kolkata: Heavy rain lashed several southern West Bengal districts, including Kolkata, since early Tuesday, leading to waterlogging of roads and low-lying areas. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms with gusty wind across the region till Wednesday morning. Several parts of Kolkata, Salt Lake and Howrah city reported waterlogging as incessant overnight rain lashed the region owing to a low-pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal. People going to work faced a harr ...Read More >
Guwahati: The East Khasi Hills district administration will enforce a new set of parking regulations from August 1 to improve urban mobility across Shillong in Meghalaya. The initiative, which spans seven key traffic zones including Sadar, Madanrting, Laban, Mawlai, Rynjah, Lumdiengjri, and Laitumkhrah, aims to organize parking in critical stretches of the city. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! The Urban Affairs Department has introduced standard ...Read More >
Kolkata: Sealdah trial judge Anirban Das, who sent the RG Kar rape-murder accused to life behind bars, sentenced a 45-year-old to death on Wednesday for murdering and robbing an elderly Chitpore couple 10 years ago. The judge ordered that Sanjay Sen, alias Bappa, "be hanged from the neck until dead" for murdering the couple -- both retired professors -- who trusted him and even paid for his marriage.The judge, on Jan 20, sentenced RG Kar rape-and-murder accused Sanjoy Roy to life behind bars and ...Read More >
Kolkata: The number of Bangladeshi released prisoners languishing in correctional homes across the state has come down to 179 -- as of Jan 1, 2024 -- compared to 495 in 2011. According to the West Bengal Correctional Services data, there were 212 released foreign nationals or 'jankhalash' -- 136 men and 76 women -- in correctional homes in the state as of Jan 1, 2024, out of which 179 were from Bangladesh. Most of these foreigners were lodged in Dum Dum Central Correctional Home (171), while th ...Read More >
Passengers who previously paid Rs 5 for the minimum 2 km journey will now pay Rs 15, while those travelling the entire route between New Garia and Dum Dum will pay Rs 35 instead of Rs 25 Passengers taking the Kolkata Metro after 10:40 pm will face an additional fare starting December 10, with a surcharge of Rs 10 being added to all tickets. This change applies across the Dum Dum-New Garia section of the North-South Corridor, where the 'night special' service has been operational since May 24, 2 ...Read More >
KOLKATA: Trial runs for Kolkata's first metro connectivity to the airport will start in Dec, and the 7km link between Noapara and Jai Hind (airport) stations will be commissioned in March 2025, Metro Railway announced on Wednesday. The Noapara-Airport is the Phase I of Yellow Line, which will eventually link Barasat with Kolkata. TOI on Oct 23 reported that the city's airport metro dream may come true in March. Metro Railway general manager P Uday Kumar Reddy conducted a meeting inside the air ...Read More >
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