BLO Rescued After Alleged Attempt To Take His Own Life Amid Work Pressure

BLO attempts suicide by jumping into Ganges, cites work pressure due to SIR MP, Feb 22, 2026, Kolkata :   A booth-level officer (BLO) allege...

Rain Forecast for Parts of Bengal, Says MeT

MP, Feb 22, 2026, Kolkata :  The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore predicted rainfall in some of the south Bengal and north Bengal d...

Calcutta High Court Chief Justice holds SIR meeting following Supreme Court order, cancels judicial officers' leave

The top court asked Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul to spare some judicial officers and find former judges to assist in the SIR...

Central forces to be deployed in poll-bound West Bengal from March 1

The final electoral roll after the ongoing Special Intensive Revision is scheduled to be published on February 28 PTI, Kolkata, Feb 21, 202...

Mamata felicitates BJP MP Ananta Maharaj as he turns up at her programme

PTI, February 21, 2026,  Kolkata : BJP Rajya Sabha MP Nagen Roy alias Ananta Maharaj, a leader of the Rajbangshi community, was on Saturday ...

West Bengal Creates 20% Additional Posts in Nine State Constituted Services

PTI, Feb 20, 2026, Kolkata: The Finance Department on Thursday issued a notification implementing the decision taken at the state Cabinet me...

West Bengal Approves 10% DA Hike for Anglo-Indian and Tols School Staff

PTI, Feb 20, 2026, Kolkata: Teaching and non-teaching employees of Anglo-Indian schools, DA receiving schools (Primary and Secondary) and No...

CEO Reviews SIR Progress; DEOs Raise Concerns Over February 28 Deadline

PTI, Feb 21, 2026, Kolkata: The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), led by Manoj Kumar Agarwal, held a video conference with distri...

Gautam Deb to contest polls from Siliguri, leaves Dabgram-Fulbari

PTI, Feb 21, 2026, Siliguri: Ahead of the Assembly elections, Siliguri Mayor Gautam Deb on Friday announced that he will contest from Siligu...

Bengal urges Centre to include Rajbanshi, Kurmali in VIII Schedule

West Bengal Reiterates Demand for Inclusion of Rajbanshi and Kurmali in Eighth Schedule PTI, Feb 21, 2026, Kolkata: The West Bengal governm...

Eight West Bengal universities get permanent vice-chancellors after Supreme Court nod

PTI, Feb 21, 2026, Kolkata: Appointment letters were issued on Thursday to the permanent vice-chancellors of eight state universities, weeks...

WBSSC bans shoes, boots for Gr C, D exams; Slippers, sandals allowed

WBSSC Issues Dress Code and Security Guidelines for Group C and D Examinati ons   PTI, Feb 21, 2026, Kolkata: The West Bengal School Servic...

Supreme Court Flags ‘Trust Deficit’, Directs Judicial Oversight in West Bengal Voter Roll Revision

  SC flags 'trust deficit', orders deployment of judicial officers in Bengal's SIR exercise PTI, Feb 20, 2026, New Delhi: Disma...

TMC hails SC order on judicial officers in SIR BJP blames state for 'confusion'

PTI, February 20, 2026,  Kolkata : The political war over the ongoing SIR of electoral rolls escalated on Friday, with the ruling TMC hailin...

Police complaints lodged against CEC in Bengal over SIR 'harassment'

PTI, February 20, 2026,  Kolkata : Several complaints were lodged at a police station in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Fri...

Mystery Move: BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma Joins TMC Ahead of 2026 Assembly Polls

KalimNews, February 20, 2026, Kalimpong: In a significant political development ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, rebel BJP ...

Supreme Court Questions Impact of Freebie Policies; Political Developments Follow

PTI, Feb 19, 2026, New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday slammed the freebies and subsidies culture ahead of elections and said it was ...

Chief Minister Raises Concern Over Prefix Used in Tribute to Sri Ramakrishna

PTI, Feb 19, 2026, Kolkata : Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for using the word 'Swam...

'Gross abuse of power' by Mamata Banerjee by barging into I-PAC raids ED tells SC

PTI, February 19, 2026, New Delhi :  The Enforcement Directorate has alleged "gross abuse of power" by the West Bengal Chief Minis...

Bengal BJP chief says people free to eat what they want party against open sale of beef only

PTI, February 19, 2026,  Kolkata : Amid a political slugfest over an "fish-meat sale ban in open space" allegations by TMC against...