Kolkata weather today: Rain, thunderstorms to lash 'City of Joy' and other Bengal districts on polling day, IMD issues yellow alertKolkata rains: As Kolkata and other Bengal districts go to phase 2 voting today, the IMD has predicted rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds ...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.29 AM IST
'Why have an election': Kapil Sibal slams EC, calls Bengal poll an ‘experiment in disenfranchisement’Former law minister Kapil Sibal has launched a sharp critique against the Election Commission, labeling the West Bengal polls an "experimen...
23 Apr, 2026, 11.03 AM IST
Bengal elections 2026: Polling underway for 152 assembly seats in 1st phase of Assembly pollsWest Bengal Assembly Elections: Voting is happening today in West Bengal's first phase elections. Over 3.60 crore voters are eligible acros...
23 Apr, 2026, 09.38 AM IST
West Bengal polls first phase: BJP's north Bengal citadel, deleted names and battle for momentumWest Bengal votes in the first phase of assembly elections on Thursday, covering 152 of 294 seats, with over 3.6 crore voters and heavy sec...
22 Apr, 2026, 09.09 AM IST
West Bengal Dry Day 2026: EC announces liquor ban in view of polls, check district-wise dates and rulesThe Election Commission of India has declared dry days in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly elections. Liquor sales will be ...
20 Apr, 2026, 07.03 PM IST
Election Commission transfers 83 BDOs, AROs across 18 districts of BengalThe Election Commission has transferred 83 officials in West Bengal. These block development officers and assistant returning officers were...
29 Mar, 2026, 07.22 PM IST
Kolkata weather: IMD issues yellow warning for March 17 amid expectations of thunderstorms; check detailsKolkata and West Bengal are on yellow alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds starting March 17. Northern districts have alrea...
16 Mar, 2026, 09.54 PM IST
Alleged detention, deportation of Indian citizens snowball into major row in BengalThe Bengal government is concerned about the detention of its citizens. 227 migrant workers from Bengal are allegedly detained in Odisha. T...
09 Jul, 2025, 11.32 PM IST
Protests against Citizenship law in Bengal, roads blockades at several placesProtesters blocked various important roads in Amdanga and Kalyani areas of North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts. They also blocked roads a...
15 Dec, 2019, 01.21 PM IST
West Bengal government offers Rs 120 crore compensation to flood affected Bengal tant weaversAfter the recent floods in West Bengal, the state government has reached out to help the weaver’s fraternity in the area.
12 Aug, 2015, 06.06 PM IST
NIA team visits Nadia in search of Burdwan blast case accusedNIA on March 21 had arrested Abdul Mazeed Momin in connection with blast from Sealdah area of Kolkata, taking the total number of those arr...
23 Mar, 2015, 08.11 PM IST
2 villagers found dead; 4th phase of Panchayat polls underwayThe deceased, identified as Jamir Seikh and Asim Bagdi, are believed to be CPI(M) supporters, but Dilip Ganguly, the district secretary of ...
22 Jul, 2013, 11.57 AM IST
- Mamata Banerjee unhappy with her 'trigger-happy' police
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is unhappy with her police which had killed five persons in the past fifteen months.
15 Nov, 2012, 06.10 PM IST
- 36% polling in first 4 hours of second phase voting in West Bengal
A CPI(M) election agent in Palashipara assembly constituency in Nadia district was detained by police after 25 postal ballot papers were re...
23 Apr, 2011, 12.48 PM IST
- Purulia district declared birdflu affected
Purulia district on Friday became the tenth district in West Bengal to be declared affected by the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.
25 Jan, 2008, 07.21 PM IST
- Bird flu spreads to more areas, Centre unhappy on WB steps
As bird flu spread to more areas in West Bengal, the Centre today expressed its unhappiness over the steps taken by the state to contain th...
19 Jan, 2008, 05.17 PM IST
- "Overall improvement" in birdflu situation: Minister
The bird flu situation in West Bengal had not worsened, instead it was showing signs of overall improvement, state Animal Resources Ministe...
19 Jan, 2008, 02.10 PM IST