crown

Subscribe Now

FOLLOW US

Sign in

Home / Author / Joydeep Thakur

Joydeep Thakur

Joydeep Thakur

Joydeep Thakur is a Special Correspondent based in Kolkata. He focuses on science, environment, wildlife, agriculture and other related issues.

Articles by Joydeep Thakur

Mamata to lead TMC campaign, rely on aides for electioneering in her constituency

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (X)

Updated on Mar 24, 2026 10:03 IST

Bengal polls: Mamata, Abhishek to lead TMC twin campaign, BJP plans mega rallies

TMC begins parallel campaigns in Bengal; BJP gears up with rallies by PM Modi and Amit Shah

Updated on Mar 21, 2026 17:24 IST

Adjudication cloud over West Bengal election candidates

Vendors sell election campaign materials ahead of the West Bengal legislative assembly elections, in Kolkata

Updated on Mar 21, 2026 02:05 IST

In Bengal, names of many candidates also in EC’s ‘under adjudication’ list

The Election Commission of India (ECI) published the first part of the final electoral roll for West Bengal on February 28, dropping 6.18 million names and retaining 70.46 million voters (Representative photo)

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 11:02 IST

‘Political interference of highest order’: Mamata slams ECI over transfers

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee during the announcement of candidate list for upcoming assembly election at her residence in Kolkata (HT Photo/Samir Jana)

Updated on Mar 19, 2026 14:19 IST

West Bengal polls: Protests erupt over TMC, BJP, Left candidate lists

Bengal Assembly polls: Workers protest candidate lists of TMC, BJP, Left; roads blocked, party offices vandalised.

Updated on Mar 18, 2026 13:06 IST

TMC-BJP workers clash in north Kolkata ahead of PM Modi rally at Brigade ground

Clashes broke out between supporters of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at Girish Park. (ANI)

Updated on Mar 15, 2026 15:53 IST

Bengal transfers Darjeeling DM after President’s protocol breach row

Balurghat: BJP ST Morcha members block a state highway during a protest against the West Bengal government over alleged protocol lapses and disrespect shown towards President Droupadi Murmu during her visit to a tribal conference in North Bengal. (PTI)

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 19:44 IST

West Bengal rolls out SOP to tackle LPG shortage amid West Asia conflict

LPG shortage disrupts mid-day meals, hospitals and eateries in West Bengal. (Representative photo)

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 14:34 IST

President flags venue shift at Santhal Conference, says Bengal CM didn’t attend

After President Murmu's remarks, the TMC posted on X while listing some of the projects undertaken by the Mamata Banerjee government for the Scheduled Tribes

Updated on Mar 7, 2026 16:20 IST

Voter deletions are an attempt to divide Bengal: Mamata Banerjee on day 2 of dharna

Banerjee’s dharna outside Kolkata’s Esplanade metro station to protest the alleged arbitrary deletion of several million people during the SIR of electoral rolls entered its second day on Saturday. (ANI)

Updated on Mar 7, 2026 11:30 IST

West Bengal: 6.2 million names dropped from post-SIR voter list

The unprecedented move, directed by the Election Commission, aims to ensure electoral integrity but has sparked allegations of rights infringement, particularly from the ruling Trinamool Congress. (PTI)

Updated on Mar 1, 2026 01:54 IST

Mukul Roy, ex-railway minister and TMC leader, passes away at 71

Mukul Roy's son reportedly confirmed his death

Updated on Feb 23, 2026 14:38 IST

Bengal SIR: 294 judicial officers to be deployed for 4.5M WB voter claims

With 4.5M voter claims pending, 294 serving and retired judges may be appointed in West Bengal to speed up SIR scrutiny before polls.

Updated on Feb 21, 2026 20:36 IST

Centre to deploy 480 CAPF companies for West Bengal assembly elections

The first batch of CAPF personnel from around 240 companies is expected to arrive on March 1. (Representative photo)

Updated on Feb 21, 2026 08:14 IST

SIR hearing phase ends in West Bengal, 6,61,000 more names likely to be deleted

Election Commission officials assist voters at a help desk camp for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Electoral Rolls, in Sonagachi, Kolkata.

Updated on Feb 15, 2026 24:39 IST

Bengal SIR hearings: News clips among citizenship proofs

Newspaper cuttings, blank papers and Class 8 admit cards are some of the documents, which were submitted by people as proof

Updated on Feb 14, 2026 02:50 IST

Only 6,000 of 8,505 West Bengal officers report for SIR despite SC deadline: EC

Not all th official said.e 8,505 officers, who are to be engaged as micro-observers, have reported till date (Representative photo)

Updated on Feb 12, 2026 18:17 IST

Nurse infected with Nipah virus dies of cardiac arrest in Bengal hospital

The nurse had been taken off ventilator support at the end of January.

Updated on Feb 12, 2026 15:31 IST

Final West Bengal electoral roll likely to be published on February 28: CEO

People wait in queues during hearings under the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls at Krishnanagar in Nadia (PTI)

Updated on Feb 9, 2026 15:45 IST

Mamata Banerjee accuses CEC of ‘disrespecting, humiliating’ her amid SIR row

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee clashed with the Election Commission over electoral roll revisions, accusing CEC Gyanesh Kumar of disrespect. (File photo)

Updated on Feb 3, 2026 04:58 IST

Mamata Banerjee storms out of meeting with CEC on SIR, says he humiliated her

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee along with “SIR-affected’ families addressing the media after meeting the Chief Election Commissioner at Nirvachan Sadan (HT Photo/Sanchit Khanna)

Updated on Feb 2, 2026 18:25 IST

Remains of 27 victims found in Nazirabad warehouse fire; DNA tests to confirm identity

The site of a massive fire at a warehouse in Nazirabad, near Anandapur which broke out in the early hours of Monday (HT Photo/Samir Jana)

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 13:48 IST

Warehouses charred in Kolkata fire built on protected wetlands

Warehouses charred in Kolkata fire built on protected wetlands

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 01:34 IST

Warehouses gutted in Bengal fire illegally built on wetlands: Panchayat official

With the fire accident, the issue of illegal filling up of wetlands and construction of unauthorised buildings in the area has taken a political turn.

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 01:25 IST

BJP slams TMC over Nazirabad fire, seeks fire minister’s resignation and higher compensation

Fire-fighters work to douse a fire at the Hatibagan market in Kolkata. AFP Photo/Dibyangshu Sarkar (Representative photo)

Updated on Jan 29, 2026 13:29 IST

14 samples of human remains sent for forensic analysis after Nazirabad fire

Police officers said the fire broke out around 3 am in one warehouse and soon spread to the adjacent one. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 29, 2026 13:23 IST

‘Five minutes left’: Bengal man’s final call to wife as blaze gutted warehouses

The site of a massive fire at a warehouse in Nazirabad, Kolkata, which broke out in the early hours of Monday, with multiple casualties feared and several people reported missing (HT Photo/Samir Jana)

Updated on Jan 27, 2026 14:30 IST

3 dead, 13 missing in deadly Bengal fire that gutted 2 godowns

The fire, which broke out at 3am, was brought under control by around 1 pm, but efforts to douse the flames in every pocket are still continuing (Representative Image/WBFES website)

Updated on Jan 26, 2026 15:26 IST

No complaint received, says Bengal police on EC seeking FIR against MLA

Islam has refuted allegations that he led the mob that vandalised the Farakka BDO office (Screengrab)

Updated on Jan 23, 2026 18:26 IST

4

© 2026 HindustanTimes