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Bengal para teachers urge Dharmendra Pradhan to raise honorarium

Bengal para teachers urge Dharmendra Pradhan to raise honorarium

Published on Feb 16, 2026, 9:24 AM 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.

Published on Feb 15, 2026, 6:09 AM IST

SIR enters final stage as hearings, uploading of documents ends in West Bengal

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee sent at least six letters to the ECI over the SIR. (ANI)

Published on Feb 14, 2026, 8:56 PM IST

Bengal BLO calls lover's husband for SIR, kills him, dumps body parts in canal

The BLO murdered the man and dumped his body parts in three different places in the canal, which was found by the police on Friday.

Updated on Feb 14, 2026, 8:08 PM IST

B’desh polls: Jamaat’s victory in border districts raises concern in India

A security officer keeps vigil at the Integrated Check Post (ICP), Fulbari, amid heightened security during Bangladesh's parliamentary elections, near the India-Bangladesh border, in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, on Thursday. (PTI)

Published on Feb 14, 2026, 5:18 AM IST

Mamata sends a ‘shubhonandan’ message to Tarique ‘bhai’ for Bangladesh win

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee congratulated Tarique Rahman for his Bangladesh election victory in both Bangla and English on X.

Updated on Feb 13, 2026, 1:51 PM IST

Nurse dies after recovering from Nipah in Bengal's Barasat

The 25-year-old had first developed symptoms in early January after returning home on December 31 for the New Year holidays. (Picture for representation)

Published on Feb 13, 2026, 6:23 AM IST

Bengal teacher, family arrested for mother’s eye donation released on bail

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Published on Feb 12, 2026, 10:29 PM IST

Male tiger spotted in Buxa reserve may still be there: Bengal forest official

Male tiger spotted in Buxa reserve may still be there: Bengal forest official

Published on Feb 12, 2026, 6:22 PM 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, 9:01 PM IST

Industrial strike in West Bengal evokes partial response

Industrial strike in West Bengal evokes partial response

Published on Feb 12, 2026, 1:59 PM IST

West Bengal has shunned Vidyanjali scheme for schools in state: Centre

West Bengal has shunned Vidyanjali scheme for schools in state: Centre

Published on Feb 12, 2026, 8:47 AM IST

SC questions NIA’s use of UAPA in Bengal violence case

Won’t interfere with NIA probe in Bengal violence for now: SC

Updated on Feb 12, 2026, 7:09 AM IST

Bengal para-teachers hold protest march in Kolkata over pay hike

Bengal para-teachers hold protest march in Kolkata over pay hike, stage sit-in for 5 hrs

Published on Feb 11, 2026, 10:19 AM IST

Extend West Bengal SIR deadline by ‘at least’ 1 week: Supreme Court directs EC

The top court also clarified that controversial micro-observers would only assist EROs and AEROs, with final decision-making authority resting solely with the statutory officers.

Published on Feb 10, 2026, 6:38 AM 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, 9:15 PM IST

SC extends Bengal SIR deadline by a week; CJI says won't ‘create impediments’

CJI Surya Kant said the top court would not “create any impediments in completion of SIR.”

Updated on Feb 9, 2026, 5:55 PM IST

West Bengal CEO urges ECI to extend SIR process by 7 days

People aware of the developments in the poll panel said that the list of constituencies where the hearing process was yet to be completed are spread over the districts of North Kolkata, South Kolkata, South 24 Parganas, Darjeeling, North 24 Parganas and Howrah.

Published on Feb 8, 2026, 6:42 AM IST

Bengal voter revision hit by software errors, EC officials accept

On Wednesday, chief minister Mamata Banerjee highlighted some problems with the SIR of electoral rolls in West Bengal in SC. (Sudipta Banerjee)

Published on Feb 6, 2026, 7:28 AM IST

ZSI scientists discover two new marine worm species on West Bengal coast

ZSI scientists discover two new marine worm species on West Bengal coast

Published on Feb 5, 2026, 5:34 PM IST

West Bengal Governor stops address midway, walks out of assembly budget session

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose (left) with chief minister Mamata Banerjee at state assembly in Kolkata on Thursday. (PTI)

Published on Feb 5, 2026, 5:02 PM IST

Bengal budget size in FY'27 crosses ₹4 lakh cr, fiscal indicators improve: Amit Mitra

Bengal budget size in FY'27 crosses <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>4 lakh cr, fiscal indicators improve: Amit Mitra

Published on Feb 5, 2026, 4:54 PM IST

Mamata Banerjee argues own case before Supreme Court, targets ECI over SIR

Making a dramatic appearance in a white saree and a black scarf, Banerjee made an impassioned 15-minute intervention before the bench, quoting from Rabindranath Tagore and describing ECI as a “WhatsApp Commission”.

Published on Feb 5, 2026, 6:22 AM IST

Bengal: 1M pending SIR hearings, EC says process likely done by Feb 7 deadline

Only around one million hearings were pending till Wednesday, West Bengal’s chief electoral officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal said. (ANI)

Published on Feb 4, 2026, 10:36 PM IST

Protect democracy, urges Mamata as she becomes 1st CM to argue own case in SC

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the Supreme Court. (ANI)

Published on Feb 4, 2026, 2:37 PM IST

Retrieved party’s confidential data from I-PAC office with consent of ED officers: Mamata Banerjee to Supreme Court

In her affidavit, Banerjee denied all allegations of obstruction, intimidation or removal of evidence. (Hindustan Times)

Published on Feb 4, 2026, 5:00 AM IST

After flashpoint meet with EC, Mamata flags Bengal's SIR concerns

"People sitting behind us are all SIR victims. I could have brought lakhs of people here…" Mamata Banerjee said at the press conference in Delhi.

Published on Feb 3, 2026, 5:58 PM IST

ED conducts fresh raids in Bengal-Jharkhand coal mafia case

ED conducts fresh raids in Bengal-Jharkhand coal mafia case

Published on Feb 3, 2026, 2:46 PM IST

ED raids multiple locations in Bengal, Delhi in sand, coal smuggling probe

ED raids multiple locations in Bengal, Delhi in sand, coal smuggling probe

Published on Feb 3, 2026, 12:13 PM 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, 10:28 AM IST

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