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West Bengal

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Toy Train Resumes Heritage Operations After Landslide-Affected Tracks Restored, Reviving Tourism and Scenic Hill Journeys

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway Toy Train Resumes — The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (DHR), affectionately known as the ‘Toy Train’, has...

Enforcement Directorate Raids West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose’s Properties Amid Alleged Municipal Jobs Scam in Kolkata

Enforcement Directorate Raids West Bengal — In a major development in West Bengal’s ongoing investigation into alleged recruitment irregularities,...

Winter Landslides Devastate Darjeeling Orange Orchards, Threatening Scarcity of Mandarin Oranges and Impacting Local Economy

Winter Landslides Devastate Darjeeling — The picturesque hill region of Darjeeling, famed for its mandarin oranges, is facing a...

Suvendu Adhikari Appeals to Governor C V Ananda Bose for Constitutional Intervention Following Assault on BJP Leaders Khagen Murmu and Sankar Ghosh in North...

Suvendu Adhikari Appeals to Governor C V Ananda Bose — The political tension in West Bengal escalated sharply after...

Election Commission Pre-SIR Headache in Bengal: Low Voter Linkage in North and South 24 Parganas Sparks Concern Over Accuracy of Electoral Rolls Ahead of...

Election Commission Pre-SIR Headache in Bengal— The Election Commission of India’s ambitious plan to ensure a transparent and error-free...

Five Arrested in Jalpaiguri for Brutal Attack on BJP Legislators Khagen Murmu and Sankar Ghosh: Police Intensify Crackdown on Political Violence in Bengal

Five Arrested in Jalpaiguri — The political landscape in North Bengal witnessed fresh turbulence this week as five individuals...

Cooch Behar Administration Imposes Curbs on Public Gathering After Series of Wild Boar Attacks in Flood-Affected North Bengal

Cooch Behar Administration Imposes Curbs: In the wake of recent wild boar attacks that left villagers dead and several...

Suvendu Adhikari Raises Concern Over Violation of EC Guidelines in Appointment of Electoral Officers in West Bengal

Suvendu Adhikari Raises Concern: In another episode of political confrontation ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal...

Orange Line Metro Construction Forces Technopolis Traffic Rejig for Another Six Months: Kolkata Commuters Brace for Extended Congestion Amid Metro Development Push

Orange Line Metro Construction — The long-anticipated Orange Line metro construction in New Town’s Technopolis area has once again...

Centre Releases Rs.1,091.47 Crore Untied Grants for Rural Local Bodies in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh

Centre Releases Rs.1,091.47 Crore: In a significant move to bolster grassroots governance and empower rural communities, the Government of...

Two Arrested in West Bengal Over Violent Attack on BJP Leaders Khagen Murmu and Shankar Ghosh: Law and Order Concerns Escalate Amid Political Tensions...

Two Arrested in West Bengal: In a dramatic escalation of political tensions in West Bengal, police have confirmed the...

State to Honour Heroes of the Disaster: Mamata Banerjee Government To Award Those Who Risked Lives in North Bengal Rescue Operations

State to Honour Heroes of the Disaster: The West Bengal government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee,...

Mamata Banerjee Accuses Modi Government of “Saffronising Voter Rolls” in West Bengal, Renews ‘Mir Jafar’ Attack on Amit Shah Amid Tensions Over Electoral Revision

Mamata Banerjee Accuses Modi Government — In a strongly worded political outburst that reignited the debate on democratic fairness,...

Election Commission Sets 7-Day Deadline for Groundwork in Bengal: Special Intensive Revision Drive to Clean Voter Rolls and Prepare for 2026 Assembly Polls

Election Commission Sets 7-Day Deadline— The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set in motion a time-bound roadmap for...

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