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Row over TMC MLA's ‘flying kiss’ gesture at public rally

February 26, 2026, 04:02 PM - 3 min read

Goswami, who represents the Ashoknagar Assembly constituency and also serves as the Zilla Parishad President, joined the procession alongside party workers and supporters.

Sundarbans: Fisherman killed in tiger attack

February 18, 2026, 02:31 PM - 2 min read

While the group was working in the deep forest, a tiger suddenly pounced on Rampada, leaving him critically injured. The other fishermen reportedly fought back, chased the tiger away, and brought him back to the boat in a severely wounded condition.

Six B’deshis arrested in Kolkata for overstaying visas

February 17, 2026, 03:01 PM - 3 min read

According to police sources, the six youths had entered India on medical visas last year amid political unrest in Bangladesh. However, they did not return home after their visas expired and instead stayed in different hotels in the Park Street and Colin Street areas while remaining in contact with each other.

Alok Mukherjee, a resident of Rathtala, was seen among hundreds gathered outside the Chinsurah Sadar Subdivision Administrator’s office in Hooghly. He had come to collect a form under the state government’s ‘Yuva Saathi’ scheme for his son, Arnab Mukherjee, who is currently pursuing MTech at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati.

IIT MTech student’s father at allowance camp ignites job debate

February 17, 2026, 12:30 PM - 3 min read

Arnab, an alumnus of Don Bosco School in Bandel, completed his BTech from a private engineering college in Magra before enrolling at IIT Guwahati. His course is scheduled to conclude in 2027.

WB Cong gets over 800 applications for 294 seats ahead of 2026 polls

WB Cong gets over 800 applications for 294 seats ahead of polls

February 16, 2026, 03:09 PM - 3 min read

State Congress president Subhankar Sarkar recently announced that the party would fight the elections alone, abandoning alliance politics after nearly two decades. He said the primary aim of the decision is to strengthen the organisation ahead of the 2026 polls.

WB SIR: ECI orders immediate suspension of seven AEROs

February 16, 2026, 02:10 PM - 2 min read

In a letter sent to the Chief Secretary of the West Bengal government at Nabanna, the state secretariat, the Commission ordered the immediate suspension of the accused officials and initiation of departmental disciplinary proceedings.

Bharatiya Janata Party state president Samik Bhattacharya - file image.

WB BJP chief seeks completion of SIR

February 9, 2026, 02:55 PM - 3 min read

Although the revision was targeted for completion by February 7, Election Commission sources indicate that the work is still incomplete. With the Commission seeking more time, the publication of the final voter list on February 14 also appears unlikely.

State Panchayat Minister Pradip Majumder introduced the amendment on Saturday as the last bill of the final Assembly session. He said that frequent no-confidence motions within a short span made it difficult to work for the public.

No-confidence bar in Panchayats extended to 3 years in WB

February 7, 2026, 06:56 PM - 3 min read

As per the revised rules, no-confidence motions cannot be brought within the first three years against the Pradhan and Upa-Pradhan of Gram Panchayats, the President and Vice-President of Panchayat Samitis, and the Sabhadhipati and Sahakari Sabhadhipati of Zilla Parishads.

Minister of State for Finance (Independent Charge) Chandrima Bhattacharya - file image.

46,000 km road plan: TMC bets big on rural Bengal ahead of polls

February 7, 2026, 04:54 PM - 3 min read

Political observers see the move as a key strategy by the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) to consolidate support in rural Bengal ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - file image.

Mamata’s budget bets big on key vote bank

February 6, 2026, 07:07 PM - 3 min read

According to the 2025 electoral rolls, West Bengal has more than 7.63 crore voters, of whom around 3.88 crore are women.

Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Suvendu Adhikari - file image.

Suvendu slams WB budget, vows ₹3,000 for 'Lakshmir Bhandar'

February 6, 2026, 06:32 PM - 2 min read

Participating in the budget debate, Adhikari alleged that the government had presented an election manifesto in the guise of a budget.

Arrest warrant against RG Kar Hospital scam whistleblower

February 6, 2026, 04:58 PM - 2 min read

The CBI has already filed several charge sheets in connection with the financial irregularities at the hospital, and Ali’s name was included in the latest supplementary charge sheet. Investigators allege that he was directly involved in the corruption.