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Mamata assures Bengal: ‘Your rights, your dignity & your future are safe’

Kolkata, Agency Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today sought to reassure people across West Bengal amid rising anxiety over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, following a series of alleged suicide cases linked to fears of exclusion. “To my...
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No legitimate voter’s name will be deleted WB CEO Manoj Kumar Agarwal assures public

Kolkata Amid growing confusion and fear surrounding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal today assured that no legitimate voter’s name will be deleted from the voters’ list.  Addressing reporters...
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TMC, CPI (M) accuse Election Commission of overreach on citizenship at Bengal all-party meet!

Kolkata The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the CPI(M) today launched a blistering attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI) during an all-party meeting convened by West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Manoj Kumar Agarwal here, accusing it of trying...
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Jharkhand’s Ghatshila bypoll set for Soren vs Soren contest

Ranchi, Agency The political stage is set for a high-stakes bypoll in Jharkhand’s Ghatshila constituency, with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) fielding Somesh Soren and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) nominating Babulal Soren. The contest has shaped up as a...
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Prohibitory orders in Assam's Baksa, ban on mobile internet, data services !

Guwahati, Agency  The Baksa district administration in Assam today evening promulgated prohibitory orders in Mushalpur Town in the district and banned mobile internet and data service in the adjoining areas following the mob clash with police protesting against shifting of...
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BJP protests in Kolkata over attack on tribal MP Khagen Murmu, demands action!

Kolkata, Agency  The BJP denouncing the recent attack on its tribal MP Khagen Murmu and demanding stern action against those responsible, held a protest rally in Central Kolkata, today. The rally began at College Square in North Kolkata and culminated...
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Odisha: Khurda Road Division raises concern over rising level crossing gate violations

The Khurda Road Division of East Coast Railway has expressed serious concern over the increasing incidents of Level Crossing (LC) gate violations and damage caused by road vehicles, which are disrupting train operations and causing delays across the division.  Officials...
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Manipur Strike: Drug Smuggler, Militants Caught Near Border!

Imphal, 9 Oct 2025 In a series of coordinated operations, security forces arrested a cross-border drug smuggler and two active members of proscribed militant organisations from different parts of Manipur yesterday.  In the first operation, troops apprehended a 67-year-old cross-border...
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Mamata to inaugurate Aditya Birla Group’s Rs 1,000 crore paint factory in Kharagpur!

Kolkata, Oct 4 : With the inauguration of Birla Opus Paint manufacturing unit by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Kharagpur next week, the Aditya Birla Group is set to launch its formal operation of its new paint factory...
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