Kolkata: A 23-year-old woman from Alipore has accused her boyfriend of rape, cheating, physical assault and intimidation, according to a complaint filed on Friday.The woman alleged that she was in a relationship with the accused since 2024 and on Jan 1, 2025, he took her to a guest house in Howrah. He then drugged her…
Kolkata: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday sharpened BJP’s electoral pitch in Bengal, accusing chief minister Mamata Banerjee of orchestrating a “conspiracy” to delete the names of Matua and Namasudra voters from the electoral rolls.Addressing a rally in Ranaghat South, a constituency with significant Matua population, Shah said, “Mamatadidi got names of some Matuas…
BONGAON: Unease around SIR and deletion of names is palpable across the Matua belt, but so is BJP’s efforts to limit its impact.With SIR in Bengal leading to deletion of around 90 lakh names in the state, the Matua belt has been one of the hardest-hit. BJP, which holds considerable sway in the belt, is…
JAGATDAL: West Bengal Police on Monday arrested four people in connection with violent clashes between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters outside Jagatdal Police Station on Sunday night.The accused have been identified as Koushik Das, Sikander Prasad, Gopal Routh and Shyamdev Shaw. Police said efforts are underway to trace the remaining suspects,…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: Referring to the power outage while votes were being counted in Nandigram during the 2021 assembly polls, CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday put her workers on alert, asking why complaints of power-cuts were pouring in from EVM strongrooms after the first phase of the assembly elections.“Look at EC! It…
KOLKATA: Its electoral strength down from 1.91 lakh before the SIR to 1.22 lakh, the Jorasanko assembly constituency has the fewest voters in Kolkata. Across Bengal, it comes second, after Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas, which has 1.17 lakh voters.On the list of 10 seats in Bengal with fewest voters, Jorasanko is followed by Chowringhee…
KOLKATA: Eight live bombs were found near a primary school in the Habra area on Monday, triggering panic among locals and prompting a swift security response, officials said.Police rushed to the spot and cordoned off the area after the recovery was reported.The incident comes amid heightened concern over the recovery of explosives in Bhangar.Earlier, the…
KOLKATA: A CISF jawan was injured in a firing incident outside BJP candidate Pawan Singh’s residence in Bhatpara, located in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, prompting the Election Commission to seek a report, officials said on Monday.The incident took place late Sunday night, ahead of the second phase of polling scheduled for April 29.The…
KOLKATA: Raghu Rai’s photography immortalized a spectrum of Bengal’s genius, most notably Satyajit Ray, whom he called Dadu, not Dada, with the admiration one reserves for a guru. His portraits of Ray, alongside those of Saint Teresa, stand at the heart of his Bengal legacy that will be cherished after his demise on Sunday. In…
Bongaon: What looks like a CAA help centre at the Thakurbari premises from outside has been temporarily converted into a BJP strongroom, with young BJP workers from Varanasi calling Gaighata voters, urging them to vote for BJP candidate Subrata Thakur. For more than nine hours a day, these youths keep calling Matuas, trying to fight…
