3 Cong candidates in West Burdwan pedal their way to file nominations
In an unusual move, Congress candidates in West Burdwan district cycled to submit their nomination papers, staging a symbolic protest against rising fuel prices.
In an unusual move, Congress candidates in West Burdwan district cycled to submit their nomination papers, staging a symbolic protest against rising fuel prices.
As Iran navigates war and people are losing lives, a shadow of grief has fallen over Iranipara in Pandaveswar, West Burdwan, popularly known as ‘Little Iran’.
Over 350 Iranians settled in Pandaveswar for generations, some for over a century, are now watching their ancestral homeland burn, with black flags lining streets where Eid lights once shone.
Bodies of a mother-son duo was recovered from a house in Kulti in West Burdwan today, in what locals suspect to be a case of murder followed by suicide.
A high-level administrative meeting was held today at the office of District Magistrate (DM) of West Burdwan with school authorities by the civil, police and transport authorities in connection with transportation of children through school buses and pool cars.
More than three lakh names have been deleted and around one and a half lakh people directed to appear for hearings following the release of the draft voters’ list in West Burdwan district by the Election Commission of India.
The District Electoral Officer (DEO) of West Burdwan and District Magistrate (DM), S Ponnambalam, has confirmed that 3,06,460 voters have been marked as “uncollectible” across the district.
A political stir has erupted in West Burdwan district after law minister Moloy Ghatak launched a sharp attack on BJP state president Shamik Bhattacharya.
As many as six labourers suffered critical burn injuries while carrying out their scheduled work in two separate accidents at different factories in Durgapur industrial town today, highlighting the indifference of the respective plant authorities in maintaining proper safety standards.
About 40,000 forms of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have been distributed by booth level officers (BLOs) in West Burdwan district on the first day yesterday.
