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TMC drops Saket Gokhale and 2 others from Rajya Sabha, names 4 new candidates for elections, BJP slams the party for inclusion of non-Bengalis

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TMC MLA Asit Mazumdar expressed great zeal over the announcement of the names of the four TMC candidates and said that this was just a trailer and the full picture was yet to come.
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West Bengal: ECI to publish final electoral roll, 60 lakh voters under review after SIR

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court appointed 530 judicial officers from West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand to review the documents of these 60 lakh voters.
Crime

Mamata Banerjee’s dangerous rhetoric bearing fruit? Bengal reels under bomb threat to Chief Judge, other courts, after judges were appointed to oversee SIR process

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court intervened following a trust deficit between the state government and the Election Commission regarding the revision process.
Government and Policy

West Bengal: 480 CAPF companies to be deployed from 1st March ahead of assembly elections, ECI asks administration to identify sensitive areas

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In a significant move to bolster security ahead of the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has authorised the...
Government and Policy

Supreme Court orders deployment of judicial officers to complete SIR in West Bengal after ECI said that Mamata Banerjee govt has refused to provide...

OpIndia Staff -
In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court of India today ordered the deployment of serving and retired judicial officers to oversee the Special Intensive...
News Reports

‘Bengalis will eat what they want’: BJP refutes Mamata Banerjee’s claim that the party will ban meat and fish in West Bengal

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CM Mamata Banerjee accused the BJP of planning to ban the open sale of fish and meat in Bengal, citing recent Bihar regulations. The BJP dismissed the claims as "baseless," asserting that Bengalis will always have the right to eat what they choose.
News Reports

Rajya Sabha elections 2026: ECI announces schedule for 37 seats across 10 states

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The Election Commission of India has announced biennial elections for 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states, including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Polling is scheduled for March 16, with the entire process to be completed by March 20, 2026.
News Reports

Election Commission suspends 7 West Bengal officials over serious lapses in electoral roll revision, says they cleared names without document verification

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The Election Commission of India has suspended seven West Bengal officials for serious misconduct during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.
News Reports

West Bengal: Muslim family arrested for donating deceased mother’s eyes, Islamists accuse son of ‘selling’ cornea

OpIndia Staff -
Since voluntary organ donation is legal, the local police’s one-sided action based on complaints by neighbours involved in a land dispute with Amir and his family is being questioned, with many accusing the local administration of appeasement of Islamists. The Sheikh family's arrest sparked protests, with people demanding their release.
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Mahua Moitra fumes Noida Police helped journalist abscond after Bengal Police fails to nab a journalist in ‘forged chats’ case, targets Amit Malviya

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An attempt by West Bengal Police to arrest journalist Surajit Dasgupta in Noida ended in a standoff with local authorities. Bengal cops allege Noida Police obstructed the arrest, allowing the accused wanted for circulating forged chats involving Mahua Moitra to escape.
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