Kolkata, Jan 10 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, alleging that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state is being carried out with the sole objective of deleting and excluding names of existing voters, rather than correcting errors or including new voters.In her letter, the Chief Minister has clarified that her observation in the matter is because of the manner in which the Commission ha…
Latest Gangasagar Mela News & Updates
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IANS) A fire broke out at the Gangasagar Mela ground on Friday, gutting several temporary shelters on Sagardwip island in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district, officials said.The annual Gangasagar Mela began on Friday, and the fire broke out in the early hours.Several temporary shanties and tents set up for housing pilgrims visiting the Sagar Islands during the auspicious occasion were burnt completely. However, fortunately, no casualties have been reported so far because o…
Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) A total of 263 people were arrested and around 1,301 cases were filed for traffic violations during the New Year’s celebrations in Kolkata, police said on Thursday. According to Kolkata Police sources, to maintain the law and order on the New Year’s Eve, an active operation was conducted across the city, resulting in the arrest of 263 people for various offences. A large quantity of prohibited items was also recovered during the operation. Nearly four kg of illegal firecrac…