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Kolkata, Jan 7 (IANS) Cold conditions in West Bengal will continue in the next few days, the Meteorological office said on Wednesday.The cold spell will continue for the next few days, with the minimum temperature likely to drop further.Tuesday was the coldest day in the last 13 years when the city’s temperature dropped to 10.2 degrees Celsius.The same weather continued on Wednesday, when the minimum temperature in Kolkata was 10.3 degrees Celsius, 3.6 degrees below normal.The Regional Meteorolo…

Kolkata, Jan 4 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to set up 160 special decentralised hearing centres in certain districts of West Bengal for marginalised communities residing in remote pockets. The 12 districts where such 160 centres would be set up include Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri, Jhargram, Purulia, West Midnapore, Bankura, Nadia, West Burdwan, Howrah, and North 24 Parganas, insiders from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal….

Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The impact of a western disturbance has led to a rise in temperatures across Kolkata and several south Bengal districts, offering brief relief after days of bone-chilling cold when the mercury had dipped to around 11 degrees Celsius.On Saturday morning, the minimum temperature in Kolkata was recorded at 14.2 degrees Celsius, close to normal for this time of the year. On Friday, the city had logged a minimum of 13.1 degrees Celsius, while December 31 marked the coldest day o…

Kolkata, Jan 1 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has now decided to apply its own independent mechanism for identifying housing complexes with multiple towers for setting up polling booths for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state.The ECI has decided the matter amid the failure of the District Magistrates (DMs), also the District Electoral Officers (DEOs), to identify housing complexes with 300 voters or above for setting up the polling booth, sources in the office of the C…

Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) Kolkata recorded the coldest day of the season on Christmas as the minimum temperature dropped below 14 degrees Celsius. On Christmas morning, the minimum temperature in Kolkata was 13.7 degrees Celsius.The Maidan and Alipore areas were shrouded in fog from dawn.As the day progressed, city dwellers, sporting sweaters and jackets, set off for the Alipore Zoological Garden, Eco Park, Science City, Victoria Memorial, Indian Museum and other amusement parks across the city.The…