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EC releases third supplementary voter list in West Bengal
By Chennaivision on March 31, 2026

The Election Commission has released the third supplementary voter list in West Bengal as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process ahead of Assembly elections. The supplementary lists are being published in phases to include or exclude names after judicial verification of claims and objections. Millions of voters had been placed under adjudication during the revision exercise, with… Continue reading "EC releases third supplementary voter list in West Bengal"
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ECI releases Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and DGP from work in West Bengal
By Chennaivision on March 17, 2026

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday transferred four top Indian Police Service (IPS) officers in West Bengal, including state’s Director General of Police (DGP) Peeyush Pandey and Kolkata commissioner of police Supratim Sarkar, with the move triggering a political slugfest in the eastern state ahead of the assembly polls. The development comes a day after ECI announced the… Continue reading "ECI releases Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and DGP from work in West Bengal"
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CM M K Stalin condemns insult to Bengali language
By Chennaivision on August 5, 2025

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on August 4 strongly condemned the Delhi police’s description of the Bengali language as Bangladeshi language. He termed it a direct insult to the language in which the country’s national anthem was written. He concurred with the strong condemnation expressed by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Stalin, responding to her post on social media… Continue reading "CM M K Stalin condemns insult to Bengali language"
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West Bengal: SC invalidates appointment of 25,753 teachers
By Chennaivision on April 3, 2025
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Calcutta High Court’s April 2024 order cancelling the entire recruitment panel of the 2016 West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC), resulting in job losses of over 25,000 teaching (for classes 9, 10, 11 and 12) and non-teaching staff (for Group C and D). A division bench comprising Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna… Continue reading "West Bengal: SC invalidates appointment of 25,753 teachers"
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ED conducts raids at 8 places in West Bengal in connection with ₹1,000-crore cyber fraud in Tamil Nadu
By Chennaivision on January 3, 2025

Enforcement Directorate (ED) started conducting raids at eight locations across West Bengal on Thursday (January 2, 2025) in connection with its probe into cyber frauds involving over ₹1,000 crore in Tamil Nadu, a senior officer said. Raids are underway simultaneously at five places in Park Street, Salt Lake, and Baguihati areas in Kolkata and in three other locations in districts,… Continue reading "ED conducts raids at 8 places in West Bengal in connection with ₹1,000-crore cyber fraud in Tamil Nadu"
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West Bengal Assembly passes anti-rape Bill for stringent punishment
By Chennaivision on September 4, 2024

The West Bengal assembly on Tuesday unanimously cleared a stringent new bill that sought to make the death penalty mandatory in cases involving rape and murder, setting the stage for a protracted political face-off against the backdrop of the grisly death of a junior doctor in Kolkata last month that has sparked sweeping protests. Introduced by chief minister Mamata Banerjee,… Continue reading "West Bengal Assembly passes anti-rape Bill for stringent punishment"
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Sanjay Roy confesses to killing Kolkata doctor
By Chennaivision on August 27, 2024

Sanjay Roy, the man accused of raping and murdering a 31-year-old doctor inside Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, reportedly confessed to the crime during his polygraph test on Sunday. During the lie-detector test, Sanjay Roy told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that he had visited a red light area with his friend hours before the crime. He,… Continue reading "Sanjay Roy confesses to killing Kolkata doctor"
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SC to hear West Bengal plea against HC order on teachers’ recruitment
By Chennaivision on April 29, 2024

The Supreme Court on Monday will hear the appeal filed by the West Bengal government against the Calcutta High Court order invalidating the appointments of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff made in 2016 by the state’s School Service Commission (SSC). A three-judge bench of the apex court, led by CJI DY Chandrachud and including Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra,… Continue reading "SC to hear West Bengal plea against HC order on teachers’ recruitment"
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Panel submits report to Murmu, recommends Prez Rule in Bengal
By Chennaivision on February 17, 2024

National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) chief Arun Halder on Friday said the commission has recommended the imposition of President’s rule in West Bengal in its report submitted to President Droupadi Murmu on alleged harassment of women by TMC supporters in Sandeshkhali. A delegation of the NCSC had visited Sandeshkhali on Thursday after a large number of women claimed that… Continue reading "Panel submits report to Murmu, recommends Prez Rule in Bengal"

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