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Ambulance stolen in Bengal

Ambulance stolen in Bengal

January 30, 2026, 08:30 PM - 4 min read

The incident has surfaced from Hingalganj in North 24 Parganas, where Salim Mollah alias Pintu, the TMC’s local unit president, has been accused by party workers of stealing and selling the ambulance. Party members have raised open allegations against him and submitted a written complaint to the District Magistrate, demanding action.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - file image.

Mamata to hold meeting with Bhawanipore councillors at Kalighat

January 30, 2026, 06:08 PM - 3 min read

Only the elected councillors of the eight Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) wards that fall under Mamata’s Bhawanipore Assembly constituency have been asked to attend. These wards are 63, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77 and 82.

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West Bengal State Secretariat, also known as Nabanna (left) and Election Commission of India.

WB govt opposes EC order on central observers

January 30, 2026, 03:17 PM - 3 min read

In a letter sent to the Election Commission, Nabanna, the state secretariat, argued that deputing key administrative officers as Central Observers in the crucial pre-election period could adversely affect law and order management and disrupt essential administrative work within the state.

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According to officials, the fire started in the three-storey section on the west side of the decorator’s warehouse and subsequently spread rapidly, engulfing both the decorator’s facility and the adjacent Wow Momo warehouse.

Kolkata fire: Toll rises to 25; Warehouse manager, deputy held

January 30, 2026, 01:24 PM - 3 min read

Following an inspection of the site, the fire department stated that fire safety arrangements at the Wow Momo warehouse were grossly inadequate.

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Transfer border land for fencing: Calcutta HC to state govt

January 27, 2026, 08:08 PM - 2 min read

Hearing a case related to the acquisition of border land in nine districts, a division bench headed by Chief Justice Sujoy Paul made it clear that there should be no further delay in transferring land where the acquisition process has already been completed and compensation has been paid by the central government.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee welcomes Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav at Nabanna on Tuesday.

Akhilesh backs Mamata, slams SIR as NRC

January 27, 2026, 06:23 PM - 3 min read

Following the meeting, Mamata praised the Samajwadi Party leader’s work, saying, “Akhilesh is doing a great job. I wish him all the best for the future.”

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - file image.

Mamata to visit Delhi amid SIR controversy in WB

January 27, 2026, 12:29 PM - 3 min read

The visit is being viewed as politically significant, especially in the backdrop of the escalating dispute over the SIR in the state.

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Death toll in the Nazirabad warehouse fire near south Kolkata rises to eight as firefighting and search operations continue amid thick smoke.

Kolkata warehouse fire: Toll rises to over 10, many still missing

January 27, 2026, 12:12 PM - 5 min read

“Smoke is still coming out from inside the warehouse. Firefighters are working tirelessly to bring the fire under complete control. Many firefighters are falling ill due to the thick smoke,” Biswas said, adding that once the fire is fully extinguished, teams will enter the warehouse to search for any missing workers who may still be trapped.

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Six missing after massive fire at Kolkata momo factory

January 26, 2026, 11:41 AM - 3 min read

At the time of the incident, six workers were reportedly inside the factory on night duty. All six are currently unaccounted for. Other employees of the factory gathered at the site as news of the fire spread.

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - file image.

Mamata accuses EC of bulldozing Opposition

January 25, 2026, 08:57 PM - 3 min read

Banerjee is furious over the scale and speed of the exercise, which saw the state's electorate shrink from 7.66 crore to 7.08 crore in the first phase alone— meaning over 58 lakh names were wiped off the draft rolls.

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WB SIR: Senior micro observers from other states to be deployed

WB SIR: Senior micro observers from other states to be deployed

January 25, 2026, 03:39 PM - 3 min read

In this connection, West Bengal’s Chief Electoral Officer, Manoj Kumar Agarwal, has written to his counterparts in the three neighbouring states, requesting the deputation of 294 officers as senior micro observers.

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West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja - file image.

WB minister Shashi Panja receives SIR notice

January 25, 2026, 02:23 PM - 2 min read

The Minister found it particularly baffling that she was marked as "unmapped" despite having been on the voter list since the last major revision in 2002.

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