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    Samir K Purkayastha
    About the AuthorSamir K Purkayastha
      Kerala parties oppose undemocractic ECIs SIR; rare consensus across political fronts
      India

      SIR hits roadblock as BLOs skip duty; EC warns of tough action

      29 Oct 2025 9:00 PM IST
      Nilambur bypoll
      West Bengal

      SIR in Bengal: EC faces challenges; TMC, Cong question poll panel at all-party meeting

      28 Oct 2025 8:12 PM IST
      Kunal Ghosh
      West Bengal

      TMC warns EC against any attempt to ‘manipulate’ voter lists during SIR

      27 Oct 2025 6:56 PM IST
      West Bengal BJP
      West Bengal

      SIR in Bengal: How BJP is planning to leverage CAA to reassure refugees

      25 Oct 2025 3:38 PM IST
      NSCN-IM leader Thuingaleng Muivah
      Manipur

      NSCN-IM chief Muivah returns to native Manipur village after 60 years | Ground Report

      23 Oct 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Centre seeks action report on Jal Jeevan Mission lapses; Bengal calls it politically motivated
      The Federal Focus

      Centre seeks action report on Jal Jeevan Mission lapses; Bengal calls it 'politically motivated'

      21 Oct 2025 2:51 PM IST
      Globally recognised, why Kolkata’s kathi rolls continue to rule over the city’s heart
      The Eighth Column

      Globally recognised, why Kolkata’s kathi rolls continue to rule over the city’s heart

      21 Oct 2025 12:04 PM IST
      Pankay Kumar Singh
      West Bengal

      Gorkhaland demand: Centre appoints Pankaj Kumar Singh as interlocutor for talks

      18 Oct 2025 12:00 PM IST
      Kaziranga, Sunderbans and Manas face climate change threat
      India

      Climate crisis pushing eastern India’s world heritage parks to the brink

      18 Oct 2025 6:40 AM IST
      West Bengal SIR
      West Bengal

      Bengal Opposition lags behind TMC in booth-level preparedness for SIR

      15 Oct 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Durgapur gang rape
      West Bengal

      Durgapur gang rape exposes chinks in Bengal women’s safety yet again

      13 Oct 2025 9:06 PM IST
      Worried about jobs, Bengal teachers challenge SC’s TET mandate, threaten to agitate
      West Bengal

      Worried about jobs, Bengal teachers challenge SC’s TET mandate, threaten to agitate

      9 Oct 2025 8:38 PM IST
      Voter list
      West Bengal

      EC may kick off Bengal SIR from November first week

      9 Oct 2025 6:26 PM IST
      Post Box outside the General post office in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
      India

      Post office schemes: Centre’s survey in over 4 lakh villages to boost rural savings

      8 Oct 2025 6:20 AM IST
      EC team to review Bengal poll readiness amid tensions with Mamata govt
      West Bengal

      EC team to review Bengal poll readiness amid tensions with Mamata govt

      7 Oct 2025 6:46 PM IST
      How Bangladesh’s provocative military strategy fuelled unrest in its hill tracts
      Analysis

      How Bangladesh’s provocative military strategy fuelled unrest in its hill tracts

      6 Oct 2025 8:15 PM IST
      Thuingaleng Muivah
      Manipur

      NSCN-IM supremo Muivah's proposed Manipur visit sparks fresh unease

      2 Oct 2025 2:43 PM IST
      How BJP won over Lefts bastion North Telangana without much effort
      West Bengal

      To beat cronyism, Bengal BJP introduces exam to pick ‘vistaraks’ ahead of polls

      30 Sept 2025 12:37 PM IST
      Scrolls worship to foreign tie-ups, how Kolkata’s Durga Puja celebrations are blending cultural traditions
      The Eighth Column

      Scrolls worship to foreign tie-ups, how Kolkata’s Durga Puja celebrations are blending cultural traditions

      29 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Rare earth mineral - stock photo
      Analysis

      Myanmar ground reality hits India’s plans to tap rare earth minerals

      21 Sept 2025 6:20 AM IST
      West Bengal polls 2026: Congress hopes to win back Matua community votes
      West Bengal

      West Bengal polls 2026: Congress hopes to win back Matua community votes

      17 Sept 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Relief camp in Manipur
      Manipur

      RTI revelations on relief fund 'misuse' cast shadow over PM Modi's Manipur visit

      12 Sept 2025 5:51 PM IST
      Telangana, NRC, BJP, TRS, illegal immigrants, Hyderabad
      West Bengal

      Ahead of elections, BJP taps football and cinema to boost party prospects

      12 Sept 2025 8:55 AM IST
      BJP leaders in Manipur who joined Congress
      Manipur

      PM Modi’s visit to Manipur comes amid a minefield of challenges

      10 Sept 2025 12:27 PM IST
      How West Bengal is teaching kids compassion for strays, ways to avoid dog bite
      The Eighth Column

      How West Bengal is teaching kids compassion for strays, ways to avoid dog bite

      10 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Bengal Muslims in Kolkata
      West Bengal

      Home Ministry notifications on immigrants trigger political storm in Bengal

      5 Sept 2025 5:59 PM IST
      Bairabi–Sairang railway line
      Mizoram

      Mizoram's first rail line set for inauguration

      4 Sept 2025 4:54 PM IST
      midday meal
      West Bengal

      Bengal seeks CSR funds, plans fish farming to make mid-day meals appetising

      4 Sept 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Indian Army, Mamata Banerjee at protest site in Kolkata
      West Bengal

      Indian Army dismantling TMC protest stage in Kolkata becomes political flashpoint

      1 Sept 2025 6:06 PM IST
      TMC govt’s failure to meet CSS norms gives Centre upper hand in Bengal fund standoff
      The Federal Focus

      TMC govt’s failure to meet CSS norms gives Centre upper hand in Bengal fund standoff

      31 Aug 2025 8:05 PM IST
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