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    2. Samir K Purkayastha
    Samir K Purkayastha
    About the AuthorSamir K Purkayastha
      PM Narendra Modi in Surat, Gujarat
      West Bengal

      Modi dodges Matua citizenship issue in virtual Bengal rally

      20 Dec 2025 5:45 PM IST
      Mamata Banerjee
      West Bengal

      EC, Bengal govt lock horns over officers for SIR hearing phase

      20 Dec 2025 12:37 PM IST
      rally organised by the SC Federation
      West Bengal

      Bengal SIR: Matuas face disproportionately high deletion risk

      18 Dec 2025 12:21 PM IST
      West Bengals SIR flags 1.67 crore suspicious voters for hearing
      West Bengal

      Bengal SIR flags 1.67 crore 'suspicious' voters; scanner on 'defective' forms

      16 Dec 2025 3:52 PM IST
      MGNREGA workers
      India

      Why Centre’s plan to remove Mahatma Gandhi from MGNREGA has triggered a political storm

      14 Dec 2025 3:30 PM IST
      Lionel Messi
      West Bengal

      Chaos at Messi's event in Kolkata; organiser detained, CM orders probe

      13 Dec 2025 12:55 PM IST
      India
      India

      Safety at risk: Loco pilots warn overwork, fatigue could lead to operational breakdown

      13 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Ananda
      West Bengal

      Governor Ananda Bose to enrol as Bengal voter as state braces for SIR phase 2

      11 Dec 2025 8:16 PM IST
      BJP’s illegal migrant claim in Bengal falters as SIR finds few dubious entries
      West Bengal

      BJP’s illegal migrant claim in Bengal falters as SIR finds few dubious entries

      10 Dec 2025 11:22 AM IST
      West Bengals SIR flags 1.67 crore suspicious voters for hearing
      West Bengal

      Bengal SIR under Maoist shadow in Jangalmahal as tribals reject EC exercise

      9 Dec 2025 2:21 PM IST
      Yumnam Khemchand
      Manipur

      BJP’s Meitei MLA Yumnam Singh ventures into Kuki villages to break the ice

      8 Dec 2025 3:47 PM IST
      Humayun Kabir
      West Bengal

      'Babri-style mosque': Security up; all eyes on West Bengal's Murshidabad

      5 Dec 2025 7:03 PM IST
      SIR in Bengal
      West Bengal

      Bengal SIR: BJP does volte-face, alleges irregularities, seeks probe

      3 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Waqf  Bill
      West Bengal

      Caught between BJP and minority anger, TMC risks backlash over Waqf data

      2 Dec 2025 6:20 AM IST
      MGNREGS remains frozen in Bengal; 70 lakh workers in distress
      West Bengal

      Centre defies SC orders; MGNREGS remains frozen in Bengal, hitting 70 lakh workers

      30 Nov 2025 3:06 PM IST
      Teachers strike, Kolkata
      West Bengal

      Tainted lists, protests, SC ruling: How Bengal’s SSC row has become a political flashpoint

      30 Nov 2025 6:20 AM IST
      India ramps up defence as Bangladesh–China threat grows around Siliguri corridor
      West Bengal

      India ramps up defence as Bangladesh–China threat grows around Siliguri corridor

      29 Nov 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Living on the Zero Line: Why life is a daily struggle for residents of Bengals Hakimpur village
      The Eighth Column

      Living on the Zero Line: Why life is a daily struggle for residents of Bengal's Hakimpur village

      28 Nov 2025 1:18 PM IST
      BLOs protest in Kolkata
      West Bengal

      Massive mismatches, missing names plague Bengal’s SIR

      25 Nov 2025 6:20 AM IST
      Bangladeshis detained at Hakimpur trying to cross border; is SIR the reason?
      West Bengal

      Hundreds of Bangladeshis stopped at Hakimpur trying to cross border; is SIR the reason?

      20 Nov 2025 5:55 PM IST
      Bengal SIR: BLOs protest over ‘unrealistic targets’ as focus shifts to ‘missing’ voters
      West Bengal

      Bengal SIR: BLOs protest over ‘unrealistic targets’ as focus shifts to ‘missing’ voters

      17 Nov 2025 8:03 PM IST
      Delhi blast, red fort metro
      West Bengal

      Red Fort blast: Bengal medical student arrested by NIA

      15 Nov 2025 12:35 PM IST
      BJP eyes SIR-driven Bengal sweep after Bihar election victory
      West Bengal

      BJP eyes SIR-driven Bengal sweep after Bihar election victory

      14 Nov 2025 5:40 PM IST
      Mukul Roy
      West Bengal

      Calcutta HC disqualifies TMC leader Mukul Roy under anti-defection law

      13 Nov 2025 7:51 PM IST
      Bengal: Rebel TMC MP to float new party amid discontent over new OBC policy
      West Bengal

      Bengal: Rebel TMC MLA to float new party amid discontent over new OBC policy

      13 Nov 2025 9:22 AM IST
      UP: Hathras BLO dies at home amid SIR work pressure; 3rd such death in 3 days
      West Bengal

      West Bengal 'SIR deaths' spark political storm: TMC, BJP trade charges

      7 Nov 2025 6:30 AM IST
      Bengal SIR: Teachers want BLO duty during school hours; parents furious
      West Bengal

      Bengal SIR: Teachers want BLO duty during school hours; parents furious

      4 Nov 2025 8:17 PM IST
      Inside TMC’s SIR vigilance plan: War rooms, data teams, 24/7 ‘shadow agents’
      West Bengal

      Inside TMC’s SIR vigilance plan: War rooms, data teams, 24/7 ‘shadow agents’

      1 Nov 2025 8:28 AM IST
      Deocha-Pachami protest sparks potential third-front alliance in Bengal
      West Bengal

      Tribal rights protest sparks potential third-front alliance in Bengal

      31 Oct 2025 11:01 AM IST
      Chandrima Bhattacharya
      West Bengal

      SIR in Bengal: Voters’ names removed before start of process, alleges TMC

      30 Oct 2025 9:07 PM IST
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