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Two protest marches have been announced in Delhi on Sunday, with demonstrations against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and a citizens’ campaign raising women's safety concerns, according to reports. Hindustan Times reported that a Citizens’ March from India Gate to Jantar Mantar was scheduled for 3 pm, followed by an Indian Youth Congress march on the same route at 5 pm. Delhi Police said permission had not been granted for the marches. Ahead of the protests, aroun

The BJP has named actor Koel Mallick as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha by-election to the vacant West Bengal seat. The seat fell vacant after Mallick resigned from the Upper House in July. According to Indian Express Bangla, Mallick had taken oath as a Rajya Sabha MP in April this year after being elected on a Trinamool Congress ticket. She resigned from the Rajya Sabha on July 16. The Election Commission has scheduled polling for October 16 from 9 am to 4 pm. The last dat

The Centre has approved Rs 508.66 crore for strengthening and selective widening of stretches of NH-14 and NH-114 in Birbhum district of West Bengal, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari announced. The project covers 91.90 km of NH-14 from Bhimgarh to Nalhati via Mallarpur and 56.40 km of NH-114 from Surul village to Mallarpur. According to the Centre, the upgraded corridors are expected to improve road safety, ease congestion, reduce travel time and facil

Sagar Dighi MLA Bayron Biswas has suffered burn injuries in an incident at his home. The report said the incident occurred while Biswas was at home. He sustained burn injuries and was taken to a hospital for medical treatment. Further details about how the incident occurred and his current medical condition are awaited. More information is expected as the circumstances of the incident are clarified.

Bollywood actor Dino Morea has been reported arrested in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in Mumbai's Mithi River desilting project. Anandabazar reported that the Mumbai Police Economic Offences Wing (EOW) took him into custody on October 2 after questioning him. According to the report, Morea was questioned for around eight hours at his Bandra residence before the reported arrest. Investigators are examining alleged irregularities that may have caused a l

Tension has been reported in Birbhum following an incident of vandalism at a party office. According to an ABP Ananda report, the office was allegedly ransacked while Anubrata Mondal was present. The report said several people were inside the office when the incident took place. Images from the scene show damage to furniture and other items inside the premises. The incident has triggered political exchanges in the area. Further details about those allegedly involved, the circ

An incident involving two students has come to light at a Kolkata school, where one student allegedly attacked and injured a classmate inside the classroom. According to a report by Anandabazar, the incident took place in the classroom while other students were present. The episode has raised concerns over student safety and discipline within the school. The circumstances leading to the altercation and the steps taken by the school authorities are being examined. Further deta

Amid the ongoing controversy over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the INDIA bloc has announced a joint protest programme. After a meeting of alliance leaders in Delhi on Wednesday, the bloc said district-level ‘Save Democracy’ marches would be held from October 2 to 8. According to Anandabazar and other reports published on September 30, opposition MPs will also hold a joint march to the Election Commission's office in Delhi on October 6. The alliance

Kolkata Metro has decided to operate additional services on three lines ahead of Durga Puja to handle the expected increase in passenger traffic. Special services will run on October 3, 4, 10 and 11 on the Blue, Green and Yellow Lines. On Saturdays, October 3 and 10, the Blue Line will operate 272 services instead of 252. The Green Line will run 236 instead of 212, while the Yellow Line will run 120 instead of 92. On Sundays, October 4 and 11, the Blue Line will operate 188 s

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed the Indian Secular Front's (ISF) plea challenging the Election Commission of India's allotment of the ‘Envelope’ symbol to the Democratic Trinamool Congress ahead of the Nandigram and Rejinagar by-elections. A bench led by Justice Krishna Rao upheld the ECI's decision. According to Uttar Banga Sambad and other recent reports, ISF had challenged the reassignment of the ‘Envelope’ symbol, which it had used in the 2026 Assembly election, to

India won gold in the mixed trap team event at the 2026 Asian Games as Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai scored 34 points in the final on Wednesday, setting a new Games record. According to current reports, Qatar won silver with 32 points while China took bronze with 23. The victory is India's first-ever Asian Games gold in the trap mixed team event. The result adds another major medal to Neeru Dhanda's campaign. She had earlier won gold in the women's individual trap event and s

The Supreme Court has agreed to an early hearing of a petition questioning the functioning of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the decision-making process of the Election Commission of India. The matter was mentioned on Tuesday before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant. According to The Indian Express, the petition filed by Bihar-based petitioner Rakesh Kumar Singh alleges that several decisions of the Election Commission were taken without the c

West Bengal's student bicycle distribution scheme ‘Sabuj Sathi’ has been renamed ‘Sarathi’. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced the change on Tuesday. the scheme was launched during Mamata Banerjee's tenure as chief minister and has now been renamed ‘Sarathi’. Under the renamed initiative, 12.59 lakh students are set to receive bicycles. The scheme is intended to help students commute to school. Along with the renaming, the administration has announced the bicycle dist

A housing scheme has been announced under which eligible jute mill workers could get flats by paying only ₹50,000. State Labour Minister Arjun Singh announced the plan at a press conference on Monday. The scheme is initially proposed as a pilot in North 24 Parganas and Hooghly. Municipalities in Bhatpara, Titagarh and Kamarhati have reportedly been asked to identify land for the project. According to the report, around 8,000 jute mill workers have already expressed interest.

NIA Searches 16 Locations Across Assam, Bengal and Kerala in Cross-Border Terror Conspiracy Probe According to an Ei Samay report, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday conducted searches at 16 locations across Assam, West Bengal and Kerala. The operation covered 10 locations in Assam, five in West Bengal and one in Kerala. The searches are linked to an investigation into an alleged cross-border terror conspiracy and radicalisation network. Investigators are exam

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at five locations in West Bengal as part of its probe into an alleged network linked to the Bangladesh-based Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and its reported offshoot, Imam Mahmuder Kafila. According to an ABP Ananda report published on September 29, 2026, a youth was arrested from the Budge Budge area during the operation. Investigators suspect an alleged link between the youth and a Bangladesh-based module. Th

The Calcutta High Court has dismissed the Congress petition challenging the nomination of BJP candidate Hasirani Rath for the Nandigram Assembly bypoll. According to an Anandabazar report published on September 29, 2026, the Congress had approached the court over alleged discrepancies in Rath's election affidavit relating to her age and educational qualification, and had sought cancellation of her nomination. The central issue raised in the petition was the apparent inconsist

The West Bengal Central School Service Commission (WBSSC) has made a major change to the 2025 SLST recruitment process for teachers at the Class XI-XII level. The earlier interview list, final panel and waiting list have been cancelled and a fresh list has been published. The new interview list contains 20,244 candidates. Interviews may begin from next week. The SSC has also cancelled counselling conducted on the basis of the earlier list and withdrawn recommendation letters