Politics
Bengal’s Cultural Identity Back in Political Spotlight as Suvendu Adhikari Targets Left, TMC
Kolkata: Bengal’s politics has once again turned towards religion, festivals and cultural identity, with Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari accusing successive Left Front and Trinamool Congress governments of weakening the traditional cultural practices of Bengali Hindus. Speaking at a Ganesh Puja programme in Kestopur on Saturday, Adhikari said the issue goes back several decades, covering the […]
Forces
Kolkata Police gets 183 electric motorcycles; Ultraviolette X-47 ‘Skyforce’ joins patrol fleet
Kolkata: Kolkata Police has added 183 Ultraviolette X-47 ‘Skyforce’ electric motorcycles to its fleet, marking a major deployment of electric two-wheelers for police operations in the city. The motorcycles were formally handed over at the Lalbazar Police Headquarters on Friday. According to Ultraviolette, the deployment is among the largest electric motorcycle fleet inductions by an […]
Drone Warfare Enters New Phase: IAF Launches Dronathon-2026 at Pokhran
Jaisalmer: The Indian Air Force has launched its first-ever Dronathon-2026 at the Pokhran Field Firing Range in Jaisalmer, bringing together India’s leading unmanned systems companies, start-ups and defence innovators to test advanced drone technologies under realistic operational conditions. Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit, Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS), inaugurated the three-day event on Monday. […]
Kolkata
Name Missing From Voter List? Eligible Voters Can Apply Through Form 6, Says CEO Bengal
Kolkata: With the electoral roll revision process underway in West Bengal, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has issued an important update for voters whose names are missing from the electoral roll. The SIR 2026 list of ASDD voters—those marked as Absentee, Shifted, Dead or Deleted—has been made available online. According to the […]
৭৭ বছরে ঢাকুরিয়া শহীদ নগর সর্বজনীন, এবারের ভাবনা ‘মহা মিলন’
কলকাতা: পুজো মানেই মিলন। ধর্ম-বর্ণ, বয়স কিংবা সামাজিক পরিচয়ের গণ্ডি পেরিয়ে উৎসবের কয়েকটা দিনে একসঙ্গে সামিল হন মানুষ। সেই চিরন্তন মিলনের ভাবনাকেই এ বছর দুর্গাপুজোর থিমে তুলে ধরছে ঢাকুরিয়া শহীদ নগর সর্বজনীন দুর্গাপূজা। পুজোর ৭৭তম বর্ষে তাদের থিম ‘মহা মিলন’। রাধা ও কৃষ্ণের চিরন্তন প্রেম, ভক্তি ও ঐশ্বরিক বন্ধনকে ভাবনার কেন্দ্রে রেখে তৈরি হচ্ছে এবারের […]
‘Be Your Own Durgatinashini’: The Fight Against Breast Cancer Begins With You
Kolkata: The message of women’s strength took a different turn in Kolkata this festive season. Alongside the familiar celebration of feminine power, doctors at Manipal Hospital EM Bypass used the occasion to talk about a battle that affects thousands of women—the battle against breast cancer. The hospital’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month initiative, themed ‘Durgatinashini – […]
