Vote banks and borders: How illegal migration is redefining West Bengal
In the fertile floodplains of West Bengal, where the Ganges breaks into countless distributaries before meeting the Bay of Bengal, ...
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West Bengal’s borderlands: Demographic shifts and the debate over infiltration
In the low-lying plains of West Bengal, where the Ganges branches into countless channels before merging with the Bay of ...
BSF seizes gold worth Rs 5 crore in West Bengal near India-Bangladesh border
In a major crackdown on cross-border smuggling, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized gold biscuits worth approximately Rs. 5 crore ...
Former Bangladesh police officer held by BSF for illegally entering Indian territory
Kolkata: A former Bangladesh Police officer has been arrested by the Border Security Force for illegally entering Indian territory in ...
Democracy denied: Systematic voter exclusion moves eastward to Bengal
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released the voter list for West Bengal based on a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of ...
34 fishermen from West Bengal detained in Bangladesh after crossing maritime border
Kolkata: Thirty-four fishermen from West Bengal's Kakdwip region were detained by the Bangladesh Navy after their trawlers reportedly strayed into ...
After Bangladesh’s poll violence, a Barisal Hindu seeks refuge in West Bengal
On February 27, 45-year-old Abinash Kumar Mandal (name changed) woke up before first light, packed a few belongings in a ...
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