West Bengal
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SSC case: HC directs Babita to keep aside money received from Ankita Adhikari
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed Babita Sarkar, who had got the job of a teacher in the post vacated by former West Bengal minister Paresh Adhikari’s daughter Ankita Adhikari,…
- India
Teachers’ scam: Partha Chatterjee’s judicial custody extended for another 14 days
Kolkata: A special CBI court on Thursday extended the judicial custody of former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress General Secretary Partha Chatterjee, and six other accused, by another 14 days…
- India
Man carrying mother’s body on shoulder in Bengal’s Jalpaiguri shocks people
Kolkata: Commuters on the road adjacent to the Jalpaiguri Medical College & Hospital in the northern part of West Bengal were shocked on Thursday afternoon when they saw a man carrying the…
- India
Centre should disburse funds for MGNREGS: Mamata
Sagar Island: In the backdrop of two central teams visiting West Bengal for a field inspection of PM Awas Yojona-Gramin (PMAY-G) houses, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led…
- India
‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ of WB Cong touches houses of Netaji, Vivekananda in Kolkata
Kolkata: The West Bengal Congress’ ‘Bharat Jogo Yatra’ on Monday touched the residences of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Swami Vivekananda in Kolkata and garlanded busts of the two icons of the…
- India
‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans not so serious issue for Bengal CM to get angry: Vaishnaw
Kolkata: The “Jai Shri Ram” slogans by BJP supporters, at the arrival of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the inauguration ceremony of West Bengal’s first Vande Bharat Express on Friday, were not…
- India
Teachers’ scam: Calcutta HC orders termination of service of 53 primary teachers
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered termination of service of 53 primary teachers in different state-run schools in West Bengal on charges of procuring jobs illegally adopting unfair means or…
- India
Anubrata Mondal moves Delhi HC to avoid being taken to Delhi
Kolkata: Desperate to stop the ED from taking him to New Delhi for interrogation in connection with the multi-crore cattle-smuggling scam in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress strongman and Birbhum district president Anubrata…
- India
West Bengal: Friends rescue minor girl from marriage trap
Kolkota: In a rare incident, friends of a minor girl saved her from the trap of unwilling marriage in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Saturday.The girl is a student of class…
- India
WB teachers’ recruitment scam: Court takes cognisance of ED charge sheet against Manik Bhattacharya, others
New Delhi: A court in Kolkata has taken cognisance of a charge sheet filed by the Enforcement Directorate against arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Manik Bhattacharya and others in connection with the…
- Kolkata
“Questions are being raised on civil liberties…”: Amitabh Bachchan
Kolkata: Veteran Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan, on Thursday, inaugurated the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival. The ‘Shehenshah’ actor delivered a lengthy speech on British censorship, pre-independence films against oppressors, communalism, and societal…
- Telangana
Telangana, AP, & 4 other non-BJP states haven’t reduced VAT on petroleum products: Govt
New Delhi: Six non-BJP ruled states West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Kerala and Jharkhand have not reduced the VAT on petroleum products, leading to higher prices of petrol and diesel…
- India
Sitharaman hits back at TMC’s Mahua Moitra; says you can find Pappu in West Bengal
New Delhi: Smarting under Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra’s attack on Modi government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit back saying “Pappu” can be found in West Bengal and the “maachis”…
- India
Date of hearing on PIL on Bengal panchayat polls postponed
Kolkata: The date of hearing on the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by the Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in Calcutta High Court seeking deployment of central armed forces for the forthcoming…
- India
24.3% POCSO cases from Assam, Maha, WB were ‘romantic’ relationships: Analysis
New Delhi: Of the 7,064 POCSO judgments between 2016 and 2020 from Assam, Maharashtra, and West Bengal, 1,715 cases (24.3 percent) involved “romantic relationships”, according to a new analysis. Enfold Proactive Health…
