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Teachers’ scam: Partha Chatterjee’s judicial custody extended
Kolkata: A special CBI court on Monday extended, till December 22, the judicial custody of former West Bengal Education Minister and Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee in connection with his alleged…
- India
Surrogacy rules to be stricter in West Bengal
Kolkata: West Bengal government is in the process of making surrogacy rules stricter and more stringent in the state. A formal notification has been issued by the state government in line with…
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No fresh FIR against Suvendu Adhikari without court’s permission: HC
Kolkata: A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday afternoon, has barred West Bengal police to file any fresh first information report (FIR) against the Leader of the Opposition in…
- Kolkata
ED tracking links between teachers’ recruitment & cattle smuggling scams in Bengal
Kolkata: The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is probing the cattle smuggling and teachers’ recruitment scams in West Bengal, has started investigating leads that can establish a clear-cut link between the two scams.…
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Calcutta HC tells Bengal govt to file report on 4 custodial deaths in a span of 10 days
Kolkata: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the West Bengal government to file a report within two weeks on four custodial deaths at the Baruipur Correctional Home…
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WB: Rs 93.83L seized from SUV; Mamata claims money meant for BJP
Jalpaiguri: A day after Rs 93.83 lakh in cash was seized from a vehicle in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged that the money was meant for…
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WBSSC recruitment scam: 21k candidates hired illegally, CBI to Calcutta HC
Kolkata: A total of 21,000 candidates were recruited illegally in all categories of West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) and more than 9,000 optical mark recognition (OMR) sheets were tampered with, Central…
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Day after diktat of TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee, panchayat head quits
Kolkata: The head of a panchayat in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district on Sunday resigned from her post following the directive of Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, but claimed that the…
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3 killed, several injured in blast near venue of Abhishek’s rally
Contai: At least three people were killed and several others injured in a blast near the venue of senior Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee’s rally in West Bengal’s Purba Medinipur district, police…
- Kolkata
Ramakrishna Mission school refuses to adhere to Bengal govt’s blue-white dress code for students
Kolkata: A school in West Bengal managed by the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission- Belur Math founded by Swami Vivekananda has refused to adhere to the directive of the state education department…
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Frequent intrusions in human habitats prompt Bengal forest dept to conduct bear census
Kolkata: Reports of frequent intrusions into human habitations in the Terai and Dooars forest zones in North Bengal, especially in the tea gardens located in the area, have prompted the West Bengal…
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WB: HC seeks affidavit from govt on PIL alleging MGNREGA irregularities
Kolkata: A division bench of Calcutta High Court on Monday sought an affidavit from the West Bengal government in connection with a PIL filed by the leader of opposition in West Bengal…
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CAA will be implemented in West Bengal: BJP’s Suvendu
Kolkata: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act will be implemented in the state, and dared Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop its…
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Bengal’s ‘biggest thief’ will be nabbed in Dec: Suvendu Adhikari
Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of opposition in West Bengal Assembly, on Wednesday triggered speculations about December becoming a crucial game-changer in state politics as he claimed that the state’s “biggest thief”…
- Kolkata
Calcutta HC orders fresh CBI probe into illegal appointment of teachers
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday ordered a fresh CBI probe to identify the masterminds who were trying to influence the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) to protect the interests…
