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Primary school recruitment in WB: SC allows CBI to probe irregularities
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the CBI to proceed with its investigation of the alleged irregularities in appointment of primary teachers in West Bengal government-sponsored and aided schools. The…
- India
Mamata meets kin of six flash flood victims in Jalpaiguri, promises assistance
Jalpaiguri: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday met the family members of six out of the eight people who died after being swept away in a flash flood in Mal…
- India
Cattle scam: How Mondal family gained through sale of properties
Kolkata: The CBI, in its fresh charge sheet on multi-crore cattle smuggling scam in West Bengal, has given details on how Trinamool Congress strongman Anubrata Mondal and his family gained by purchasing…
- India
West Bengal flash flood: Death toll rises to 8, PM condoles
Kolkata: The death toll in the flash flood in the Mal river at Malbazar in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district has risen to eight. Several are still feared missing. According to sources, the…
- India
Check out how women celebrated ‘Sindoor Khela’ in West Bengal
Birbhum: Women bid adieu to Goddess Durga with ‘Sindoor Khela’ on the occasion of Vijay Dashmi at a pandal in Birbhum, West Bengal. On Vijay Dashmi, the last day of Durga Puja,…
- India
Mahishasura idol resembling Mahatma Gandhi! Congress to move court
Kolkata: The West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee announced on Tuesday that it would move the court against the organisers of a small Durga Puja — Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha — at Kasba…
- India
Attack on Marxist book stall: Trinamool Congress faces wrath of civil society
Kolkata: West Bengal government and ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday came under criticism from intellectuals and the civil society following an attack on CPI(M)’s Marxist literature stall and the consequent arrest of…
- India
Govt should not give donations to Durga Puja committees: Assam CM
Guwahati: Without naming his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said no government should grant any donation to Durga Puja committees as it is a…
- Kolkata
YouTuber held for creating memes of Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: The police on Tuesday arrested a YouTuber for creating memes targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. The arrested person has been identified as Tuhin Mondal (30), whose mobile phone has also been…
- India
Mamata asks mayor to rename Kolkata road, park after Pranab Mukherjee
Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday directed Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim to rename a road and a park in the city after former president Pranab Mukherjee. Speaking at the inauguration of…
- India
BJP committee seeks CBI, NHRC probes into ‘Nabanna Chalo’ rally violence
New Delhi: A BJP committee that looked into the clash between West Bengal police and party members during its ‘Nabanna Chalo’ rally has sought CBI and National Human Rights Commission probes into…
- Politics
Mamata govt involved neck deep in teacher recruitment scam: Dharmendra Pradhan
Kolkata: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday criticised the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal for its alleged neck deep involvement in the school teachers recruitment scam and wondered when will it…
- India
Sushil Kumar Modi says received threat letter from Bengal
Patna: BJP MP and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday said he had received a threat letter from West Bengal’s East Bardhman district. Putting the letter on social…
- India
Mamata’s decision to postpone north Bengal visit attracts opposition jibes
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s scheduled two-day visit to north Bengal from September 21 stands postponed, attracting jibes from opposition parties, who have linked…
- Kolkata
CPI(M) to hold ‘Insaaf’ rally in Kolkata to seek justice for Anis Khan
Kolkata: Youth and student wings of CPI(M) will hold ‘Insaaf’ rally at Esplanade in the heart of Kolkata on Tuesday to seek justice for Anis Khan, a student leader who died mysteriously…
