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Calcutta HC Allows TMC Leader Abhishek Banerjee to Travel to Dubai for Eye Treatment
Abhishek Banerjee had approached the court alleging that the Enforcement Directorate, which has questioned him in the coal smuggling scam, had denied him permission to go abroad for treatment
Move to Make CM State Varsities' Chancellor Evokes Mixed Response from West Bengal Teachers' Bodies
Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association (JUTA) said in a statement that the move will increase the "state’s stranglehold over universities”
TMC MLA Sits on College Principal's Chair, Sparks Row
Braja Kishore Goswami told reporters that he was "requested" by the principal to take her seat during a recent visit to Santipur College
Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee Appears Before CBI for 2nd Time in Illegal School Appointments Case
Chatterjee will be asked the same questions for which his answers did not match with those by the members of the advisory panel in connection with the scam
Bengal Photographer’s Trip to Nepal Turns into Nightmare as Printouts of US Dollars Land Him in Jail
Alone and helpless in Nepal, Durlav Roy Chowdhury, a resident of Salkia in West Bengal's Howrah district, had been waiting for assistance from India since November
Cattle Scam: CBI Grilling of TMC's Anubrata Ends Abruptly After He Complains of Chest Pain
Mondal, who was rushed to state-run SSKM Hospital, had reached the CBI office at Nizam Palace here around 9.45 am and questioned for nearly four hours
Bengal CM Mamata Bats for Creation of More Districts to Expedite Development Work
The chief minister also accused the Centre of not releasing funds to the state
Years On, Teachers Draw Salaries for Being Recruited at Non-Existent School
Despite grants from govt, the junior high school could never be constructed and the three teachers recruited for the same continued to work at different schools only based on verbal orders while the school in which they are working had no vacancy.
BJP Worker’s Death in West Bengal: Post-mortem Report Intensifies TMC-BJP War of Words
On May 7, Chowrasia was found dead in Cossipur in mysterious circumstances. Home Minister Amit Shah, who was on his West Bengal visit, had met the family of the deceased and demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the case
Hanskhali Rape: Local TMC Leader Held for 'Evidence Tampering'
Describing the local leader as an "influential person who knew about his son's wrong doings", the official said that the TMC member was picked on Friday along with one of his friends, who aided him
Calcutta HC Orders Transfer of Probe into Birbhum Explosions to NIA
A division bench in an interim order directed the CID to cooperate with NIA and to transfer all documents related to its probe into the 2019 explosion in two residential houses in Birbhum if required
Calcutta High Court Directs Schools not to Deny Promotion to Students Over Fee Payment
Court also reiterated its earlier direction that all students will be allowed to join the higher class in the new sessions and will be provided normal educational facilities.
Calcutta High Court Orders CBI Probe into Murder of Congress Councillor
The court also directed that the investigation of the case be transferred from the West Bengal police to the CBI
Mithun Urges Asansol Residents to Vote for 'Younger Sister' Agnimitra Paul in By-polls
The saffron party's star campaigner, in a video message, described Paul, the MLA of Asansol Dakshin assembly seat, as his 'choto bon' (younger sister), and said that the fashion designer-turned-politician has always been in touch with him, "unlike some ot...
PM Modi to Address 'Matua Dharma Maha Mela' Via Videoconferencing on Tuesday
The social and religious movement started by him originated from Orakandi, now in Bangladesh, in 1860 and led to the formation of the Matua Dharma.
Birbhum Violence LIVE: CBI to Grill Accused Anarul Hussain, 9 Others; Mamata Says Will Protest if CBI Acts As Per BJP Orders
A team of CBI reached the Bogtui village in Bengal's Birbhum on Saturday and started its investigation into the violence that killed eight people earlier this week