Category: West Bengal

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The zero-commission app, police officials said, will provide cab and bike services at cheaper rates TT Correspondent, Siliguri, 17.08.24 : The Siliguri Metropolitan Police on Friday formally launched Yatri Sathi,…

Regional West Bengal

CM doubles down on Teesta: Didi draws attention to water scarcity in North Bengal

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The Bengal chief minister, while speaking on a resolution demanding the Indo-Bhutan Joint River Commission at the state Assembly, also questioned the Centre’s decision to initiate discussions with the Bangladesh…

Crime West Bengal

Five years rigorous imprisonment for former post office superintendent

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SNS, 28 July 2024 : A special CBI court in Asansol has sent former Senior Superintendent of Post Office, Maloy Pal to five years in jail along with a fine…

Crime Education West Bengal

Calcutta High Court sets aside single-bench order in TET case

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The board moved the division bench of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Prasenjit Biswas contending that the candidate had applied to write the test, held on December 11, 2022, as…

Politics West Bengal

Saffron party leadership to revamp state BJP, major reshuffle awaited

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Central BJP leaders are aiming to restructure the saffron party’s organisation at the state and district level ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections in view of the party’s poor performance…

Education West Bengal

Yet to get reply from Centre on conducting own medical entrance exam: Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu

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Basu said the Centre’s mishandling of the UGC-NET exam jeopardised the careers of lakhs of teaching job aspirants in higher educational institutions PTI, Calcutta, 06.07.24 : West Bengal Education Minister…

Regional West Bengal

Teesta River erosion leaves hundreds displaced

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Dibyendu Sinha, MP, 5 July 2024, Jalpaiguri: Around 50 to 60 houses have been submerged in the erosion of the Teesta River basin, leaving hundreds homeless. Approximately 500 bighas of…

Education West Bengal

WBJEEB publishes rules & regulations for e-counselling of students

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Amitava Banerjee4 July 2024 11:35 PM Darjeeling: Teesta Bazar in Kalimpong observed a bandh on Thursday demanding compensation, rehabilitation and permanent protection from the River Teesta. The bandh call was…

Crime Politics West Bengal

Bengal Raj Bhavan molestation case: Woman employee moves Supreme Court against immunity to Governor Bose

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According to Article 361, criminal proceedings cannot be instituted in a court against the Governor during his term of office CV Ananda Bose: File PTI, New Delhi, 04.07.24 : A contractual…

Crime West Bengal

Youth shoots at woman, takes own life at guest house in Calcutta’s Lake Gardens

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The woman sustained a bullet injury in her abdomen and has been admitted to a hospital in Jadavpur ew Metro Guest House at Lake Gardens: Pradip Sanyal Monalisa Chaudhuri, TT,…

Crime Politics West Bengal

Calcutta High Court to hear Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose’s defamation suit against CM Mamata Banerjee on July 3

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Bose had filed a defamation case against Banerjee on June 28, a day after she claimed women complained to her that they were afraid to visit the Raj Bhavan because…

Crime Techno/ Science West Bengal

Rampant sharing of personal info on internet often results in child abuse: WBCPCR

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WBCPCR Chairperson Tulika Das said the traffickers and other unscrupulous persons use fake identities on social media platforms to lure children into their traps. Rampant sharing of personal info on…

West Bengal

Centre okays proposals worth Rs 860 Cr for Bengal under Swachh Bharat Mission 2.0

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There are 118 legacy-waste dumpsites in West Bengal, of which only 5 per cent waste has been remediated, the statement said PTI, New Delhi, Jun 27, 2024 : The Union…

Politics West Bengal

Newly elected TMC MLAs fail to take oath, Guv leaves for Delhi

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PTI, Kolkata, Jun 26, 2024 : The deadlock over the swearing-in of two newly elected TMC legislators continued on Wednesday as West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose refused to…

Regional West Bengal

‘Rodents cut wire and caused short circuit’: Holong Bungalow fire probe smells a rat

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‘Those who have stayed in the Holong Bungalow are familiar with the presence of rats. According to the primary report, the rats cut through the electric wires, leading to a…

West Bengal

‘Rupashree aid of Rs 25K must reach beneficiaries before marriage date’