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Bengal education minister meets VCs on admission in undergraduate courses

West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on Wednesday held a meeting with Vice Chancellors of state-run universities to decide on the modalities of admission to undergraduate courses

Bengal Budget FY 22: Govt grants road tax waiver, stamp duty rebate

The government has also proposed to reduce stamp duty by two per cent for registration of deeds, while circle rate was slashed by ten per cent.

TMC likely to conduct organisational reshuffle next week

The ruling TMC in West Bengal is likely to carry out a major organisational reshuffle next week, probably before its annual Martyrs Day rally on July 21

Present tense, future shaky for Bengal small factory hub amid Covid crisis

The 500-odd foundry units in Howrah operate largely with contractual workers.

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son Abhijit joins Trinamool

Former President Pranab Mukherjee's son and ex-Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee joined the Trinamool Congress here on Monday.

TMC MPs meet President Kovind, demand removal of Mehta as Solicitor General

A delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs on Monday met President Ram Nath Kovind

BJP MLA allegedly attacked by TMC, police deny having information about it

The BJP on Sunday claimed that its Sonamukhi legislator Dibakar Gharami was attacked by Trinamool Congress activists in Bankura district, even though the police denied having any information about it

Calcutta HC directs Bengal govt to provide security to Suvendu Adhikari

The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the West Bengal Government to provide security to Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari that was withdrawn by the state

ECI seeks Bengal govt's response over elections to two Rajya Sabha seats

Two Rajya Sabha seats which were earlier being held by Dinesh Trivedi and Manas Bhuiyan lie vacant.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta denies meeting Suvendu Adhikari

The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding Mehta's removal.

Bengal assembly session: Governor cuts short speech amid ruckus by BJP MLAs

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to cut short his inaugural address to the newly constituted state assembly

TMC seeks removal of Solicitor General over meeting with Suvendu

The Trinamool Congress on Friday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking the removal of Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta

HC directs Bengal govt to provide relief to post-poll violence victims

The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued a show cause notice for contempt of court proceedings against Deputy Commissioner of Police of South Kolkata Rashid Munir Khan

WB govt's separate portal for Covid-19 vaccination is illegal: Adhikari

Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led state government launching a separate portal for Covid-19 vaccination 'Benvax' instead of 'Cowin' is illegal

West Bengal govt raises Rs 10,500 cr in Q1 FY22 via state loan auctions

The West Bengal government raised Rs 10,500 crore in the first quarter of the current financial year through auctions of state securities and state development loans, as per official data

Vaccination lowest in Bengal, fake inoculation going on: J P Nadda

BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, alleging that Covid-19 vaccination is lowest in the state and fake inoculation camps are being organised here. He also claimed that "organised post-poll violence" is taking place in the state and though it has a woman chief minister, women are facing atrocities. Nadda alleged that Banerjee, also the Trinamool Congress supremo, is "changing her version" every other day on the vaccination programme, and the state government has failed in the process, though the Centre is providing free vaccines to states. "If you see the data, the vaccination is lowest in West Bengal. This is the only state where you would see fake vaccination camps are being run. We have never heard about fake vaccination. Even TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty got a jab of the fake vaccine," he said. Several persons, including the mastermind, were recently arrested for organising dubious camps in Kolkata where people were .

West Bengal extends Covid curbs till July 15; allows several relaxations

The chief minister said the local train and metro services will remain closed.

WB Bar Council urges CJI to remove Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta HC

The Bar Council of West Bengal on Sunday wrote to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana seeking the removal of Justice Rajesh Bindal as the Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Calcutta

Bengal post-poll violence: NHRC asks victims to file complaints from Sunday

An NHRC committee,constituted on direction of the Calcutta High Court to look into allegations of human rights violations would receive representations from complainants starting Sunday, an official

West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination to be conducted on July 17

A total of 92,695 candidates will appear for the examinations