Addressing a gathering on Tuesday, CM Mamata said, "I received a letter in which Centre urged state govt to give jobs to Agniveers after 4-years. They want me to give jobs to BJP workers... why should we?... First priority will be given to state youth."
The Bill which was introduced by Minister of State for Health, Chandrima Bhattacharya, was first passed by voice vote but later taken up for a vote by ballot at the insistence of the opposition BJP.
The CBI has named four persons as accused in its charge sheet filed in the murder of Sheikh whereas 18 people, including TMC leader Anarul Hussain, have been named in the arson case, officials said.
The motion was an unscheduled one, and it did not name anyone as the matter is sub judice.
The court directed the West Bengal government to file a status report on the situation on June 15 on a prayer to do so by the advocate general representing the state.
The bill was passed after 182 members voted in favour of the legislation and 40 against it in the 294-member Assembly.
Among those arrested, 316 were held in eight districts in Uttar Pradesh and 100 in West Bengal, while the Ranchi police registered 25 FIRs against "thousands" of people for the violence that erupted against two suspended BJP functionaries over Prophet Mohammad remarks after Friday prayers.
Eastern Railway, Public Relation Officer chief Eklavya Chakraborty said that an unruly mob of 1,000 people pelted stones on the train. Few people were injured.
The southwest monsoon has advanced into parts of Central Arabian Sea, most parts of Konkan (including Mumbai), some parts of madhya Maharashtra, some more parts of Karnataka on June 11, 2022, IMD said.
The agitators have been demanding action and arrest of the suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma and her former party colleague Naveen Jindal. Protests were witnessed after Friday prayers in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Ranchi, Ahmedabad, Navi Mumbai, Ludhiana, Hyderabad and Jammu & Kashmir.
Of the 272 candidates who occupied the first 10 ranks in 2022, Adhisha Devsarma of Dinhata Soni Debi Jain High school topped in overall category by scoring 498 marks (99.6 per cent) out of 500.
The move comes days after the proposal to remove Bengal Governor as the visitor to private varsities was discussed at a state cabinet meeting.
WBBSE Madhyamik Result 2022: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated students for performing well in board exams.
The MeT Department forecast intense spell of rainfall over sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and the northeastern states over next the four days.
Just a day after BJP's national General Secretary and headquarters in-charge, Arun Singh sent an email communique to Ghosh on this count, the latter was in his usual maverick mood on Wednesday morning.
Singer Krishnakumar Kunnath, better known as KK, passed away on Tuesday evening. The singer fell ill while performing at an event in Kolkata and was brought to the CMRI hospital, where he was declared dead.
On Saturday, Abhishek Banerjee launched a scathing attack on a section of judiciary for the Calcutta High Court orders directing CBI probe in various issues in the state.
This is the third arrest in the case. Earlier, two police officials of West Bengal Police department were placed under arrest and a chargesheet was also filed against them in 2021.
The decision has been approved by the state cabinet. It will be brought to the assembly and will subsequently be made an act.
Speaking on the recent cut in the excise duty by the Central government, Mamata Banerjee said, "They (BJP) do this before any election. Only a small portion of BPL category is under Ujjwala Yojana. How poor people will buy a domestic gas at a cost of Rs 800?"
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