Speaking on the oft-repeated allegation of the opposition parties on the government's influence on the judiciary, Rijiju contended that such accusations were "unsavoury" and only worked to cast aspersions on its independence.
Premature release of 61 male life convicts, aged more than 60 years of age, and 2 female life convicts, aged more than 55 years of age has been approved by the Bengal govt.
The BJP on Sunday claimed that its Sonamukhi legislator Dibakar Gharami was attacked by Trinamool Congress activists in Bankura district.
Bharatiya Janata Party has sought the disqualification of party turncoat Mukul Roy from the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee defied protocol in a review meeting chaired by PM Modi on Cyclone Yaas, say Government of India (GoI) sources.
West Bengal government has called a meeting on May 10 with stakeholders of industry, factories, tea gardens to ensure protection of workers from the pandemic
Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee and election strategist Prashant Kishor on Tuesday met Suvendu Adhikari, who resigned as a minister in the West Bengal government last week, following which the party claimed that all the issues have been r
The committee formed by the West Bengal government to study the New Education Policy 2020 (NEP) is of the view that certain features of it lacked clarity while several others may not be applicable to the entire country, almost each state of which has a different cultural heritage, a member of the panel said on Sunday.
With their Centenary Foundation Day barely a month away, the club is grappling with financial woes following the premature pull-out of its former investor Quess Corp
The TMC accused Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar of peddling "fake news", drawing sharp retort. Dhankhar charged that the party was "deflecting from the main issue".
The West Bengal government has called a meeting on Friday with 17 state sports association, including the CAB to discuss plans to resume action.
West Bengal government jobs: With civic polls due later this year, the TMC dispensation has decided to fill up over thousand vacancies in government departments and municipalities, sources said on Tuesday.
The Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal government on Monday to suspend all media campaigns related to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). A division bench of Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan and Justice Radhakrishnan directed the state government to suspend the campaigns on CAA till the court gives its final orders.
Making the announcement, a state government statement said the internet services were being shut down in Malda, Murshidabad and Howah districts.
Every family with ration card was given 1 kg onion at Rs 59. In the local markets, the vegetable is being sold for Rs 130-140 a kg, which is a seven-time increase in four months.
6th Pay Commission: Nearly 10 lakh West Bengal government employees, including teachers, are set to get fatter pay packets from January with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announcing her government would implement the recommendations of the state's Sixth Pay Commission.
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Saturday said the government cannot raise the pay scale of agitating primary school teachers to the level demanded by them as it will incur a huge expense on the state exchequer.
Chouhan, a BJP national vice-president, was scheduled to attend two rallies Wednesday - one at Baharampur in Murshidabad district and the other at Kharagpur in West Midnapore district.
The move was initiated after the West Bengal government received complaints that farmers were either facing difficulties or not getting loans from commercial banks.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced a cash award of Rs 10 lakh and a government job for the 21-year-old.
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