Upholding the order of Justice Saugata Bhattacharya debarring identified tainted candidates from taking part in the fresh recruitment process, the Division Bench of Justice Soumen Sen and Justice Smita Das De dismissed the appeals of the WBSSC and the state government.
TMC linked the KLO chief’s statement with the controversy over a notice issued by the Assam government to a farmer in Cooch Behar, alleging Singh has been acting on BJP’s behalf.
Banerjee met J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the state secretariat in Kolkata and accepted his invitation to visit Kashmir, saying she will try to visit the region after the Durga Puja celebrations.
The team of CBI officers also went to the SDPO office in Minakhan before going to Pradip Mondal's residence in Sandeshkhali.
The Calcutta High Court on Monday had ordered the WBSSC to rectify its latest notification for the recruitment of over 35,000 school staff, directing it to bar “identified tainted” candidates of the 2016 selection process from applying this year.
The chief minister condemned the error and sought an apology from NITI Aayog for the mistake as well as taking immediate corrective measures in this connection.
In January this year, a trial court in Sealdah sentenced Roy to life imprisonment “until his last breath” for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the state-run RG Kar College and Hospital.
The plea, filed on behalf of the missing families, will be heard on Wednesday by a division bench of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, according to lawyers representing the relatives of the two families.
The BJP blamed the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for the confusion over identity documentation
Dismisses stay petitions, says hiring should be completed by December 31.
The reaction comes in the wake of the alleged rape of a 24-year-old student in a college in Kolkata on June 25
The investigators want to know who the guard interacted with during his duty hours from 4pm to 8pm
Speculation also swirled over the absence of Dilip Ghosh, who did not attend the programme when Bhattacharya took over charge in his new role, two days ago
In 2011, Pal was elected as MLA from Beleghata. He won from Beleghata in 2016 and 2021 as well
Pant, a 1991-batch IAS officer, was due to retire on June 30. However, the state government sought an extension from the Centre, which agreed to the proposal.
Justice Joy Sengupta directed that the CBI’s Joint Director lead the investigation, with progress monitored by the trial court.
Party questions how history-sheeters are being employed in institutions by TMC administration
On Monday, the SIT sent the Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from the college’s CCTV cameras for forensic examination, along with the seized mobile phones of the accused.
Observed nationally as Statistics Day and internally as Workers’ Day, the celebration this year focused on “75 Years of the National Sample Survey”
The NCW were also unable to meet the victim and the family as the victim's father was unreachable
All four arrested were visible in the CCTV footage obtained by the police from the day of the alleged rape, confirming their presence at the scene, as per the police.
The new service revives the historic Bankura–Damodar link, covering 283 km at a fare of just Rs 60—cheaper than the Rs 65 Kharagpur route
Later the same day, the TMC said controversial remarks by two of its leaders --Mitra and MP Kalyan Banerjee-- were made in their "personal capacities".
According to a statement issued by the party, the fact-finding committee will soon visit the site of the incident and submit its investigation report to BJP national president JP Nadda
The medical report reads: “Abrasion marks around the neck seen.” It adds that “a few marks over the….. (private parts) seen”, and points out that “sexual assault cannot be ruled out”



