The government instructed all district administrations to ensure strict compliance with its directives on wearing masks and maintaining social distancing.

Though the CPI(M) refused to comment officially, sources in the party said the matter was discussed at its state committee meeting on Wednesday. Ajanta too was unavailable for comments.

Unsuccessful candidates had blocked roads in statewide protests on Saturday, forcing the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) the following day to summon the principals of the schools of such students to appear before it within a week with documents listing the students’ marks in Class 11.

State BJP president Dilip Ghosh said Banerjee's efforts to unite Opposition parties would not succeed.

TMC MP from Bolpur Asit Kumar Mal on Monday wrote to Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, urging him to take steps to restore the glory of Visva-Bharati University (VBU).

The agitating students said with no exams having taken place this year due to the Covid-19 situation, they were baffled by the evaluation process.

The fire broke out at 2 am in the Shatarupa Pally area. People in the area reported hearing several explosions, and then saw shanties burning. The local people immediately informed the fire brigade, which deployed 15 fire engines to douse the flames.

This is the second such case in the last one month in which illegal vaccination camps were organised.

West Bengal was supposed to get 75 lakh of vaccine doses this month and received 54 lakh till Friday, a senior health department official said.

Officials said six fire engines were deployed to douse the blaze that destroyed a major part of the factory. The fire had not been brought under control till reports last came in.

At the sit-in, the members of the Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) shouted slogans against the Centre, and accused it of using central agencies to target the Opposition.

For the second consecutive year, Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee will deliver her annual address to the people of the state on July 21 virtually in view of ongoing restrictions related to Covid-19.

WBBSE president Kalyanmoy Ganguly announced that the 100 per cent pass percentage is an all-time record.

Eleven more patients succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative toll to 17,999.

Acting on a tip-off, a team of the Kolkata’s Special Task Force (STF) arrested accused Tapas Ray, alleged to be a drug peddler, when he was heading to destination on his bike.

TMC MP Saugata Roy told reporters that the party would raise its voice against the government during the monsoon session that begins on Monday.

It is learned that Pratyusha Paul had been receiving rape threats on social media for almost a year. In the latest, she received a message on her social media handle, threatening her with rape, at 6 pm on Saturday and again, at 10 am on Sunday.

On Sunday, the protests were held in Kolkata’s Paikpara, Baguiati, Chetla and Behala areas. In the districts, TMC workers demonstrated in Belgharia, Bolpur, Katwa, Raniganj, and Siliguri, among others.

“On the basis of a complaint by Shruti Das, an actress, we have started a case against certain Facebook users for posting objectionable remarks,” said JCP (Crime) Murlidhar Sharma.

"Maybe, they can’t have elections in Uttarakhand due to Covid-19 but in Bengal we can have by-polls. We have no apprehensions that by-elections won’t happen in Bengal," said TMC MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy.

Tushar Mehta, who is representing the Central agencies in Saradha chit fund and Narada sting cases, had on Friday confirmed that Adhikari had visited his office-cum-residence on Thursday, but denied that he had a “meeting” with the BJP leader.

The Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) is an autonomous district council for the Darjeeling and Kalimpong areas of West Bengal.

An oral complaint was registered at Electronic Complex police station in March 2020. After the incident, Deb's parents knew that he was faking to be a an Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer, said the officer.

“Covid-19 restrictions will remain effective till July 15. Salons and beauty parlours can open from 11am to 6pm with 50% seating capacity provided that the staff has been vaccinated," said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.