The TMC chief was referring to a remark made by BJP MLA and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, who had said there would be a “big explosion on Monday that will shake the TMC and its top brass.”

The verdict drew mixed reactions, wherein, some teachers and job seekers expressed relief, many expressed their disappointment over their uncertain future.

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More than 23 lakh candidates had appeared for the SLST 2016 for 24,640 vacant posts.

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The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) alleged that the candidates were not called for a discussion but were given a “lecture on the powers of the Chancellor by some official”.

While the EC received 218 complaints from Cooch Behar constituency alone, over 100 complaints were lodged in Jalpaiguri and 150 in Alipurduar.

Kolkata recorded a maximum of 40 degree temperature with 89% humidity on Friday, and "might cross 40 degrees in next 2-3 days," an official said.

In the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, three seats in West Bengal — Cooch Behar, Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri — went to polls on Friday.

There were reports of a crude bomb going off as the procession was about to conclude. However, the police did not confirm.

Taking to X, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condoled the deaths and said the families of the victims will be granted compensation.

The notice, signed by IIT-KGP registrar Amit Jain, states that a student found drinking on the campus for the first time will be fined Rs 5,000.

On Monday, the Calcutta High Court had granted permission to Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Anjani Putra Sena to take out Ram Navami processions in West Bengal’s Howrah district.

BJP ex-South 24 Parganas district chief Abhijit Das, known as 'Bobby da' among party workers, had lost from the high-profile seat in 2009 and 2014

Tapas Burman and Rajesh Sarkar, students at Darivit High School, in Raiganj in North Dinajpur district were killed in an alleged case of police firing in September 2018.

Abhishek Banerjee on Monday stated that he plans to take legal action against income tax officials for allegedly stopping the trial run of the helicopter he used during a raid on Sunday.

The NIA also found that a third person linked with terror outfit, Muzammil Shareef, visited Kolkata and helped the two, who have been identified as Abdul Matheen Taha and Mussavir Hussain Shazib.

Adhikari said the TMC's outcry over the raid indicates that the party's leaders are apprehensive about their ill-gotten wealth.

Bista said the solution would be within the ambit of the Constitution, but did not specify if it meant a separate state.

Chowdhury said he informed the district superintendent of police on the matter and sought his intervention.

The ED complaint alleged that some private persons were found in unauthorised possession of rations meant for delivery through the Public Distribution System and were found to be involved in bogus procurement of paddy.

Mussavir Hussain Shazib and Adbul Matheen Taha were arrested from Purba Medinipur district on Friday for their alleged involvement in the blast at the Bengaluru cafe on March 1 that left nine people injured.

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The high court was hearing petitions by several women in Sandeshkhali who had levied sexual assault allegations against local Trinamool Congress leaders, apart from complaints of land grabbing and violence.