The resolution was passed by a 167-62 vote, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee asserting that Poila Baisakh will be observed as the statehood day, or Paschimbanga Dibas, irrespective of the Governor's approval.

According to party leaders, Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee will lead the protest along with affected workers, and TMC supremo and Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will also join the protest.

Governor C V Ananda Bose hits out at the West Bengal education department, saying universities should be corruption and violence-free.

Educationists worried over fight between Governor and TMC govt, say universities could lose branding, ranking and funding, leading to privatisation of higher education

Chandra Bose said that when he joined BJP he was promised that he could propagate the inclusive ideology of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Sarat Chandra Bose but that did not happen.

The altercation between the BJP candidate and the police officer lasted for at least 15 minutes, eyewitnesses said. The state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has sought a report from the Jalpaiguri District Magistrate on the issue.

Terming the move as a blatant attempt to distort the country's history, she said, "Today, they (Centre) changed the name of India.

Says Governor’s actions a bid to paralyse state administration

Father says his son was targeted by school after he mobilised parents for fee cut

The move also drew severe criticism from the West Bengal government with state education minister Bratya Basu slamming the Governor Bose for acting in a “dictatorial manner”.

CM Mamata Banerjee urged industrialists to hire migrant workers from the state and her government will provide them with a data bank of migrant labourers

For BJP, a win will be a morale booster; for ruling TMC it will pave way for its resurgence in north Bengal; and Cong-CPI(M) hope for Sagardighi re-run

A four-member team from the University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday visited Jadavpur University to take stock of the situation on the campus following the death of an undergraduate student last month. Sources in the university said, the UGC team will monitor steps taken by authorities to stop incidents of ragging and hold talks with […]

The victim's family lodged a complaint at the Kasba police station alleging foul play in the incident leading to the boy's death.

Ruling party says won’t impact results

While TMC minister Firhad Hakim and MP Mimi Chakraborty did roadshows for party candidate Nirmal Chandra Roy, BJP heavyweights Sukanta Majumdar, Suvendu Adhikari and Dilip Ghosh canvassed for their candidate Tapasi Roy.

The move came in the backdrop of the appointment of interim vice-chancellors to several state universities by Governor Bose.

CBI conducted search operations under PMLA at 11 locations connected to Kunal Gupta, the owner and director of M/s Met Technologies Pvt. Ltd in Kolkata.

Reacting to Adhikari's claims, state Power Minister Aroop Biswas said such power cuts are taking place due to maintenance work.

The joint programmes will lead to patent rights, copyrights and other intellectual property rights, the institute said

The trucks laden with the explosives were seized and his whereabouts were known from two persons arrested after the incident, the officer said.

After receiving the letter, the JU Registrar filed a complaint with the police, which have registered an FIR under IPC sections 34 (common intention), 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of IPC.

The association, however, maintained that the security on the campus should not be handled by ex-army men.

We have filed a police complaint at the local police station,” said one of the girl's relatives.