Those arrested were part of a network of money collection from candidates to provide employment to undeserving and unlisted candidates in various schools across the state, the federal agency said in a statement.

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An alleged middleman in the case, Bhalla was arrested by the ED at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on February 13.

West Bengal chief minister further alleged that the Centre had also stopped the scholarship for minorities.

Lahiri had started his political career with the Congress. In 1991, he was elected from the Shibpur constituency on a Congress ticket. He switched over to the TMC after it was founded in 1998.

On Sunday, Governor CV Ananda Bose relieved Chakravorty of her duties amid speculation that a new team would be constituted by him comprising senior state and central IAS officers.

Siddiqui and 17 ISF supporters were arrested on January 21 during a demonstration in Kolkata to demand the arrest of a TMC leader after a spate of clashes with the ruling party's supporters in Bhangar.

According to sources, Sharma entered the lobby of the Assembly building impersonating as an MLA .

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Chatterjee, who has been in custody since July 23 last year, prayed for bail stating that he has been under detention for long and that search and seizure is complete.

The federal agency has registered an FIR before initiating the probe. The boy was found hanging in the juvenile home on December 15, with the police claiming that he died by suicide.

The equipment will facilitate accurate testing at an affordable cost. MSTC is committed to social uplift of people residing in rural, tribal and economically backward areas through various CSR initiatives, it added.

Left parties also demanded that police officers responsible for arresting such people on “false” charges must be punished.

The Lake Club, Kolkata, has been hosting the vintage car show, in collaboration with the Eastern India Motoring Group (EIMG), for their respective members and guests, for the past four years, a statement said.

The incident took place when the gas cylinder was being used to pump balloons by a vendor at Bantra village late Sunday evening.

Adhikari declined to comment on Mamata's remarks. He said, “The people of Nandigram have spoken on who is the actual leader of that area.” Incidentally, Suvendu defeated Mamata by 1,956 votes in the Bengal Assembly election in 2021.

Participating in a debate on the Governor's address on the third day of the budget session, Adhikari started speaking just before Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee concluded her speech.

Chakravorty was appointed as the principal secretary to then Governor La Ganesan (additional charge) on August 18, 2022. She continued to hold the post after Bose took oath as the Governor of West Bengal, replacing Ganesan, on November 23 last year.

The university has sent the economist a third letter, asking him to suggest a “suitable date and time for joint survey of the land of Pratichi (family home name)”.

According to police sources, Sheikh had been absconding since the night of the killing and police got to know about his whereabouts several times but as they tried to nab him, the accused managed to evade police every time.

Claiming that state BJP leaders were fooling the people of northern Bengal by raising the demand for a separate state, Banerjee said that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had asserted that his party was against the division of states.

The ED summoned Manjit Singh Grewal, alias, Jitti Bhai, with relevant documents — business papers and bank documents — at its Delhi office on February 15, said ED sources.

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