Speaking in Spanish, which was instantly translated by one of the SFI activists in Bengali for the audience, Aleida advised the students to keep the flag of the struggle for the proletariat interest high.

The party has also decided to move the court demanding the deployment of central force for the panchayat polls in an attempt to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections.

Despite calling off their protest against Justice Mantha over some of the orders passed by him, a section of lawyers remained absent at the bench of the Calcutta High Court judge since January 10.

This was announced by Usha Ramesh, Chief General Manager of NABARD, West Bengal Regional Office, Kolkata, during a state credit seminar organised on Wednesday, a press release said.

On Monday, Shila Chatterjee was elected chairperson of Jhalda Municipality by the Congress through a court-monitored voting process in the presence of the District Magistrate, Purulia, and she took oath the next day.

Mondal's counsel did not pray for his bail during production before the court. The investigating officer of the CBI informed the court about the progress in the probe, stating that several bank accounts are being probed in this connection.

Chatterjee, who is currently lodged in the Presidency Correctional Home, was produced in the court for hearing along with other accused in the school jobs scam case.

The VBU authorities accused him of supporting a recent students' agitation. The central university in a statement regretted that the signatories signed the letter without ascertaining the real situation that had rocked the varsity in past two years.

The CM claimed that the Centre was taking away money from the state and was not releasing funds for the Grameen Sadak Yojana. “We will figure out a way to provide houses to people.

On his first visit after being reappointed party president, Nadda urged people to press the lotus symbol ‘whether it is panchayat polls or Lok Sabha polls’.

It was an apparent reference to the bitter relationship between the Governor House and the state government which had resulted in a number of showdowns in the past.

The residents of Joshimath were not responsible for the disaster and the Centre must take steps on a war-footing to protect people, Bengal CM said.

Speaking on the sidelines of a press conference in Kolkata, Ajay Kumar Nandi, the RSS sanghchalak in the eastern region, said that Netaji was never a critic of RSS.

Union Education Ministry asks state government to probe the matter; State Education Minister assures “strong action”

The BJP accused the TMC government of being “pro-separatist”.

Speaking at an administrative meeting at Sagardighi in Murshidabad district, the CM said, “We are number one in the implementation of the MGNREGA scheme. We are running this scheme without central assistance.”

“The actual cause of death will be ascertained after we receive the autopsy report. All allegations are being probed," said a police officer.

On Wednesday, the council authorities will decide whether to take action against the lawyers involved in the protests.

An amount of Rs 11 crore in cash was seized from at least 20 properties linked to Hossain in Kolkata, New Delhi and Murshidabad during the I-T raids on January 11 and 12.

The houses at Bogtui were set on fire in retaliation to the killing of Trinamool Congress' local panchayat deputy head Bhadu Sheikh earlier that day.

A Trinamool Congress worker on Saturday allegedly slapped a man in full public glare when the latter approached a state minister with complaints about civic amenities in North 24 Parganas district’s Duttapukur. The incident took place when state Food and Supplies Minister Rathin Ghosh was interacting with the local people during the ‘Didir Doot’ (Didi’s […]

Chowdhury's letter has, meanwhile, fuelled speculation of a Left-Congress alliance ahead of the panchayat polls in the state.

It was announced recently that five inspection teams of the Union Ministry of Rural Development would soon be visiting as many as 10 districts of West Bengal to look into the allegations of corruption in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).

After a closed-door organisational meeting of the BJP, Pradhan told mediapersons that the joint team would comprise central as well as state officials.