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09 Aug

Rain alert for West Bengal: Mamata cuts short Delhi trip by a day

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Cutting quick her remain in New Delhi by way of a day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee again from the national capital on Sunday night to take stock of the scenario in the state in the wake of horrific climate prediction via the Meteorological Department. A "deep depression" due to low pressure in the Bay of Bengal is likely to succeed West Bengal this week which may even intensify into a cyclone-like situation, the climate department said. Sources in the Jati Secretariat said the chief minister decided to return to the state after hearing about the possibility of "depression"…

09 Aug

Kolkata college ‘forces’ assistant professor to quit over complaint of student looking at her bikini pics

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A former assistant professor at St Xavier’s University in Kolkata has alleged that she used to be forced to quit after a father or mother complained that he had observed his son looking at images of her in a bikini on Instagram, The Wire reported. The former assistant professor, referred to as Nandini Guha (name changed) in the report, alleged that the university pulled her up after receiving a written criticism from a first yr male undergraduate student’s father remaining year. In the letter, the mum or dad says that he had caught his son looking at images of the…

08 Aug

West Bengal: Artisans struggle to meet huge demand for flag due to ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’

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Demand for country wide flags has accelerated after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga campaign’. The remarkable demand for the flags from across the country has pressured flag makers in West Bengal to spend sleepless nights in order to entire the humongous orders. The artisans had to refuse in addition orders in order to meet the modern-day demand. The ordinary tricolour makers said that after the Centre’s attraction for the Tiranga campaign, they acquired a big order from states like Bihar, Assam and Sikkim. Rustam Mandal, an artisan said, “After the Prime Minister’s enchantment for the ‘Har…

08 Aug

Pedestrian Killed As 19-Year-Old In Jaguar Rams Her In Kolkata

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A pedestrian was killed when a 19-year-old man driving a Jaguar ran over him in Kolkata. The pedestrian, identified as 45-year-old Shasti Das, a resident of Kolkata's Picnic Garden, died on the spot, police said.The Jaguar hit the two automobiles first before hitting the pedestrian, police said, citing witnesses. The driver Suesh Parashrampuria has been arrested.

05 Aug

Teaching posts on sale, under-qualified people given jobs: Ex-TMC leader’s attack on Partha Chatterjee

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Former Trinamool Congress chief Baisakhi Banerjee has leveled fresh allegations against sacked Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, who is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate over the trainer recruitment scam. Banerjee, who served as general secretary of the West Bengal College and University Professors' Association (WBCUPA), claimed that candidates who were ineligible during Partha Chatterjee's tenure as education minister were given direct entry to educational institutions. In an interview with news enterprise ANI, she cited that every instructional post in the state-run universities was "for sale" and if the small print on university and college recruitment was published, it should be…

04 Aug

Partha Chatterjee-Arpita Mukherjee Santiketan farmhouse ‘Apa’: Enforcement Directorate officials examine loose soil

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Enforcement Directorate officials carried out a raid at a farmhouse in Santiniketan -- around 150km from Kolkata -- which is believed to be owned at the same time via sacked Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and his shut aide Arpita Mukherjee, accused in the trainer recruitment scam. Here are 10 updates on the case: ED officers confirmed that Parth and Arpita jointly bought the plot in 2012. Mutation was done in 2020 titled Arpita Mukherjee. The identity of the farmhouse is believed to be an abbreviation of 'Apa' Arpita and Partha. Some reviews claim that the farmhouse was sold in 2012…

02 Aug

CM announces 7 new district in West Bengal for better development

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The West Bengal cabinet has approved the creation of 7 new districts in the state, CM Mamata Banerjee stated on Monday (August 1). This will take the quantity of districts in West Bengal to 30 from the current 23. The Chief Minister informed a press conference that a new Sundarban district will be carved out of South 24-Parganas district; two new districts will be created out of North 24-Parganas district — Ichhamati in Bongaon subdivision and a yet unnamed district in Basirhat; Ranaghat, a metropolis and municipality in Nadia district, will become the fourth new district; a new district of…

02 Aug

SSC Scam: Lady throws CHAPPALS at Partha Chatterjee, says ‘I would have found peace IF…’

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A woman throws CHAPPALS at Partha Chatterjee. The woman throws CHAPPALS at his vehicle as he was leaving Joka ESI Hospital, where Partha was taken for a medical check-up on Tuesday. Although the shoe did no longer hit Partha. It fell on his car. The female identify is Shubhra Gharvi. Her house is in Amtala. The woman's be apologetic about is that her thrown shoe did not fall on Partha, "I would have discovered peace if the shoe had fallen on his head." Later the girl said, "They have crores of rupees. Bought residences in numerous locations in Kolkata. Coming…

02 Aug

Money placed in flat in my absence: Partha Chatterjee aide Arpita Mukherjee on seized cash

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Partha Chatterjee's aide Arpita Mukherjee on Tuesday said, "The money does now not belong to me, it was stored there in my absence". The ED had previously recovered more than Rs 50 crores in money from her homes in Kolkata. Former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee were despatched to ED custody until August 3. Chatterjee is involved in an alleged recruitment scam of Group ‘C’ and ‘D’ staff, Assistant Teachers of training IX-XII and essential teachers. Meanwhile, the probe corporation is conducting raids at four locations in connection with the teacher recruitment scam. According to sources, the…

30 Jul

Partha Chatterjee, aide Arpita bought farmhouse together for 20 lakh rupees, deed shows

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Trinamool Congress leader Partha Chatterjee and his aide Arpita Mukhopadhyay were arrested. They owned a joint property in Santiniketan. The two accused in the Bengal SSC scam case bought a joint property in 2012. A document accessed by India Today showed that the farmhouse bought by the duo cost Rs 20 lakh. Earlier in the day, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had initiated proceedings to freeze at least three bank accounts of Arpita Mukherjee, in which they found at least Rs 2 crore. Several "shell company" bank accounts of Mukherjee are also under the ED scanner. An ED sleuth said the…