The Kolkata Police have summoned CPI(M)'s youth leader and former state secretary of the Students' Federation of India (SFI), Srijan Bhattacharya, for interrogation regarding the March 1 ruckus at Jadavpur University.
On the occasion of International Women's Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that every woman owns the strength and power to shape her world, as she is not weaker than anyone or inferior.
A single judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, raised questions about the lapses and inadequacies in the security arrangements of West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu as he was injured during a ruckus in the Jadavpur University campus on March 1.
A special court in Kolkata on Friday granted bail to private promoter Ayan Sil in the cash-for-school job case.
West Bengal Governor C.V Ananda Bose, on Friday, assured the vice-chancellors of state-run universities to speak to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the issues of increasing incidents of campus violence in the state.
Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) in Gujarat has reportedly issued a notice to Yusuf Pathan, newly elected MP of Trinamul Congress and former member of the Indian national cricket team, on charge of allegedly occupying some government land close to his residence in Vadodora city.
The Trinamul Congress today announced three candidates for the Assembly by-elections. By-elections are scheduled to be held on 10 July in four Assembly constituencies.
Lachung, a town in the Mangan district of Sikkim, is currently facing a critical situation where 1,215 tourists are unable to leave due to heavy rain and road closures. C S Rao, Principal Secretary of Tourism and Civil Aviation, confirmed this today and stated that among the stranded tourists, 15 are foreigners with 10 from Bangladesh.
A massive and devastating landslide has struck the areas around Mangan and various locations in north Sikkim following incessant rainfall, since yesterday.
Miss Banerjee’s directive to conduct the inquiry involving Mr Sen, a former bureaucrat who was once reportedly a favoured officer to her, has raised eyebrows among senior IAS officers in the state.
