Christmas was observed in the city with usual enthusiasm. Thousands of people visited the places of importance while long queues were seen outside restaurants. Vast areas of central Kolkata were lit up giving the flavour of a magical world.
West Bengal Joint Doctors’ Forum, a platform of senior doctors, staging a sit-in near Dorina Crossing in connection with the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar
The two signatories, who have signed the letter, are the party legislator from Keshpur-SC seat and minister of state for panchayat and rural development Seuli Saha and her colleague from the Dantan constituency Bikaram Chandra Pradhan.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that her Trinamul Congress will organise blocklevel and ward-level protest rallies on 23 December condemning the recent remarks by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah about Dr B.R. Ambedkar.
A controversy has erupted around the West Bengal Medical Council (WBMC) over the appointment procedure for its new registrar.
On Sunday, state health department top officials convened a meeting after Miss Banerjee held a meeting with state chief secretary H K Dwivedi regarding the restrictions on Saturday and therefore, the meeting becomes vital.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared on Thursday that there will be no lockdown in the state for the time being.
Suvendu Adhikari, Leader of Opposition, was absent during the meeting of the committee and also stayed away from the selection committee meeting to decide the name of the State Human Rights Commission chairperson
Education minister said that the government will consult legal experts to see if there are any provisions in the Constitution to make the chief minister interim chancellor
"Not only in South Dinajpur, but also in adjacent districts like Malda, Murshidabad and North Dinajpur, the BSF is working by crossing its limit of 15 km without informing the local police. The BSF often enters villages and harass villagers for nothing. This should be stopped. The local police should remain alert.
