A TMC MLA has been remanded to the custody of the enforcement directorate (ED) till 12th September. He was arrested earlier this week in connection with the ongoing investigation on financial allegations.
The West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) on Saturday evening released the names of 1,804 “tainted” teachers from the scandal-plagued 2016 recruitment process, following Supreme Court directives aimed at preventing these candidates from participating in upcoming fresh selection tests.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to release a memoir chronicling her personal experiences with several prime ministers of India, offering rare insights from one of the country’s most seasoned political figures.
As the Election Commission announced on Saturday, the West Bengal Assembly is preparing to receive approximately 14,000 new poll booths during the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections. The meeting of the Parties is scheduled for August 29, at 3:30 p.m.
When the Green Line or East-West Metro begins its full Sector V-Howrah Maidan run on Friday, there will be 180 services with eight-minute frequencies during peak hours, sources said. The corridor will operate every day of the week.
Campus security, tribal student welfare, and higher education reforms took centre-stage at the vice chancellors’ conference chaired by West Bengal Governor and Chancellor C V Ananda Bose at Raj Bhavan, an official said on Wednesday.
After having worked out an electoral alliance with Congress since 2016 Assembly polls, the CPI(M) wants the other political outfit to make the first overtures for a poll pact in 2025 Assembly elections.
