The Calcutta High Court sought clarification from the West Bengal government over the controversial retaliatory transfers of Dr. Debasish Haldar, Dr. Aniket Mahato and Dr. Asfaqullah Naiya from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The deadlock over the Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation continues to dominate politics in West Bengal with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership accusing the State government of “appeasement politics” on Wednesday, a day after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that“backwardness”wasthe only benchmark to decide OBC categories
The West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Tuesday (June 10, 2025) unanimously passed a “resolution conveying appreciation for the Indian armed forces”. Speaker Biman Banerjee claimed that this was the first instance of the Assembly passing a resolution in support of the armed forces after the recent conflict with Pakistan.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee conducted a high level meeting at the state secretariat to review Covid preparedness amid a surge in cases. The state has reported 747 active cases, among the highest in the country.
A stern message to mend their ways have been sent to the party activists by state CPI (M) leadership. Reports of intra-party squabbles have alerted the party leadership.
The cabinet on Monday approved recommendations of the West Bengal Commission for Backward Classes (WBCBC) to include 76 new castes on the list for OBC, an official said.
These 76 new castes would be added to the existing 64 ethnic groups on the Other Backward Class (OBC) list in the state, he said.
West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Monday (June 2, 2025) dismissed speculations over his removal from the gubernatorial post, asserting that he will move forward with renewed vigour in his quest to restore the State’s “lost reputation” and make it free from violence.
Mr. Bose, who resumed duties at the Raj Bhavan on May 29 after spending nearly a month in hospital due to a cardiac condition, said he would soon start visiting rural regions of the State, including the violence-hit areas of Murshidabad and Malda, to bring back the feeling of bonhomie among various communities.
Three senior resident doctors, who led the protests following the heinous rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August of last year have accused the government of politically inclined retaliatory last minute postings to remote districts with no prior vacancies. Dr. Debashis Haldar, Dr. Aniket Mahata, and Dr. Asfaqullah Naya claim their reassignments to hospitals in Malda, Raiganj and Purulia respectively were abrupt, punitive, violating transparent counseling norms
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that a notification for fresh teacher recruitment will be issued by the 31st of May following the Supreme Court’s directive to address the fallout from the West Bengal School Service Commission or the WBSSC recruitment scam. The recruitment, announced during a press conference at the state secretariat will potentially aim to fill 24,203 vacant teaching positions while offering relief measures to educators affected by the court’s previous ruling that invalidated over 25 thousand irregular appointments.
