Tag: Bengal
West Bengal Declares Class 12 Results, Pass Percentage 97.69
Forty-five days after the West Bengal government decided not to conduct Madhyamik (Secondary) and Uccha Madhyamik (Higher Secondary) examinations this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education (WBCHSE) on Thursday announced the results for Class 12 students on the basis of an evaluation pattern decided by the state-appointed expert committee and the council. ....
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Meets Sonia Gandhi; Discusses Political Situation, Pegasus
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi here and discussed the current political situation in the country as well as the Pegasus snoogate row. ....
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Urges PM Modi Not To Introduce Electricity Amendment Bill
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that states were not consulted properly before the initiation of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in the Parliament and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "refrain from the initiation of the legislation" because it will hamper the interest of the larger section of the society. ....
Bypolls To 4 Bengal Assembly Seats On October 30
Just a month after the crucial Bhabanipur by-election on September 30 where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting, the state is again going to face elections in four assembly constituencies. ....
TMC, BJD Register Emphatic Win In Bypolls; Mamata Banerjee's National Ambitions Get A Boost
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress has won all three seats, including the crucial Bhabhanipur from where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was contesting, and Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won one seat where polling was held on September 30.....
Fire Breaks Out At Mamata Banerjee's Office In West Bengal Secretariat
A fire broke out on the panel of the mobile towers on the roof of the 14th floor of the West Bengal secretariat in Nabanna in Kolkata on Tuesday noon. Firefighters and police rushed to the spot and the brought the fire under control within half-an-hour. ....
Bengal Govt Asks Police, Administration To Stay Alert After Bangladesh Violence
A day after the state intelligence department issued an alert following the communal unrest in Bangladesh, the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on Monday instructed the administration and the police to stay alert and not allow the spread of any kind of communal instigation in the state. ....
72 Rohingyas Identified In Bengaluru, No Plan To Deport Them: Karnataka Govt To SC
The BJP-led Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court that there are 72 Rohingyas in Bengaluru city, but it has no immediate plan to deport them. ....
Hospitals In Bengal Cannot Charge More Than Rs 5K For Clinical Investigation
In an advisory to the private hospitals and nursing homes, the state health department has fixed an upper ceiling of Rs 5,000 for the diagnosis and clinical investigation for the beneficiaries of Swasthya Sathi Card holders and asked them to bring the patients under packages immediately. ....
Bengali Actor Srabanti Chatterjee Quits BJP
The exodus continues as Bengali film actor Srabanti Chatterjee, who had joined the BJP with a lot of hype before the Assembly polls, quit the party announcing that it lacks sincerity and initiatives to further the cause of Bengal. ....
