West Bengal

20 Jul

The High Court again issued a stay order on the appointment of Upper Primary in the interview

editor0 CommentsEducation, India, West Bengal

The Calcutta High Court has again stayed the recruitment process of the upper primary school teachers. A division bench of the High Court passed the verdict on Tuesday. According to the division bench, the interview process will continue, but no one can be hired right now. A division bench of High Court Justice Subrata Talukder and Justice Saugat Bhattacharya on Tuesday ruled that the commission could conduct interviews as directed by the single bench. A merit list has to be created after the completion of the whole interview process. But the commission will not be able to issue any appointment letter now. That process will take…

20 Jul

Pegasus had hacked Prashant Kishor, Mamata Banerjee’s nephew was also targetted

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West Bengal

In the midst of the heated Assembly elections in West Bengal earlier this year, the phone of poll strategist Prashant Kishor was broken into using NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, according to digital forensics conducted by Amnesty International’s Security Lab and shared with The Wire. They were among dozens of Indian politicians, journalists, activists and government critics whose numbers were identified as possible targets for the Israeli company NSO Group’s government clients, a global collaborative investigative project has revealed after examining a leaked database of phone numbers listed by multiple government clients of the surveillance firm. The leaked global database of…

20 Jul

If not fully vaccinated, RT-PCR Report mandatory for flyers Coming to Bengal

editor0 CommentsCovid Vaccine, India, West Bengal

All passengers flying to West Bengal, on both commercial and non-commercial flights, now it's manadatory to get fully vaccinated. The decision will be implemented with immediate effect, West Bengal Home Secretary BP Gopalika wrote to Civil Aviation secretary PS Kharola. Meanwhile, there was no Covid-19 death in the city while three fatalities each were reported in Darjeeling and Paschim Medinipur on Monday. So at the time of boardig Passengers need to produce proof of their full vaccination certificate or a COVID-19 negative test report. The RT-PCR test must be conducted within 72 hours of the departure of the flight. So…

20 Jul

42,855 Students Got 90% & Above, Pass Percentage is at Record High in West Bengal Madhyamik Result in 2021

editor0 CommentsEducation, India, West Bengal

Today i.e July 20 West Bengal Madhyamik Result of 2021 has been published. The results were announced in a press conference by WBBSE President Kalyanmoy Ganguly. All 10.79 lakh students who had registered for class 10 board exams in the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) are pass. In the first time the WB Board has obtained a 100% pass percentage for the Madhyamik Result. Not only have all the students been promoted with the highest ever pass percentage of 100% but also there is an increase in the number of toppers. This is the best result in current…

16 Jul

Will the third wave of coronavirus enter the state through North Bengal, experts fear

editor0 CommentsCovid19, India, North Bengal, West Bengal

Corona infections are on the rise in northeastern India. And that is why the health camp of Bengal is seeing clouds in vermilion. Their only concern now is, 'Will the third wave enter the state through North Bengal?' State health officials met Thursday with the Global Advisory Committee on Corona. According to the source, this fear has been raised again and again. The members of the advisory committee of the world have also warned the health department of the state. Because, to reach any part of India by road and rail from North East India, you have to cross North Bengal. It is also possible to…

15 Jul

Raju Bista appointed as BJYM’s National General Secretary

editor0 CommentsIndia, North Bengal, Political, West Bengal

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) has released the list of its new executives. In the new team, special importance has been given to Bengal. A statement issued by BJP on Wednesday said that during a meeting with the party's president JP Nadda, Raju Bista has been appointed as the National General Secretary of the party.Apart from Raju Bista, Anup Saha, MLA of Dubrajpur in Birbhum district, has been appointed as the national vice-president of the BJP's youth wing.

13 Jul

The NHRC on Tuesday submitted a report in High Court related to the West Bengal post-poll violence case.

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West Bengal

Calcutta High Court's five judges bench while hearing a petition in connection with post-poll violence has ordered a DNA test of the body of BJP trade union leader Abhijit Sarkar to be done in Command Hospital. Police on Saturday night arrested two key accused in the murder of Sarkar on May 2 after poll results were declared. The detective department’s late-night arrests were based on a tipoff that the duo — Sufal Das alias Ruidas and Sanjay Das alias Rana — had been holed up in Hooghly’s Hindmotor. Both are residents of Maniktala Main Road The NHRC on Tuesday submitted…

09 Jul

Siliguri’s Pradhan Nagar police rescue missing 14-year old boy

editor0 CommentsBreaking News, West Bengal

A 14-year old boy found by special team of Siliguri's Pradhan Nagar police station, who ran away from his home was successfully rescued from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir. Amid the investigation, the minor's mother updated the police that her son had called from Baramulla and informed them. The boy went missing on May 31. The team left Siliguri for Jammu and Kashmir on June 21 and reached Baramulla after contacting Naugaon Police in Srinagar. Then on July 05 the minor was finally rescued and returned to Siliguri by the help of the police team. On the other hand, the…

09 Jul

West Bengal: The Enforcement Directorate recently summoned seven IPS officers in involvement with a coal scam

editor0 CommentsWest Bengal

STAFF REPORTER: At least seven IPS officers from West Bengal have already been summoned for virtual interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate. The ED has issued a summons to top officers in the ranks of ADG, DIG, and SP of the Indian Police Service. The CBI has already examined several of the officials in cases involving coal and cattle smuggling. For the first time in these seven officers, Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissioner Sukesh Jain has been called.

08 Jul

West Bengal Education Minister Meets VCs

editor0 CommentsEducation, West Bengal

Several states had announced their decisions to cancel the board exams this year to ensure the safety of the students amidst the pandemic. The examinations conducted by the CBSE and CISCE were also cancelled. that on Wednesday West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu held a meeting with Vice Chancellors of state-run universities to decide on the modalities of admission to undergraduate courses. VCs of around 20 universities participated in the meeting.The meeting took some decision regarding the process of admission in affiliated colleges and universities ,whether there will be entrance tests but I cannot divulge the same. The higher education…