Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday blamed the Trinamul Congress for cancellation of the appointment of nearly 26,000 teachers and nonteaching staff in state schools by a Calcutta High Court judgment.
Calling the BJP the most corrupt, oppressive and autocratic party, Trinamul Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee asked the people of Jhargram to not vote for the saffron party that she said is holding up Bengal’s dues from the Centre deliberately.
Amidst recent political debates in the state, an MLA from the BJP in Bankura has 'leaked' that 59,000 government employees will lose their jobs on 30 April, for sure, which has further kicked off fresh controversy, since last evening.
The much-awaited result of this year’s Madhaymik Pariksha would be published on 2 May, the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, today, in a notification said.
Trinamul Congress hopes to do well in the three seats of Balurghat, Raiganj and Darjeeling, which went to the polls today.
Another Sharmila Sarkar has joined the fray against Dr Sharmila Sarkar, the Trinamul Congress candidate from Bardhaman Purba seat.
Barring stray incidents, the second phase of polling to three Lok Sabha constituencies went off peacefully, today.
With the forecast of a bountiful monsoon this year, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation held a high-level meeting with various stakeholders on preparedness for the upcoming rainy season.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday cancelled the nomination of former IPS officer Debashis Dhar, nominated by BJP for Birbhum Lok Sabha constituency against the three-time incumbent Trinamul Congress MP Satabdi Roy.
The LS candidates in the district today filed their nomination papers at the district magistrate office in Chinsurah. Among those who filed their nominations were Serampore constituency TMC candidate Kalyan Banerjee, SUCI (C) candidates of Serampore, Hooghly and Arambagh.
