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Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Wednesday extended the Coronavirus restrictions in the state till 30 July with some relaxations in place. The state had on June 28 extended the current Covid-19 curtailments till July 15 to curb the spread of the deadly second wave of the pandemic. As part
Kolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Amit Mitra is likely to step down as West Bengal Finance Minister after serving for long ten years, since 2011 due to ill-health, sources in the party said. Though Mitra, 74, did not contest the recently held Assembly elections, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee handed
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court judge, Kausik Chanda, on Wednesday recused himself from hearing West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s plea challenging the election of BJP candidate and her former aide, Suvendu Adhikari, from Nandigram. The chief minister had objected to justice Chanda hearing her petition citing “likelihood of bias “due
Kolkata: Mamata’s face-off with centre escalates further as the Chief Minister once again targets the state Governor, Jagdeep Dhankhar, this time alleging that he was “corrupt” and “named in Hawala scam chargesheet” in the 1990s. She also reportedly wrote three letters to the Union government asking for his removal from the post
The West Bengal government on Monday extended the Covid-induced restrictions all across the state till 15 July in view of the ongoing situation. However, additional relaxations have been given. The ongoing lockdown was supposed to end in Bengal on 1 July. Restrictions in Bengal have been in place since 15
Kolkata: The Centre has initiated major disciplinary proceedings against former West Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay, just three weeks after his retirement, which may withhold his retirement benefits, either fully or partially. After retiring from service last month as Bengal’s Chief Secretary, Mr Bandyopadhyay, a 1987-batch IAS officer of West
New Delhi: Another Supreme Court Judge, Justice Aniruddha Bose, who is from Kolkata withdrew herself from hearing the infamous Narada bribery case involving West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday saying: “I do not want to hear this case.” Following which, Justice Hemant Gupta, then asked the registry to post the
West Bengal: As Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has seemingly started a war against ruling government in Bengal, his controversial role and comments have landed the Left party on the same side as rival Trinamool Congress led by Mamata Banerjee. A top Left leader has echoed the Trinamool’s criticism of Mr Dhankhar,
New Delhi: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is scheduled to meet President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan today at 11:30 am. “Governor WB Jagdeep Dhankhar along with Sudesh Dhankhar will call on President of India Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan @rashtrapatibhvn today at
New Delhi: The Mamata Banerjee led-government in West Bengal on June 14 further extended restrictions in view of the Covid-19 situation in the state till July 1. However, additional relaxations will be allowed. As per the latest guidelines, all government offices with 25 per cent strength will function starting from
