The West Bengal government has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Calcutta High Court order that left it open for the Centre to step in and deploy Central Armed Forces following violent agitation in Beldanga, Murshidabad, in mid-January that led to arson and damage to public property.<
Ghosh said that such incidents have continued over the years under the current government and claimed that people of West Bengal were now expressing their resentment over the situation.
Anticipating that the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) may approach the Supreme Court against alleged interference by the West Bengal government in its search operations, the Mamta Banerjee-led state government has filed a caveat before the apex court
The father of the victim in the alleged Durgapur gang rape on Monday urged the West Bengal government to ensure the strictest possible punishment under the law for the culprits. He said the action is necessary to make girls in the State feel safe.
Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday held protest against West Bengal government after a 13-year-old girl died in a bomb explosion at the Trinamool Congresss' victory procession organised after the party swept Kaliganj Assembly bypoll.
A division bench comprising Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty and Justice Raja Sekhar Mantha passed the interim order while hearing petitions challenging the state's classification of communities under the Other Backward Classes (OBC) category.
Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday strongly criticised the state government for failing to implement the OBC reservation order issued by a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that the State government was providing a total of Rs 1.2 lakh per family, in two instalments, under the 'Banglar Bari (Gramin)' scheme to 12 lakh poor and eligible families in the state for the construction of their houses.