Advocate and CPI-M MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya on Sunday criticised West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for her absence at the 9th International Santal Conference in Darjeeling during President Droupadi Murmu's visit.
He said that while the ECI had requested 294 Grade A, IAS, and WBCS officers, only 225 were provided, and they were B and C category West Bengal Civil Service (WBCS) officers.
Ahead of the assembly elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a Rs 500 monthly increase in the Lakshmir Bhandar scheme and proposed a new portal to extend social security benefits to gig workers.
In its judgment delivered today, a bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Prashant Kumar Mishra ordered that DA arrears for the period from 2008 to 2019 must be paid to State employees and reiterated its interim order dated May 16, 2025, under which the State was required to release at least
Speaking to the media, Trivedi claimed that according to the BLO's wife, he was under "Immense pressure" not to remove anyone's name from the voter list.
Majumdar alleged that the event was hijacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, claiming that both the organisers and those surrounding Messi were linked to the ruling party.
A Bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta, while hearing the Special Leave Petition Tarak Bag & Ors. vs. State of West Bengal & Ors., condoned the delay in filing and sought the State's response within four weeks.
National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar has criticised the West Bengal government for misrepresenting NCRB data on crimes against women, highlighting over four lakh pending cases in 2023, the highest in India, with no convictions or actions taken.
In an order issued by the state government's Information and Cultural Affairs Department, the films are to be screened during the prime time, i.e., between 3 pm to 9 pm.
National Commission for Women Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Sunday said that West Bengal Government is responsible for ensuring safety and justice for the Murshidabad violence victims. She added that the issue is above politics and must be treated with the urgency and seriousness it deserve
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee led West Bengal government of transforming Malda relief camp into a detention camp by preventing the residents from communicating with the media, re