The West Bengal government on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging an order of the Calcutta High Court to transfer the probe into an attack on Enforcement Directorate officials at Sandeshkhali on January 5 to the CBI. The matter was mentioned before a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta by senior advocate Abhishek … Read more
The West Bengal government tabled an all-encompassing budget with special focus on women, ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The budget introduced an array of social welfare schemes for SC/STs, women, artisans, new MGNREGA-like state scheme ‘Karmasree’, artisan welfare schemes, a 4% hike in dearness allowance for government employees, and increased allotment for contractual … Read more
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the West Bengal government to respond to an anticipatory bail plea filed by Union minister of state for home affairs Nisith Pramanik in connection with an attempt to murder case lodged against him in 2018. Issuing notice on Pramanik’s plea, a bench headed by Justice Bela M Trivedi listed … Read more
Kolkata: West Bengal government on Thursday said the state education department will not honour and follow the fresh guideline from the University Grants Commission (UGC) discontinuing MPhil as a degree. An announcement on this count has come from the state education Minister Bratya Basu on Thursday afternoon less than 24 hours after the UGC, issued … Read more
