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HC Restrains Bengal CM Mamata, 3 Others From Making Derogatory Comments About Guv Bose

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday issued an interim order restraining West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and three others from making any defamatory or incorrect statements against Governor CV Ananda Bose. Justice Krishna Rao, in his ruling, stated that the matter would be heard again on August 14. The order comes after Governor Bose filed a defamation suit against Banerjee, two newly-elected TMC MLAs—Sayantika Banerjee and Reyat Hossain Sarkar—and party leader Kunal Ghosh, news agency PTI reported. The suit was in response to remarks made by Banerjee during a controversy over the oath-taking of the two new MLAs. The dispute arose when the newly elected TMC MLAs expressed their desire to be sworn in at the assembly, while the governor preferred ...

BJP forms 4-member committee to look into post-poll violence in West Bengal | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday constituted a four-member committee to visit West Bengal and "take immediate stock" of the post-poll violence.The committee includes ex-Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Brij Lal and Kavita Patidar, all BJP MPs, with Deb as its convener. The committee has been formed by BJP chief J P Nadda."Mamata Banerjee remains a mute spectator, while criminals of her party, attack and intimidate opposition workers and voters with impunity.Even the Calcutta High Court has taken note of these excesses and extended deployment of CAPF till June 21 and has listed the matter for hearing on June 18," read the party's statement.The BJP said the Lok Sabha elections were held across the country and no instance of political violence was report...

NEET UG 2024 Exam: Calcutta HC Seeks NTA’s Response On PIL Against Alleged Irregularities

The Calcutta High Court has issued a directive to the National Testing Agency (NTA) to file a detailed affidavit in response to a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging irregularities in the NEET (UG) 2024 examination. The PIL, filed by Tanmoy Chattopadhyay, contests the scoring system that reportedly allowed candidates to achieve marks of 718 or 719, which the petitioner argues is impossible under the current marking scheme. The division bench, comprising Justice Kausik Chanda and Justice Apurba Singh Ray, noted that the NTA has justified the marks awarded by referring to a Supreme Court decision in Akshat Aggarwal and Others v. Union of India and Others, according to Bar and Bench. The Court emphasised the need for an affidavit from the NTA to addre...