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After Punjab and UP, West Bengal govt to change selection process for Director General of Police
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After Punjab and UP, West Bengal govt to change selection process for Director General of Police

After Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, the West Bengal government is now also introducing a selection committee to appoint the State’s Director General of Police (DGP) without relying on the Centre’s nod. On Tuesday, the State cabinet decided to constitute the committee. A year after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab brought in legislation to independently appoint the State Director General of Police (DGP) without the Centre’s nod, the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh approved similar guidelines for the selection of the State police chief bypassing the Centre last November. Story continues below this ad For the last few months, the Bengal government has had an acting DGP — Rajeev Kumar. A senior cabinet colleague of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said, “Next year be...
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Bengal school Appointment ‘scam’: SC sets aside HC order for CBI probe into creation of supernumerary posts
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Bengal school Appointment ‘scam’: SC sets aside HC order for CBI probe into creation of supernumerary posts

THE SUPREME Court on Tuesday set aside the Calcutta High Court order directing a CBI probe into the Mamata Banerjee government’s decision to create supernumerary posts to accommodate about 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff who lost their jobs following the court ruling their selection by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) as illegal. The bench presided by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, however, said the CBI probe into other aspects of the scam would continue. On April 3, the SC upheld the HC order that invalided the WBSSC’s 2016 appointment of more than 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff, terming the entire selection process “tainted beyond resolution” and calling for a fresh selection process to fill the vacancies. However, the court said it will separately ...
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1 ‘mowed down’ by car driven by TV director: As Bengali entertainment industry raises questions, police say probe still on
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1 ‘mowed down’ by car driven by TV director: As Bengali entertainment industry raises questions, police say probe still on

IN THE aftermath of a car crash in Thakurpukur market on Sunday morning, which claimed a life and injured several other persons, a wave of questions and concerns is emerging from Tollywood — or the Bengali entertainment industry — and on social media. A day after a vegetable vendor was mowed down and eight others were injured by a car allegedly driven by TV serial director Siddhant Das, the 35-year-old was sent to police custody till April 10. On Sunday morning around 9 am, the director’s car allegedly veered into a crowded Kolkata market after he reportedly lost control of the wheels on Sunday morning. Sources in the police claimed that Das was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, and lost control of his black SUV while travelling from Bakrahat to Gariahat. Story continu...
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‘Where is the state govt’s list of genuine teachers?’: West Bengal BJP leadership targets Mamata as party workers protest
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‘Where is the state govt’s list of genuine teachers?’: West Bengal BJP leadership targets Mamata as party workers protest

Minutes after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held a meeting on Monday with teachers who lost their jobs after a Supreme Court ruling, the Opposition BJP sharply criticised her, saying that she is “misleading” the candidates.State BJP leadership questioned the Chief Minister on why her government could not provide the Supreme Court with a list of teachers who were “genuine” and those who were “tainted”. On April 3, the SC nullified over 25,000 school jobs in West Bengal, while upholding a Calcutta High Court Order on an alleged school jobs scam case which is being probed by the CBI. The apex court termed the 2016 School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment process as “vitiated and tainted by fraud”. Story continues below this ad While BJP MLAs protested near the...
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Kolkata: One killed, eight injured as film director drives through market, arrested
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Kolkata: One killed, eight injured as film director drives through market, arrested

A vegetable vendor has died of his injuries, and eight other people are critically injured, after a film and television director’s car allegedly veered into a crowded Kolkata market after he lost control of the wheel on Sunday morning. At around 9 am in the Thakurpukur area, Siddhant Das, 35, allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, lost control of his black SUV. The vehicle was travelling from Bakrahat towards Gariahat. Following the crash, enraged residents vandalised the car and physically assaulted Das before police took him into custody. Authorities also detained a woman who was travelling with Das. Police reported that a second woman, who was in the back seat, fled the scene. Upon inspection of the vehicle, police allegedly found four bottles of liquor. An FIR has been filed...
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Nandigram Ram temple: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari lays foundation stone
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Nandigram Ram temple: BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari lays foundation stone

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari Sunday laid the foundation stone of a Ram Temple at Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district on the occasion of Ram Navami. Adhikari is the BJP MLA from Nandigram. The foundation stone for the Ram Temple was laid at Sonachura village, where at least seven people, protesting land acquisition, had died in firing on January 6, 2007. Amid loud chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’, Adhikari, draped in saffron laid the foundation of the temple. Story continues below this ad “We are peace-loving people; we will never do anything that will tantamount to breaking the law,” Adhikari told reporters after the event. Noting that the devotees were engaged in puja and devotional songs in praise of Lord Ram, he said this has been the traditio...
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SC order on teachers: BJP MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay proposes panel to ‘segregate’ candidates, TMC against it
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SC order on teachers: BJP MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay proposes panel to ‘segregate’ candidates, TMC against it

A war of words has erupted between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the BJP in West Bengal after former Calcutta High Court judge and BJP MP Abhijit Gangopadhyay on Friday proposed that a committee be set up to look into the fallout of the Supreme Court upholding the cancellation of more than 25,000 teaching and non-teaching jobs in the state. “Didi (Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee) should constitute a committee…I believe that, even today, eligible and ineligible candidates can be segregated. I am not blaming anyone today,” Gangopadhyay said, adding that the committee should include the education minister, the advocate general, and Gangopadhyay himself. The original petitioners in the case, the School Service Commissioner chairman and their legal advisor can also be members of the panel, Ga...
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Stick to route given by police: HC on Ram Navami procession
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Stick to route given by police: HC on Ram Navami procession

Dismissing a petition filed by the Ram Navami Celebration Committee, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed that the Ram Navami procession in Bankura Town will take the route proposed by the police, with a diversion of 100 m to avoid the mosque. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh said there was no problem in holding the procession on the route given by the state administration. During the hearing, Advocate General Kishore Dutt, appearing for the state, told the High Court: “We have given permission as per the route followed for the last three years.”   However, the petitioner’s counsel submitted that they have applied for a particular route, “but that has been denied for the past three years”. To this, Justice Ghosh remarked: “Where is the problem with the present route?” The state counsel sai...
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Reconstitute Women’s Police Station: HC on custodial torture allegation
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Reconstitute Women’s Police Station: HC on custodial torture allegation

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the state administration to reconstitute the Paschim Medinipur Women’s Police Station in the wake of the allegations of torture of students who were detained during a protest on the Vidyasagar University campus. Raising several questions, Justice Tirthankar Ghosh told state Advocate General Kishore Dutt, “The police station is not in order. Tell the DG to take action. Otherwise, I will be forced to give strict orders.” He further observed, “I have seen the CCTV footage. There is evidence of torture. It is not okay to torture by detaining or arresting someone. Ask them to reorganise that police station.” On March 3, the women members of DSO and Students’ Federation of India (SFI) were allegedly assaulted by policemen during a protest on the Vidya...
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Supreme Court order unexpected , the fight should go on: Soma Das who retained her job
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Supreme Court order unexpected , the fight should go on: Soma Das who retained her job

Soma Das, the cancer survivor and the sole exception to the Calcutta High Court’s order nullifying the appointments of nearly 26,000 teachers and non-teaching staff, expressed her disappointment and empathy following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the High Court’s verdict. While she considers herself “fortunate” to retain her position as a teacher of Bangla, Das feels that it’s injustice for thousands who are now facing sacking. “This is something that nobody was expecting,” a disheartened Soma Das told The Indian Express over the phone on Thursday after the Supreme Court’s order. “I don’t have words to express my sympathy for them. Our fight was for a corruption-free education system. Those who were deserving candidates have been fighting to get their jobs but have been deprived b...
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In 2025 ‘bird festival’ of Sundarban Tiger Reserve, watchers spot 154 species
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In 2025 ‘bird festival’ of Sundarban Tiger Reserve, watchers spot 154 species

The Sundarban Tiger Reserve (STR) has now also become a haven for birds. Recently, STR authorities made a report on the occasion of their third annual bird festival, which cites 154 sighted species of birds in the reserve — 12 of which are endangered.The festival, the first of which was in 2023, sees expert bird-watchers gather for two to four days in the forest area in January, and record birds. In 2023, 145 bird species were recorded. A total of 5,065 birds were seen. In 2024, 145 bird species were recorded, but 8,776 birds were spotted. In 2025, a total of 31,926 birds were recorded — with 51 migratory species and 103 resident species. Story continues below this ad A senior STR official said, “Sundarban, the only mangrove tiger habitat, is an abode for avian biodiversit...
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VHP moves HC, seeks nod for Ram Navami rallies
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VHP moves HC, seeks nod for Ram Navami rallies

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) approached the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday to seek permission to hold a Ram Navami procession in Bankura’s Saltora, on allegations that police did not give them permission. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh has given permission to file a case. According to the petitioner, the police have stated that there are other processions on the day of the proposed procession. Story continues below this ad This comes after another petition moved by the VHP in Justice Ghosh’s bench for permission for a Ram Navami rally at Mohanpur at Paschim Medinipur, and two more pleas filed by the Hindu outfit for permission for rallies in Howrah. Chandranath Das, VHP South Bengal secretary, said, “We have moved the court because the police are not giving us permission… b...
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Security to be tightened; leaves of police personnel cancelled until April 9
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Security to be tightened; leaves of police personnel cancelled until April 9

In anticipation of the upcoming Ram Navami celebrations, the West Bengal Police has cancelled all leaves for its personnel across the state until April 9. An order signed by the Additional Director General of Law and Order came into effect immediately on Wednesday, Sources said that the move was made by police due to the state’s “history of sporadic violence and communal tension”. Sources within the police department also indicated that intelligence inputs played a role in the decision. Story continues below this ad Circulated to all Superintendents of Police (SPs) and Commissioners of Police (CPs) in the state, the order explicitly states leaves will be granted only in cases of an extreme emergency. Ram Navami, which celebrates the birth of Lord Rama, is a significant fes...
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Kolkata woman turns detective, helps police nab murder suspect
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Kolkata woman turns detective, helps police nab murder suspect

JUST LIKE a middle-aged woman character catches the eye of a policeman when she solves a theft case in a popular Bengali TV serial, the Kolkata police found some help from a woman that led to the arrest of a murder accused who was on the run for over over two months. In a real-life twist echoing a detective drama, a seemingly ordinary afternoon commute turned extraordinary thanks to the keen observation and courageous action of a  homemaker. Displaying remarkable courage and presence of mind, the housewife discreetly followed a man, later identified by the police as Kartik Das – a murder accused  who was on the run since January – as he alighted from a bus at the Howrah bus stand and made his way towards the bustling Howrah station. She recorded a video of his on her phone, followed him an...
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Dholahat blast: Day after 2 brothers booked, 1 of them arrested
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Dholahat blast: Day after 2 brothers booked, 1 of them arrested

THE POLICE on Wednesday said they arrested one person – Chandrakant Banik – in connection with an explosion in the Dholahat area of West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district that claimed the lives of eight other members of the Banik family. The arrest comes after a non-bailable case was registered against Chandrakant and his brother Tushar by the police, citing charges including storing dangerous substances and unintentional murder, along with violations of the Fire Act. Chandrakant, who reportedly managed a major chunk of the family’s business, and Tushar, who assisted him, are now the central focus of the police investigation, officers said. According to sources, a report submitted by the District Magistrate to Nabanna has claimed that the family did not have  the licence necessary to ope...
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Vishwa Hindu Parishad moves Calcutta HC for permission for Ram Navami rallies, claim ‘denied by police’
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Vishwa Hindu Parishad moves Calcutta HC for permission for Ram Navami rallies, claim ‘denied by police’

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) approached the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday to seek permission to hold a Ram Navami procession in Bankura’s Saltora, on allegations that police did not give them permission. Justice Tirthankar Ghosh has given permission to file a case. According to the petitioner, the police have stated that there are other processions on the day of the proposed procession. Story continues below this ad This comes after another petition moved by the VHP in Justice Ghosh’s bench for permission for a Ram Navami rally at Mohanpur at Paschim Medinipur, and two more petitions filed by the Hindu outfit for permission for rallies in Howrah. Chandranath Das, VHP South Bengal secretary, told The Indian Express, “We have moved the court because the police are not...
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Vigilance during midday meals, morning assemblies: Bengal schools directed to take measures against stray dogs
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Vigilance during midday meals, morning assemblies: Bengal schools directed to take measures against stray dogs

In a first, the Paschim Banga Samagra Shiksha Mission (PBSSM) has issued a directive to all District Education Officers for the implementation of safety measures for preventing stray dog attacks on children in West Bengal. According to the directive, state schools have been advised to utilise the morning assemblies to educate and sensitise the children. Some of the suggestive measures are to not to go near stray dogs or groups of dogs. The directive said that students should also be warned against throwing stones, pebbles, and sticks at dogs, as well as hitting, yelling at or running from a dog. Teachers have also been instructed to be careful during midday meals to prevent the entry of dogs into school premises and to take extra precautions during the canine breeding season when dogs tend...
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