Calcutta High Court. | Photo Credit: Sushanta Patronobish The Calcutta High Court has set aside the West Bengal Education Department’s decision to reappoint 24 Vice-Chancellors of State-aided universities, on the grounds that these appointments were “unsustainable and without the authority of law”. These appointments were made without the approval of the Governor who is ex-officio […]
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The court granted permission to the ED to interrogate Manik Bhattacharya in judicial custody The court granted permission to the ED to interrogate Manik Bhattacharya in judicial custody The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (in-charge) at Bankshall court here has rejected a bail petition of West Bengal Board of Primary Education’s former president Manik Bhattacharya in a […]
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THE STATE government on Wednesday removed former WBSSC chairman Subiresh Bhattacharya as vice-chancellor of North Bengal University and Darjeeling Hill University, over a week after the CBI arrested him in connection with the SSC recruitment scam. The government appointed Jadavpur University professor Omprakash Mishra as interim vice-chancellor of both the universities for three months, until […]
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The TMC MP’s relative was denied immigration clearance on the basis of a Look Out Circular issued against her by the federal probe agency The TMC MP’s relative was denied immigration clearance on the basis of a Look Out Circular issued against her by the federal probe agency TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee’s sister-in-law Maneka Gambhir […]
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CPI(M) students’ wing, the Students Federation of India (SFI), on August 1 launched five country-wide ‘jathas’ (foot marches) — called ‘March for Education’ — to protest the National Education Policy and demand its withdrawal. Out of five jathas, two will reached Kolkata on September 2, covering 22 districts of West Bengal and traversing more than […]
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Samaritan Mission School, which was recently listed as one of the world’s 10 best schools “ for overcoming adversity” by UK-based organisation T4 Education, has taken upon itself the task of reviving the since closed old schools in the Howrah Municipal Corporation area in an attempt to provide an easy access to education to those […]
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About 53 % reported having had to skip a meal, according to Hunger Watch Report 2021 About 53 % reported having had to skip a meal, according to Hunger Watch Report 2021 At a time when West Bengal politics seems to be centered around recovery of piles of cash in connection with a recruitment […]
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The West Bengal government has issued the notification for admission in state-run colleges and universities for the academic session 2022-23, with the admission process for undergraduate courses beginning on July 18 and will be completed by September 15. The first semester of the UG courses will commence on September 19. The admission process for the […]
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The West Bengal government on Thursday launched an online portal for streamlining admission to undergraduate courses. Talking to reporters, Education minister Bratya Basu, following a meeting with vice-chancellors (VCs) of state universities, said a candidate can now apply for admission based on the marks secured in higher secondary or other plus-two-level board exams. A student […]
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September 2021 order had capped price of raw jute at ₹6,500 per quintal, resulting in raw material crisis, mill closures and job losses September 2021 order had capped price of raw jute at ₹6,500 per quintal, resulting in raw material crisis, mill closures and job losses The Office of the Jute Commissioner on Thursday announced […]
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