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Partha Chatterjee appointed committee for WBSSC's Group-D staff recruitment illegal: Probe panel
According to the report submitted to the High Court by the probe panel, headed by retired Justice Ranjit Kumar Bag, the recruitment committee is not valid legally. The High Court's division bench of Justice Harish Tandon and Justice Rabindranath Samanta had ordered the formation of the committee in December in 2021 which filed the report on its findings on Monday.
Mamata Banerjee gives love-angle twist to Hanskhali minor girl's rape
Speaking at the inauguration of the revamped Milan Mela, a permanent fair ground opposite the Science City at the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass in Kolkata on Monday afternoon, the chief minister referred to the minor's rape in connection with which Brajagopal Goyal, son of a local panchayet member, Samar Goyal, was arrested by the police on Sunday.
Yogi assures action on grievances of people
The Chief Minister directed the officials to expedite the settlement of land measurement and revenue related matters in the tehsils. He also instructed them to ensure quality resolution of problems in police stations and tehsils so that justice is done in each case. Yogi Adityanath also offered prayers at the Gorakhnath temple. He visited a Gaushala, where he performed 'Gauseva' and fed the calves jaggery and 'chana' before leaving for Delhi.
Roja's journey from silver screen to Andhra Cabinet
The two-time MLA and firebrand leader of YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) took oath as a member of Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy's revamped Cabinet on Monday. Shouldering a new responsibility in her career, the 49-year-old was quick to announce her decision to bid adieu to shootings. A member of Andhra Pradesh Assembly from Nagari in Chittoor district, Roja announced that she will stop shooting for films and television programmes.
After upcoming Bengal bypolls, TMC to protest against Centre on MGNREGA, GST, BSF issues
Trinamool Congress leadership will also contact the chief ministers of non-BJP ruled states and urge them to be a part of a joint nationwide movement on the issues. Political observers feel that this initiative is prompted by Banerjee's long-term plan to ensure that her party plays a key role in forging a unity of the anti-BJP forces in the country. The bypolls in West Bengal will be conducted on April 12, and the results will be announced on April 16.
Congress issues show cause notices to Jakhar, Thomas
Party General Secretary, Tariq Anwar said, "As per the procedure, the show cause notice has been issued and they have been given a week's time to respond and after that the disciplinary committee will meet again." Jakhar is former Punjab Congress President and Thomas was a former Union Minister from Kerala. Both have been once blue-eyed boys of the party leadership.
Congress calls meet of state in-charges, general secretaries to decide on 'Chintan Shivir'
The Congress working committee has decided to organise a brainstorming session to derive a forward path for the party which has been facing defeat since the 2014 general elections. The Chintan Shivir has been necessitated since the dissidents have been raising voices against the present functioning of the party, particularly the G-23 have been up against Rahul Gandhi and his team.
Mallikarjun Kharge reaches ED office
Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) headquarters to record his statement in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case pertaining to a land deal. He reached the ED office at around 11 a.m.
No change of leadership in Himachal: Nadda
Ruling out the possibility of change in guard in the state, Nadda's assertions set aside claims of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia that Union minister Anurag Thakur would be replacing Thakur. Nadda, who belongs to this state, told the media here that "there is no possibility of replacing Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. The BJP would go to the polls under the leadership of Jai Ram Thakur, the government is functioning well and in future too he will lead the government".
Kunal Ghosh fires fresh salvo, targets Firhad Hakim now
It all began on Friday evening when Ghosh gave "clean chit" to the current state education minister, Bratya Basu regarding the scams related to West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities, and at the same time, held the Trinamool Congress secretary general and West Bengal Commerce, and Industries minister, Partha Chatterjee, answerable for the WBSSC scams as he was then the state education minister.
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