Kolkata, March 13 Government offices across West Bengal largely functioned normally on Friday despite a “strike” called by a forum of employees and teachers demanding payment of pending Dearness Allowance (DA).The agitation, called by the Sangrami Joutha Mancha, evoked a limited response in...
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Kolkata, March 13 – CPI(M) leaders on Friday criticized the West Bengal government over its failure to implement the Supreme Court order, which mandated the payment of 25% of the Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears from 2008 to 2019 by March 31.CPI(M) leader and advocate Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya...
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Kolkata, March 13 A commotion broke out outside Khadya Bhavan, the headquarters of the West Bengal Food and Civil Supplies Department, on Friday as a section of state government employees tried to prevent colleagues from entering the office during a ‘work stoppage’ agitation over pending...
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Kolkata, March 13 – Various associations representing West Bengal government employees, under the collective organization of Sangrami Joutho Mancha (Joint Movement Forum), have initiated a complete work stoppage on Friday to express their discontent regarding the purported hesitation and...
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Kolkata, March 12 The West Bengal government on Thursday warned of salary deductions for employees who are absent on March 13, when a section of state government staff called a strike to protest non-payment of a portion of pending Dearness Allowance (DA), an official said.The administration...
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Kochi, March 10 – The Kerala High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition alleging that the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) had unlawfully used personal data of government employees and citizens to send bulk WhatsApp messages highlighting the achievements of the state government ahead of the 2026...
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Cooch Behar (WB), March 6 Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Friday ridiculed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's protest in Kolkata over the SIR (State Identity and Residence), claiming that she is practicing what she will do after losing the upcoming state assembly elections...
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Bhopal, March 2 In another significant decision related to state government employees on the occasion of Holi, the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government announced on Monday that treasury officers will now also be allowed to hire vehicles during working hours.The government stated in a late-Monday...
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Kanjirappally (Kerala), February 24 The Congress-led UDF opposition on Tuesday accused Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the ruling CPI(M) of "leaking" personal data of government employees and teachers, and demanded a criminal investigation into the matter.Addressing reporters...
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Thiruvananthapuram, February 21 – As Kerala prepares for upcoming Assembly elections, and the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) seeks a rare third consecutive term under Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, a controversy has emerged over an alleged mass messaging campaign targeting state...
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Kolkata, February 14 – An association of state government employees in West Bengal has sent contempt of court notices to the Chief Secretary, Nandini Goswami, and the State Finance Secretary, Prabhat Kumar Mishra, for failing to comply with the Supreme Court's order issued earlier this month...
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Senior BJP leader and West Bengal observer, Bhupender Yadav, has demanded that the West Bengal government remove all obstacles hindering the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process. Speaking at a press conference in Kolkata today, Bhupender Yadav cited a Supreme Court directive stating that any...