Kolkata, April 3 The Election Commission of India has taken serious note of the deployment of police personnel to provide security to individuals allegedly linked to the ruling TMC ahead of the West Bengal elections, a senior official said on Friday.Describing the matter as a "lapse," the...
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The Election Commission has directed the governments of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal to provide employees with paid leave on the day of the election.The commission stated that any employee working in any business, trade, industrial establishment, or other...
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Kolkata, April 2 The Election Commission of India (ECI) handed over the investigation into the harassment of seven judicial officers in Kaliachak, in the minority-dominated district of Malda, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday evening.Earlier in the day, a division bench...
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Bengaluru/New Delhi, April 2 – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids on Thursday at several locations linked to I-PAC, owned by Prashant Kishor, in connection with the Bengal coal smuggling scam.The raids were carried out at multiple locations in Bengaluru, Delhi, and Hyderabad...
Patna, March 29 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Sunday called for the fencing of the border areas in West Bengal that border Bangladesh, accusing the Trinamool Congress government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, of "protecting infiltrators."This comes a day after Union Home...
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Kolkata, March 28 The West Bengal government will pay the outstanding Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears to serving employees, pensioners, and family pensioners in a single installment instead of the two installments announced earlier, an official said on Saturday.This decision follows a Supreme...
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Kolkata, March 27 The West Bengal government decided on Friday to keep the accounts branch of the home and hill affairs department open over the weekend to expedite the processing of Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears following a recent Supreme Court judgment, according to an official memorandum...
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Kolkata, March 27 – A division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday reserved its verdict on a public interest litigation challenging the Election Commission of India (ECI)’s decision on large-scale transfers, replacements, and deputations of bureaucrats and police officers in poll-bound...
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Kolkata, March 24 The financially strained Jadavpur University decided to seek financial assistance from the West Bengal government, with its executive council resolving to request additional funds for maintenance, infrastructure, and research needs, varsity officials said on Tuesday.The move...
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New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the West Bengal government over its objection to the maintainability of the Enforcement Directorate's plea regarding the alleged obstruction by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid, asking about the fundamental rights of ED...
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New Delhi, March 24 The President's House has once again rejected a request from the Trinamool Congress for an appointment with President Droupadi Murmu, citing "lack of time," prompting the party to make a fresh plea to meet her before April 2, sources said.According to party sources, the...
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New Delhi, March 24 There was "no representation" from the West Bengal government in the two tripartite meetings, and "no significant representation" in one meeting concerning the Gorkha community, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.Responding to a question by Trinamool Congress MP...
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Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 24:* The Supreme Court will hear petitions challenging the validity of the Waqf Amendment Act, 2025.* The Supreme Court will hear a petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate against the West Bengal government and others...
Kolkata, March 23 The Election Commission questioned the petitioner's standing on Monday while filing a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the transfer of several officials of the West Bengal government after the announcement of state assembly elections.The petitioner, a lawyer...
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New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday criticized the West Bengal government for "creating obstacles" in the ongoing construction of a corridor for the Kolkata Metro rail project and asked it not to politicize a developmental issue that benefits the common people.A bench of Chief...
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Kolkata, March 20 TMC MP and senior lawyer Kalyan Banerjee moved the Calcutta High Court on Friday, questioning the Election Commission's transfer order of several IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal shortly after the announcement of assembly elections in the state.The petitioner named Chief...
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Kolkata, March 19 – The West Bengal government announced on Thursday the provision of an interim bonus to civic volunteers under both the West Bengal Police and Kolkata Police, as well as village police volunteers under the West Bengal Police, for the financial year 2025-26.The announcement...
Kolkata, March 19 The West Bengal government announced on Thursday the increase in the ad hoc bonus of Rs 7,400 for civic volunteers and village police volunteers for the 2025-26 financial year.The state had announced on February 27 an increase in ad hoc bonuses for its employees, which has...
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New Delhi, March 18 The Supreme Court questioned the West Bengal government's objection to the Enforcement Directorate's (ED) plea regarding alleged obstruction by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a raid, stating that no entity can be left remediless under the Constitution.The West Bengal...
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prevention of money laundering act (pmla)
search and raids
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Important cases listed in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 18:* A nine-judge constitutional bench to hear the contentious issue of defining the term "industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.* The Supreme Court to hear a plea filed by Dara Singh, who was convicted in the 1999...