West Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari led a BJP protest in Kolkata over the alleged gang-rape of a student at South Calcutta Law College. Protesters raised slogans against CM Mamata Banerjee, demanding justice and accountability amid rising anger over crimes against women in the state.
30 June,2025 02:41 PM IST
Pressure is mounting on the Mamata Banerjee Government as protests over SSC Recruitment scam intensify. Supreme Court struck down the SSC recruitment process, calling it “tainted from start to finish’. 26,000 teachers have lost jobs in one of the largest recruitment scams in West Bengal’s history. Following the verdict, mass protests erupted outside Bikash Bhavan in Kolkata’s Salt Lake area. The protests turned violent as police resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the crowd.
16 May,2025 09:37 PM IST
The first batch of Bangladeshi nationals living illegally in India is being deported to Bangladesh. Detained over the past few days, they were brought to Jodhpur on 14 May to begin the deportation process. According to Rajasthan Minister Jogaram Patel, a total of 148 illegal immigrants were transported to Kolkata via Jodhpur, from where they will be officially repatriated to Bangladesh.
14 May,2025 05:14 PM IST
In a big setback to the Mamata Government, the Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta HC order to cancel the appointment of over 25,000 staff in Bengal schools by SSC. The Mamata Banerjee government is under attack by the BJP. It has been alleged that unqualified candidates secured jobs by paying money to people linked to TMC. BJP MP Sambit Patra taking a jibe at Mamata government, said, “The way Mamata Banerjee and her government have unleashed corruption in West Bengal and given it a free hand, today, lakhs of people have been affected by it... In the teachers' recruitment, corruption was to the extent that people went to the court, and this was called a bribe for jobs scam...”
04 April,2025 08:12 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
