'Centre imposing Hindi over regional languages': TMC's Saket Gokhale
February 09, 2024 13:29 ISTThe Chairman said that Article 351 of the Constitution provides that it shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language.
The Chairman said that Article 351 of the Constitution provides that it shall be the duty of the Union to promote the spread of the Hindi language.
The boat capsized in the middle of the river when people were returning home. On hearing the screams, other boats rushed to the spot and rescued as many people as possible, police said.
Tabling a budget of Rs 3,66,166 crore, Chandrima Bhattacharya said the monthly financial assistance under the ‘Lakhsmir Bhandar’ scheme has been raised to Rs 1,200 for the SC and ST community, whereas for other categories, it has been increased to Rs 1,000.
The Border Security Force (BSF) thwarted smuggling attempts at the India-Bangladesh border, seizing gold biscuits worth Rs 2 crore and arresting two individuals involved in the act.
The alleged irregularities relate to about 25 lakh 'fake' job cards issued under MGNREGA in the state, officials said.
In the report, the NCPCR stated that West Bengal is also violating the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
BJP supporters in Kolkata used a symbolic "honey-feeding" gesture to express their dissatisfaction with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The rally, organized by the BJP's youth wing, aimed to encourage more respectful language.
A female passenger on a SpiceJet flight from Kolkata to Bagdogra alleged that a co-passenger behaved inappropriately with her.
The CM claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre owes the state thousands of crores of rupees on account of various welfare schemes. She began a two-day dharna in front of the BR Ambedkar's statue in the Maidan area of Kolkata on Friday.
Further deepening the cracks in the I.N.D.I.A bloc, Mamata Banerjee said that she doubts if Congress would win "even 40 seats" in the Lok Sabha elections in the country. She lashed out at the party over seat-sharing in West Bengal.
Mamata Banerjee on seat sharing: The West Bengal CM and Trinamool Congress chief without naming any party or leader said that some appeared only during elections like 'Cuckoos' in spring.
The first phase of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in West Bengal concluded on Monday, as it stepped into Bihar from Islampur. However, it re-entered West Bengal through Debipur, Ratua in Malda district.
The TMC supremo advised locals in Cooch Behar, particularly Rajbanshis, to ensure that their names are on the voters' list to "protect themselves" from the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.
Union Minister Shantanu Thakur said that CAA would be implemented in every state of India within the next seven days. CAA aims to provide Indian citizenship to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2014.
A crude bomb exploded near Gandhi Primary School, causing alarm and leading to injuries among individuals in the vicinity.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in West Bengal on Sunday morning to participate in the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, which resumed after a two-day break.
West Bengal news: In the recent past, Rajeev Kumar was appointed as the acting director general of the state police following the retirement of his predecessor Manoj Malviya.
The Trinamool Congress had been upset with Chowdhury's repeated attacks on Banerjee. The Congress leader recently called the West Bengal chief minister an "opportunist" and said that his party would fight the polls alone.
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged that the Nyay Yatra first faced problems in BJP-ruled Assam and it is now facing problems in TMC-ruled West Bengal. The Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra entered West Bengal on Thursday and took a two-day break.
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra is an ongoing movement being led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi which started on January 14, 2024, from Thoubal in Manipur and will end on March 20 in Mumbai spanning east-west of India.
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