Drawing parallels with Uttar Pradesh, Adhikari said, "an able administrator like Yogi Adityanath, who has treated all criminals the appropriate way," should have been at the helm in West Bengal.
Under the scheme, 50 per cent of the cost is borne by the Centre while the rest is provided by the state. Besides, the state government also bears the maintenance costs of establishments which are implementing the scheme.
Jadavpur University student death: Kolkata Police investigators have got hold of a WhatsApp group created by one of the arrested accused, the officer said, adding that the 'group was created to misdirect cops.'
Hitting out at the BJP-led government at the Centre, Mamata Banerjee said that the Prime Minister speaks of taking along everybody, but targets opposition-ruled states... even the smallest of incidents like an ant bite is being probed by ED, and CBI.
While addressing a conference of imams and muezzins in Kolkata's Netaji Indoor stadium, Banerjee announced a hike of Rs 500 in the monthly allowance of Muslims Imams and Hindu priests.
The teachers' recruitment scam is under investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED).
A student in the university committed suicide on August 9 after jumping from the second floor of the hostel. He passed away just a day later in hospital.
West Bengal news: The deceased, Aminul Islam (24) and Sahid Ahmed (20), were construction workers and they entered the septic tank to remove the shuttering that was set up to build its concrete roof.
Yasser Haider, who is known for his close relations with TMC chief Mamata Banerjee and was the state secretary of the party's youth wing.
A first-year student of Kolkata’s Jadavpur University died after allegedly falling from the balcony of the second floor of the main hostel.
The monsoon trough is likely to shift close to the foothills of the Himalayas, while strong moisture incursion is also anticipated in the region from the Bay of Bengal, the weather office said.
The BJP and TMC are up against each other again over the former fielding the widow of a jawan killed in the Pulwama attack in Kashmir in 2019. The TMC has accused the BJP of trying to score political points using terror attack while the BJP has hit back alleging insult of armed forces.
Droupadi Murmu Kolkata visit: Vindhyagiri- the sixth ship of project 17A of the Indian Navy at Garden Reach Shipbuilders Engineers Limited. Vindhyagiri, named after the mountain range in Karnataka, is the sixth ship of the Project 17A Frigates.
Bypolls to seven assembly seats across Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Kerala, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Uttarakhand will witness bypolls on September 5.
The human rights body also sent a notice to the Registrar of the University taking cognisance of the death of the student.
Three persons, including two JU students and a former student, have been held for their alleged involvement in the ragging of the student who died after falling down from the balcony of the main hostel on August 10.
West Bengal: Those in the SUV were going to Mayapur from Belgharia in North 24 Parganas, police said.
Virtually addressing the BJP's Panchayati Raj Parishad in West Bengal on Friday, the Prime Minister had earlier in the day criticised the TMC for using 'terror and threats' to intimidate the opposition in the state during the rural polls held in July.
An ex-student of Jadavpur University was arrested for his alleged involvement in the ragging of a first-year student who fell to death.
Following the clashes, police took action and lathi-charged those involved in the attack. According to sources, stone pelting also took place.
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