Governor C V Ananda Bose extols West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's political acumen, love for arts
Feb 7, 2023The chief minister-governor relationship in Bengal, at least right now, is not keeping to the usual template of acrimony that marks such relationships in many non-BJP-governed states.
Bengal crisis escalates as governor asks government to axe education minister
Apr 5, 2024West Bengal Governor Ananda Bose's directive to dismiss Education Minister Bratya Basu led to a heated exchange. Basu criticized the Governor for overstepping constitutional boundaries, while Bose highlighted alleged violations of the election code. Legal experts question the Governor's authority in recommending minister dismissals, emphasizing the evolving constitutional complexities.
Jadavpur University fresher death: Ex-student arrested, charged with murder
Aug 12, 2023Sourabh Chowdhury, being treated as the prime suspect in Swapnodeep's death, had completed his postgraduation in maths from the university in 2022, but used to still call the shots at the boys' main hostel, continuing to stay there and unofficially functioning as the person in charge of the hostel mess committee. Ramprasad Kundu, the victim’s father, said his son’s murderers needed to be 'eliminated'.
West Bengal's newest govt engineering college to start off with hottest topic: AI
Jun 19, 2023Bengal is set to have its ninth government engineering college. The new college, Alipurduar Government Engineering And Management College, is set to start functioning from the upcoming academic session, and would be the first government college in the state to offer what's arguably the hottest field of study now: artificial intelligence.
Feb 3, 2023Banerjee on Thursday did not refer to the university's statement but vowed to stand by Visva-Bharati's students and professors.
Apr 24, 2024Farakka Arjunpur High School loses teachers with Calcutta High Court's order, impacting Bengal's state-run schools. Jodhpur Park Boys' School faces staff shortage. Schools struggle after losing Group D employees. Vacancies lead to fears of discontinuing subjects and operational challenges.
193-year-old Scottish Church School in Kolkata to open doors for girls
Nov 6, 2023 The Scottish Church Collegiate School is set to open its doors for girls students for the first time from January next year. The co-education section of the 193-year-old school has been set up on the campus at 18 Duff Street, which is adjacent Duff Church on Duff Street in Kolkata, West Bengal. Bishop Paritosh Canning said, "We are very happy that this old school in north Kolkata is set to admit girl students from the next academic session in January 2024."
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar returns bill making CM Mamata Banerjee state universities' chancellor
Jul 3, 2022West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday returned the bill making CM Mamata Banerjee the chancellor of state universities on the ground of "incompleteness of compliance". The bill, replacing the governor with the CM as chancellor, was passed in the state assembly on June 14.
Class 12 girl collapses during school assembly in Kolkata, declared dead in hospital
Jun 23, 2023 A 17-year-old student of a prominent school in the city died after she collapsed during morning assembly on Thursday, possibly from a sudden heart attack, plunging the school into grief.
May 6, 2024Bengal governor C V Ananda Bose, who has been accused by a woman of sexual harassment, on Sunday cited his constitutional immunity from criminal proceedings and issued a blanket order on Raj Bhavan staff, asking them to “ignore any communication from police” and barring them from issuing statements in any form.
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