Mamata Banerjee announces 4 percent DA hike for Bengal govt employees, pensioners
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday announced a Dearness Allowance (DA) hike of 4 percent for government employees, semi-government employees, teachers, non-teaching staff, and pensioners with effect from January 1, 2024.
'The Kerala Story contains hate speech, manipulated facts': Bengal govt to Supreme Court on film ban
New Delhi/IBNS: The West Bengal government, in an affidavit filed before the Supreme Court, on Tuesday defended the ban on The Kerala Story, and said that the 'movie contains hate speech and has manipulated facts'.
Calcutta High Court rejects Bengal govt's plea against Visva-Bharati's fencing of Poush Mela ground
Kolkata/UNI: A two-judge bench of Calcutta High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal of the state government seeking a stay on the fence erected by Visva-Bharati authorities around the Poush Mela ground.