Cash-for-job case: Intervention of Calcutta HC sought on use of force against teachers; police file counter case

Cash-for-job case: Intervention of Calcutta HC sought on use of force against teachers; police file counter case

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, May 16 (IANS) An advocate of Calcutta High Court on Friday sought suo motu intervention of the same court in the matter of “unprovoked” and “ruthless” cane-charge by police on protesting teachers at the West Bengal education department headquarters. The secondary and higher secondary teachers from state-run schools in … Read more

Mamata Banerjee announces ‘Nationalist Rally’ to counter BJP’s ‘Tiranga Yatra’

Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday, announced that Trinamool Congress will be organising ‘Nationalist Rally’ for two consecutive days on May 17 and May 18 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the state to celebrate the success of ‘Operation Sindoor’ launched in response … Read more

India informs WTO of tariff plan to counter US duties on steel

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) India has informed the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that it proposes to impose retaliatory tariffs on select American goods, to counter the duties on Indian steel and aluminium exports levied by the US as safeguard duties. According to a WTO communication, these US safeguard measures … Read more

AIADMK bowed to BJP’s pressure tactics, DMK will counter it: Stalin

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, May 3 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Saturday launched a sharp attack against the BJP-led Union government, accusing the AIADMK under Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) of succumbing to the BJP’s pressure tactics. He asserted that while the AIADMK has bowed to the BJP’s … Read more

Madras HC directs TASMAC to file rejoinder to ED’s counter affidavit by April 8

Follow Us on Google News Chennai, April 1 (IANS) The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) to file a rejoinder to the counter affidavit submitted by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) by April 8. The directive was issued by a division bench comprising Justices S.M. Subramaniam and K. Rajasekar. … Read more

Bengal: RPF apprehends two for vandalising booking counter at Bandel station, assaulting constable

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) Two persons were arrested for vandalism at the Bandel railway station on Thursday. The arrests are a result of a zero-tolerance policy of the railways towards such activities within its premises and on trains. “We have clear instructions from the top that no sort of vandalism is to be tolerated. Even … Read more

Places of Worship Act: Centre yet to file counter affidavit, SC to hear petitions on Feb 17

New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) The Centre is yet to file its counter affidavit to a clutch of petitions pertaining to the Places of Worship Act, 1991, though the Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday the pleas challenging the validity of the contentious law, which prohibits the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim … Read more

BJP cites official data on jobs to counter Congress claim

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) The BJP has hit back at the Congress over its claim that the Narendra Modi government has not created enough jobs in the country. The ruling party has come out with a fact sheet for “setting the record straight on job creation” which states that during the Congress-led UPA regime, … Read more

Never succumbed to any temptation: Vijayasai Reddy’s counter to Jagan

Amaravati, Feb 7 (IANS) Former MP V. Vijayasai Reddy on Friday said that he never succumbed to any temptation even in his personal life. Vijayasai, who resigned from YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) last month, responded to the remarks made by YSRCP president and former chief minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy. In his first reaction … Read more

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