Partha chatterjee

On Monday, state parliamentary affairs minister Partha Chatterjee and finance minister Amit Mitra, too, had called on the governor. read more

While Dhankhar was invited as the chief guest at the 13th convocation of St Xavier’s college, the VC, Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee, was supposed to deliver the convocation address. read more

Dhankhar did not clear the bills twice, saying the government did not provide the inputs he sought for some clarifications. On Friday, a statement issued by Raj Bhawan cited the same reason. read more

Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee tweeted an official report on state-run universities meant for Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar in a tit for tat response to Dhankar’s posting of an official letter by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the same platform on... read more

Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur, Howrah and some areas in South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas are the affected areas where Internet services have been shutdown. read more

Two university teachers’ bodies of West Bengal on Wednesday termed a new rule tabled in the Assembly to check direct communications between the chancellor and the varsities as “dangerous” for the autonomy of the educational institutes. read more

West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee told reporters that the government will bring in more transparency in the transfer of teachers. read more

Over 1,000 para teachers, who are contractual teachers in government-run schools, are on a sit-in since November 11. read more

Dhankar’s acceptance of the speaker’s invitation and a Raj Bhawan Friday release hoping that Mamata, too, will attend the function at the Governor’s house suggests de-escalation. read more

A spokesman of the Manch said the Rs 10,000 monthly salary of para teachers at primary schools and Rs 13,000 in Higher Secondary schools is meagre considering the present market condition and in comparison with the salary in other professions. read more

Dhankhar arrived at around 10 am and spent about 25 minutes at the hospital. He spoke with the VC alone for about 10 minutes. read more

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar had indicated action against Jadavpur University Vice Chancellor Suranjan Das for the violence that erupted in the campus on Thursday during the visit of Union Minister Babul Supriyo. read more

Bengal governor’s office, amid protests and political blame game over the manhandling of Union minister Babul Supriyo by a section of students at Jadavpur University campus, issued a statement stating Dhankhar had spoken to chief minister Mamata Banerjee... read more

JU students and Jadavpur University Teachers’ Association were opposing the move of the state government to form an apolitical student council and not conducting regular polls to elect student representatives. read more

Chatterjee, who was accompanied by the local media during her visit to Bani Mandir School in Chinsurah, alleged that funds allocated by the Centre for mid-day meals in schools were being misappropriated by local Trinamool Congress leaders. read more