Partha Chatterjee: News
06 Aug 2022
KolkataThreat to Arpita Mukherjee's life, food must be tested: ED
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) informed a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court that the life of former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's aide Arpita Mukherjee is in danger.
03 Aug 2022
West BengalWB cabinet reshuffle: 9 ministers, including Babul Supriyo, take oath
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday made a major reshuffle in the cabinet.
02 Aug 2022
West BengalCrores kept in my flats without my knowledge: Arpita Mukherjee
Arpita Mukherjee—a close aide of arrested former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee—has now claimed the money recovered from her two Kolkata flats does not belong to her.
01 Aug 2022
West BengalMamata to reshuffle cabinet on Wednesday amid Partha Chatterjee's arrest
Days after former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee was put in jail, CM Mamata Banerjee announced a cabinet reshuffle.
01 Aug 2022
West BengalI'm victim of conspiracy, recovered money not mine: Partha Chatterjee
Partha Chatterjee, the arrested and now-sacked West Bengal minister at the center of a multi-crore school recruitment scam, claimed on Sunday he was the victim of a conspiracy.
30 Jul 2022
West BengalMamata Banerjee had no idea of scam, says TMC MP
A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dismissed minister Partha Chatterjee over teacher recruitment scam, senior Trinamool Congress leader and legislator Saugata Roy claims no one, including CM Banerjee, was aware of it.
29 Jul 2022
West BengalED launches hunt for cash-filled cars linked to Partha Chatterjee
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a hunt for four cars owned by Arpita Mukherjee, an actor linked to sacked Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee.
28 Jul 2022
Mamata BanerjeeWB: Mamata Banerjee sacks minister Partha Chatterjee after ED raids
Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday sacked the minister Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested in the SSC scam.
28 Jul 2022
West BengalMeet Arpita who stashed Rs. 50 crore for Partha Chatterjee
In a shocking series of events, West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam.
28 Jul 2022
West BengalMountain of cash, 5-kg gold unearthed from Chatterjee's aide's flat
Another Rs. 29 crore in cash and 5kg of gold were found at the flat of West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee's aide during an 18-hour raid by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
27 Jul 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC upholds ED's powers to arrest under money laundering act
In a big win for the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Supreme Court upheld the agency's powers to make arrests under the money laundering act.
25 Jul 2022
West BengalBengal school jobs scam: Partha Chatterjee 'airlifted' to AIIMS Bhubaneswar
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday reportedly shifted West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee to AIIMS Bhubaneswar.
23 Jul 2022
West BengalTeacher recruitment scam: ED arrests West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested West Bengal Commerce and Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee in Kolkata on Saturday for his suspected involvement in the teacher recruitment scam.
22 Jan 2021
West BengalWest Bengal Minister Rajib Banerjee resigns from Mamata Banerjee's Cabinet
In yet another setback to CM Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal Government, the state's Forest Minister Rajib Banerjee has announced his resignation from the position on Friday.
23 Dec 2020
West BengalFour skip Mamata Banerjee's cabinet meeting, spark speculations of resignations
Four cabinet ministers skipped the meeting convened by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday, triggering speculations that more resignations could hit Trinamool Congress.
16 Oct 2020
West BengalWhy Rs. 50,000 grant for puja organizers, Bengal government asked
As Durga Puja fast approaches, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the West Bengal government, led by Trinamool matriarch Mamata Banerjee, why Rs. 50,000 was given to each committee across the state.
26 Jan 2020
India300 personalities extend support to students protesting CAA-NRC
More than 300 prominent personalities from across fields of arts and entertainment have signed an open letter, expressing their support to the students and other parties who have been protesting the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
20 Jan 2020
IndiaIntellectuals protesting against CAA are Mamata's 'dogs': BJP's Soumitra Khan
Taking the political discourse in the country to another low, a parliamentarian of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has called intellectuals, who are protesting against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), "dogs" of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
10 Jun 2019
West BengalTrinamool v/s BJP: What is happening in Bengal
During 2019 Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal (sort of) redefined violence, with clashes between Trinamool and Bharatiya Janata Party workers being reported in all seven phases.
27 Apr 2019
West BengalHow does Mamata know Modi's kurta size, asks Raj Babbar
On Saturday, senior Congress leader Raj Babbar made a condescending remark at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee by asking how she knew the size of PM Modi's kurtas.
11 Mar 2019
West BengalElections during Ramzan would be problematic: TMC-leader's statement sparks row
On Monday, Kolkata Mayor and TMC leader Firhad Hakim expressed displeasure at the general election dates announced by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, as it clashes with Ramzan.
10 Feb 2019
West BengalWB: BJP leader Mukul Roy booked for TMC MLA's murder
BJP leader Mukul Roy is among the four people who have been booked for the murder of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday night.
02 Dec 2018
KolkataWB: Minister raps students for blocking roads over attendance rule
Taking strong exception to road blockades staged by college students over attendance mandate, West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee has asserted the government will be forced to take action if the agitators cause inconvenience to the public for "personal benefit".
25 Sep 2018
OdishaRRB Group-D exam in Odisha postponed due to Adivasi agitation
Due to the Adivasi agitation in Odisha, many examinees for the Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) Group D post failed to reach their exam centers.
21 Sep 2018
West BengalWB: Clash over Urdu teachers' recruitment, two students dead
A college student, injured in a clash between a mob and the police in North Dinajpur's Islampur, died today, pushing the death toll to two, even as a 12-hour bandh called by BJP is underway in the West Bengal district.
21 Sep 2018
West BengalEducational institutions in WB won't celebrate 'Surgical Strike Day': Minister
The University Grants Commission (UGC) direction to universities to mark September 29 as the "Surgical Strike Day" is a part of the Bhartiya Janta Party's "agenda" and educational institutes in West Bengal will not celebrate the day, said the state's Education Minister, Partha Chatterjee.
17 Sep 2018
West BengalKolkata: 30-hours on, Bagri Market fire still rages; operation underway
A massive fire broke out in Bagri market of Kolkata on Sunday, and firefighters are still struggling to contain it.
21 Aug 2018
West BengalWB colleges can extend admission deadline beyond Aug-20: Education Minister
Colleges in West Bengal can extend the date for admission to undergraduate courses beyond the deadline of August 20 if there are vacant seats, state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee told reporters in Kolkata yesterday.
11 Aug 2018
West Bengal#ShahInBengal: Anti-BJP posters dot venue, TMC blamed by saffron party
BJP President Amit Shah will be addressing a rally in West Bengal on Saturday, and ahead of the big event, anti-BJP posters have cropped up at the venue.
27 Jul 2018
West BengalFour new varsities to come up in West Bengal
The West Bengal cabinet today gave its nod for setting up four new universities in the state, Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said.
23 Jul 2018
West BengalWB: Expert panel to look into 'pass-fail' reintroduction in govt-schools
West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee today said the state government has formed an expert committee to look into the possibility of reintroducing the pass-fail system in the state-run schools.
17 Jul 2018
West BengalDeadline to fill vacant seats in Calcutta University colleges extended
The last date of admission in some Calcutta University-affiliated colleges has been extended to August 20 from July 10 to fill up the vacant seats, West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said today.
01 Jul 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Congress divided over alliance with ruling TMC
Fissures seem to have appeared in Congress's West Bengal unit over the issue of forging an alliance with the ruling Trinamool Congress for the crucial 2019 polls, with a section of leaders keen on the tie-up and the state leadership rejecting the idea.
24 Jun 2018
West Bengal47 new colleges in West Bengal since 2011: Partha Chatterjee
Forty-seven new colleges have come up in West Bengal during the Trinamool Congress rule, West Bengal Education minister Partha Chatterjee has said.
12 Jun 2018
West BengalKolkata: College students expelled, staffer sacked over campus 'stripping', 'filming'
On the basis of a report submitted by a seven-member committee, Kolkata's reputed St. Paul's Cathedral College authorities expelled two second-year students and sacked a non-teaching staff member in connection with an alleged stripping incident on campus.
07 Jun 2018
KarnatakaAhead of 2019, Mamata Banerjee's TMC undergoes heavy restructuring
WB CM and TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee is gearing up full-time for the 2019 battle.
28 May 2018
IndiaIntroduce English-course for students to bag a job: Partha Chatterjee
To ensure students bag a job along with a degree, West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee stressed the importance of revising curricula in higher educational institutes at par with industry needs.
20 Mar 2018
West BengalHomosexuality is not shameful. Using it to discriminate is
On March 8, twelve 13-year-old girl students of Kolkata's Bengali-medium Kamala Girls School were made to confess in writing by their headmistress that they were lesbians who practised "uncivilized" activities in school.
09 Mar 2018
West BengalWB govt to include Vivekananda's speech in Class 9-12 syllabus
The West Bengal government recently decided to include Swami Vivekananda's famous speech in the Parliament of World's Religion in Chicago in Class 9 to 12 syllabus from 2019, state education minister Partha Chatterjee said.
23 Feb 2018
Trinamool CongressTMC: Show-cause notice to party MP for controversial Facebook post
The TMC today issued a show-cause notice to party MP Anupam Hazra for his controversial Facebook post comparing Mahatma Gandhi with Subhash Chandra Bose.