Partha Chatterjee: News

SC speeds up trial against Partha Chatterjee, sets bail deadline

The Supreme Court has given former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee a deadline of February 1, 2025, to be released on bail.

04 Dec 2024

Calcutta High Court

'You're corrupt': SC while reserving order on ex-minister's bail plea

The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on the bail plea of former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee, accused in a money laundering case in connection with the state's cash-for-jobs scam.

27 Nov 2024

Calcutta High Court

'How long?': SC slams ED for incarcerating ex-minister without trial 

The Supreme Court has raised concerns over the prolonged detention of former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee without trial.

08 Sep 2024

Education

TMC MP quits politics over Kolkata rape-murder protest

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Jawhar Sircar has announced his decision to resign from the Rajya Sabha and politics, citing the West Bengal government's handling of the Kolkata doctor's rape and murder case.

Bengal ration scam: TMC's Shankar Adhya arrested amid mob attacks

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and former Bongaon Municipality Chairman, Shankar Adhya, in a ration distribution scam case.

'If you've guts...': TMC's Abhishek Banerjee dares CBI over summons

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee in connection with the alleged West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam.

06 Aug 2022

Kolkata

Threat 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

Trinamool Congress

WB 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 Bengal

Crores 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 Bengal

Mamata 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 Bengal

I'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.

29 Jul 2022

West Bengal

ED 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 Banerjee

WB: 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 Bengal

Meet 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 Bengal

Mountain 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).

25 Jul 2022

West Bengal

Bengal 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 Dec 2020

West Bengal

Four 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.

02 Dec 2018

Kolkata

WB: 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

Odisha

RRB 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 Bengal

WB: 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 Bengal

Educational 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 Bengal

Kolkata: 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 Bengal

WB 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.

27 Jul 2018

West Bengal

Four 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 Bengal

WB: 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 Bengal

Deadline 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 Bengal

West 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 Bengal

47 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 Bengal

Kolkata: 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

Lok Sabha

Ahead 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

India

Introduce 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 Bengal

Homosexuality 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 Bengal

WB 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 Congress

TMC: 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.

01 Feb 2018

Education

Calcutta University rocked by protests after 50% students fail

Calcutta University has been rocked by students' protest after a sharp dip in pass percentage in the Part I exam.

17 May 2017

West Bengal

West Bengal schools to make Bengali mandatory: Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in a Facebook post stated that Bengali will be made a compulsory language course, as a part of the three language formula being followed in the state's schools.