Jadavpur University ‘outsider’ PIL hearing likely tomorrow | Kolkata News

Kolkata: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking restriction on outsiders’ entry into Jadavpur University campus, is likely to be heard by the division bench of Chief Justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge on Wednesday.The matter was mentioned before the division bench of Justice Arijit Banerjee, citing urgency. Though the matter has been pending for a year, it…

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RMC ‘reclaims’ 17 acres of encroached land in 1 year | Ranchi News

Reclaimed plots may be used for libraries, shelters, public facilities and waste management infrastructure Ranchi: The Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) has reclaimed nearly 17 acres of encroached land across the city over the past year and is now focusing on demarcating the plots and constructing boundary walls to prevent fresh encroachments, according to a statement…

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BJP arranged for rebel TMC MPs to join NCPI, claims Cooch Behar MP | Kolkata News

Jalpaiguri/Kolkata: Cooch Behar MP Jagadish Basunia, who defected from Trinamool Congress and joined an outfit called Nationalist Congress Party of India after Trinamool’s defeat in this year’s assembly poll, created a flutter in state politics when he claimed that 17 rebel breakaway MPs would be joining BJP next month before or right after Durga Puja.Basunia’s…

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DCW Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Sexual Harassment Allegations Raised by JNU Students Against a Professor | Delhi News

New Delhi: Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has sought an action-taken report from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) over allegations of sexual harassment reportedly raised by some female students against a professor.The commission took suo motu cognisance of a video circulating on social media in which the students alleged that they had submitted a complaint against…

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SC/ST welfare officers begin phased protest over demands | Patna News

Patna: The Bihar Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Officers’ Association on Monday launched a phased agitation over a seven-point charter of demands, alleging inadequate infrastructure, administrative irregularities and difficulties faced by field-level officers. As part of the protest, welfare officers across districts wore black bands on Sept 11 while continuing to perform their official…

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As SIR claims window closes, officials expect last-minute rush | Ranchi News

Within Ranchi district, Hatia accounted for the highest number of Form-8 applications at 20,415 Ranchi: The claims and objections window for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls closes on Tuesday, with election officials bracing for a last-minute rush after work remained suspended on Monday on account of Ganesh Chaturthi.The rush comes as voters…

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