There are at least 270 political prisoners in Bengal

The Bharatiya Janata Party has offered a Lok Sabha ticket to former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly to contest next year's general elections.

While the BJP has already offered him a seat from the state, West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee chief Pradip Bhattacharya Sunday visited his house at Behala

Lawyers associated with several political parties but the TMC took part in the rally.

The matter has now been referred to Attorney General G E Vahanvati to work out legal details.

The post fell vacant when Banerjee retired in 2009.

This is not the first time that the West Bengal government has raised the issue of Ganguly''s visit to Pakistan.

3 TMC workers have been arrested in connection with attack

Family forced to relocate, five of the six accused arrested in the incident that took place in October

Bandopadhyay also questioned the pressure being put on Ganguly to step down as the WBHRC chairman.

The police have already arrested seven persons in connection with the gangrape.

Victim's father alleged that police asked him to leave Kolkata and return to Bihar with his daughter's body.

Police have revealed that she gave a dying declaration accusing two men of having set her on fire.

Move comes after victim''s father writes to Governor

Trinamool Congress in West Bengal Sunday accused the Opposition parties of making concerted efforts to belittle the West Bengal''s image before the outside world.

Former Supreme Court judge A K Ganguly, accused of sexual harassment by a woman lawyer who interned under him, is contemplating resignation as chairman of the West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC).

The father of the 16-year-old gangrape victim, who died of burn injuries after she was allegedly set ablaze, filed a petition before the Calcutta High Court on Monday seeking CBI investigation into the incident.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Monday denied interfering in the probe into the gangrape of a 16-year-old girl, beyond merely responding to people''s 'sentiments'' by deputing a senior police official to visit West Bengal and providing financial assistance to the victim''s family.

A K Ganguly confirmed on Tuesday that he had resigned as chairman of the WBHRC.

The tower has a prayer room, a library, a guest house and a charitable dispensary located on its premises.

Rights activist Sujato Bhadra said Ganguly should have put in his papers much earlier.

The former chief minister also alleged that all development work in the state had come to a standstill.

The forum has also demanded the new wage agreement be done in Siliguri and not in Kolkata and have planned a series of campaign programmes.

The report, however, has no mention of the investigation by the West Bengal Police.

Amid debate over imposing higher taxes on super-rich, the Economic Survey today said efforts should be made to raise revenue by widening tax base and not by increasing the rates

The Economic Survey today suggested removal of controls on the "over-regulated" sugar sector in a phased manner as recommended by the Rangarajan committee.

Investors have put in more than Rs 1.2 lakh crore in various mutual funds in first nine months of the ongoing financial year compared to cumulative net outflow of nearly Rs 80,000 crore in last two financial years.

Demographic dividend can slip away

Madras HC ordered the closure of liquor shops noting that there were huge crowds and no social distancing was being maintained by tipplers, however, doorstep delivery through online mode was allowed

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