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With Partha Chatterjee's exit, TMC Secy General's post becomes defunct

Although the party leadership got the replacement of Chatterjee as the editor of the party's organ in Bengali, 'Jago Bangla' ('Wake up Bengal') within a couple of hours

Arrested West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee sacked from cabinet

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee later said at a government event here that she will look after the portfolios held by Chatterjee for the time being

Sack Partha Chatterjee from cabinet, expel him, TMC leader demands

West Bengal's industry minister Partha Chatterjee should be removed immediately from his post and expelled from the TMC, the party's state general secretary Kunal Ghosh demanded.

Bengal SSC scam: ED recovers Rs 40 crore from Arpita Mukherjee so far

The ED on Thursday morning left the Belgharia residence of Arpita Mukherjee, close aide of Partha Chatterjee after filling ten trunks with cash amounting to approximately Rs 29 crore that was found

Why is arrested minister being retained in Mamata's cabinet, asks Suvendu

Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday questioned why Partha Chatterjee is being retained as a minister by CM Mamata Banerjee despite his arrest by the ED

Huge cash found again from another flat of arrested WB minister's aide

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday again found a large amount of cash in another flat of Arpita Mukherjee, considered a close associate of arrested Bengal Industry Minister Partha Chatterjee

Mamata warns of taking back unused industrial lands for fresh ventures

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday warned that her government will take back lands given to firms for setting up industrial units but are lying unused, so that new ventures are established.

WBSSC scam: Errant will be punished, asserts Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday once again made it clear that she has no connection with the arrest of state Commerce and Industries minister Partha Chatterjee by the ED.

West Bengal: 38 TMC MLAs in touch with BJP, claims Mithun Chakraborty

Actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty, who had joined the BJP ahead of the West Bengal Assembly polls last year, on Wednesday claimed that 38 TMC MLAs are in touch with the saffron camp.

Partha Chatterjee retorts sharply to questions about his resignation

Senior Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee, who is in the custody of Enforcement Directorate in connection with the teachers recruitment scam, on Wednesday countered repeated queries by the media

Bengal SSC scam: State govt withdraws Partha Chatterjee's official vehicle

Trinamool Congress's daily, party mouth piece in Bengali, Jago Bangla, has also stopped referring to Partha Chatterjee as the state minister or the party secretary general

Stop illegal construction in Berhampur; Congress leader urges Mamata

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Tuesday drew West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's attention to illegal construction being done by the Berhampore Municipality and urged her to stop it.

UP, Bengal top list of states in custodial death cases: Centre tells LS

Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal top the list of states in terms of cases registered in respect of custodial deaths, the Parliament was told on Tuesday

ED gets 10 days' custody of Partha Chatterjee, associate

A Kolkata court on Monday granted 10 days' Enforcement Directorate custody of West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee and Arpita Mukherjee, who were arrested in connection with the school jobs scam.

Arrested West Bengal minister needs no hospitalisation, says AIIMS

The next course of action will be taken as per court directives, he stated, adding that Chatterjee would be discharged soon

WB post-poll violence: Calcutta HC cancels anticipatory bail for 13 accused

CBI had filed a a supplementary charge sheet in the Court of Baruipur additional chief judicial magistrate against 17 accused who were given anticipatory bail by District and Sessions Judge, Alipore

Recruitment scam: ED says Bengal minister's 'aide' ran 12 shell companies

Preliminary investigations have revealed that Arpita Mukherjee, known to be a "close associate" of arrested Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, had been running at least 12 shell companies

Calcutta HC rejects bail plea of 13 accused in post-poll violence case

A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Monday rejected the bail plea of 13 persons accused in the violence that took place in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district

Mamata Banerjee loses pole position in Opposition

Her conduct in the election of the president and the vice-president confirms her image as an unpredictable leader

Mamata's name, mobile number found in Partha Chatterjee arrest memo

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's name and mobile number features in Partha Chatterjee's arrest warrant in connection with the teacher recruitment scam in West Bengal