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).

Ailing actress Suchitra Sen, who has remained a recluse for the past three decades and is currently undergoing treatment at a Kolkata hospital, made an exception for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday and met her.

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.

The Centre on Monday announced setting up of a slew of new hospitals and expansion plans for several existing ones to bolster health care facility in West Bengal.

Keeping the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in mind, the Trinamool Congress has decided to recruit two interns from the Indian Institute of Management in Kolkata to help the party devise and execute effective communication strategies. ]

Commuters had a tough time in West Bengal as more than 49,000 private buses and mini buses remained off road Monday demanding a rise in fare.

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

The party leaders say that by introducing online registration, they are targeting the youths.

Dev claimed that about three lakh people will attend the rally tomorrow.

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

Food Minister Jyotipriya Mullick, however, termed the protests as 'dirty politics'.

The village for the first time celebrated Durga Puja here in the village last year.

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

BJP has set a target of at least five seats from West Bengal in the Lok Sabha elections.

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.

BJP will also set up camps at Sector V to tap techies.

The cell would be formally set up after January 26, as the membership drive is going on, Bhattacharjee said.

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

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