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Ministry of Education organises nationwide teacher career recruitment fairs

Abu Dhabi, April 15: The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced a series of teacher career recruitment fairs across the UAE, with the participation of the Emirates College for Advanced Education (ECAE).

2023 batch IAS officers meet President Droupadi Murmu in New Delhi

New Delhi, April 15: A group of IAS officers from the 2023 batch, currently serving as Assistant Secretaries in various Union Ministries and Departments, called on the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre on Tuesday, a release from President's Secretariat said.

Bengal school job case: CBI probes why WBSSC infrastructure not used to preserve OMR sheet scans

Kolkata, April 14: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths probing the multi-crore cash-for-school job case are now probing why the available infrastructure of West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) was not used in preserving the “scanned” or “mirror” images of the optimal mark recognition (OMR) sheets used in the written examination for appointments for teaching and non-teaching jobs in state-run schools in 2016.

Day after meeting Bengal Education Minister, school job losers intensify stir

Kolkata, April 12: A day after meeting the West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu, the individuals who lost their school jobs following an order of the Supreme Court last week, have intensified their protests on the streets of Kolkata, on Saturday.

Bengal Education Minister assures publication of segregated list of 'genuine' and 'tainted' candidates

Kolkata, April 11: West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu, on Friday, assured the teaching and non-teaching staff, who have lost jobs in the state-run schools following a Supreme Court order last week, to publish a segregated list of the "genuine" and "tainted" candidates but only as per proper legal advice.

Black day in the history of Bengal: BJP's Sukanta Majumdar blames Mamata Banerjee for cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs

North 24 Parganas, April 10: Union Minister of State for Education and West Bengal BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the cancellation of over 25,000 school jobs, stating that the TMC government committed "theft," resulting in teachers losing their jobs.

Systematic Russian efforts: Zelenskyy on involvement of Chinese citizens in war

Kyiv, April 10: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has alleged that Chinese citizens are actively participating in Russia's invasion of Ukraine, calling their involvement "systematic Russian efforts."

School job losers hunger strike underway in front of WBSSC office

Kolkata, April 10: A hunger strike by a section of the job losers, including teaching and non-teaching staff, in state-run schools in West Bengal is underway in front of the West Bengal School Service Commission's office at Salt Lake in Kolkata.

Updated salary portal of Bengal govt schools continues showing names of 25,753 job losers

Kolkata, April 10: The salary portal for the teaching and non-teaching staff in West Bengal Government schools continues to show on the payrolls the names of the 25,753 staff members whose jobs were terminated following an order by a Division Bench of the Supreme Court last week.

Bengal govt 'defends' police action on protesting job losers

Kolkata, April 9: A West Bengal minister, a senior bureaucrat and a top police officer on Wednesday justified the action of the police on the protesting individuals who lost their school jobs at different pockets of the state. The most intense protest was witnessed at Kasba in South Kolkata near the office of the district inspector of schools.

Building materials sector in India clocks 30 pc surge in hiring in 2 years

New Delhi, April 8: The building materials sector in India is experiencing a significant hiring boom, with recruitment soaring by 30 per cent over the past two years, driven by rapid urbanisation, infrastructure development and industrial expansion, a report showed on Tuesday.

Relief for cabinet does not address misery of job losers: Bengal Opposition

Kolkata, April 8: The Supreme Court’s decision on Tuesday giving relief to the West Bengal cabinet from the CBI probe in the school job case does not bring an end to the miseries of the 25,753 teaching and non-teaching staff in state-run schools who lost jobs following an order by the apex court, claimed the opposition parties in the state.

Over 25,000 govt posts approved in first Bihar Cabinet meet post-budget session

Patna, April 8: In its first cabinet meeting after the Budget Session of the Bihar Legislature, the Nitish Kumar-led government on Tuesday approved 27 major proposals including the creation of over 25,000 posts in various departments, signaling a focus on employment generation ahead of the Assembly elections to be held later this year.

Rahul Gandhi writes to President Murmu, urges for safeguarding interests of deserving Bengal teachers

New Delhi, April 8: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday and sought her intervention in West Bengal teachers' crisis, emanating from a Supreme Court verdict, which dealt a big blow to the recruitment of more than 26,000 teachers in the state.

Ensure candidates selected through fair means are allowed to continue: LoP Rahul Gandhi writes to President on Bengal's suspended teachers

New Delhi, April 8: Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu and asked her to ensure that candidates selected through fair means are allowed to continue as school teachers in West Bengal.

Calcutta HC's new bench to hear on irregularities in recruitment of 32,000 primary teachers

Kolkata, April 8: Calcutta High Court's new division bench, headed by Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty, will hear the case on irregularities in recruitment of primary teachers in different state-run schools in West Bengal.

Arunachal Pradesh approves 'One Time Relaxation' for direct recruitment

Itanagar, April 8: The Arunachal Pradesh government has approved 'One Time Relaxation' of the prescribed upper age limit for direct recruitment, enabling them to be eligible and to apply for those categories of posts where the previous vacancy notifications (issued prior to 2024) has been or will be cancelled by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), subject to prescribed conditions.

Gujarat: Krida Bharati backs long-standing demands of physical education teachers

Ahmedabad, April 7: Krida Bharati, the Gujarat wing of the national sports organisation affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), officially extended its support to the physical education teachers (Vyayam Shikshaks) who are protesting in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar over permanent recruitment.

WBBSE approaches SC seeking modification in order terminating 25,753 school jobs

Kolkata, April 7: West Bengal Board of Secondary Education (WBBSE) on Monday approached the Supreme Court seeking a modification to its earlier order cancelling 25,753 appointments made by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC).

CM Mamata Banerjee doubts 'game' behind SC verdict on Bengal school job case

Kolkata, April 7: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday, expressed doubts about some “game” behind the recent verdict of the Supreme Court ordering the cancellation of all the 25,753 teaching and non-teaching jobs in state-run schools.

West Bengal govt gave lollipop today: Teachers who lost their jobs after meeting Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, April 7: After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met the teachers who lost their jobs after the Supreme Court verdict, the teachers said that the state government should be held responsible, adding that the TMC chief gave a 'lollipop' today.

Conspiracy going on to destroy education system CM Mamata Banerjee meets teachers

Kolkata, April 7: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met with teachers who lost their jobs after the Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta High Court order to cancel the appointment of over 25,000 staff in Bengal schools by the School Service Commission (SSC) in 2016 and alleged that there is a "conspiracy" going on to destroy the education system.

Bengal school jobs fiasco: Joint platform calls for 'March to Secretariat' on April 21

Kolkata, April 5: A joint platform of both 'genuine' teaching and non-teaching staff losing school jobs following the recent order of the Supreme Court and the candidates who were deprived of jobs illegally to accommodate tainted ones paying money have announced that they will be organising a “march to state secretariat” agitation on April 21, unless the state government takes definite initiative in solving the problems of individuals belonging to both the categories.

Over 67,000 appointments done, recruitment underway for 1.88 lakh posts: Rajasthan CM

Jaipur, April 5: Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Friday emphasised that providing employment to the youth is a top priority for the double-engine government. He said that the state government is committed to completing all recruitment processes in a fair, transparent, and time-bound manner.

Bengal school job cancellation: Completing fresh recruitment within 3 months not possible, says WBSSC Chairman

Kolkata, April 4: A day after the Supreme Court upheld the cancellation of 25,753 school jobs in West Bengal, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) chairman Siddhartha Majumdar on Friday claimed that the completion of the process of filling up the vacant posts is not possible within the next three months.

Mamata govt didn't segregate 'tainted' teachers from 'genuine' ones to save her partymen: BJP

Kolkata, April 4: After the Supreme Court cancelled 25,753 school jobs in state-run schools in West Bengal, the BJP said on Friday that the Mamata government did not segregate "tainted" teachers from "genuine" ones to "save" her partymen who have taken money from the job aspirants.

Manipulations and frauds: SC upholds Calcutta HC order cancelling recruitment of over 25,000 staff in West Bengal schools

New Delhi, April 3: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Calcutta High Court's decision to quash the recruitment of more than 25,000 teachers and non-teaching staff by the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) in 2016 for the state-run and aided schools.

Explained: West Bengal's school job case of 2021

Kolkata, April 3: It all started in July 2021, with the erstwhile Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, currently a BJP Sabha member, started hearing the first case about the multi-crore school job case in West Bengal.

CM Mamata Banerjee responsible: Suvendu Adhikari on cancellation of 25,000 teachers' jobs in Bengal

Midnapore East, April 3: West Bengal assembly Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday blamed the West Bengal government and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the cancellation of 25,000 teachers' jobs in the state.

Bengal school jobs cancellation: WBSSC's major lapses that made segregation between 'genuine' and 'ineligible' impossible

Kolkata, April 3: With the Supreme Court on Thursday upholding the Calcutta High Court last year order cancelling the entire panel of appointments in teaching and non-teaching categories made by the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) in 2016, prolonged legal proceedings discourses in the matter in both courts have pinpointed several lapses on part of the WBSSC that made the process of segregation between "genuine" and "ineligible" candidates virtually impossible.

Why Are They Targeting Bengal All the Time?: Mamata Banerjee slams BJP after SC upholds dismissal of 25,000 Teachers

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