Kolkata, March 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former state Education Minister Partha Chatterjee and his close aide Arpita Mukherjee in the teachers’ recruitment corruption case, sources in the central agency said on Monday.It is learnt that the two will be called for questioning after the state Assembly elections. Partha Chatterjee was arrested in July 2022 in the West Bengal School Service Commission teachers’ recruitment corruption case. His close aide, Arpita Mukherjee…
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Kolkata, March 1 (IANS) After a long wait, the written examination for the recruitment of Group-C workers of the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) was held in the state on Sunday, amidst tight security arrangements.With the publication of the final voters’ list after Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and the arrival of central paramilitary forces in the state, the WBSSC took extra precautions regarding the security and administrative management of the examination centres.Altho…
Kolkata, Feb 27 (IANS) A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court on Friday granted conditional bail to former West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) advisor Santi Prasad Sinha in connection with his alleged involvement in the multi-crore cash-for-school jobs case in the state.Sinha was granted bail in the case registered against him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Earlier, he had secured bail in the case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the same matter…
Kolkata, Feb 23 (IANS) The Calcutta High Court on Monday directed the West Bengal School Service Commission (SSC) to disclose, through an affidavit, details of the money collected from candidates who sought review of allegedly incorrect questions in last year’s recruitment examination.Hearing a petition in the matter, Justice Amrita Sinha of the Calcutta High Court sought clarification on whether the questions flagged by candidates were indeed incorrect and how much money had been charged from…
Kolkata, Jan 29 (IANS) Almost a year after the Supreme Court directed recovery of salaries paid to candidates who had proven to be ‘tainted’ in the cash-for-school job case, the West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) has finally started initiating the process.The Commission had already sent district-wise lists of proven tainted candidates to the District Magistrates concerned. The district Inspectors of Schools would now start the process of recovery by serving notices to the tainted cand…
Kolkata, Jan 21 (IANS) West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) on Wednesday published the final list for the recruitment of teachers in state-run schools for classes 11 and 12. The list includes the names of those who have qualified in the final interview, as well as the names of candidates on the waiting list. The list of unsuccessful candidates has also been published.This panel has been released for 12,514 vacancies. It is learned that the SSC is trying to hand over the recommendation l…