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Calcutta HC cancels 1,600 supernumerary teaching posts for upper primary, terms it illegal

Kolkata, Dec 4 (UNI) The Calcutta High Court on Thursday cancelled 1,600 additional or ‘supernumerary’ posts created by the West Bengal government in upper primary teaching posts for vocational and physical education.
The order of cancellation of 1,600 additional posts was passed by the Calcutta high court single bench judge Justice Biswajit Basu.
He noted that “Constitutional morality never becomes worthless in the face of political morality.”
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21 Jan 2026 | 7:09 PM

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ECoR seeks Govt cooperation for timely completion ongoing railway projects

21 Jan 2026 | 7:01 PM

Bhubaneswar, Jan 21 (UNI) The East Coast Railway (ECoR) authorities on Wednesday sought cooperation of the State Government in matters related to land acquisition, forest rights, removal of encroachments, shifting of utilities, and early disposal of long pending legal cases for timely completion of pending railway projects. .

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Nitish announces to upgrade community health centres into specialty hospitals

21 Jan 2026 | 7:01 PM

Chhapra, Jan 21 (UNI) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced on Wednesday that all 20 Community Health Centres (CHCs) in Saran district would be upgraded into specialty hospitals while the Saran Sadar Hospital will be developed as a super specialty hospital.

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Nagaland govt gave green signal for FNTA: ENPO

21 Jan 2026 | 6:27 PM

Dimapur, Jan 21 (UNI) Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO) president A Chingmak Chang on Wednesday said the Nagaland government has opened the door for Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority (FNTA) by sending its recommendation to the Centre.

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Increase in farmers’ income is top priority: Nitish

21 Jan 2026 | 6:21 PM

Patna/ Chapra, Jan 21 (UNI) Reiterating his government's agenda of enhancing farmers' income, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said on Wednesday that special focus would be on the theme of “Agricultural Progress, State Prosperity” under the Saat Nishchay part-time III programme.

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