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Union, W.B. Education Ministers spar over NEP, funds

February 14, 2026 admin

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan addressing a teachers’ conference in Kolkata on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Criticising the Mamata Banerjee government on several fronts relating to education, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday said that West Bengal lost Central funds worth ₹10,000 crore by not implementing the National Education Policy (NEP) in the…

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Bengal Governor’s Midnight Letters, And A “Vampire” Dig By Minister

September 10, 2023 admin

Governor Bose had on Saturday warned of “midnight action”. Kolkata: Two confidential sealed letters, one sent to the state Secretariat and the other to the Centre, is the latest flashpoint between West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and state education minister Bratya Basu after the latter accused Mr Bose of trying to “destroy” the higher…

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Bengal Minister After Governor’s Varsity Appointments

September 4, 2023 admin

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has bitterly criticised the Governor over the appointments. Kolkata: Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose’s move to appoint interim vice-chancellors of seven universities, including Presidency University, has stirred a hornet’s nest. State education minister Bratya Basu likened him to “James Bond” and said Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, who was his predecessor in Bengal’s…

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