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West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar satisfied the way Bengal dealing with Coronavirus

Mar 19, 2020, at 07:01 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today expressed his satisfaction at the way the state was dealing with the novel Coronavirus outbreak.

Bengal Guv inaugurates exhibition to commemorate centenary of Jaliwanwala Bagh massacre at Victoria Memorial Hall

Mar 02, 2020, at 08:10 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday inaugurated an exhibition to commemorate the centenary of Jaliwanwala Bagh massacre at Victoria Memorial Hall.

Bengal Guv slams Mamata Banerjee government over state budget speech's media coverage

Feb 10, 2020, at 04:15 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday criticized the state government for not allowing media to telecast his budget opening speech on Friday.

West Bengal Governor to preside over Calcutta University ceremony to confer D Litt on Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee

Jan 28, 2020, at 01:33 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Nobel Prize winner in economics Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee will be conferred honorary D Litt (honoris causa) at Calcutta University convocation on Tuesday.

Need to be motivated by Netaji's bravery, courage and patriotic zeal : Jagdeep Dhankar

Jan 23, 2020, at 04:07 pm

Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: On the occasion of  Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's 124th birth anniversary, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday paid floral tributes at Netaji's statue and underscored the need to be motivated by his bravery, courage and patriotic zeal.

Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankar welcomes Modi for renaming Kol port after Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee

Jan 12, 2020, at 04:42 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who went to the city airport to see off Prime Minister, today lauded Mr Narendra Modi for renaming Kolkata Port Trust after Shyama Prasad Mookerjee.

Jagdeep Dhankhar most suitable to be the Governor of WB: Subramanian Swamy

Jan 11, 2020, at 11:31 pm

Kolkata/UNI: BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Saturday said West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is the most suitable person to be the Constitutional head of the state.

'Need to ponder where are we heading' : Guv

Jan 10, 2020, at 11:43 am

Kolkata/UNI: "Need to ponder where are we heading ! " opined West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Government will not allow educational institutions turn into politicking hubs: HRD Minister

Dec 30, 2019, at 01:47 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid anti-CAA protests in the various universities across the country, Union human resource development minister Ramesh Pokhriyal has said the government will not tolerate educational institutions turning into hubs of political activities at "any cost".

West Bengal Governor unveils portrait of former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee

Dec 25, 2019, at 06:25 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday unveiled the portrait of former Prime Minister  Atal Behari Vajpayee at Raj Bhawan here.

Bengal Guv & CM pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary

Dec 25, 2019, at 04:50 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid tribute to the legendary son of the soil Bharat Ratna former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary.

WB Guv writes to Mamata Banerjee over govt's stance on NPR

Dec 20, 2019, at 11:14 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday said he was surprised to know that he was not being informed about the state government's decision to stay the preparation and updating of the National Population Register (NPR).

CM's demand for UN intervention on CAA harmful for India's image: Dhankar

Dec 20, 2019, at 04:28 pm

Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday criticized Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for demanding a UN resolution on the validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019, saying a "person in authority should not seek such an intervention, it doesn't do any honour to our country".

West Bengal: BJP urges Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to impose President's Rule

Dec 15, 2019, at 11:41 pm

Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: BJP state president and MP Dilip Ghosh on Sunday urged Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to recommend President's Rule in West Bengal in view of the violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Anti-citizenship act protesters set five trains on fire in West Bengal

Dec 14, 2019, at 07:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Five trains were set on fire at the Lalgola railway station of the Murshidabad District of West Bengal by anti-Citizenship Act protesters this evening, media reports said.

West Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankar appeals for peace amid surge of violence and arson across the state

Dec 14, 2019, at 03:22 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today expressed concern over the law and order situation across the state over protests against Citizen (Amendment) Act.

What happened today has put the country's democracy to shame : West Bengal Governor

Dec 05, 2019, at 03:06 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday had to  wait in front of locked gate of the state Assembly, which is designated  for him, and later entered the House through another gate meant for  media persons and officials.

Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar okays West Bengal Staff Selection Commission (Repealing) Bill, 2019

Nov 13, 2019, at 05:18 pm

Kolkata, Nov 13 (UNI) West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has given his consent to the West Bengal Staff Selection Commission (Repealing) Bill, 2019. This Bill seeks that a large number of vacancies need to be filled up for non-Public Service Commission posts in the state government establishments within a short period of time in the public interest and in the absence of proper infrastructure and resources it would not be possible for the government to process with the huge recruitment.

Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar slams Mamata govt. for not inviting to KIFF ceremony

Nov 09, 2019, at 12:15 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Even as the 25th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival(KIFF) was inaugurated on Friday with whose who of the city and the Cineworld in attendance, West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar said he had not been invited to the mega event.

Bengal Guv regrets non-participation of Mamata Banerjee govt in IISF

Nov 08, 2019, at 10:30 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday expressed his concern over the state government's reluctance to participate in the fifth India International Science Festival 2019, here.

Bengal Intellectual Society calls on Guv Jagdeep Dhankar and seeks intervention into alleged human rights violation in Bengal

Oct 28, 2019, at 06:31 pm

Kolkata/UNI: A seven-member delegation representing the Bengal Intellectual Society led by its president Professor Radharaman Chakraborty today called on governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and submitted a memorandum raising two specific incidents that point towards the critical compromise of human rights and the Rule of Law in the state.

West Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankar pays visit to Mamata Banerjee's residence on Kali Puja

Oct 28, 2019, at 02:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday visited Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's residence on the occasion of Kali Puja.

Murshidabad killings: You are CM to all, says Aparna Sen urging Mamata for action against perpetrators

Oct 11, 2019, at 03:50 pm

Kolkata: Amid a face-off between West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar and the ruling Trinamool Congress over the killing of three people in West Bengal's Murshidabad, actress-filmmaker Aparna Sen urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take action against the perpetrators without seeing any political colours.

My clothes were torn off, alleges Agnimitra Paul in FIR on Jadavpur University assaults

Sep 20, 2019, at 07:48 pm

Kolkata, Sept 20 (IBNS): A day after facing agitation and protest at the Jadavpur University in Kolkata along with Union Minister and BJP MP Babul Supriyo, fashion designer-turned-politician Agnimitra Paul on Friday lodged an FIR where she alleged physical abuse and molestation by the students.

Jadavpur clash: Guv Dhankar contradicts with TMC statement, says had talk with CM Mamata

Sep 20, 2019, at 03:59 pm

Kolkata: Contradicting with Trinamool's statement, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday said he went to the Jadavpur University and rescued Union Minister Babul Supriyo after only having a conversation with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Chandrayaan 2 was a major success: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar

Sep 07, 2019, at 07:57 pm

Kolkata: Though the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s mission to the moon was not totally accomplished, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Saturday said the Chandrayaan 2 was a major success.

Jagdeep Dhankar takes oath as the Bengal Governor

Jul 30, 2019, at 05:44 pm

Kolkata, Jul 30 (UNI) Supreme Court former lawyer and ex-MP Jagdeep Dhankar was today sworn-in as the Governor of West Bengal in presence of state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, her cabinet colleagues, army and civil officials at a simple function at Raj Bhawan here.

Social activist Sundeep Bhutoria calls on WB's governor designate Jagdeep Dhankar

Jul 26, 2019, at 07:47 pm

New Delhi, July 26 (IBNS): Social activist and author Sundeep Bhutoria called on Jagdeep Dhankar in the national capital on Friday.