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A file photo of Former West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee.

Partha Chatterjee claims innocence in SSC scam, faces court heat

September 15, 2025, 09:25 PM - 4 min read

Former Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee, appearing virtually from a hospital bed on Monday, claimed innocence in the SSC scam as the CBI court began framing charges against the accused.

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The SSC teacher recruitment exam is being held in West Bengal after nine years.

West Bengal holds SSC teacher exam after 9 years, 3.2 lakh appear

September 7, 2025, 03:56 PM - 3 min read

West Bengal held the SSC exam for secondary teachers after nine years, with 3.2 lakh candidates appearing under strict security following a Supreme Court order scrapping the tainted 2016 panel.

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Teachers and non-teaching staff at a protest in Kolkata on April 22.

WBSSC issues notice to recruit 35,726 teachers as per SC order

May 30, 2025, 01:29 PM - 4 min read

The West Bengal School Service Commission has issued a recruitment notice for over 35,000 teaching positions in state-aided schools, complying with a Supreme Court directive that termed the earlier selection process tainted. Online applications will be accepted from 16 to 17 June.

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Nabanna March by SSC Victims Sparks Fresh Outrage.

Jobless teachers to hold half-naked march in Kolkata

May 29, 2025, 08:37 PM - 3 min read

Amid ongoing unrest over the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment scam, job-deprived teachers in West Bengal have announced a symbolic ‘half-naked’ protest march from Sealdah to Nabanna, the state secretariat, on Friday.

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Police and medical personnel attend to injured teachers following a clash with police during a protest over the WBSSC recruitment scam outside Kolkata's Bikash Bhawan late on Thursday.

Bengal teachers lathi-charged in Kolkata during SSC scam protest

May 16, 2025, 12:56 PM - 3 min read

Several teachers were injured as police resorted to lathi charge during a protest by SSC teachers in Kolkata on Thursday. The demonstration followed the Supreme Court’s decision to terminate over 26,000 teaching jobs in connection with a tainted recruitment process.

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Former India cricket captain Sourav Ganguly. (File photo)

Bengal jobless teachers invite Ganguly to join protest

April 19, 2025, 10:04 AM - 3 min read

A group of jobless teachers, rendered unemployed by the WBSSC recruitment scam, invited Sourav Ganguly to join their protest march to Nabanna. Police stopped them, taking them to a station. Ganguly declined, stating, “Please don’t involve me in politics,” amid the ongoing controversy.

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WBSSC scam: SC allows untainted teachers to continue duties

April 17, 2025, 02:43 PM - 4 min read

In a partial relief to West Bengal, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed untainted teachers dismissed in the 2016 WBSSC recruitment scam to continue in service until fresh recruitment is completed. However, it denied similar relief to Group C and D employees and set a strict recruitment deadline.

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Jobless teachers from the 2016 SSC batch end their hunger strike in Salt Lake on Sunday after four days of protest, vowing to continue their fight for justice through peaceful means. (Representative image)

WB: Jobless teachers end hunger strike after four-day revolt

April 13, 2025, 02:17 PM - 3 min read

After four days of fasting and protest outside the SSC office in Salt Lake, jobless teachers from the 2016 batch have ended their hunger strike. Though the fast has ended, protestors vowed to continue fighting for justice through democratic means until recruitment processes become transparent.

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An employee of a West Bengal government school reacts after the Supreme Court upheld the Calcutta High Court's verdict invalidating the appointment of 25,753 teachers and other staff in state-run and state-aided schools in West Bengal, in Kolkata, Thursday, April 3, 2025. File photo.

From Ratnakar to Valmiki? A call for fairness amidst chaos

April 10, 2025, 03:50 PM - 7 min read

While the ruling may appear to be a necessary step toward cleansing systemic corruption, the indiscriminate nature of its execution has unleashed unprecedented suffering. The innocent have been bracketed with the guilty, honest educators penalised alongside those who manipulated the process.

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Protesting female teachers tend to a colleague who fainted during the demonstration. On the right, West Bengal Police escort a sacked teacher amid ongoing protests against mass job terminations.

WB teachers start relay strike over job loss, police action

April 10, 2025, 01:10 PM - 4 min read

Teachers and school staff dismissed after the Supreme Court’s annulment of a 2016 recruitment drive began a relay hunger strike in Kolkata, alleging police brutality and administrative failure to separate fraudulent hires from legitimate ones. Protests spread to multiple districts, intensifying unrest across West Bengal.

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Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (File Photo)

Bengal teachers slam govt’s 'lollipop' after CM's meet

April 7, 2025, 03:13 PM - 5 min read

Teachers dismissed after the 2016 SSC scam verdict criticised the West Bengal government after meeting CM Mamata Banerjee, accusing it of symbolic gestures. While Banerjee alleged a conspiracy, the teachers demanded justice, calling the government’s offer of re-employment a “lollipop”.

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Unemployed teachers protest outside Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata as police enforce strict checks ahead of Mamata Banerjee’s meeting following the Supreme Court’s verdict on SSC appointments. (Representative image)

WBSSC row: Chaos at Mamata’s meet with terminated teachers

April 7, 2025, 12:29 PM - 4 min read

Chaos broke out at Netaji Indoor Stadium on Monday as jobless teachers clashed with police over alleged black marketing of entry passes for a meeting with CM Mamata Banerjee, organised amid the ongoing SSC recruitment crisis.

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