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Bengal School Jobs Row: The controversy revolved around the alleged corruption in the 2016 state-level selection test. While 23 lakh candidates appeared for 24,640 posts, a total of 25,753 appointment letters were issued.
To ensure safety, Karnataka police team has been stationed at the schools. Authorities have urged school management to remain vigilant and report any unusual activity.
The local police, along with the bomb detection and disposal and dog squads (BDDS), conducted an extensive search
As per UDISE Plus, West Bengal has the most schools with zero enrolment but employing teachers. A north Kolkata school shows what has gone wrong.
Before his arrest, headmaster Sanjay Kumar Singh claimed that he had not received his salary for the past five months.
The incident occurred near Chiru Magrandaha village under the jurisdiction of Herhanj police station when the children were returning home from their school after hoisting the national flag.
Upon requesting a sanitary napkin from the principal, she was allegedly asked to leave the classroom and was made to stand outside for nearly an hour, the complainant said.
The incident happened near Anshupa Lake when students of Malaviharapur High School were on the way to the Saranda Parade Ground after attending the flag hoisting programme in their school.
Petitioners argued that the high court ruling nullifying the appointment of 25,753 teachers and non-teaching staff in West Bengal’s government and aided schools has harmed eligible candidates’ lives and livelihoods.
After receiving the investigation report from the six-member internal complaint committee of the school, a case was registered against the accused and he was arrested, the official said.
