West Bengal Governor

Jagdeep Dhankhar: NDA's VP candidate is a Jat leader, coffee lover and Mamata-critic

He is also known as an avid reader and a sports aficionado and has been the President of the Rajasthan Olympic Association, and Rajasthan Tennis Association

Eight killed in Bengal: 20 arrested for Birbhum violence, forensic team at site of incident

The West Bengal government has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director General (CID) Gyanwant Singh, to probe the incident.

NCPCR writes to West Bengal Police seeking action in Birbhum incident within 3 days

As many as eight people were burnt to death in the Rampurhat area of West Bengal's Birbhum on Tuesday after a mob allegedly set houses on fire following the killing of Trinamool Congress leader Bahadur Shaikh.

Panchayat leader killed, eight charred to death: Understanding the unrest in West Bengal’s Birbhum district

The BJP has slammed the West Bengal government for the violence in Rampurhat in Birbhum. While Suvendu Adhikari lamented the ‘freefall of law and order’ in the state, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar termed the incident as an ‘arson orgy’

Bengal guv, acting on a typo in state's recommendation, summons Assembly at 2 am

If the session is indeed called at 2 am, it will mean legislators will have to literally burn the midnight oil as well as Governor Dhankar who would have to give his opening speech at that odd hour

Stalin vs Dhankar: WB guv says TN CM's remark harsh, not fact based

The Tamil Nadu chief minister said the 'symbolic' head of the state should be the role model to uphold the constitution, beauty of democracy lies in extending mutual respect to each other

TMC likely to bring motion against Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar during Assembly Budget session

Though the party deputy chief whip Tapas Ray said nothing about the decision, but added, 'governor's actions and his interference in state-related matters are unacceptable'

Political condition in West Bengal 'horrible and frightening': Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

Goveror Jagdeep Dhankhar alleged on Tuesday the people of the state do not have the freedom to exercise their franchise freely and fearlessly.

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee, two other MLAs to take oath at 2 pm in state Assembly

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will administer the oath of office as he withdrew speaker Biman Banerjee's power to administer the oath few days before the bypolls

Suvendu Adhikari meets West Bengal guv to discuss post-poll violence; 23 BJP MLAs skip meeting

This is the second time when Adhikari met the governor in June. Earlier he met the governor and submitted a representation about unabated post-poll retributive violence