{
  "id": 2762411,
  "title": "BJP Govt in West Bengal appoints party MLAs & MPs as presidents of college governing councils",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/bjp-govt-in-west-bengal-appoints-party-mlas-mps-as-presidents-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T09:18:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/west-bengal/bjp-govt-in-west-bengal-appoints-party-mlas-mps-as-presidents-of-college-governing-councils/article71380426.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "State Higher Education Minister Jagannath Chattopadhyay said that there is nothing unusual in these appointments. The Minister said that those who have a bachelor’s degree have been made presidents of college governing bodies",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Free hand to police to deal with gangsters in West Bengal: Dilip Ghosh",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/free-hand-to-police-to-deal-with-gangsters-in-west-bengal-dilip-ghosh",
        "published": "2026-08-23T07:52:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}