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All posts tagged "Mamata Banerjee"

Blog2 days ago

Mamata’s opposition rally not enough to elevate her as face of opposition – News Analysis

Kolkata, Jan 22 : Even as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee went all out to bring leaders of 23 opposition parties on one stage and...
Politics4 days ago

BJP’s alliance is with CBI, ED; ours with common man: Akhilesh Yadav

Kolkata, Jan 19: Accusing the BJP of having aligned with central agencies like the CBI and the ED, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday appealed...
Politics5 days ago

Modi a publicity PM, nation needs a performing PM: Chandrababu Naidu

Kolkata, Jan 19: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the “publicity Prime Minister” and said the nation...
Politics6 days ago

Hope rally will send powerful message of a united India: Rahul to Mamata

New Delhi, Jan 18: Ahead of Trinamool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee’s mega rally of opposition parties, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday extended his support saying...
India2 weeks ago

Mamata pays tribute to Swami Vivekananda on birth anniversary

Kolkata, Jan 12: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday paid tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his 156th birth anniversary. “Today is the birth anniversary...
Cities2 weeks ago

Those trying to stop Durga Puja in Bengal won’t be spared: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Jan 11: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday flayed the Income Tax Commissioner’s circular seeking expenditure details from all major Durga Puja organisers...
Cities2 weeks ago

Bengal raises retirement age of college, university teachers to 65 years

Kolkata, Jan 8 : The West Bengal government has raised the retirement age for college and university teachers to 65 years and that of the vice...
India3 weeks ago

SC to hear BJP’s plea on its Bengal Rath Yatra on January 8

New Delhi, Jan 3 :The Supreme Court will hear on January 8 the BJP’s plea challenging a Calcutta High Court division bench order that quashed a...
Politics4 weeks ago

Mamata takes jibe at BJP’s ‘Rath Yatra’, Calls it ‘Danga Yatra’

Kolkata, Dec 28: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) request for permission to conduct a...
Politics4 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee marks 134th foundation day of Congress

The INC was founded on this day in 1885 by Hume, a retired British officer and was considered one of the most prominent Indian public organisations.
India4 weeks ago

Mamata remembers Vajpayee on his birth anniversary

Born in December 25, 1924, Vajpayee was the first Prime Minister, who was not a member of the Congress to have served a full five-year term...
India1 month ago

KCR meets Mamata, says his mission is to form non-Congress, non-BJP front

Kolkata, Dec 24: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, popularly known as KCR, on Monday met his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee and said his mission...
Cities1 month ago

KCR embarks on Federal Front mission, seeks Vizag seer’s blessing

KCR will leave for Bhubaneswar in the evening and call on Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.
Blog1 month ago

Is Mamata scared of the BJP? – Political Circus

The state government's fears about the Rath Yatras are probably based on the fact that the processions taken out by the BJP on the occasion of...
Politics1 month ago

Rath Yatra: BJP to move Supreme Court challgening Calcutta HC order

New Delhi, Dec 22: The Bharatiya Janata Party will move vacation bench of the Supreme Court challenging the order of the division bench of Calcutta High Court on...
Cities1 month ago

Indian citizens losing privacy in the name of surveillance: Mamata

Kolkata, Dec 21 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday lashed out at the Central government alleging Indian citizens were losing their privacy in...
Politics1 month ago

Not the right time to decide opposition PM candidate: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Dec 19 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said it was not the “right time” to decide the prime ministerial candidate of...
India1 month ago

We don’t deny shelter to the needy: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Dec 18: On the occasion of Minority Rights Day, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that her government is equal towards all minorities and it...
Politics1 month ago

For 2019 final match game is clear, Results show end is near for BJP: Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi, Dec 10: West Bengal Chief Minister on Tuesday said that the assembly election results showed that end is near for the Bharatiya Janata Party....
India2 months ago

Mamata can be face of anti-BJP coalition after LS polls: Yashwant Sinha

"She is a lady of great courage, and that reflects all the time in her actions. We have just talked about electing a new government when...
India2 months ago

PM Modi, Leaders greet Sonia Gandhi on her 72nd birthday

New Delhi, Dec 9 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leaders from across the political spectrum and party leaders have wished UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday on...
Cities2 months ago

Ready to slay Ravana politically: Mamata taunts BJP

Kolkata, Dec 3 : Taunting the BJP’s proposed “Rath Yatra” in West Bengal as “Ravana Yatra”, Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday...
Cities2 months ago

Ready to slay Ravana politically: Mamata

Upping the ante against the BJP, Banerjee said the saffron outfit will draw nothing in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and be dethroned from the Centre.
India2 months ago

Check weapons being imported to West Bengal from Jharkhand : Mamata instructs Police

Purulia, Nov 29 : During an administrative meetings in Purulia, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has given instructions to Police to be on alert and check...
India2 months ago

Scams in Jan Dhan, Ujjwala schemes will be unearthed in future: Mamata

Kolkata, Nov 26 : Alleging that the BJP is a “worshipper of (demon king) Ravana” and not Lord Ram, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said...
Cities2 months ago

Sovan Chatterjee resigns from West Bengal cabinet

Kolkata, Nov 20 : Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sovan Chatterjee, who is the Fire and Emergency Services and Housing minister in West Bengal, resigned from the state...
India2 months ago

Opposition to meet before winter session of Parliament, chalk out next move: Naidu

Kolkata, Nov 19 : The much talked about meeting of parties opposed to the BJP to strategise against the saffron party in the next Lok Sabha...
India2 months ago

All leaders Will Be the Face of Opposition, Says Mamata Banerjee

Naidu who flew down to Kolkata to meet West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, has announced " the joint Opposition meeting will now be held on January...
Politics2 months ago

We have to save democracy, says Chandrababu Naidu after meeting Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata

Kolkata, Nov 19: Amid efforts to cobble opposition against the ruling BJP before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Monday met his West Bengal...
Politics2 months ago

BJP is history changer, name changer, note changer but not game changer: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Nov 16: In a blistering attack, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is a history changer, name...
India2 months ago

Anyone trying to stop ‘rath yatra’ will get crushed: BJP leader Locket Chatterjee warns Mamata’s TMC

Malda, Nov 11 : Trinamool Congress accused Bharatiya Janata Party of pushing communal agenda after BJP’s West Bengal Mahila Morcha President Locket Chatterjee issued a provocative...
India3 months ago

Modi government cheated nation with demonetisation scam: Mamata

Kolkata, Nov 8 : On the second anniversary of demonetisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed the central government under Prime Minister Narendra...
India3 months ago

Assam killings: Trinamool leader accuses BJP , Saffron party issues legal notice

Kolkata, Nov 5 : The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday issued a legal notice against Trinamool Congress MP and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s nephew...
India3 months ago

Mamata Banerjee’s delegation Meets kin Of those Killed in Assam’s Tinsukia

Tinsukia, Nov 4: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) delegation led by party leader Derek O’ Brien on Sunday has met the families of those massacred by suspected terrorists...
Entertainment3 months ago

Mamata Banerjee rings the bell of KIFF on SRK’s birthday

Kolkata, Nov 2: Wishing Shah Rukh Khan on his birthday, West Bengal Chief Minister on Friday expressed her elation to meet him at the Kolkata International...
Politics3 months ago

CBI is BJP Bureau of Investigation, says Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Oct 24: Reacting to the ongoing CBI controversy, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday dubbed the central investigation agency as the “BJP Bureau of Investigation”....
India3 months ago

Bengal Stampede: Mamata blames Railways of negligence, demands probe

Kolkata, Oct 23 :West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said “negligence and callousness of some people” was responsible for the stampede at a railway...
India3 months ago

Stampede at Bengal railway foot-overbridge: Two dead,12 injured

Kolkata, Oct 23 : Only four days after the Amritsar train tragedy, two people were killed and a dozen others, including two children, were injured in...
Cities4 months ago

Attacks on migrants in Gujarat a dangerous trend, says Mamata

"The problem is very serious. If any crime happens in any state, police must take action, according to law. We are living in a country where...
Cities4 months ago

Chandrababu Naidu, KCR, Omar Abdullah to be present in Mamata’s anti-BJP rally

Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani and Patidar leader Hardik Patel and senior left leaders will also be invited.
India4 months ago

BJP Bengal Bandh: Protestors vandalise govt buses, obstruct train movement

Kolkata, Sep 26: Rail-blockades in many stations and sporadic incidents across West Bengal districts partially hit normal life in a 12-hour called shutdown by the BJP...
Cities4 months ago

Bengal town tension: ABVP burns Mamata’s effigy

Kolkata, Sep 25 : The BJP’s students wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad on Tuesday torched an effigy of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and demanded...
Politics4 months ago

Ramakrishna Mission was told to cancel my Chicago programme: Mamata

Kolkata, Sep 11 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that “evil forces” threatened the Ramakrishna Mission, forcing it to cancel her trip...
India5 months ago

Bengal aiming to reduce under nutrition by 2020, says Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Sep 1: Observing the National Nutrition Week, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that the state government has adopted a multi-sectoral strategy...
Sports5 months ago

West Bengal announces Rs 10 lakh, job for Swapna Barman

Kolkata, Aug 30 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a government job for Swapna...
India5 months ago

West Bengal panchayat polls results : SC gives BJP, CPM 30 days to file petitions

New Delhi, Aug 24 : Rejecting the petitions filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) challenging the West Bengal Panchayat...
Cities5 months ago

Blast at Trinamool office in West Bengal: One dead , 5 injured

Kolkata, Aug 23 : One person was killed and five were injured in a powerful explosion at an office of the Trinamool Congress in West Midnapore...
Politics5 months ago

Depreciating rupee will kill small businesses, says Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Aug 16: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday depreciating rupee will result in an increase of oil import bills and prices for vegetables, adding...
Cities6 months ago

Kolkata: BJP chief Amit Shah vows to ‘uproot’ Mamata’s TMC and Migrants in 2019

Kolkata, Aug 11 :Challenging Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on her home turf, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah said that he would visit...
India6 months ago

Trinamool Congress to hold rallies across Bengal against Assam NRC

Kolkata, Aug 11: On Saturday, West Bengal will witness rallies as Trinamool Congress will hold statewide rallies condemning the publication of the draft of the National...
India6 months ago

Amit Shah asks Congress to clear stand on Assam NRC list

BJP chief Amit Shah said that the saffron party is in favour of similar citizens' register for Delhi and West Bengal.While asking Congress and other parties...
India6 months ago

NRC row: Mamata says Detention of TMC delegation reflects BJP’s frustration

When asked about BJP leaders demanding NRC in the state just like Assam NRC, Mamata sternly asked, "Who are they? What significance do they have in...
India6 months ago

Ballot papers for 2019 Lok Sabha polls :17 political parties to approach EC

New Delhi, Aug 2: Seventeen political parties have approached the Election Commission, demanding that 2019 general elections should be conducted on ballot paper. Prominent political parties have...
Politics6 months ago

Mamata meets Sonia, Rahul; dicusses 2019 Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, August 1: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi and party president Rahul Gandhi at the 10 Janpath. Comming...
Politics6 months ago

BJP playing vote bank politics in Assam, says Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi, August 1: West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government of playing vote bank politics in Assam...
Politics6 months ago

Mamata to meet Sonia today to invite them for a mega anti-BJP rally

On Tuesday, she had meetings with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and MP Sharad Pawar and his daughter MP Supriya Sule, besides Ram Jethmalani, Yashwant Sinha...
Politics6 months ago

Collective decision will be taken on PM candidate: Mamata

New Delhi, July 31 : Amid jousting in the opposition, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinmool Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that a collective...
India6 months ago

Draft NRC in Assam can’t be basis of any action by any authority: SC

New Delhi, July 31 :In an obvious move to douse the uproar following the publication of the draft NRC, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said the...
India6 months ago

BJP victimising people to win polls, says Mamata over Assam NRC issue

Kolkata, July 31 : Slamming Modi government for using Assam NRC issue ” to victimize people only to win elections”, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee...
India6 months ago

West Bengal Assembly passes Bill to change state’s name to ‘Bangla’

Kolkata, July 26: The West Bengal Assembly on Thursday passed a bill to change state’s name to Bangla. The resolution will now go to Union Home...
India6 months ago

BJP falsely implicating TMC for murders of Saffron party workers in West Bengal

New Delhi, July 20 : Bharatiya Janta Party has been falsely claiming that BJP workers are being hacked to death by Trinamool Congress party workers in...
Cities6 months ago

TMC Martyrs’ Day rally : Mamata to blow bugle for 2019 elections

Kolkata, July 20: Aiming to play a major role at national level, Trinamool Congress (TMC) president and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to...
Politics6 months ago

Mamata tells party MPs to stay in Delhi for no-confidence motion, whip issued

Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) With Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee instructing all Lok Sabha members of her party to stay put in Delhi and support Friday’s...
India7 months ago

Mamata triggers political storm, observes SP Mookerjee anniversary

Kolkata, June 22 : For the first time, West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee government has decided to observe the death anniversary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Syama...
India7 months ago

Mamata Banerjee terms BJP as militant organisation

Kolkata, June 21: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee termed Bharatiya Janata Party as a militant organisation and accused Saffron party of creating riots like situation...
India7 months ago

Resolve “constitutional crisis” in Delhi: Four CMs to PM

New Delhi, June 17 : Chief ministers of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday and urged him to...
India7 months ago

Four CMs back Kejriwal’s protest, say Centre restricting the federal system

New Delhi, June 17 :Four chief ministers came out in support of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi, whose sit-in protest against Lieutenant Governor Anil...
Politics8 months ago

People troubled by fuel price hike, Modi govt should act: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, May 28: Urging Prime minister Narendra Modi-led government at centre to “act” on the surge in domestic petrol prices, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on...
India8 months ago

PM Modi apologises for lack of drinking water in Santiniketan

Santiniketan, May 25: Following unruly scenes over lack of drinking water here at the Visva Bharati premises here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday sought apologies...
Cities8 months ago

Virendra appointed new DG of West Bengal police

Ajay Kumar Nand, who was IGP Counter Insurgency Force (CIF), will be the Director, security, replacing SN Gupta, it said.
Entertainment8 months ago

West Bengal government honours Legendary singer ‘Asha Bhosle’

Kolkata, May 22: Veteran singer Asha Bhosle was conferred the Banga Bibhushan, the West Bengal Government’s highest award, by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday. “I am...
Cities8 months ago

Communalism has no place in West Bengal: CM

Kolkata, May 21 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said communalism has no place in the state which believes in unity in diversity. The...
India8 months ago

Yeddyurappa’s resignation victory of democracy: Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi, May 19: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday congratulated former Prime Minister and JD-S Chief H.D. Deve Gowda, party leader H.D. Kumaraswamy and...
Election8 months ago

Trinamool’s all-conquering run in Bengal Panchayat polls

Kolkata, May 17: The ruling Trinamool Congress looked set for a resounding win bulldozing all political rivals in rural West Bengal on Thursday in the vote count...
Politics9 months ago

Rahul Gandhi likely to attend Lalu Yadav son’s wedding

Patna, May 11: Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi are likely to attend the wedding of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad’s son Tej...
India9 months ago

Mamata Banerjee writes to Javadekar seeking action over NEET irregularities

Kolkata, May 8: Alleging “irregularities” in the conduct of the NEET national medical entrance examination in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sought “immediate action” against...
Cities9 months ago

Twin storm claimed 18 lives in Bengal: Mamata

Eight people perished in Kolkata while six died in Howrah. The storm claimed two lives in Bankura and one each in Hoogly and North 24 Parganas...
India9 months ago

ATMs running dry reminds me of demonetisation days: Mamata

Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Amid reports of ATMs running dry in several states, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said it reminds her of...
India10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee appeals for peace amid violence across India

Kolkata, April 2: Expressing concern over violence that gripped parts of India amid Dalit groups’ protest against a Supreme Court order on the SC/ST act, West Bengal...
Politics10 months ago

Mamata meets Sonia, says will take all in fight against BJP

New Delhi, March 29: Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday stressed the need for the Congress to join a united...
Politics10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee meets Arun Shourie, Shatrughan Sinha, Yashwant Sinha

New Delhi, March 28: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met disgruntled Bharatiya Janata Party leaders including Shatrughan Sinha and Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday. Accompanied by TMC...
Politics10 months ago

Can never hate those who stir up hate against me: Rahul

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday cited a sting by a news website to get back at those targeting him unfairly,...
India10 months ago

Centre seeks report from Bengal on Ram Navami violence

New Delhi, March 28: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday asked for a report from the West Bengal government on incidents of arson and violence...
Politics10 months ago

Mamata pitches for one-to-one contest against BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday initiated efforts to forge a common front against the BJP in the next...
India10 months ago

Mamata Banerjee vows ‘strong action’ against organisers of arms rallies on Ram Navami

Kolkata, March 26: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday instructed the state administration to take “strong action” against those who took out rallies with arms...
Blog10 months ago

Is Sonia the answer to ego hassles in non-BJP camp?

An indication as to how difficult it is going to be for the opposition at the national level to get its act together was available after...
India10 months ago

Mohammed Shami’s wife Hasin Jahan meets Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, March 23: Beleaguered India pacer Mohammed Shami’s wife Hasin Jahan, who accused her husband of domestic violence and extra marital affairs, on Friday met West Bengal...
Politics10 months ago

Kolkata: Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao meets Mamata Banerjee to form third front

Kolkata, March 19: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Monday met his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee to form the third front ahead of 2019...
Politics11 months ago

Mamata congratulates Akhilesh, Mayawati, Lalu

Kolkata, March 14: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday hailed Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, BSP chief Mayawati and RJD leader Lalu Prasad as the...
Politics11 months ago

Give me peace, I will give you prosperity, Mamata tells Darjeeling

Darjeeling, March 13: Months after violence and tension erupted in the north West Bengal hills centering the Gorkhland movement, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asked...
Politics11 months ago

BJP-RSS trying to start a riot in Bengal: Mamata

Kolkata, March 5 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the BJP and the RSS of trying to inflict a communal riot upon...
India11 months ago

Mamata banerjee calls for halt to infiltration via border districts

Kolkata, Feb 27: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday described the state’s districts bordering Bangladesh as “sensitive” and asked the district administrations concerned to regulate the...
Politics11 months ago

Opposition parties should field common candidates against NDA: Salman Khurshid (IANS Interview)

By Prashant Sood New Delhi, Feb 22: Opposition parties should strive to field a common candidate against the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in each constituency...
Politics11 months ago

PNB fraud fuelled during demonetisation: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Feb 18: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that the $1.8 billion Punjab National Bank fraud was fuelled during demonetisation and demanded the...
Politics11 months ago

Mamata Banerjee wants PNB fraud probed, FRDI Bill scrapped

Kolkata, Feb 1: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday sought a thorough probe into the Punjab National Bank $1.8 bn fraud case and said she would not let...
India12 months ago

Mamata Banerjee condoles soldiers’ death in Pakistani firing

Kolkata, Feb 5: Expressing sadden over the death of Indian soldiers in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
Politics1 year ago

Mamata Banerjee slams Centre for not declaring Netaji birthday national holiday

Kolkata, Jan 23: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday lashed out at the Centre for not declaring Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary as a...
Politics1 year ago

Declare Vivekananda, Netaji’s birthdays national holidays: Mamata to PM Modi

Kolkata, Jan 20: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wrote letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding to declare the birth anniversaries of Swami Vivekananda and...
Politics1 year ago

Love, not pressure in Bengal; people will give hearts to investors: Mamata

Kolkata, Jan 16: In an effort to move away from West Bengal’s ‘investor-wary’ image and woo much-needed investments, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said its people...
Entertainment1 year ago

Mamata Banerjee wishes Bipasha Basu on birthday

Kolkata, Jan 7: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wished actress Bipasha Basu on her 39th birthday on Sunday. “Wishing Bipasha Basu a very happy birthday,” Banerjee...
Politics1 year ago

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee unveils logo of state govt

Kolkata, Jan 5: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday unveiled logo of the state government. Describing the occasion as “historic”, the chief minister said state...
Politics1 year ago

Five years of Nirbhaya rape case: Mamata Banerjee calls for making society safe

Kolkata, Dec 16: Remembering the horrifying Nirbhaya gang rape case in Delhi on its fifth year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday called for making...
India1 year ago

Mamata Banerjee condemns killing of labourer in Rajasthan

Kolkata, Dec 7: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the killing of a labourer from West Bengal, who was burnt alive to “save a...
Entertainment1 year ago

‘Padmavati’ welcome in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Nov 24: Amid the raging controversy over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s period drama “Padmavati”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asserted that her state...
India1 year ago

Aadhaar linking problematic: Mamata

Kolkata, Nov 21: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday reiterated her criticism of the “problematic” linking of Aadhaar and the alleged disclosure of personal data...
Politics1 year ago

Aadhaar linking is dangerous for freedom of expression: Mamata

Kolkata, Nov 20: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said Aadhaar linking is dangerous for freedom of expression. Linking of Aadhar is very problematic....
Politics1 year ago

Padmavati controversy is unfortunate, it’s a ‘Super Emergency’ on Freedom: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Nov 20: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condemned the ongoing controversy over Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s historical drama “Padmavati”, labelling it as “unfortunate” and...
India1 year ago

Indira Gandhi centenary: Nation remembers the ‘Iron Lady’ on her birth anniversary

New Delhi, Nov 19: The nation today fondly remembered India’s first woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth centenary. Born on hundred years ago on this day in ...
Politics1 year ago

Protect India’s diversity: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Nov 16: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday voiced for protecting India’s diversity, preserving communal harmony and brotherhood. Taking to twitter Banerjee said “On...
Entertainment1 year ago

SRK promises to be fluent in Bengali, requests ‘dhoti’ for KIFF inaugural

Kolkata, Nov 11: Wowing fans with a fresh attempt at Bangla at the opening of the 23rd Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) here on Friday, superstar Shah...
India1 year ago

PM Modi jointly launches Bandhan Express with Sheikh Hasina, Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi, Nov 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bangladeshi Counter part Sheikh Hasina and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday jointly launched a...
Politics1 year ago

75,000 Indian businessmen turned NRIs post demonetisation, says Mamata

Kolkata, Nov 8: On the first anniversary of demonetisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that around 75,000 Indian industrialists have left the country and turned...
Politics1 year ago

Mamata Banerjee calls note ban a ‘disaster’, asks Twiterrati to use black DP on Nov 8

New Delhi, Nov 6: Describing the Narendra Modi government’s demonetisation move a “disaster”, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee asked people to use black display picture...
Entertainment1 year ago

Mamata Banerjee wishes SRK on turning 52

Kolkata, Nov 2: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wished good health and happiness to the state’s tourism brand ambassador Shah Rukh Khan on his...
India1 year ago

Aadhaar row: SC pulls up Mamata’s govt, asks how can state challenge Parliament’s mandate?

New Delhi, Oct 30, 2017: The Supreme Court of India on Monday has pulled up the Mamata Banerjee government over its challenge to mandatory linking of Aadhaar...
Politics1 year ago

Won’t link mobile number with Aadhaar: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, Oct 25: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday strongly opposed the centre’s move to make linking of mobile number to Aadhaar card mandatory and...
Politics1 year ago

Day not far when BJP will try to change country’s name: Mamata on Taj row

The West Bengal Chief Minister said that people of different race, caste, creed and religion live in the country and one must refrain from making any...
Politics1 year ago

BJP is repeatedly trying to disturb situation in Darjeeling : Mamata

New Delhi, Oct 16: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that the BJP is repeatedly trying to disturb the situation in Darjeeling and one of...
Politics1 year ago

Trinamool to launch protest against BJP’s attempt to dishonour Mamata’s image

Kolkata, Oct 6:West Bengal ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday said the party would launch protest demonstration across the state against the BJP’s attempt to dishonour Chief...
Politics1 year ago

BJP is not a communal party, says Mukul Roy

Kolkata, Oct 5, 2017: It seems like suspended Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy are hinting of joining Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) after he praised the party...
Cities1 year ago

Mamata thanks people, authority for peaceful Durga Puja

Kolkata, Oct 2: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday thanked the people, Durga Puja committees and authorities for making the festival joyous, peaceful and well...
Politics1 year ago

Mamata’s loyalist Mukul Roy quits TMC, Rajya Sabha post; party suspends him for 6 yrs

West Bengal, Sep 25, 2017: In a major setback to Mamata Banerjee’s government, senior leader of Trinamool Congress Mukul Roy on Monday announced his resignation from...
Cities1 year ago

Bengal’s Durga Puja carnival now a Didi show

Kolkata, Sep 25: Known to maintain a punishing work schedule, the Durga Puja festival has kept West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee busier than usual. Apart from...
Politics1 year ago

Allegations of minority appeasement against me deeply insulting, says Mamata

Kolkata, Sep 21: Reacting strongly over allegations of appeasing the minority community, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said such remarks against her are “deeply...
India1 year ago

Calcutta HC revokes Mamata’s order, allows Durga idol immersion on all days

New Delhi, Sep 21, 2017: In a big setback for the West Bengal government, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday revoked Mamata Banerjee’s order prohibiting Durga...
Cities1 year ago

Mamata supports UN appeal to help Rohingya refugees

Kolkata, Sep 15 : Expressing concern over Rohingya refugee crisis, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday extended support to the United Nations’ appeal to...
Business1 year ago

Nine Bengal projects bag awards: Mamata

Kolkata, Sep 9 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday announced nine innovative and people-friendly projects from the state have bagged top honours. “I...
Politics1 year ago

Mamata denies allegation of Muslim appeasement, says I am CM of all

New Delhi, Sep 7: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed critics for accusing her of Muslim appeasement, by saying she believed in taking care of...
Politics1 year ago

Man held for Mamata Banerjee meme

Kolkata, Sep 3: A 58-year-old bookstore owner was arrested in West Bengal for posting a distorted picture of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Facebook, police said. Swadesh...
India1 year ago

Kolkata celebrates Mother Teresa’s 107th birthday

Kolkata, Aug 26: Followers gathered in good numbers to mark the 107th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa and prayers were held here on Saturday. “Peace begins with...
India1 year ago

No Durga idol immersion after 6 pm on Dashami till Oct 1 due to Muharram: Mamata

Kolkata, Aug 24, 2017: As the Muharram scheduled a day after Durga Puja this year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ordered the stalling of immersion of...
Cities1 year ago

Bill passed in WB assembly to help farmers in distress

Kolkata, Aug 17 : West Bengal assembly today passed a bill seeking to provide full exemption of land revenue (Khazna), cess and surcharge in respect of...
Entertainment1 year ago

Every year I wait for Didi’s Rakhi wishes: SRK

Kolkata, Aug6: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has revealed that he waits every year during Rakhi for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s wishes. “Every year I...
Cities1 year ago

16 dead, 2 million affected as 11 Bengal districts submerged

Kolkata, July 27 : Heavy rains and water released by the Damodar Valley Corporation has led to at least 16 deaths in West Bengal, while around...
Politics2 years ago

Ananth Kumar blames Mamata Banerjee for Darjeeling unrest

New Delhi, July 21: Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.N. Ananth Kumar on Friday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her government for the prevailing unrest in...
Politics2 years ago

TMC to launch ‘BJP Quit India’ movement: Mamata

Kolkata, July 21, 2017: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced that “the Trinamool Congress is set to launch a three-week-long movement with the...
Politics2 years ago

Mamata calls for BJP’s ouster in 2019 elections, says willing to join other opposition forces

Kolkata, July 21 : Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday went hammer and tongs at the Centre’s ruling BJP, accusing it of indulging in “massive...
Politics2 years ago

Voting for Meira to protest against BJP’s atrocities: Mamata

Kolkata, July 17, 2017: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a scathing attack on ruling government and said her party’s support for opposition...
Politics2 years ago

Hindus in Bengal should respond like they did in Gujarat 2002 riots says BJP MLA

Hyderabad, July 09: Many times, BJP leaders are seen making communal comments, this time again a saffron leader made a riot spreading appeal. Amidst ongoing tension...
Cities2 years ago

One Arrested For Sharing Bhojpuri Film Still As Image Of Bengal Violence

Basirhat and Bhaduria in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas have been hit by communal riots for the last one week.
India2 years ago

Governor Thripathi threatened, insulted me : Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, July 4: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused Governor K.N. Tripathi of threatening and insulting her and said at one point, she was...
Politics2 years ago

TMC, Mamata Banerjee to boycott GST launch event

June 28, Wednesday : West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress president Mamata Banerjee will boycott the midnight GST launch programme on June 30 to mark protest...
Politics2 years ago

Intolerance in the country, says Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, June 26 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said Country is witnessing an environment of intolerance and urged the people to stay united....
Business2 years ago

Mamata appeals for peace in Darjeeling

Kolkata, June 19: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appealed to people in the northern West Bengal hills to maintain peace instead of “playing with fire” amid the Gorkha...
India2 years ago

Darjeeling Unrest : Mamata Banerjee appeals for peace

Kolkata, June 19: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed urged people to maintain peace in the state instead of “playing with fire” as the Gorkha...
India2 years ago

Darjeeling : Rajnath appeals for calm

New Delhi, June 18 : Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday appealed for peace and calm after speaking to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over...
Politics2 years ago

Deep-rooted conspiracy behind Darjeeling Unrest: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, June 17, 2017: Condemning the vandalism by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged “deep-rooted conspiracy” as violence...
Cities2 years ago

Darjeeling Unrest: GJM media manager Vikram Rai arrested; strike enters sixth day

Kolkata, June 17, 2017: The Darjeeling hills in West Bengal remained tense as the indefinite strike called by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha entered into the sixth day...
Cities2 years ago

GJM workers turn violent after police raid on party chief’s house

Darjeeling, June 15, 2017: The West Bengal hills saw widespread violence on Thursday as irate Gorkha Janmukti Morcha supporters torched a police outpost and stoned security...
Cities2 years ago

BDO office in Darjeeling torched on Day 1 of GJM strike

Darjeeling, June 12: On the first day of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha’s (GJM) indefinite strike in Darjeeling, Sporadic incidents of violence reported despite massive security arrangements. The...
Cities2 years ago

Darjeeling Protest : Mamata reaches to meet stranded tourists

Darjeeling, June 9 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has extended her stay in this hill town following the violence and arson by Gorkhaland...
Cities2 years ago

MP farmers killing unfortunate: Mamata

The farmers were demanding loan waiver and a fair price for their produce.
Politics2 years ago

‘Disturbing trend’, Says Mamata over CBI raid on Prannoy Roy

Kolkata, June 5 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday condemned the raid conducted by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on news channel NDTV founder...
Politics2 years ago

Financial emergency still on in India, says Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, June 2 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that financial emergency is still on in India and people do not have...
Politics2 years ago

Centre’s cattle slaughter ban is unconstitutional, Says Mamata Banerjee

May 29 , Monday : West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee described cattle slaughter ban as unconditional and said we won’t accept centre’s decision. Not only this...
Politics2 years ago

Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi, discussed development issues

May 25 , Thursday : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thrusday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at PMO and discussed on development issues and...
India2 years ago

Opposition to meet on May 26 to decide joint candidate for Presidential polls

New Delhi, May 24, 2016: The leaders of the opposition parties will meet on 26 May at the Parliament Library Building to decide on a joint...
Election2 years ago

West Bengal civic polls: TMC wins 4 bodies, GJM clings 3

Darjeeling, May 17, 2017: As counting began, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress is leading in four out of seven municipal corporations where polls...
Election2 years ago

Mamata meets Sonia, favours consensus candidate for presidential poll

New Delhi, May 16 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi and conveyed that her party was in favour of...
Cities2 years ago

TMC workers’ killing in Nadia: Mamata criticises police

Krishnanagar (WB), May 5 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today chided the police for the bad law and order situation in Nadia district, saying many...
Cities2 years ago

225 ex-Maoist given jobs: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, May 2 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said as many as 225 Maoists who surrendered have been enrolled for employment as per...
Politics2 years ago

BJP leader makes obscene attack on Mamata, draws flak

Kolkata, May 1: A BJP leader on Sunday drew flak from political opponents and civil society for making obscene comments about West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee....
India2 years ago

You can protect cows, not women: Jaya Bachchan in RS

New Delhi, April 12, 2017: Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan on Wednesday expressed her anguish over BJYM’s leader Yogesh Varshney’s remarks offering a bounty of Rs.11...
Politics2 years ago

BJYM leader offers Rs 11 lakh for beheading Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi, April 12, 2017: A leader of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Tuesday racked up controversy by announcing a reward of Rs 11 lakh...
India2 years ago

Mamata meets Hasina at Rashtrapati Bhavan

New Delhi, Apr 8 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today met Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and explained the difficulties in sharing the Teesta...
Cities2 years ago

Mamata slams lapses, walks out of administrative meeting

Kolkata, April 5 : Angry over lack of progress in developmental work, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday walked out halfway through an administrative meeting...
Cities2 years ago

Mamata welcomes SC verdict on Aadhar for welfare schemes

The apex court on Monday made it clear that the unique identification number - Aadhaar - can't be made mandatory for availing benefits under social welfare...
India2 years ago

Plans afoot to eliminate me, says Narada chief Samuel

New Delhi, March 22, 2017: Narada News chief Mathew Samuel who conducted a sting operation purportedly showing Trinamool Congress leaders accepting bribes, on Wednesday approached the...
India2 years ago

Narada sting case: SC declines to interfere with HC order

New Delhi, March 21 : In a setback to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the Calcutta High...
Politics2 years ago

Mamata terms Aadhaar for mid-day meals as ‘shocking’

Kolkata, March 7, 2017: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee denounced the Central government’s decision to make Aadhar cards mandatory for availing the mid-day meal scheme...
Politics2 years ago

False campaign led to Bhangar agitation: Mamata

Kolkata, Feb 9: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that the agitation in West Bengal’s Bhangar was based on “a false campaign” and denied...
Politics2 years ago

Budget 2017 is a big disappointment: CMs

New Delhi, Feb 2, 2017: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday presented the Budget 2017-18 which the chief of the non-BJP state termed as “useless,...
Business2 years ago

Bengal business meet nets over Rs 2.35 lakh cr investment proposals

Kolkata, January 21: The two-day Bengal Global Business Summit organised by the state government has received investment proposals worth Rs 2,35,290 crore, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee...
India2 years ago

Mamata raises demonetisation issue at Bengal business summit

Kolkata, Jan 20, 2017: Raising the issue of demonetisation at the Bengal Global Business Summit here, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said economic...
Politics2 years ago

Kolkata police denies permission for Mohan Bhagwat’s rally, RSS knocks high court

Kolkata, 13 Jan: Creating new furore between chief minister Mamata Banerjee and the saffron camp, Kolkata police denied permission for RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s January 14...
Politics2 years ago

Modi government running a terror campaign: Mamata

Kolkata, Jan 11 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Narendra Modi government of running a terror campaign to silence the opposition and...
Politics2 years ago

Mamata Banerjee blames PM Modi for 120 note ban deaths

Kolkata, Jan 10: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for more than 120 deaths post demonetisation. She also shared a...
India2 years ago

Trinamool launches nationwide protest seeking Modi’s ouster

Trinamool Congress is organising nationwide protest against Modi Babu's shameless flop-show.
Politics2 years ago

BJP retaliates to Mamata’s remarks on PM Modi, says she’s a comic figure

Jan 7: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday lashed out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP...
India2 years ago

Demonetization effect, 81.50 lakh people unemployed in Bengal: Mamata

Jan 6: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday informed that the State has suffered a revenue loss of Rs 5500 crore and almost 81.50 lakh...
India2 years ago

Rose Valley Scam: TMC workers attack BJP leader’s house

West Bengal, Jan 4, 2017: The house of BJP leader Krishna Bhattacharya was allegedly attacked by TMC workers in West Bengal’s Uttarpara last night. A case has...
Politics2 years ago

No democracy in Bengal under Mamata: BJP

Jan 3: The BJP on Tuesday accused the West Bengals ruling Trinamool Congress of attacking its state headquarters and said there was no democracy in Bengal...
Cities2 years ago

PM sponsoring Chinese companies in name of Paytm: Mamata

Kolkata, Dec 30 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “marketing” Chinese companies in India in the name of...
Politics2 years ago

Will PM Modi resign, if conditions don’t improve?: Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi, Dec 27: Opposition Parties and leaders joined together on Tuesday to hold a joint press briefing at Constitution Club in Delhi. The parties who are...
Politics2 years ago

Notes ban: Mamata declares ‘Modi Hatao, Desh Bachao’ campaign

Kolkata, Dec 23, 2016: Declaring a war against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonetise Rs 1000 and Rs 500 notes, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
Politics2 years ago

FIR filed against WB BJP chief for remarks against Mamata Banerjee

Dec 12: Amid the remarks of BJP’s West Bengal President Dilip Ghosh against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a FIR has been registered at Jhagram Police station. Ghosh...
Politics2 years ago

Notes ban done only to help Modi, associates: Mamata

Kolkata, Dec 12, Dec: Continuing her verbal assaults on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the issue of demonetisation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday...
Politics2 years ago

Modi knows demonetisation has derailed: Mamata

New Delhi, Dec 10: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi no stranger to the fact that demonetization has “derailed”...
Politics2 years ago

Using Army to achieve their political purpose: Mamata to Parrikar

New Delhi, Dec 9: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and said that she was not happy with the language used by the Defence...
India2 years ago

Bengal army deployment: Mamata stays put at secretariat, parliament disrupted

Kolkata/New Delhi, Dec 2, 2016: After spending the night at the secretariat, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stayed put there on Friday protesting the deployment of the...
Politics2 years ago

Mamata stays put despite army withdrawal from toll plaza

Kolkata, Dec 2: One day after locking up herself in her office, citing the alleged presence of Indian Army trucks outside, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
India2 years ago

Modi snatched freedom of people to live: Mamata

New Delhi, Nov 30: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday protested in Bihar against the demonetization move taken by the government. The Trinamool Congress...
Politics2 years ago

Mamata swore to remove ‘dictator’ Modi from politics

In a huge rally against demonetization, the outburst of many opposition leaders was seen, many remarks are being made on this move by the government. West...
Cities2 years ago

Don’t make fun of the people’s sufferings, Mamata tells Modi

Kolkata, Nov 20 : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making fun of the “problems faced by the masses”...
Election2 years ago

Polling begins for Bengal by-polls amidst enthusiasm

Kolkata, Nov 19, 2016: The polling for by-elections to two Lok Sabha and one assembly seats in West Bengal began amidst enthusiasm at 7 a.m. on...
Politics2 years ago

Mamata, Kejriwal warn of public revolt over demonetisation

New Delhi, Nov 17, 2016: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee on Thursday addressed a rally against demonetisation of Rs...
Politics2 years ago

40 MPs join Mamata in protest march over demonetisation

New Delhi, November 16: Led by TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, opposition parties including Shiv Sena, Akali Dal, AAP and NC marched to Rashtrapati Bhavan so as to...
Politics2 years ago

#Demonetisation: United opposition nails down Modi’s remarks

New Delhi, November 14: As prime minister Narendra Modi heads on to cheer BJP’s stage for upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pardesh and Goa, he tries...
Politics2 years ago

Mamata slams PM’s common man remark; waives off agri tax

Kolkata, November 14: While PM Modi hailed his government for running a currency ban campaign to weed out corruption from the country, Mamata Banerjee severely criticised center’s demonetisation drive...
Politics2 years ago

Not averse to joining hands with CPI-M to fight Modi government: Mamata

New Delhi, Nov 13 : Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday , created a stir by urging her long-standing political rival CPI- M to join a united opposition...
Politics2 years ago

Mamata decries demonetisation, a big black scandal

Kolkata, November 12: As reports regarding public inconvenience and government’s unpreparedness to handle the currency distribution system post demonetisation are going viral, political parties are unanimously hitting...
Politics2 years ago

Singur Land agitation ends, farmers regain 103 acres of land

The Singur land agitation ended after 10 long years, demolition of Tata Nano car plant site on has led to the resume of farming on the...
Cities2 years ago

On Singur diwas, Mamata returns land to farmers

Singur (West Bengal), Sep 14, 2016: Redeeming a pledge she made years back, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday returned 9,117 land records to...
Politics2 years ago

Trinamool elects tribal leader as legislature party leader in Tripura

Veteran Tribal leader Diba Chandra Hrangkhawl on Monday was picked up as the leader of the Trinamool Congress in Tripura. Earlier in April, Diba with six...
Politics2 years ago

Mamata Banerjee’s TMC is now a national party

Its time to celebrate for All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) as Election Commission of India (EC) acceded national party status to Mamata Banerjee’s party, fabricating it...
Politics2 years ago

Calcutta HC orders interim stay on probe into Narada sting

Kolkata, Aug 6: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered an interim stay on the West Bengal government-ordered probe into the Narada sting operation in which...
Business2 years ago

Nationalised banks reluctant to serve in rural areas: Bengal minister

Kolkata, July 30. Despite repeated appeals from the state government, continued reluctance of the nationalised banks in extending their services to remote areas has hampered rural development...
Front Page3 years ago

PM Modi, Sheikh Hasina jointly inaugurate Petrapole ICP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday jointlyinaugurated Petrapole Integrated checkpost in North 24 parganas ,...
Politics3 years ago

TMC leader arrested for ‘abetting’ businessman’s suicide

Kolkata, July 20: A Councillor of West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress was held on Wednesday for abetting the suicide of a local businessman over debt in...
Politics3 years ago

Mamata urges centre to treat Dalits with care over Una incident

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condemned the thrashing of Dalit youths in Gujarat’s Una and demanded the centre to ensure protection of Dalits....
Business3 years ago

100% FDI in pharma, agriculture will kill Indian brands: Mamata

Kolkata, June 23 : Lashing out against the Narendra Modi government’s decision to relax FDI norm in several sectors, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday...
Politics3 years ago

Centre using ED, CBI to control political opponents, media: Mamata

Kolkata, June 18 : Accusing the Narendra Modi government of using agencies like the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation to control political opponents and...
Politics3 years ago

Kolkata: Jaitley, 22 state finance ministers attend GST meet

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is attending a meeting of Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers here on Tuesday to nudge the states to arrive at a...
Politics3 years ago

Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi congratulate Mamata Banerjee

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday congratulated TMC leader Mamata Banerjee after she was sworn-in as West Bengal’s chief minister...
India3 years ago

Mamata Banerjee takes oath as Bengal CM for second time

Mamata Banerjee, the supremo of Trinamool congress takes oath as West bengal chief minister for the second time. Banerjee was administered the oath of office and...
Politics3 years ago

Mamata Banerjee to swear-in as West Bengal CM today

For a second term, Trinamool Congress (TMC) Chief Mamata Banerjee will on Friday take oath as Chief Minister of West Bengal. In the 42-member ministry, Kolkata...
Politics3 years ago

Modi, Bangladesh, Bhutan PM invited for Mamata’s oath ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Bhutan are among several high profile personalities to be invited for Mamata Banerjee’s swearing-in here as West...
Election3 years ago

Thanks people of Bengal for giving us a huge victory, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday addressed media after trends show her winning in Assembly elections 2016. CM Banerjee and TMC leaders show the...
Election3 years ago

West Bengal assembly election results: Mamata Banerjee -the undisputed leader

It’s Mamata Banerjee ,the victorious queen of West Bengal as she prepares to take charge a second time. The Trinamool was winning in 215 of 294...
Election3 years ago

Trinamool way ahead in West Bengal poll count

Kolkata, May 19 : West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress was way ahead of its rivals in assembly elections on Thursday, leading in 204 of the 291 constituencies where trends...
Election3 years ago

West Bengal fifth phase elections on Saturday: Heavyweights including Mamata in fray

As many as 680 companies of central forces will be deployed in poll-bound districts of South 24 Parganas, Kolkata and Hooghly during the fifth phase of...
Election3 years ago

Mamata in West Bengal, Modi in Delhi makes false promises, says Rahul Gandhi

Ahead of fourth phase of Assembly elections, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday addressing a rally in West Bengal’s Howrah. Pointers: In West Bengal Mamata...
Blog3 years ago

Is Mamata losing in Bengal: Otherwise why stuff ballot boxes?

By Saeed Naqvi A senior BJP leader, campaigning in Kolkata, may well have put his finger on the people’s pulse. When he attacked Mamata Banerjee and...
Cities3 years ago

Chemistry paper leak: maths lecturer, 2 others arrested

The Criminal Investigation Department has apprehended a maths lecturer, a realtor and a junior engineer in connection with the II PU chemistry paper leakage case. The...
Cities3 years ago

Mamata disagrees with Central Govt’s IIT fee hike decision

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee disagreed with the decision of central government to hike the annual fees at Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) from Rs....
Election3 years ago

Saradha to Narada, all planted political game,says Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the purported Narada sting operation and the Saradha chit fund scam were “planted political game” and the...
Election3 years ago

Sonia alleges Mamata-Modi nexus

Sujapur (West Bengal), April 13 : Alleging a nexus between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday...
Election3 years ago

Maa, Maati, Manush sometimes sounds like Maut and Money, says PM Modi

In the line of second phase of asembly elections,Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressing a rally in Madarihat, Alipurduar district of West Bengal. Pointers: Mamata...
Election3 years ago

Trinamool has institutionalised corruption: Yechury

Kolkata, April 6 : Alleging a “match-fixing” between the BJP and the Trinamool Congress, CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday charged the Mamata Banerjee government with...
Cities3 years ago

Rahul Gandhi visits Kolkata’s flyover collapse site, meets victims

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi visiting Kolkata’s Girish Park area, where the collapse of a flyover on Thursday led to the death of 24 people. Gandhi also...
India3 years ago

Kolkata flyover tragedy: BJP seeks CBI probe

Calling the Kolkata flyover tragedy an “act of fraud protected by the West Bengal government”, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday sought a CBI inquiry...
Cities3 years ago

Flyover collapse incident is very serious, law will take its course: Mamata

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said after an under-construction flyover collapsed in North Kolkata near Ganesh Talkies that the CBI inquiry for bridge...
Cities3 years ago

14 dead in Kolkata flyover collapse, says Mamata

Atleast fourteen people were killed and many injured when a portion of a flyover under construction here collapsed on Thursday, burying several vehicles, West Bengal Chief...
Cities3 years ago

Sting video brings alarming time for Trinamool Congress

As the west Bengal assembly elections are approaching the politicians have come in their active position. All the opposition parties including BJP, Congress and Left standing...
India3 years ago

Parliament rocked by TMC sting operation,demand probe

Lok Sabha members including from the ruling BJP, the CPI-M and the Congress on Tuesday raised matters concerning a “sting operation” against Trinammol Congress members and...
India3 years ago

Sting op caught TMC leaders taking bribe, oppostion targets Mamata

A purported sting operation in election-bound West Bengal, embarrassed ruling Trinamool Congress party on Monday after several of its leaders were allegedly caught on camera accepting...
Cities3 years ago

Netaji nephew to take on Mamata in Bengal: BJP

The BJP on Wednesday announced its first set of 52 candidates, including Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s grandnephew Chandra Kumar Bose and former footballer Sasthi Duley, for...
India3 years ago

Congress in Bengal gives formal alliance call to CPI-M

Giving a formal call for a purported poll alliance with the CPI-M and other Left Front partners, the Congress’ West Bengal unit on Sunday invited all...
Business3 years ago

68 lakh have got jobs in Bengal over past four years: Mamata

Kolkata, Feb 16 : Sixty eight lakh unemployed youths have got jobs, while 15 lakh boys and girls received skill training over the past four years in...
Cities3 years ago

Malda Violence: BJP MP’s of fact-finding team detained in West Bengal

The BJP’s three member fact-finding team which was going to visit the violence-hit area has been detained in West Bengal. The three member team arrived at...
India3 years ago

West Bengal CM Mamata remembers Nirbhaya on Delhi gangrape case annivarsary

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday took to the twitter to remember Nirbhaya on the third anniversary of December 16 gangrape. The TMC chairperson...
Cities3 years ago

Mamata Banerjee meets Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi

A special political bonhomie appeared brewing here on Wednesday as West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at her party office...

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