Soumitra Chatterjee's death created eternal void in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
Nov 15, 2020, at 08:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday expressed her profound grief on the passing away of iconic actor and Dadasaheb Phalke winner Soumitra Chatterjee.
West Bengal to form policy making body for Covid-19 response
Apr 06, 2020, at 07:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said that her government will constitute a global advisory committee, engaging Nobel Laureate Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, for Covid-19 response policies in the state.
Mamata goes all out to target 42 seats to her kitty from Bengal
Mar 13, 2019, at 01:10 pm
Kolkata, Mar 13 (UNI) Stormy petrel of West Bengal politics Mamata Banerjee hasvowed to make a clean sweep of all the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in her state going to polls in seven phases commencing April 11.
Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee condole loss of lives in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack
Mar 13, 2018, at 11:29 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday condoled the death of CRPF jawans in Maoist attack in Kistaram area of Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.
Meeting with PM was about developmental issues said WB CM Mamata Banerjee
May 25, 2017, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi, May 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday, according to media reports.
Mamata Banerjee condemns Manchester attack
May 23, 2017, at 10:04 pm
Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the explosion in Manchester city of the UK which killed at least 22 people.
West Bengal's communal cauldron: Oppn barred from entering Dhulagarh
Dec 21, 2016, at 03:16 pm
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IBNS): A week after a village in West Bengal's Dhulagarh, barely 28 km from state capital Kolkata, was devastated by the attack on one community by the members of another during a religious procession, media started reporting the episode even as the Opposition leaders were denied entry in the area from where many families had to flee fearing for life.
Defence Minister Parrikar flays Mamata in letter over army row
Dec 09, 2016, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IBNS): Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in a letter has flayed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee saying that he did not expect a leader of her stature to draw the Army in political exchanges.
Mamata-Centre-Military standoff: Army rebuts allegation of wrongful deployment
Dec 02, 2016, at 05:44 pm
Kolkata, Dec 2 (IBNS): The Army on Friday released a series of letters to prove that it had not made any deployment without informing the West Bengal Police and authorities about some routine exercises in some toll plazas, including the one of the second Hooghly Bridge near state secretariat Nabanna in Howrah.
Demonetisation: Mamata challenges Modi, says BJP will face music in polls
Nov 23, 2016, at 09:11 pm
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS) : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his demonetisation policy saying that the people will shun them in the elections for the move to ban currencies of 500 and 1000 denominations as part of his ostensible move to curb black money menace.
Currency note ban: Mamata Banerjee visits Burrabazar market
Nov 19, 2016, at 10:17 pm
Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited Burrabazar market in Kolkata and interacted with people over the situation following the banning of Rs. 1000 and Rs. 500 currency notes by the Centre on Nov 8.
Winter Session of Parliament begins today
Nov 16, 2016, at 02:01 pm
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IBNS): The Winter Session of the Indian Parliament will commence from Wednesday.
People are suffering: Mamata Banerjee on currency ban
Nov 15, 2016, at 10:51 pm
Kolkata, Nov 14 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said people in the country are 'suffering' due to the Centre's decision to ban s. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes last week.
Singur land: WB govt to commence land handover to farmers
Oct 20, 2016, at 05:56 pm
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IBNS): West Bengal government will commence the process of giving physical possession of land in Singur will commence from Thursday.
Mamata Banerjee attacks Centre, Modi over NITI Aayog
Aug 21, 2016, at 01:24 am
Kolkata, Aug 20 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government over several of its schemes and projects and said it was breaking the federal structure of the country.
Mamata Banerjee's escort car falls into Darjeeling gorge
Jul 15, 2016, at 05:53 pm
Darjeeling, July 15 (IBNS) : An escort car for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee fell into a gorge in Darjeeling on Friday, reports said.
Kolkata: Bidhannagar CP Jawed Shamim removed
Jun 07, 2016, at 12:36 am
Kolkata, Jun 6 (IBNS): Bidhannagar Police Commissioner Jawed Shamim, whose works during recently concluded Bengal Polls were praised by the Election Commission of India (ECI), has been replaced by the West Bengal Government on Monday.
West Bengal: Class V student raped and killed in Birbhum
Jun 04, 2016, at 04:15 am
Kolkata/Birbhum, June 3 (IBNS): A minor girl was allegedly raped and then murdered on Thursday midnight at Rambhadrapur village under Tarapith Police Station limits in West Bengal's Birbhum district, reports said.
Left-Congress alliance will stay in future: Surya-Adhir confirm
May 24, 2016, at 05:07 am
Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state secretary Surya Kanta Mishra and West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday confirmed that the 'understanding-based-alliance' between the Left Front and the Congress, which was formed before Bengal assembly polls, will be continued in future.
Left experiences nightmare in Bengal, struggles with baffling figures
May 20, 2016, at 07:16 pm
Kolkata, May 20 (IBNS) The electoral arithmetic that the Left Front calculated by joining hands with the Congress in West Bengal, has terribly gone awry leaving it to face a nightmare result.
Kejriwal congratulates Mamata for 'stupendous victory'
May 19, 2016, at 09:01 pm
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday congratulated his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, after her party steam rolled the oppositions in the assembly elections and is on their way to form their second government in Bengal.
TMC storm blows over Bengal, BJP, AIADMK leading in Assam, TN
May 19, 2016, at 06:42 pm
Kolkata/Chennai, May 19 (IBNS) The Trinamool Congress is all set to return for a second term in West Bengal while the BJP will form the next government in Assam by removing the Congress as counting for the Assembly seats in four states-West Bengal, Tamil Nadu ,Kerala, Assam- and the Union Territory of Puducherry, continues on Thursday.
Dirty campaign failed to defeat us: Mamata; CM thanks people for returning her
May 19, 2016, at 06:09 pm
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS) All set to form the government again in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she is grateful to people who voted for her despite vicious propaganda against her party when at times political decorum was crossed by the rivals.
Bengal Assembly polls: Exit polls predict TMC victory, Mamata Banerjee's return as CM
May 17, 2016, at 12:31 am
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her TMC is likely to form the government in the state for the second time, according to early trends from exit polls released on Monday.
Bengal polls: 81.66 pct voting in 5th phase
May 02, 2016, at 03:56 am
Kolkata, May 1 (IBNS): More than 80 percent people voted in the fifth phase of the Assembly Elections in West Bengal which was held on Saturday, the Election Commission said on Sunday.
Bengal polls: 78.25 percent turn out till 5 pm
May 01, 2016, at 01:55 am
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS) Around 78.25 percent voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm in the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls on Saturday where fates of several top candidates, including state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, were decided.
Bengal polls: 72.19 percent turnout till 3 pm
Apr 30, 2016, at 10:32 pm
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Amid tight security, around 72.19 percent people cast their votes till 3 pm as polling for the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections is currently underway across three districts in the state on Saturday.
Bengal polls: 57.10 percent turnout till 1 pm
Apr 30, 2016, at 08:56 pm
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS) Around 57.10 percent people cast their votes till 1 pm as polling for the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections is currently underway across three districts int he state on Saturday.
Bengal polls: 39.81 pct turn out till 11 am
Apr 30, 2016, at 06:39 pm
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Amid tight security, around 39.81 percent voters exercised their franchise in the fifth phase of West Bengal Assembly elections as polling is currently underway in three districts in the state on Saturday.
Bengal polls: 20 pct voters turn out till 9 a.m.
Apr 30, 2016, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata, Apr 30 (IBNS): Around 20 percent electorates cast their votes as polling in the fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections is currently going on Saturday.