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Mamata Banerjee wishes Atal Bihari Vajpayee on birthday

Dec 25, 2016, at 09:47 pm

Kolkata, Dec 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Miister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the occasion of his birthday.

Australian High Commissioner condoles Jayalalithaa's death

Dec 06, 2016, at 09:27 pm

Chennai, Dec 6 (IBNS): Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India,mourned the demise of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Monday.

Jayalalithaa's funeral to take place at Marina Beach

Dec 06, 2016, at 04:50 pm

Chennai, Dec 6 (IBNS): Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayaram Jayalalithaa, who died on Monday night, will be cremated at Marina Beach at 4:30 pm on Tuesday.

Demonetisation: Mamata Banerjee to hold rallies in UP, Punjab, Bihar

Nov 21, 2016, at 09:11 pm

Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS): Hitting out the BJP-led NDA government in Centre over demonetisation issue, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced to hold rallies in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab against Narendra Modi's decision of scrapping 500/1000 rupees notes.

Mamata Banerjee urges Centre to withdraw demonetisation move

Nov 14, 2016, at 03:34 am

New Delhi/Kolkata, Nov 13 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday urged the Centre to withdraw the demonetisation move announced by it last week.

Currency ban: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee visits Kolkata bank-ATMs to witness situation

Nov 12, 2016, at 09:54 pm

Kolkata, Nov 12 (IBNS): When general people are standing in a queue for hours to exchange or deposit currencies following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to demonetize Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday visited several banks and ATMs in Kolkata to check the situation.

Singur: Land to be returned to farmers from Thursday

Oct 18, 2016, at 12:55 am

Kolkata, Oct 17 (IBNS): The West Bengal government on Monday announced that process of giving physical possession of land in Singur will commence from Thursday.

Jammu and Kashmir CM condemns Uri attack

Sep 19, 2016, at 12:54 am

Srinagar, Sept 18 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti strongly condemned the deadly militant attack on an army base in Uri town of north

People's feedback is important for good governance: Assam CM

Sep 15, 2016, at 01:17 am

Guwahati, Sept 14 (IBNS) : Reiterating that government’s own discretion is not enough for ensuring good governance, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said that people’s participation and feedback are equally important to make governance accountable for service delivery and to bring visible change.

Education which encourages skill development holds key for solving unemployment: Sonowal

Sep 11, 2016, at 01:51 am

Guwahati, Sept 10 (IBNS) : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday said that education that addresses skill development holds the key in creating employment avenues and solving unemployment problems to a great extent.

Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh meets Mahesh Sharma

Aug 26, 2016, at 10:55 pm

New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu met Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (I/C) for Culture and Tourism here on Friday to discuss the issues for promotion of tourism and development of tourist infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh.

NHPC donates Rs 5 cr to Assam CM relief fund

Aug 07, 2016, at 01:31 am

Guwahati, Aug 6 (IBNS): NHPC Limited, a Government of India enterprise, contributed Rs 5 crore as donation to Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

PM Modi may even get me killed in frustration: Kejriwal

Jul 28, 2016, at 02:03 am

New Delhi, July 27 (IBNS): In a new mode of attacking Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday released a message aimed for the "common people" where he said that the Prime Minister can even "get him killed in frustration."

FIR against three Bihar school toppers after they fail in retest

Jun 07, 2016, at 08:05 pm

Patna, June 7 (IBNS) An FIR has been registered against the three toppers of the Bihar Secondary Education Board (BSEB) after they failed in a retest on subjects they topped in.

Assam CM asks BSF to ensure sealing of Indo-Bangladesh border on a war footing

Jun 05, 2016, at 12:56 am

Guwahati, June 4 (IBNS): In sync with his promise of sealing the Indo-Bangladesh border, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to ensure sealing of border on a war footing.

Kashmir :Mehbooba condemns militant attack on BSF convoy

Jun 04, 2016, at 05:27 pm

Srinagar, June 4 (IBNS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has strongly condemned the militant attack on a BSF vehicle in Bijbehara of South Kashmir's Anantnag district in which three security personnel were killed.

Assam CM directs state forest department to set up a permanent PCCF office at Kaziranga

Jun 04, 2016, at 02:14 am

Guwahati, June 3 (IBNS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday directed the state Environment and Forest Department to set up a permanent office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest at Kaziranga.

Mamata Banerjee thanks Bengal's people after taking oath as Chief Minister

May 27, 2016, at 10:44 pm

Kolkata, May 27 (IBNS): After swearing-in as West Bengal's Chief Minister for her second consecutive term, Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed her gratitude to the state's people for ensuring a massive victory in recently concluded assembly polls.

Mamata Banerjee enters Nabanna to begin her second innings

May 27, 2016, at 08:58 pm

Kolkata, May 27 (IBNS): After taking oath as West Bengal's Chief Minister for her second consecutive term, Mamata Banerjee went to the state's current seat of administration, Nabanna, on Friday afternoon to commence her second governance.