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Calcutta HC declares Mamata govt's key doorstep ration scheme 'illegal'

Sep 29, 2022, at 02:20 am

Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Calcutta High Court Wednesday declared the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government's doorstep ration scheme "illegal", media reports said.

Don't believe PM Modi behind misuse of ED & CBI: Mamata Banerjee's surprise comment in Bengal assembly

Sep 20, 2022, at 06:06 am

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday seemed to excuse Prime Minister Narendra Modi from her allegations that the CBI and ED were committing excesses in the state, and instead blamed a section of BJP leaders for misusing them for their own interests, media reports said.

Mamata Banerjee wishes Narendra Modi on birthday

Sep 17, 2022, at 10:40 pm

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday wished PM Narendra Modi on his 72nd birthday.

BJP's Nabanna Abhiyan against Mamata govt's 'corruption' turns violent, keeps Kolkata-Howrah on boil

Sep 14, 2022, at 05:35 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Clashes, lathicharges, arson were on full display on the streets of Kolkata and Howrah during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s mega march to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's office Nabanna in protest against the state government's alleged involvement in corruption Tuesday.

BJP's mega Nabanna Abhiyan in protest against Mamata govt over scams today

Sep 13, 2022, at 05:38 pm

Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in various districts have been detained by West Bengal police as the state's primary opposition party is set to hold a march to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's office, Nabanna, in Howrah in protest against the scams where a number of ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders came under the scanner.

Will fight 2024 polls with Nitish, Hemant and Akhilesh: Mamata Banerjee

Sep 09, 2022, at 12:26 am

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday expressed solidarity with her Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar, who has recently launched a campaign against his former ally BJP, urging the opposition parties to come together to oust the Narendra Modi government at the Centre in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

Mamata Banerjee to skip Netaji statue event in Delhi; says she wasn't invited properly

Sep 08, 2022, at 10:28 pm

Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said she would not attend the unveiling of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's statue near the India Gate in Delhi as she wasn't given a proper invitation for the event, media reports said.

CBI raids Mamata's Law Minister Moloy Ghatak in coal scam case

Sep 07, 2022, at 05:26 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh activity of the probe agency in the state, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday raided West Bengal Law Minister Moloy Ghatak's premises in connection with the coal scam case, media reports said.

West Bengal wins 'International Travel Award' for being 'Best Cultural Destination'

Sep 06, 2022, at 02:54 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The eastern Indian state of West Bengal has bagged an international award for being the "Best Destination for Culture", Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Monday.

'Not coal scam, it's home minister scam; Amit Shah biggest Pappu': Abhishek Banerjee after ED questioning

Sep 03, 2022, at 04:54 am

Kolkata/IBNS: As Abhishek Banerjee faced questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the coal scam case Friday, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah claiming it to be a "home minister" created one.

Coal scam case: ED quizzing of Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee today

Sep 02, 2022, at 04:23 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate will quiz West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in the coal scam case here Friday.

'Durga Puja an emotion...': Mamata says thanking UNESCO ahead of grand rally

Sep 01, 2022, at 06:51 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Thanking UNESCO for recognising Durga Puja as an intangible cultural heritage, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday described Durga Puja as an emotion that rises above parochial barriers.

'If probe proves I have encroached on any property illegally, you can bulldoze it': Mamata Banerjee after PIL over her relatives' assets

Sep 01, 2022, at 05:52 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday said if anyone can prove that she has encroached on properties illegally, the same can be bulldozed without even informing her.

ED summons Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee in coal scam case

Aug 30, 2022, at 05:27 pm

New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday issued fresh summons to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's nephew and Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, a day after the two accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of political vendetta.

Mamata Banerjee slams BJP on 'corruption allegations' aimed at TMC: Top five quotes

Aug 30, 2022, at 02:45 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday ripped apart the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing it of using the central probe agencies, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in particular, in a bid to topple her Trinamool Congress (TMC) government.

Am a lawyer and might show up in court someday: Mamata Banerjee

Aug 26, 2022, at 05:28 am

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday said she is a Bar Association member and therefore might show up in the court someday.

West Bengal: TMC registers easy win in two civic body bypolls

Aug 24, 2022, at 06:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) went past the Opposition quite easily in two wards from as many as civic bodies, where elections were held Sunday.

Mamata Banerjee hikes Durga Puja grant, clubs to get Rs. 60K this year

Aug 23, 2022, at 03:05 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday announced an increase in the yearly grant to Durga Puja organising committees in the state from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 60,000 after the festival found a place in the UNESCO's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

'New Trinamool' poster featuring Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata sparks fresh political speculation

Aug 18, 2022, at 05:28 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: A poster featuring West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's parliamentarian nephew Abhishek Banerjee with a promise to bring a "new Trinamool" in Kolkata has triggered a fresh political speculation in the backdrop of the arrests of heavyweights Partha Chatterjee and Anubrata Mondal.

Angry Mamata slams BJP over TMC strongman Anubrata Mandal's arrest; threatens to call for 'Jail Bharo Andolan'

Aug 15, 2022, at 07:11 am

Birbhum: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday came down heavily on the BJP-led Centre over the arrest of her close aide and her party's Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in an alleged cattle smuggling case.

Mamata shield of TMC bigwigs goes missing after Partha, Anubrata arrests

Aug 12, 2022, at 06:48 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: "I will fight for a good organiser till the very end," this is how West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee had earlier articulated about her party's controversial Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal, who was dramatically arrested in connection with the cattle smuggling case Thursday.

'Demand unbiased, speedy probe in cattle smuggling case': TMC after Anubrata Mondal's arrest

Aug 12, 2022, at 02:52 am

Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress on Thursday demanded an "unbiased and speedy probe'" in the cattle smuggling case as it reiterated its claim of "zero tolerance towards corruption" in the wake of party leader Anubrata Mondal's arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the case.

CBI arrests Mamata's aide Anubrata Mondal in cattle smuggling case

Aug 11, 2022, at 04:41 pm

Kolkata/Bolpur/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday arrested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's right-hand man and Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s Birbhum district president Anubrata Mondal in connection with the cattle smuggling case, media reports said.

Mamata's meeting with Modi in Delhi draws 'settlement' jibe from Left, BJP refutes

Aug 06, 2022, at 06:06 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Friday meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi in the backdrop of the arrest of now suspended Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Partha Chatterjee has been viewed as a "mutual understanding" by the Left.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi ahead of the VP election

Aug 05, 2022, at 11:39 pm

New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday met PM Narendra Modi here.

Babul Supriyo, 8 others join Mamata Banerjee's team of cabinet ministers

Aug 03, 2022, at 10:44 pm

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday expanded the state cabinet for the first time since the Trinamool Congress returned to power for the third straight time in 2021.

Mamata Banerjee's crucial cabinet reshuffle today

Aug 03, 2022, at 05:29 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will announce a cabinet reshuffle, which will show a number of ministers the exit door, at 4 pm Wednesday.

West Bengal to get 7 new districts

Aug 01, 2022, at 09:03 pm

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced seven more new districts will be created in the state.

Mamata Banerjee's cabinet rejig to lead 4-5 ministers lose portfolios

Aug 01, 2022, at 07:41 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In the backdrop of the massive embarrassment her government faced due to Partha Chatterjee's arrest, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday announced a cabinet rejig where she will discharge her four-five colleagues from their ministries.

'Not my money': Sacked Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee on cash seized from aide's house

Aug 01, 2022, at 12:46 am

Kolkata: Jailed former Trinamool leader and Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee has claimed the heaps of cash and gold recovered from two homes of his aide, Arpita Mukherjee, do not belong to him, media reported.