Oct 30, 2021, at 02:57 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Friday announced to allow intra-state suburban local train services from Sunday (Oct 31) with 50 percent of its seating capacity, while it said schools for classes 9 to 12, colleges and universities will open from Nov 16, strictly adhering to Covid-19-related precautions and guidelines.
Tennis icon Leander Paes joins TMC in Goa in presence of Mamata Banerjee
Oct 29, 2021, at 06:57 pm
Panaji/IBNS: Indian tennis icon Leander Paes joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) here in Goa Friday.
Actress Nafisa Ali joins Mamata's TMC ahead of 2022 Goa polls
Oct 29, 2021, at 05:24 pm
Panaji/IBNS: Actress Nafisa Ali joined West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) here Friday with months to go for the 2022 Goa elections.
Mamata begins Goa trip as TMC eyes coastal state
Oct 29, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Panaji/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has kickstarted her political campaign in Goa where her Trinamool Congress (TMC) is aiming to contest the next state elections due to be held in early 2022.
Two Uttar Pradesh Congress leaders join TMC in presence of Mamata Banerjee
Oct 26, 2021, at 04:25 pm
Siliguri/IBNS: In a setback for the grand old party, two Congress leaders from Uttar Pradesh joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) here Monday.
West Bengal: School to reopen from Nov 15, announces CM Mamata Banerjee
Oct 25, 2021, at 09:49 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced schools across the state will reopen from Nov 15.
TMC leaders to meet Sidhi Naik's family in Goa, release chargesheet against BJP govt
Oct 25, 2021, at 06:45 pm
Panaji/UNI: Several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including former Union Minister Babul Supriyo and MPs Mahua Moitra and Saugata Roy, have arrived in Goa, ahead of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to the coastal state on October 28.
Oct 23, 2021, at 04:53 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, Saturday appealed to individuals, organisations and political parties to join forces to "defeat the BJP and their divisive agenda".
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to visit Goa on Oct 28
Oct 23, 2021, at 03:12 pm
Panaji/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will visit Goa on Oct 28, 2021.
Australian High Commissioner to India thanks Mamata Banerjee for sending sweets on Vijaya Dashami
Oct 21, 2021, at 11:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O'Farrell has thanked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for sending sweets on the occasion of Vijaya Dashami, which marks the end of festival Durga Puja in the east Indian state.
Durga Puja and Politics: Kolkata pandal with NRC theme wins West Bengal govt's top honour
Oct 13, 2021, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A Durga Puja pandal in south Kolkata themed after the controversial National Register of Citizens (NRC) and detention camps has topped the West Bengal government's "best of the best" list, in what could lead to a political debate amid the festivity.
Four days after Bhabanipur win, Mamata Banerjee takes oath as West Bengal MLA
Oct 07, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Four days after winning in the Bhabanipur bypoll, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday took oath as an MLA in the assembly.
Tripura BJP MLA Ashis Das, who praised Mamata, to join TMC today
Oct 05, 2021, at 08:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In what would be a jolt to the saffron brigade, Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ashis Das is set to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has reactivated its organisation in the northeastern state.
Mamata remains Bengal CM with big win in cosmopolitan Bhabanipur; TMC bags two more seats
Oct 03, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Overshadowing her Nandigram defeat, Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee Sunday recorded a landslide victory over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at her backyard Bhabanipur, where bypoll was held Sept 30, to continue her uninterrupted stint as the West Bengal Chief Minister.
Mamata wins Bhabanipur battle by over 58,000 votes, breaks her 2011 record
Oct 03, 2021, at 07:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Almost decimating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Bhabanipur bypoll, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee, Sunday won the electoral contest by 58,832 votes, breaching her own 2011 record.
Bhabanipur bypoll result: Mamata Banerjee eyes massive win, BJP and Left struggle
Oct 03, 2021, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, is set to storm into the assembly with a massive victory in Bhabanipur bypoll as her leads continue to amplify with every round of vote counting.
Trinamool Congress going ahead in all three bypolls in Bengal
Oct 03, 2021, at 05:41 pm
Kolkata/UNI: The ruling Trinamool Congress is marching ahead in all the three Assembly constituencies of Bhabanipur, Jangipur and Samshergunj counting for which began at 8 AM this morning.
Bhabanipur bypoll result: Mamata takes comfortable lead in early rounds of counting
Oct 03, 2021, at 04:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, took a comfortable lead of over 12,000 votes in initial rounds of counting of votes polled in the Bhabanipur byelection, which was held on Oct 30.
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee aerially surveys flood-affected districts
Oct 02, 2021, at 07:48 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday embarked upon an aerial survey of the submerged areas as nearly 2.2 million people in six South Bengal districts and their neighbourhood have been severely affected following discharge of water from four dams, including DVC.
Flood-like situation in south Bengal districts, Mamata Banerjee accuses DVC
Oct 02, 2021, at 01:21 am
Kolkata/UNI: With the spectre of flood looming large on six south Bengal districts following heavy torrents, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday accused the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) of discharging water without prior information to the state.
Was approached by Prashant Kishor: Luizinho Faleiro on joining TMC
Oct 01, 2021, at 02:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Luizinho Faleiro, the former Chief Minister of Goa who quit the Congress to join the Trinamool Congress this week, on Thursday said that it was poll strategist Prashant Kishor who had approached him for this camp change.
West Bengal: Polling starts in 3 assembly constituencies, including Bhabanipur
Sep 30, 2021, at 03:18 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Polling for byelections to three Assembly constituencies of Bhabanipur, Shamsherganj and Jangipur in West Bengal started from 7 am this morning.
Bhabanipur bypoll today, must win for Mamata to remain West Bengal CM
Sep 30, 2021, at 06:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: All eyes will be on West Bengal's Bhabanipur assembly constituency, where elections will be held Thursday, as Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Mamata Banerjee will have to win the electoral battle to remain the West Bengal Chief Minister.
Sep 29, 2021, at 11:27 pm
Kolkata: Former Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro on Wednesday joined Trinamool Congress, starting a new chapter in his political career.
Prashant Kishor now a voter in Kolkata's Bhabanipur constituency where Mamata Banerjee resides
Sep 29, 2021, at 01:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former political strategist Prashant Kishor, who played a significant role in catapulting the Trinamool Congress to retain power in West Bengal, is now a voter in Kolkata's Bhabanipur constituency, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee resides.
Former Goa CM Luizinho Faleiro to join TMC tomorrow
Sep 29, 2021, at 12:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Goa Chief Minister and ex-Congress leader, Luizinho Faleiro, is all set to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC) here Wednesday.
No stay on Bhabanipur bypoll where Mamata Banerjee contesting: Calcutta HC
Sep 28, 2021, at 06:49 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court Tuesday dismissed a plea seeking cancellation of the upcoming Bhabanipur byelection, where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting as a Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate to continue with her post, media reports said.
TMC’s Sushmita Dev elected to Rajya Sabha unopposed
Sep 28, 2021, at 03:39 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sushmita Dev was elected to Parliament’s upper house Rajya Sabha unopposed from West Bengal Monday.
Goa: Luizinho Faleiro quits as Congress MLA, praises TMC chief Mamata Banerjee
Sep 27, 2021, at 10:31 pm
Veteran Goa Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro on Monday quit as Congress MLA by giving a hint that he might join West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.
Prashant Kishor has registered himself as a voter in Kolkata
Sep 26, 2021, at 07:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Political strategist Prashant Kishor has registered himself as a voter in the Bhabanipur legislative constituency. This has emerged just ahead of the crucial bypolls, where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest to enter the West Bengal Assembly.