Centre upgrades security cover of Trinamool rebel MLA Suvendu Adhikari
Dec 15, 2020, at 08:20 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Ministry has upgraded the security cover of former West Bengal transport Minister Suvendu Adhikari to 'Z plus' from Z category, a senior official in the security set up said here on Tuesday.
'Why of the party, by the party, for the party'? Suvendu Adhikari's veiled attack on Trinamool
Dec 15, 2020, at 07:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a veiled attack on the Trinamool Congress, rebel party leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday accused the ruling dispensation of working only for the interests of the party and not common people.
Mamata Banerjee begins three-day north Bengal visit today
Dec 15, 2020, at 05:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bid to gain back the lost political ground ahead of the 2021 assembly polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee began her three-day north Bengal visit on Tuesday.
Dec 14, 2020, at 06:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh trouble for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the chairman of Asansol Municipal Corporation (AMC)'s board of administrators, Jitendra Tiwari, on Monday accused the state government, run by his own party, of denying the Centre's Smart City Project to the populous city.
Dec 12, 2020, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Friday said its top bureaucrats won't be attending the meeting called by the central government which was supposed to discuss the law and order situation in the state, media reports said.
Dec 11, 2020, at 06:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said any political activity of the Opposition is ruthlessly repressed in the state, in reaction to the attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda's convoy a day ago allegedly by the ruling Trinamool Congress supporters.
CAA will be implemented also in West Bengal: BJP chief JP Nadda
Dec 11, 2020, at 02:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Despite protests from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday said the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act will also be implemented in the eastern state.
Eyes on assembly polls, Trinamool Congress releases 'report card' of Mamata govt's 10-year rule
Dec 10, 2020, at 11:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another mass outreach campaign ahead of the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress on Thursday released the "report card" of its government, boasting on the works it claimed to have done in the last 10 years.
BJP president JP Nadda's Bengal visit marred with violence, accused Trinamool hits back
Dec 10, 2020, at 10:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The second day of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda's West Bengal visit was on Thursday flared up after several activists, allegedly belonging to the ruling Trinamool Congress, attacked his convoy and pelted stones at cars of saffron leaders in South 24 Parganas district.
'Intolerance, thy name is Mamata Banerjee': BJP chief JP Nadda in Kolkata
Dec 10, 2020, at 04:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In an all-out attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday referred to the Trinamool Congress supremo as an "intolerant".
Eyes on assembly polls, BJP president JP Nadda on two-day West Bengal visit
Dec 09, 2020, at 04:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a bid to mobilise the party workers ahead of the assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda will be on a two-day visit to West Bengal from Wednesday.
Mahua Moitra's '2 paisa press' comment not endorsed by party: Trinamool Congress' Subrata Mukherjee
Dec 08, 2020, at 08:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Alienating from Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra's controversial comment on media, West Bengal Minister and senior party leader Subrata Mukherjee on Tuesday said the ruling dispensation does not believe in such statements.
Bengal: BJP activist killed in Siliguri due to effects of shotgun injuries, claim police
Dec 08, 2020, at 08:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal Police on Tuesday claimed the death of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activist, who was killed during the party's march in Siliguri a day ago, occurred due to the effects of shotgun injuries.
Dec 08, 2020, at 02:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After facing backlash for calling the media "worthless", Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Monday apologised for the comment despite remaining firm in her claim.
'Withdraw farm laws or quit': Mamata Banerjee to Centre ahead of Bharat Bandh
Dec 08, 2020, at 01:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said the central government should withdraw the contentious farm laws or quit, amid the intensification of the farmers' protest at the Delhi-Haryana border.
Bengal: Mamata Banerjee to hold rally in Suvendu Adhikari's bastion today
Dec 07, 2020, at 05:04 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is facing heat from the disgruntled leaders over the past few weeks, will on Monday hold a rally in the Midnapore district, which is the bastion of rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari.
Dec 05, 2020, at 08:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress on Saturday said it won't participate in the nationwide strike called by the farmers in protest against the Centre's three new farm laws despite lending moral support to the issue.
Mamata Banerjee speaks with protesting farmers lending support to farmers' protest
Dec 04, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday spoke with the farmers who are protesting against the Centre's new farm bills for the ninth consecutive days in the Delhi-Haryana border.
Rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari's 'mind' likely to be known on Sunday
Dec 03, 2020, at 10:41 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The 'cloud' in Bengal politics, gathered due to "oscillating rebellion" of Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari, is likely to be erased on Sunday with the former state key minister deciding to "open up his mind".
'No more talk with Suvendu Adhikari': Trinamool Congress
Dec 03, 2020, at 10:06 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress is likely to draw the curtain over the ongoing talks with its rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari, whose political position is widely speculated over the last few weeks.
Dec 02, 2020, at 09:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MP Saugata Roy on Wednesday said rebel party leader Suvendu Adhikari must convey whether he thinks otherwise than staying with the party, amid reports of a fresh discord within the outfit.
Disputes between Trinamool Congress, rebel Suvendu Adhikari 'resolved amicably'
Dec 02, 2020, at 04:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In an interesting turn of events on Monday night, the differences between the ruling Trinamool Congress and its rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari has been resolved, ending a week-long political drama in poll-bound West Bengal.
Rift between Trinamool Congress, rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari likely narrowed
Dec 02, 2020, at 03:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a significant political development in poll-bound West Bengal, the rift between the ruling Trinamool Congress and its rebel leader Suvendu Adhikari has likely narrowed.
'BJP only wants to take credit': Mamata Banerjee hits back at PM Modi over farmers' scheme
Dec 01, 2020, at 11:10 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a counter attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi who has slammed West Bengal for not allowing Centre's scheme for farmers, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just wants to take credit by paying only 20 per cent of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi.
Modi targets Bengal from Varanasi over PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, Trinamool hits back
Dec 01, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Varanasi/Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday targeted West Bengal, the next state his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is aiming to assume power, over a farmers' scheme which has not been allowed by the ruling Trinamool Congress to be implemented in the state.
Nov 30, 2020, at 04:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Countering rebel Trinamool Congress leader Suvendu Adhikari, party MP Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday said he would have contested from his own locality had he been launched by a parachute or been lifted.
Opposition hails Suvendu Adhikari's resignation, says it signals TMC 's end
Nov 28, 2020, at 03:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the buzz around Trinamool heavyweight minister Suvendu Adhikar's resignation owing to speculations that he may follow the footsteps of his former party colleagues like Mukul Roy, Arjun Singh, Soumitra Khan and more recently Cooch Behar (South) MLA Mihir Goswami, all of whom left Trinamool and joined BJP, the opposition parties in West Bengal said the rebel leader's move was not unexpected and it only signals TMC's end.
Suvendu Adhikari's exit from party imminent? Trinamool Congress still hopeful for his stay
Nov 28, 2020, at 01:56 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's once-a-trusted lieutenant Suvendu Adhikari's gradual stepping down from various portfolios has raised speculations over his exit from the Trinamool Congress.
Jolt to Trinamool as Mihir Goswami joins BJP
Nov 28, 2020, at 01:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In another jolt to the Trinamool Congress just ahead of the 2021 West Bengal assembly polls, Trinamool Congress MLA Mihir Goswami on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Nov 27, 2020, at 11:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has called a meeting of senior party leaders at her Kalighat residence here this evening. The meeting has been called after rebel TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari resigned as West Bengal Transport Minister and the Chairman of the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners (HRBC).