Mamata Banerjee's govt passes Aparajita Bill laying death penalty for rape convicts
Sep 04, 2024, at 03:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Facing massive protests and criticisms over the rape and murder of a 31-year-old junior doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the West Bengal Assembly Tuesday passed the Aparajita Bill to amend some provisions of the criminal code, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, to be applicable for the state.
Mar 10, 2023, at 10:42 pm
Kolkata: Students' Federation of India (SFI) activists, who took out protest march against the Trinamool Congress government on education issues, clashed with police when some of them tried to scale one of the gates of the West Bengal Vidhan Sabha on Friday.
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.
Scuffle breaks out between TMC and BJP MLAs in West Bengal Assembly over Birbhum arson
Mar 28, 2022, at 08:12 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Unruly scenes were witnessed in the West Bengal Assembly on Monday with the lawmakers from both the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) getting engaged in a scuffle inside the house.
BJP creating chaos in Bengal assembly: Mamata Banerjee
Mar 09, 2022, at 11:30 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday slammed the BJP, accusing its legislators of creating chaos and disrupting the State Assembly, amidst a walkout by the saffron party MLAs after two of their lawmakers were suspended for the remaining days of the budget session for allegedly disrupting the Governor's opening address on March 7.
Suvendu Adhikari named Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly
May 10, 2021, at 07:40 pm
Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has been named as the party's Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
No Question Hour in West Bengal Assembly's monsoon session, TMC govt accused of 'double standard'
Sep 05, 2020, at 06:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC), which has been leading the protest against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's move to cancel the Question Hour in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, is set to practice the same in its own-ruled state West Bengal.
TMC MLA apologises after making objectionable remarks on CPI-M legislator in Bengal Assembly
Feb 15, 2020, at 11:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A woman TMC MLA on Saturday faced heavy criticisms after making an objectionable statement on another woman MLA of CPI-M party during a post-budget session in West Bengal assembly, Bidhan Sabha Bhavan, reports said.