'By Allah's grace, we will be in majority one day': Bengal TMC leader Firhad Hakim sparks row
Dec 14, 2024, at 10:06 pm
Kolkata: Firhad Hakim, a senior leader and legislator of Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, has once again sparked controversy with his communal comments.
Jul 13, 2024, at 06:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she was unaware of the controversial remark of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, who appealed to spreading Islam among "unfortunate" people, who are not born in the religion.
Jul 06, 2024, at 08:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal top Minister Firhad Hakim has sparked a row by giving a call to spread Islam to the "unfortunate" people, who are not born into the religion.
Death toll in Kolkata's under-construction illegal building collapse rises to 9
Mar 19, 2024, at 05:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The death toll in the "illegal" under-construction five-storied building collapse at the thickly populated Garden Reach area in Kolkata rose to 9 so far, even as the rescue operations were underway using floodlights, official sources said on Monday.
CBI raids houses of Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim, TMC legislator Madan Mitra
Oct 09, 2023, at 03:16 am
The CBI on Sunday began searching the houses of West Bengal Minister and city Mayor Firhad Hakim and TMC legislator Madan Mitra in south Kolkata, official sources confirmed.
Sep 02, 2023, at 03:12 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A delegation from Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia, comprising Foreign Affairs Minister Bujar Osmani, Ambassador to India Slobodan Uzunov, and others visited Kolkata.
'Was unaware of this side of Partha Chatterjee': Firhad Hakim on Bengal SSC scam
Mar 14, 2023, at 05:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal top minister and Trinamool Congress veteran Firhad Hakim on Tuesday said he was unable to recognise former state education minister Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested in connection with the teacher recruitment scam.
Bengal govt bans hookah bars in Kolkata citing adverse impact on public health
Dec 03, 2022, at 05:07 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government Friday announced a ban on hookah bars in Kolkata citing an adverse impact on public health.
Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim launches vision correction camp for commercial driver
Jul 12, 2022, at 05:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Uber and the West Bengal government's Transport Department have come together to promote road safety in Kolkata.
Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim focusses on e-vehicles and CNG in ICC conference
Apr 08, 2022, at 02:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim stressed on electric vehicles and CNG fuel at a conference organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) here on Wednesday.
CREDAI Bengal felicitates Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim
Mar 10, 2022, at 02:36 am
Kolkata: Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India, (CREDAI) Bengal organized a felicitation for Mayor of Kolkata, Firhad Hakim in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Chandrima Bhattacharya gets Bengal finance ministry in Mamata cabinet rejig
Mar 09, 2022, at 04:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday made minor changes to her cabinet by reallocating some portfolios and giving Chandrima Bhattacharya full charge of the finance department.
Mamata Banerjee reappoints nephew Abhishek Banerjee as TMC national gen secy after reported rift
Feb 19, 2022, at 02:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After two weeks of reported infighting and alleged scar in the relationship between Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee, the Trinamool Congress supremo on Friday not only backed the latter but also restored his number two status in the party.
West Bengal: Firhad Hakim becomes KMC Mayor for second successive term
Dec 28, 2021, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Minister for Transport and Housing Firhad Hakim was on Tuesday sworn in as the Mayor of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) for the second consecutive term.
TMC strongman Firhad Hakim to continue as Kolkata Mayor
Dec 23, 2021, at 11:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo, Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday picked her trusted lieutenant Firhad Hakim as the new Mayor of Kolkata.
After TMC's landslide win, Mamata Banerjee to pick Kolkata Mayor today
Dec 23, 2021, at 04:42 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Thursday pick Kolkata's new Mayor two days after her Trinamool Congress (TMC) registered a landslide victory in the city civic polls.
Mamata's TMC sweeps Kolkata civic polls, BJP-Left-Cong restricted to single digit
Dec 21, 2021, at 11:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Maintaining its dominance over West Bengal politics, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday registered a landslide victory in Kolkata civic elections, which were marred by sporadic violence on the polling day, leaving the opposition parties in disarray.
Nov 05, 2021, at 05:41 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran politician and West Bengal Panchayat Minister Subrata Mukherjee , who held a sway in Bengal politics for decades as a Congress and later Trinamool Congress leader, passed away on Thursday after a massive cardiac arrest at Kolkata's state-run SSKM Hospital, leaving a deep void in state politics. He was 75.
Calcutta HC grants interim bail to 3 TMC leaders, former Kolkata Mayor in Narada case
May 28, 2021, at 08:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a setback for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Calcutta High Court on Friday granted an interim bail to three heavyweight Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs including two West Bengal ministers and a former Kolkata Mayor in the case related to Narada sting operation.
Narada case: Calcutta HC orders house arrest of four Bengal politicians
May 21, 2021, at 05:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court on Friday ordered house arrest of four heavyweight Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders and a former Kolkata Mayor, who were arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) earlier this week in connection with the Narada case.
Narada case: No hearing in Calcutta HC today
May 20, 2021, at 05:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court will on Thursday not resume its hearing on the plea filed by three arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLAs and a former Kolkata Mayor seeking the reconsideration of the stay put on the bail granted to them by a local court in the Narada case.
May 18, 2021, at 05:52 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a dramatic turn of events, the Calcutta High Court on Monday night stayed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court's interim bail granted to West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former party leader Sovan Chatterjee in connection with the Narada scam case. All four were taken to Presidency jail after midnight.
May 18, 2021, at 04:28 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Calcutta High Court has stayed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court's interim bail granted to West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former party leader Sovan Chatterjee.
May 18, 2021, at 02:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A special Central Bureau of Information (CBI) court in Kolkata granted interim bail to West Bengal Ministers Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Trinamool Congress MLA Madan Mitra and former TMC leader Sovan Chatterjee after they were arrested by the probe agency on Monday in connection with the Narada scam.
WB CM Mamata Banerjee starts sit-in demonstration in front of CBI office, protesting arrest
May 17, 2021, at 09:18 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday started a sit-in demonstration in front of CBI office at Nizam Palace here, protesting against the arrest of two of her cabinet colleagues Subrata Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim and MLA Madan Mitra along with ex-Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee.
CBI arrest of TMC leaders in Narada case sparks outrage, Mamata camps at Nizam Palace
May 17, 2021, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a morning swoop, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested three top Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including Kolkata Municipal Corporation administrator Firhad Hakim, along with a former Mayor, in connection with the 2016 Narada expose, triggering a political firestorm in West Bengal amid a raging pandemic and in the aftermath of a violent staggered state election in which the ruling TMC decimated its new political challenger BJP.
Mamata rushes to CBI office after her ministers, lawmaker arrested in Narada case
May 17, 2021, at 05:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a support to her colleagues, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has rushed to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office after two of her top ministers in her new cabinet and a heavyweight lawmaker were arrested by the federal probe agency.
CBI arrests three TMC leaders, former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee in Narada case
May 17, 2021, at 04:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an interesting turn of events in West Bengal, India's premier investigating agency on Monday arrested three Trinamool Congress (TMC) heavyweights and a former Kolkata Mayor in a case related to the Narada sting operation.
Narada Case: Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim 'arrested'
May 17, 2021, at 02:53 pm
Kolkata: Kolkata Mayor and West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim on Monday said he has been arrested in connection with the Narada sting operation.
Bengal election result: TMC’s Firhad Hakim leading in Kolkata Port
May 02, 2021, at 03:42 pm
Kolkata/UNI: TMC’s Firhad Hakim is leading in Kolkata Port with a margin of 6,300 votes.