'Incident happened in Bihar, not Bengal': Mamata on Vande Bharat Express attacks
Jan 05, 2023, at 07:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday refused to accept that the attacks on newly launched Vande Bharat Express took place in her state but claimed it was pelted with stones in the neighbouring state Bihar.
West Bengal: Stones pelted at Vande Bharat Express days after launch
Jan 03, 2023, at 06:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: India's seventh Vande Bharat Express was on Monday attacked by an unknown mob in West Bengal's Malda, three days after it was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee launches a new campaign Didir Suraksha Kavach campaign
Jan 03, 2023, at 12:09 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a new campaign ‘Didi'r Suraksha Kavach’ for her party ahead of the Panchayat polls scheduled to be held in April this year.
Mamata Banerjee launches a new campaign ‘Didi'r Suraksha Kavach’
Jan 03, 2023, at 12:08 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a new campaign ‘Didi'r Suraksha Kavach’ for her party ahead of the Panchayat polls scheduled to be held in April this year.
Mamata launches TMC's new outreach campaign, online app ahead of Bengal panchayat polls
Jan 02, 2023, at 08:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched the Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s new mass outreach campaign and an online app to reach out to the maximum number of voters ahead of the upcoming panchayat elections in the state.
Ahead of Bengal panchayat polls, Mamata Banerjee to launch TMC's new campaign today
Jan 02, 2023, at 04:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In the backdrop of the massive corruption allegations on various fronts, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Monday launch her party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s new campaign ahead of the crucial panchayat polls in the state.
'Your mother means our mother': Mamata Banerjee to PM Modi condoling Heeraben Modi's demise
Dec 30, 2022, at 07:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: "There is no substitute for mother. Your mother is our mother also," said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday condoling the demise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mother Heeraben Modi, who passed away at 100 last night.
Dec 30, 2022, at 05:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a deja vu of what had happened at Victoria Memorial in 2021, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday refused to take the dais after the "Jai Shree Ram" slogan was raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers upon her arrival at the Howrah Station here during the Vande Bharat Express inauguration.
Dec 30, 2022, at 04:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In yet another controversy over a song and saffron colour, singer Arijit Singh's Feb 18 concert in Kolkata's Eco Park has been cancelled triggering off allegations by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that it's a political decision.
Mamata Banerjee to launch Trinamool Congress outreach programme on Jan 2
Dec 29, 2022, at 01:09 am
Kolkata/UNI: The All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) will on Monday, Jan 2, launch an outreach programme to showcase the multifaceted package of social welfare schemes that the West Bengal government has to offer.
'Sagar Aarti' to be arranged during Gangasagar fair: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 22, 2022, at 05:38 am
Kolkata/UNI: The West Bengal government has decided to make arrangements for 'Sagar Aarti' at the upcoming Gangasagar Mela on the lines of the 'Ganga Aarti' in Varanasi, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on Wednesday.
PM Modi to preside over Ganga Council Meeting in Kolkata on Dec 30
Dec 22, 2022, at 04:55 am
Kolkata/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the meeting of the 'National Ganga Council' (NGC) here on Dec 30, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on Wednesday.
Kolkata: Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee meeting at Nabanna today
Dec 17, 2022, at 06:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will hold a meeting at the state headquarters Nabanna in Kolkata on Saturday.
Dec 17, 2022, at 04:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will chair the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting at the West Bengal state secretariat Nabanna on Saturday in presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Meghalaya: Mamata Banerjee launches MFI WE scheme, promises Rs. 1,000 per month to women
Dec 14, 2022, at 04:45 pm
Shillong/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday promised Rs. 1,000 per month to all women of Meghalaya launching the MFI WE scheme as her party aims to make a mark in the hill state.
'I don't give bytes during morning walks': Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari jibes at BJP's Dilip Ghosh
Dec 13, 2022, at 05:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a potentially controversial statement, West Bengal Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suvendu Adhikari indirectly took a jibe at his party colleague Dilip Ghosh from a south Kolkata rally, which was held against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on Monday.
Gujarat Police arrests Trinamool national spokesperson Saket Gokhale 2nd time in 3 days
Dec 12, 2022, at 05:30 am
The Gujarat Police arrested Trinamool Congress national spokesperson Saket Gokhale on Sunday for the second time in a span of three days.
Saket Gokhale's arrest sad, vindictive attitude of Centre: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 07, 2022, at 03:18 am
Ajmer/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who visited Ajmer Sharif Tuesday, called Trinamool Congress leader Saket Gokhale's arrest 'sad' and said this is a 'vindictive attitude' of the Centre.
In a surprise, Mamata Banerjee meets Suvendu Adhikari in West Bengal assembly
Nov 26, 2022, at 12:57 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a startling political scene in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday met the Leader of Opposition from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and her staunch critic, Suvendu Adhikari, at her chamber in the state assembly.
Akhil Giri repeat offender, Mamata Banerjee didn’t reprimand him: BJP after Bengal CM's apology
Nov 15, 2022, at 04:59 am
New DelhiKolkata/IBNS: Hours after Mamata Banerjee Monday condemned and apologised for the comment made by State Minister for Prisons Akhil Giri against Indian President Droupadi Murmu, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) slammed the West Bengal Chief Minister for not reprimanding him.
Mamata Banerjee apologises for Akhil Giri's comment on President Droupadi Murmu
Nov 15, 2022, at 12:08 am
Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Monday condemned and apologised for the comment made by State Minister for Prisons Akhil Giri against Indian President Droupadi Murmu and said her Trinamool Congress does not support such a remark.
Bengal: Mamata eyes Matua votes as BJP relaunches CAA narrative
Nov 10, 2022, at 02:32 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reached out to the Matua community from a rally in the Nadia district as a counter to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s relaunch of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) issue, eyeing the 2024 General Elections.
Aparna Sen slams Mamata govt after police vacate TET protest site
Oct 21, 2022, at 05:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran actor-filmmaker Aparna Sen has lashed out at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal after police at midnight vacated the site in Kolkata's Salt Lake where Teachers Eligibility Test (TET)-qualified candidates had camped for a hunger strike demanding their appointment letters.
Bengal: After Calcutta HC's Sec 144 order, police vacate TET stir venue at midnight
Oct 21, 2022, at 05:03 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Teachers Eligibility Test (TET)-qualified candidates, who were on hunger strike, were driven away from the protest venue in Kolkata's Salt Lake area by police after the Calcutta High Court ordered Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in the site.
Oct 21, 2022, at 03:48 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday sent a letter to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee requesting her intervention for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Faizan Ahmed, an IIT Kharagpur student from Tinsukia, Assam.
Remove SRK, make Sourav Ganguly Bengal brand ambassador: Suvendu to Mamata
Oct 18, 2022, at 04:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow cricket great Sourav Ganguly to contest the ICC elections, Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari countered her by demanding the appointment of the outgoing BCCI president as the state's brand ambassador.
Mamata requests PM Modi to allow Sourav Ganguly to contest ICC elections
Oct 17, 2022, at 08:28 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In her first comment on Sourav Ganguly's unceremonious exit from the Indian cricket board BCCI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to allow the former skipper to contest the ICC elections.
Mamata Banerjee to meet flash flood victims during North Bengal trip
Oct 17, 2022, at 06:45 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will interact with families of those killed in flash flood at Malbazar and hold an administrative meeting during a four-day visit to North Bengal beginning Monday afternoon.
'Today you are in power, so you are showing might': Mamata Banerjee slams BJP
Oct 14, 2022, at 04:54 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a day after Trinamool Congress MLA and former chairman of the West Bengal Board of Primary Education (WBBPE) Manik Bhattacharya was arrested by the the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the school service commission jobs' scam.
Mamata Banerjee announces compensation for each victim drowned during immersion in north Bengal
Oct 06, 2022, at 07:02 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the deceased family and Rs 50,000 to those wounded during immersion of Durga idols in north Bengal's Mal river on Wednesday night.