WB CM Mamata Banerjee's brother dies of Covid-19 in Kolkata hospital
May 15, 2021, at 06:33 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's younger brother Ashim Banerjee on Saturday died in a Kolkata hospital from Covid 19.
Mamata Banerjee, Jagdeep Dhankar lock horns again over latter's Cooch Behar visit
May 13, 2021, at 04:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Governor Jagdeep Dhankar once again indulged in a war of words on Wednesday over the latter's plans to visit Cooch Behar district to meet people affected by post-poll violence.
West Bengal Politics: 42 legislators and Amit Mitra took oath as ministers
May 10, 2021, at 07:09 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Altogether 42 newly elected TMC legislators and former finance minister Amit Mitra on Monday took oath as ministers during a simple ceremony at the Raj Bhawan in Kolkata.
West Bengal Politics: 43 legislators to take oath as ministers in Mamata Banerjee's government
May 10, 2021, at 01:57 am
Kolkata/UNI: Besides Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the 3rd Trinamool Congress government will have a 43-member cabinet, where former India cricketer Manoj Tiwari has been named as one of the ministers of state, which would take on oath at Raj Bhawan at 1045 hours on Monday.
May 09, 2021, at 08:46 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to help strengthen health infrastructure in the state to fight Covid-19.
Exempt oxygen tanks, Covid medicines from taxes: Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi
May 09, 2021, at 06:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi asking him to waive tax on the import of medicines and equipment needed to fight the Covid pandemic.
Bengal: BJP leader Mukul Roy rubbishes rumour of his return to TMC
May 08, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy on Saturday rubbished the rumour of his possible joining in his former party Trinamool Congress (TMC), a day after he met a ruling party member in the state assembly.
BJP unable to accept people's mandate: Mamata Banerjee in Bengal assembly
May 08, 2021, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said her adversary Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was still unable to accept people's mandate, a week after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) was voted back to power with a thumping majority.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee sends a letter to PM, stating oxygen requirement
May 07, 2021, at 08:58 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying with the surge in Covid cases, Bengal’s oxygen requirement is going up and at such a time, the Centre is diverting its oxygen supply to other states.
West Bengal: Four-member MHA team calls on Guv to assess reports of widespread violence
May 07, 2021, at 08:11 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A four-member MHA team led by Govind Mohan, IAS, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs, on Friday called on State Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhawan here to assess reports of widespread post-poll violence in the state.
Accept people's mandate: Mamata Banerjee to BJP amid post-poll violence
May 06, 2021, at 11:58 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday appealed to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to "accept people's mandate" amid the post-poll violence that has kept the eastern state disturbed in some areas.
Mamata reinstates Virendra as Bengal DGP, Jawed Shamim as ADG Law & Order
May 06, 2021, at 12:37 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Shortly after taking oath as West Bengal Chief Minister for the third consecutive term, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reinstated IPS Virendra as state DGP and IPS Jawed Shamim as the ADG Law & Order, officials said.
West Bengal bans social, political gatherings to stem Covid-19 spread
May 06, 2021, at 12:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: All gatherings including social and political have been banned in West Bengal to stem the spread of Covid-19, announced Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday.
Covid, law and order: Mamata Banerjee sets priority taking oath as Bengal CM for third term
May 05, 2021, at 06:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Sixty-six year old popular Indian politician Mamata Banerjee has cleared her initial aim would be to tackle the Covid-19 crisis and stop the post-poll violence, taking oath as the West Bengal Chief Minister for the third term in a row on Wednesday.
May 05, 2021, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday wished Mamata Banerjee as she took oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third consecutive term.
Mamata Banerjee swears in as West Bengal Chief Minister for third term
May 05, 2021, at 04:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee took oath as the West Bengal Chief Minister for the third consecutive term here on Wednesday.
West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee to take oath as CM for third term today
May 05, 2021, at 02:11 pm
Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee will take oath as the Chief Minister of West Bengal for the third straight term on Wednesday, days after her Trinamool Congress registered a thumping victory in the Assembly polls.
May 05, 2021, at 05:42 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday said that the Returning Officer (RO) appointed by the poll panel is the final authority under the law to decide on recounting in the Nandigram constituency.
Sourav Ganguly, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, Dilip Ghosh invited to Mamata's swearing-in tomorrow
May 05, 2021, at 12:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Indian cricket board president Sourav Ganguly along with opposition leaders like BJP's state chief Dilip Ghosh and former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee have been invited to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's swearing-in ceremony, which will be held at Raj Bhavan on Wednesday, media reports said.
PM Modi dials Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar over post-poll violence
May 04, 2021, at 08:43 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dialled West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar expressing "anguish" and "concern" over the prevailing post-poll violence in the state.
BJP has shown remarkable growth in West Bengal : Kangana Ranaut
May 04, 2021, at 03:08 pm
Kolkata/UNI: After Trinamool Congress won the assembly election with a two third majority, actor Kangana Ranaut has said that BJP has shown remarkable growth in West Bengal.
Didn't want to see them as zero: Mamata Banerjee on Left's performance in Bengal
May 04, 2021, at 04:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: After making a landslide victory in the West Bengal elections and sealing her return as the chief minister of the state for the third time, Mamata Banerjee on Monday expressed sympathy for her arch-rival -the Left front-who had been completely decimated with no representation in the state assembly for the first time since independence.
Home Ministry asks Bengal government for report on post-election violence
May 04, 2021, at 02:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Home Ministry on Monday asked the West Bengal government for a report on the post-assembly election violence in the state.
First Covid, then politics: Mamata Banerjee on roadmap for 2024 General Elections
May 04, 2021, at 02:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, who has emerged as a face of Opposition to take on the mighty Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Monday said she would prioritise the tackling of Covid-19 crisis at the present moment and not politics.
Mamata Banerjee to meet newly elected TMC MLAs in Kolkata today
May 03, 2021, at 08:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee will on Monday meet all her elected MLAs a day after her party registered a landslide victory in the West Bengal polls.
Mayawati congratulates Mamata Banerjee over West Bengal Assembly polls victory
May 03, 2021, at 04:45 pm
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister wished West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress for registering a victory in the state by beating the challenge posed by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Mamata storms back to power for third term in Bengal derailing Modi-Shah juggernaut
May 03, 2021, at 04:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Brushing under the carpet her personal defeat in the Nandigram battle, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee stormed back to power for the third consecutive time, decimating the mighty challenge from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by the duo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Jagdeep Dhankar congratulates Mamata Banerjee over Bengal Assembly polls victory
May 03, 2021, at 03:14 am
Kolkata: West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday congratulated CM Mamata Banerjee over her Trinamool Congress party's victory in the state assembly polls.
Uddhav Thackeray lauds TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee over West Bengal Assembly polls victory
May 03, 2021, at 01:55 am
Kolkata/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray lauded TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on massive win and she fought 'lone battle' for pride of Bengal.
May 03, 2021, at 01:18 am
Kolkata: BJP leader and former Mamata strongman Suvendu Adhikari has won the Nandigram seat, according to official confirmation after it was reported widely that Mamata Banerjee had won the prestige seat.