Mamata Banerjee unveils Vikram Solar’s 10 MW Solar Plant for WBSEDCL
Dec 29, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday unveiled Vikram Solar's 10 MW Solar Plant for West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL).
Mamata banks on Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali culture in Bolpur roadshow to counter Amit Shah, BJP
Dec 29, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In contrast to the "Jai Shree Ram" sloganeering by the saffron party workers during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's Dec 20 Bolpur roadshow, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday relied on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and the Bengali culture to make her point in the raging insider-outsider debate by walking kms on the same land in Birbhum district.
As counter to Amit Shah, Mamata Banerjee to hold mega roadshow in Bolpur today
Dec 29, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Tuesday hold a mega roadshow in Birbhum district's Bolpur where Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a rally 11 days ago.
Mamata Banerjee cancels Nandigram rally as main organiser Akhil Giri tests Covid-19 positive
Dec 29, 2020, at 02:00 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's rally, which was scheduled to be held on Jan 7 in Nandigram, has been cancelled as the ruling Trinamool Congress' chief organiser in the constituency, Akhil Giri, has tested Covid-19 positive.
Dec 28, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen has thanked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for supporting him on the recent controversy surrounding his house at Visva Bharati premise in Santiniketan in Birbhum district of the state.
'We shall overcome,' Mamata Banerjee writes to Amartya Sen on illegal land controversy
Dec 26, 2020, at 04:46 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday wrote to Nobel laureate Amartya Sen conveying her support for him in a controversy over reports that he is on the Visva Bharati University's list of illegal plot holders.
Dec 26, 2020, at 03:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said the Centre is "indulging in malicious propaganda for political gains" with non-cooperation over PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, in a strong rebuttal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that the state government is depriving the farmers of benefits from the farmers' scheme.
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen features in list of 'illegal plot holders'
Dec 25, 2020, at 02:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a letter to the West Bengal government, the Visva Bharati University (VBU) has said Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's name has featured in the list of "illegal plot holders", media reports said.
'Was not invited': Mamata Banerjee amid row over Visva Bharati's centenary celebration invitation
Dec 25, 2020, at 01:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she was not invited to the centenary celebrations of Visva Bharati University, refuting the claims made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
5 Trinamool Congress MPs meet farmers at Singhu border, Mamata speaks to protesters again
Dec 23, 2020, at 08:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Five Trinamool Congress MPs on Wednesday met farmers, who are on a relay hunger strike at Delhi-Haryana border protesting against the new farm laws enacted by the central government.
Dec 23, 2020, at 01:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a lighter note on Tuesday said she wants a "dhokla" treat from Union Home Minister Amit Shah, countering the latter's claims of dismal situation of the state on various fronts with statistics.
Amid clash with Centre, Mamata Banerjee speaks to NCP chief Sharad Pawar
Dec 22, 2020, at 04:42 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid clash with the Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar spoke on Monday to discuss what they called the Centre's attempts to misuse its powers to destabilize opposition-ruled state governments, a senior Maharashtra leader told media.
Mamata Banerjee writes to Union Agriculture Minister over transfer of funds for farmers
Dec 22, 2020, at 01:31 am
Kolkata/UNI: A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah came down heavily on the West Bengal Government for "impeding" Centre's schemes, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dashed off a letter to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Monday.
'BJP will struggle to cross double digits in West Bengal': Prashant Kishor's poll prophecy
Dec 21, 2020, at 06:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Political strategist Prashant Kishor, who is looking after the campaigns of the Trinamool Congress for the upcoming West Bengal polls, on Monday claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would struggle to cross double digits, suggesting a clear victory for Mamata Banerjee.
'BJP's Bengal CM will be from the soil': Amit Shah countering Trinamool's 'outsiders' attack
Dec 21, 2020, at 01:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time the ruling Trinamool Congress is labeling the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as an "outsider" trying to conquer West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the Chief Minister from his saffron party, if voted to power, will be from the state.
Mamata Banerjee again attacks Centre over the transfer of three IPS officers
Dec 20, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday, for the second time, slammed the BJP government in the Centre for transferring three IPS officials with the Bengal cadre, who were in charge of BJP chief J.P. Nadda's convoy which was attacked in Diamond Harbour a week ago.
Dec 17, 2020, at 10:15 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Despite the West Bengal government's objection, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed three IPS officers with the Bengal cadre, who were responsible for the security of BJP chief J.P. Nadda's convoy which faced an attack in Diamond Harbour a week ago, to immediately join their new positions under the Central deputation, reports said on Thursday.
Ahead of meeting with Mamata, rebel Trinamool MLA Jitendra Tiwari resigns as AMC chairman
Dec 17, 2020, at 10:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A day ahead of his scheduled meeting with his party supremo Mamata Banerjee, rebel Trinamool Congress MLA Jitendra Tiwari on Thursday resigned as the chairman of the board of administrators of Asansol Municipal Corporation, media reports said.
'Muslim voters aren't your jagirs': Asaduddin Owaisi's strong reply to Mamata Banerjee
Dec 17, 2020, at 03:34 am
Hyderabad/Kolkata/IBNS: In a strong reply to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who has accused the AIMIM of dividing Muslim votes, Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said the voters from the community should not be taken for granted.
'Trinamool Congress leaders who were from day one will stay': Mamata Banerjee
Dec 16, 2020, at 07:19 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Exuding confidence to keep her flock together, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday said her party is united despite a few rebels switching sides.
Dec 16, 2020, at 03:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a strict message to the rebels just ahead of the state polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she won't tolerate any leader who would hobnob with other parties after benefitting by remaining in the party and government for years.
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.
Mamata Banerjee wishes COVID-19 positive JP Nadda speedy recovery
Dec 14, 2020, at 05:26 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday wished COVID-19 positive BJP National President J P Nadda a speedy recovery.
BJP president JP Nadda tests positive for COVID-19
Dec 14, 2020, at 04:49 am
New Delhi/UNI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda on Sunday said that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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.
Amit Shah orders probe into attack on JP Nadda's convoy in Bengal
Dec 11, 2020, at 03:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday ordered a probe into an attack on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Jagat Prakash Nadda's convoy in West Bengal's Diamond Harbour.
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.