No Durga Puja carnival in Kolkata due to Covid-19 this year: Mamata Banerjee
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:22 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said people of her state will have to give the Durga Puja carnival a miss this year, owing to the Covid-19 situation.
Mamata government wants to enroll for PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat if funds routed through state
Sep 23, 2020, at 01:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) government has agreed to enroll West Bengal for two central schemes- Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi and Ayushman Bharat- but only if the funds are routed through the state.
Sep 14, 2020, at 10:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Reacting to the arrest of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid in connection with the Delhi riots, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said all proceedings must be in accordance with law but no one should be victimised.
West Bengal: TMC appoints Dinesh Trivedi as party's Hindi Cell chairman
Sep 14, 2020, at 07:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: With a few months to go for the state polls, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday appointed its veteran leader Dinesh Trivedi as the chairman of its West Bengal unit's Hindi cell.
'Corona is over, Mamata Banerjee calling lockdown to stop BJP': Dilip Ghosh
Sep 11, 2020, at 07:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another weird statement, West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh has said the Novel Coronavirus pandemic is over at a time the country is adding over 90,000 Covid-19 cases on a daily-basis.
No anti-Covid-19 lockdown in West Bengal on Sept 12, announces Mamata Banerjee
Sep 10, 2020, at 07:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In yet another change in the lockdown dates, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the state won't witness complete anti-Covid-19 restrictions on Sept 12, keeping in mind the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) scheduled to be held on the next day.
Will do 100 sit-ups if one can prove West Bengal government said no to Durga Puja: Mamata Banerjee
Sep 09, 2020, at 02:23 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Lashing out at the IT cell of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) without taking its name, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she would do 100 sit-ups in front of people if it can be proved that her government said no to Durga Puja, as claimed by a message circulated on WhatsApp.
Losing trust on BJP government at Centre: Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi on GST
Sep 02, 2020, at 09:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of betraying the states by not paying the shortfall in Goods and Services Tax (GST).
Govt must listen to students' voices on holding NEET-JEE exams: Sonia Gandhi
Aug 29, 2020, at 04:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the government should listen to the concerns and voices of students over holding national entrance examinations for engineering and medical courses amid the coronavirus pandemic.
No question of college examinations in September: Mamata Banerjee after SC order
Aug 28, 2020, at 09:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said her state will not conduct any college examination amid Covid-19 spread in September, hours after the Supreme Court ruled students can't be promoted to the next year on the basis of internal assessments.
Six states move Supreme Court seeking postponement of JEE, NEET
Aug 28, 2020, at 07:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Six Indian states on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking a consideration of its order, that had allowed the central government to conduct the Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) in September, amid Covid-19 spread.
India reports biggest single-day spike in Covid-19 cases with over 75,000 infections
Aug 27, 2020, at 04:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India, the worst Covid-19-affected Asian country, on Thursday reported the biggest single-day spike in Novel Coronavirus cases with over 75,000 infections in the last 24 hours.
Congress to hold pan India protest on Friday against Centre's move to conduct JEE-NEET amid Covid-19
Aug 27, 2020, at 06:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the day-long meeting of opposition parties' leaders, the Congress has announced that it will hold protests across the country on Friday against the Centre's move to go ahead with the engineering and medical entrances amid the coronavirus pandemic.
JEE, NEET to be held in Sept to save 1 academic year, explains exam body
Aug 27, 2020, at 04:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts key entrance examinations in India, has asked all states to cooperate in holding the engineering and medical tests amid the coronavirus pandemic, adding that postponing them would affect the academic calendar.
Mamata Banerjee extends anti-Covid-19 lockdown in West Bengal till Sept 20
Aug 26, 2020, at 11:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday extended the anti-Covid-19 lockdown in her state till Sept 20, fearing further spread of the virus which has still kept India on an edge.
Aug 26, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday requested several opposition leaders including Chief Ministers of the non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to knock the doors of the Supreme Court and even start a movement, demanding the postponement of Joint Entrance Examination Main (JEE Main) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).
Guv Dhankhar flays Mamata Banerjee govt for being anti-constitution, lacking transparency
Aug 26, 2020, at 06:01 pm
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday lambasted the Mamata Banerjee government for "lacking accountability and being anti-constitution and rule of law".
Mamata Banerjee to hold virtual meeting with Sonia Gandhi and CMs to discuss JEE and NEET today
Aug 26, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: After dashing off two letters on consecutive days of Monday and Tuesday to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to postpone the JEE and NEET examinations due to the prevailing Covid-19 situation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will have a virtual meeting on Wednesday afternoon with Congress president Sonia Gandhi to discuss the issue.
'Worried and concerned': Mamata Banerjee writes to PM Modi after receiving NTA letter for JEE, NEET
Aug 26, 2020, at 01:40 am
Kolkata/IBNS: In a fresh letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday expressed her concern over the conduction of the JEE and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) amid Covid-19 pandemic, after receiving a direction from the National Testing Agency (NTA).
Mamata Banerjee appeals to Centre to postpone NEET, JEE examinations amid Covid-19
Aug 24, 2020, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to the central government to postpone the JEE and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) amid Covid-19 pandemic, at a time thousands of students across the country are protesting against the Centre's decision to go ahead with the twin examinations.
Visva-Bharati University files police complaint against TMC MLA for leading vandalism at campus
Aug 18, 2020, at 09:37 pm
Shantiniketan/UNI/IBNS: The Visva-Bharati today lodged a police complaint against local Trinamool MLA Naresh Bouri and some others, a day after thousands of people allegedly using a bulldozer demolished an under construction boundary wall around the Pous Mela ground and vandalised its old entry gate, amid the admission process for new academic year.
Aug 17, 2020, at 11:42 pm
Bolpur/IBNS: Objecting to the Visva Bharati University's decision to scrap 125-year-old iconic annual Poush Mela and erect boundary wall around the Mela ground, locals at a large number went into rampage at the university campus at Shantiniketan in Birbhum district of West Bengal on Monday.
COVID-19: Mamata Govt draws oppositions' ire after changing statewide lockdown date for fifth time
Aug 13, 2020, at 01:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal's opposition-leaders on Wednesday slammed the TMC government in the state for withdrawing statewide "corona-chain breaker" lockdown on August 28 (Friday) and making change in the lockdown calendar for the fifth time.
87.6% of Covid-19 fatalities are due to comorbidities: West Bengal government
Aug 06, 2020, at 10:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Thursday said 87.6% of Covid-19 fatalities in the state are due to comorbidities, at a time the eastern part of the country is witnessing a massive surge in Novel Coronavirus cases.
Aug 05, 2020, at 05:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday posted a cryptic tweet highlighting the country's "unity in diversity", on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the "Bhoomi Pujan" ceremony of Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya.
West Bengal Govt further changes its bi-weekly lockdown calendar
Aug 04, 2020, at 02:25 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal government on Monday changed the dates of its bi-weekly lockdown for the third time to contain the spread of Covid-19, officials said.
West Bengal: A year after joining BJP, Biplab Mitra returns to TMC
Jul 31, 2020, at 08:14 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Former Trinamool Congress (TMC) South Dinajpur district president Biplab Mitra on Friday returned to West Bengal's ruling party, a year after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following the saffron outfit's unprecedented political surge in the 2019 General Elections.
West Bengal withdraws complete lockdown on Aug 2 and 9 for 'festivals and community occasions'
Jul 29, 2020, at 04:21 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government on Tuesday night withdrew earlier announced complete anti-Covid-19 lockdown in two of nine dates in August.
West Bengal extends lockdown till Aug 31
Jul 28, 2020, at 10:13 pm
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced the ongoing lockdown due to COVID-19 will continue till Aug 31 in containment zones.
CM constitutionally mandated to brief me: Bengal Governor
Jul 25, 2020, at 09:05 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today reminded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that it was constitutionally mandated that she brief him about Bengal's law and order situation.