Ahead of 2021 assembly elections Mamata Banerjee warns party against corruption and infighting
Jun 06, 2020, at 06:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has told her party to refrain from discriminating against coronavirus pandemic and Cyclone Amphan affected people based on political affiliation and corruption in the state's public distribution system.
Bengal's political cauldron boils again as Mamata and BJP fish in Covid waters
Jun 05, 2020, at 10:39 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The pandemic Novel Coronavirus and super cyclone Amphan may have claimed several lives in West Bengal but served some political agendas to two political foes in the state, Mamata Banerjee-led ruling Trinamool Congress and rising opposition the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Never asked to remove PM: Mamata Banerjee hits out at BJP criticism
Jun 05, 2020, at 08:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has slammed the state unit of BJP for engaging in politics at a time when the state is struggling to overcome the coronavirus crisis and the destruction caused by Cyclone Amphan.
Help migrant workers battered by Covid outbreak with Rs. 10,000: Mamata appeals to Centre
Jun 03, 2020, at 12:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday appealed to the central government to pay a one-time Rs. 10,000 to the migrant workers including people in unorganised sector battered by the pandemic Covid-19 which had forced the closure of all sectors for over two months in the country.
Eyes on 2021 polls, Bengal BJP brings major reshuffle in state unit
Jun 01, 2020, at 08:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Targetting the 2021 state polls scheduled to be held within a year if not postponed due to Covid-19 spread, the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday brought a major reshuffle in its unit.
Railways sending Shramik specials or Corona express, slams Mamata Banerjee
May 29, 2020, at 11:51 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday targeted the Indian Railways again and enquired if they are sending 'Corona Express' in place of 'Shramik specials.'
Mamata Banerjee accuses Railways of 'evacuating Maharashtra, spreading Corona to Bengal'
May 27, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Indian Railways of "evacuating Maharashtra and spreading Corona to Bengal" by sending special trains for migrants workers to the state without prior notice.
Bengal Guv urges people to remain calm, asks govt to act fast in restoring services
May 24, 2020, at 02:00 pm
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday urged the Mamata Banerjee government and its agencies to be in overdrive to restore essential services for the people post super Cyclone Amphan's wreckage even as the Indian Army swung into action to clear obstacles created by largescale falling of trees on roads affecting supply of drinking water and electricity.
Cyclone Amphan: Army deployed in Bengal as state govt seeks support to restore normalcy
May 23, 2020, at 09:40 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Indian Army on Saturday provided three columns to assist the Kolkata administration while two more columns were sent to North and South 24 Paraganas district to help the authorities in restoring normalcy in the wake of massive destruction inflicted by Cyclone Amphan, said reports.
Modi announces advance Rs. 1,000 cr for Bengal to recover from Cyclone Amphan, praises Mamata govt
May 22, 2020, at 04:45 pm
Kolkata/Basirhat/IBNS: To combat the devastating impact of Cyclone Amphan which hit southern parts of West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced an advance Rs. 1,000 crore for the state after an administrative meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar and some union ministers were also present.
Bengal: Modi, Mamata Banerjee reach Basirhat after survey of Amphan-hit areas
May 22, 2020, at 12:43 pm
Kolkata/Basirhat/IBNS: After conducting an aerial survey of Cyclone Amphan-hit areas in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee reached Basirhat for an administrative meeting on Friday.
PM Modi to visit Amphan-affected Bengal today, to conduct chopper survey with Mamata
May 22, 2020, at 09:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Responding to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to visit West Bengal which has been battered by Cyclone Amphan on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in the state on Friday to take stock of the present situation.
PM Modi to visit Cyclone Amphan-hit West Bengal tomorrow for survey with Mamata
May 21, 2020, at 08:57 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: After Mamata Banerjee appealed to Narendra Modi to visit West Bengal in the aftermath of the super Cyclone Amphan and take stock of the situation, the Prime Minister's Office has informed that he will arrive in Kolkata on Friday.
72 dead in Cyclone Amphan in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
May 21, 2020, at 05:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The devastaing Cyclone Amphan has claimed 72 lives in West Bengal, including 15 in the capital city of Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said at a press conference here.
Cyclone Amphan left at least 10 dead in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee
May 21, 2020, at 11:09 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said 10-12 people have lost lives in her state due to cyclone Amphan which has almost paralysed all sectors of the eastern region.
May 20, 2020, at 10:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, super Cyclone Amphan wreaked a havoc in the state of West Bengal causing worst damages in North and South 24 Parganas districts, while claiming several lives and destroying properties.
Three lakh people evacuated in the wake of Cyclone Amphan: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
May 19, 2020, at 08:23 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A day before severe cyclonic storm Amphan is likely to make its landfall between Digha in West Bengal and Hatiya islands in Bangladesh, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that three lakh people have been shifted to cyclone shelters in the coastal districts as a precautionary measure.
Home Minister Amit Shah speaks to Mamata Banerjee, assures all sorts of assistance to face AMPHAN
May 19, 2020, at 01:29 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Union Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a telephone discussion with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and assured all sorts of assistance in facing the cyclonic storm ‘AMPHAN’ which is likely to cause massive harm to the Gangetic and coastal districts of West Bengal.
Lockdown 4.0: Mamata Banerjee divides containment zones into three parts, reopens market partially
May 18, 2020, at 07:10 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: As India entered into the fourth phase of the lockdown to combat COVID-19 outbreak, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced guidelines to be followed in the state further dividing the containment zones into three parts.
Facilitate travel of stranded Kashmiris from West Bengal, Prof Soz tells Mamata Banerjee
May 17, 2020, at 06:02 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Senior Congress leader Prof Saifuddin Soz on Sunday requested West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee to facilitate travel of residents of Kashmir valley back to their homes from Kolkata and other places.
Bengal to bear all costs of special trains for migrant workers coming to state: Mamata govt
May 16, 2020, at 07:29 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid a showdown with the Centre over Coronavirus-related issues, the Mamata Banerjee government on Saturday said West Bengal will bear all costs of special trains meant for the stranded migrant workers' return to the eastern state.
Kolkata's ID Hospital earns praises from central team over Covid management
May 15, 2020, at 09:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A two-member visiting central team has heaped praises upon Kolkata's Beliaghata ID Hospital over its handling of Covid-19 weeks after the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal faced sharp criticism from the Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) over the health infrastructure in the state.
Piyush Goyal slams Mamata's arrangement of 105 trains for migrants, says WB needs more
May 14, 2020, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after Mamata Banerjee announced that her government has organised for 105 trains to bring back people to Bengal, stuck in different parts of the country, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said he feels sad that the eastern state doesn't want to accept the migrants waiting to return home.
Bengal left empty handed: Mamata Banerjee on video conference with PM
May 13, 2020, at 01:30 pm
Kolkata/UNI: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has alleged that West Bengal gained nothing from her interaction with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the video conference and was left empty-handed.
Bengal Imams Association urges Mamata to extend lockdown, says Eid celebrations can wait
May 09, 2020, at 09:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At a time when coronavirus cases are increasing in the country, the Bengal Imams' Association, a body of Islamic clerics in the state, on Saturday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, urging her to extend the ongoing lockdown till the end of May, without thinking about the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, which is expected to be observed on May 25.
Bengal's Covid politics prevails as Amit Shah, Mamata govt wage war over care for 'migrant workers'
May 09, 2020, at 06:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: People of the country's one of the most populous state West Bengal woke up on Saturday to the prevailing politics amid the Covid-19 crisis as Union Home Minister Amit Shah sent a letter to the state government accusing it of not allowing trains to help migrant workers to return to their homes, receiving a counter-attack from the Trinamool Congress (TMC).
Amit Shah claims WB govt not allowing migrants' trains to reach state, TMC calls it bundle of lies
May 09, 2020, at 01:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has sent a letter to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and accused the state government of not cooperating with the Centre to allow the trains carrying migrant labourers to enter Bengal, evoking an angry reaction as with the Trinamool Congress calling it a "bundle of lies".
West Bengal govt not allowing trains with migrants to reach state: Amit Shah in letter to Mamata
May 09, 2020, at 12:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In yet another episode of exchange of barbs, Union Home Minister Amit Shah shot a letter to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee accusing the state government of not cooperating with the Centre to allow the trains carrying migrant labourers to enter Bengal.
Is Mamata Banerjee going for an image makeover over Covid-19 flak?
May 08, 2020, at 01:41 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the state's chief secretary Rajiva Sinha, who were at the forefront in handling the Covid-19 situation since day one, are missing from daily bulletins now, prompting political observers to infer that the under-attack Trinamool Congress (TMC) government is going for an image makeover.
May 06, 2020, at 10:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Shooting off a scathing letter to West Bengal government, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Wednesday stated that Bengal has the highest Covid-19 mortality rate in the country and pointed out how the Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) that visited Bengal found low testing and brazen violations of lockdown in the state.