Beginning of the end starts: Mamata Banerjee on BJP's defeat in UP by-polls
Mar 14, 2018, at 09:01 pm
Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): Reacting to the stunning performance of the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh by-polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said the beginning of the end has started hinting at a possible downfall of the BJP in 2019 General Election.
Ex-Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah turns 47, politicians wish him
Mar 10, 2018, at 10:25 pm
Srinagar, Mar 10 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah turned 47 on Saturday.
Our target is Red Fort: Mamata Banerjee
Mar 06, 2018, at 01:07 am
Kolkata, Mar 5 (IBNS): Challenging the BJP, West Bengal Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee on Monday said if the ruling party targeted Bengal then her TMC will attempt to capture 'Red Fort'.
Telengana CM KCR calls for National Front, Mamata backs
Mar 05, 2018, at 05:57 pm
New Delhi, Mar 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has backed her Telegana counterpart K Chandrasekhar Rao's call for a non BJP-Congress National Front ahead of the 2019 General Election, media reports said.
Congress turned down proposal of alliance in Tripura: Mamata Banerjee
Mar 04, 2018, at 05:09 am
Mamata Banerjee wishes Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on birthday
Mar 01, 2018, at 10:49 pm
Kolkata, Mar 1 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wished ex-state CM Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on his birthday.
PNB Scam: Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee slam PM Modi
Feb 15, 2018, at 08:49 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Feb 15 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and other opposition leaders targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government over the alleged Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam on Thursday.
Hardik Patel meets Mamata Banerjee, calls her ‘Lady Gandhi’
Feb 10, 2018, at 02:33 pm
Kolkata, Feb 10 (IBNS): Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel on Friday met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and called the TMC supremo ‘Lady Gandhi’.
Politicos take to Twitter to hail India's U-19 Cricket World Cup Win
Feb 03, 2018, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IBNS): After a promising start, the boys in blue delivered when it mattered the most, defeating Australia in the mega final of the 2018 ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup to lift the silverware for a record fourth time, in New Zealand on Saturday.
Mamata Banerjee mourns actress Supriya Devi's demise
Jan 26, 2018, at 10:03 pm
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday mourned the death of veteran actress Supriya Devi.
Supriya Devi will be given guard of honour, says WB CM Mamata Banerjee
Jan 26, 2018, at 08:00 pm
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said veteran Bengali actor Supriya Devi, who passed away on Friday, will be given a guard of honour by the state government.
PM Modi and others highlight the importance on National Girl Child Day
Jan 24, 2018, at 09:17 pm
New Delhi, Jan 24 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi appreciated the skills, strengths and fortitude of the girl child on National Girl Child Day, which is observed on January 24.
Mamata Banerjee slams Centre over not declaring Netaji's birthday as national holiday
Jan 24, 2018, at 12:09 am
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the Centre for not declaring Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's birthday as a national holiday.
Disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs is most unfortunate: Mamata Banerjee
Jan 19, 2018, at 11:32 pm
Kolkata, Jan 19 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday came out supporting the Aam Aadmi Party and called disqualification of 20 MLAs of the party in Delhi for allegedly holding office of profits as parliamentary secretaries as "unfortunate".
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurates JSW Cement’s Salboni unit
Jan 16, 2018, at 01:26 am
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS):JSW Cement, producer of PSC cement in India and part of US$ 12 billion JSW Group, on Monday announced the inauguration of its 2.4 MTPA manufacturing unit at Salboni in West Bengal.
Sarod maestro Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta passes away
Jan 15, 2018, at 11:12 pm
Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Sarod maestro Pandit Buddhadev Dasgupta has passed away on Monday.
PM Modi, WB CM Mamata Banerjee pay respect to Swami Vivekananda on his Jayanti
Jan 12, 2018, at 04:33 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 12 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid tributes to Indian Hindu monk late Swami Vivekananda on his birthday on Thursday.
Mamata Banerjee receives D.Litt, says her life is full of negligences
Jan 11, 2018, at 10:46 pm
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday received an honourary D.Litt degree from Calcutta University amid the ongoing hearing of the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Calcutta High Court against the conferment of the title.
Mamata Banerjee remembers Har Gobind Khorana on birth anniversary
Jan 09, 2018, at 02:57 pm
Kolkata, Jan 9 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday remembered Nobel prize winner Har Gobind Khorana on his birth anniversary.
Mamata Banerjee remembers dancing legend Kelucharan Mahapatra on birth anniversary
Jan 08, 2018, at 01:46 pm
Kolkata, Jan 8 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday remembered dancing legend Kelucharan Mahapatra on his birth anniversary.
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee launches state government emblem
Jan 06, 2018, at 12:05 am
Kolkata, Jan 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched the emblem of the State Government.
Assam: Three FIRs lodged against Mamata Banerjee for her controversial remarks on NRC
Jan 05, 2018, at 01:41 am
Guwahati, Jan 4 (IBNS): Amidst massive protest by BJP, Congress’s Assam unit, All Assam Students Union (AASU) and other regional parties, over the controversial statement made by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on the ongoing National Register of Citizen (NRC) updating process in the state, at least three FIRs were lodged at two police stations in Guwahati against the West Bengal CM on Thursday.
Mamata Banerjee wishes party workers as TMC completes 20 years
Jan 02, 2018, at 12:43 am
Mumbai, Jan 1 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wished party workers as her Trinamool Congress completed 20 years on Monday.
Gujarat belled the cat for 2019: Mamata Banerjee on poll result
Dec 18, 2017, at 11:25 pm
Kolkata, Dec 18 (IBNS): Gujarat may have rested their faith in PM Modi once again but West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, one of the proponents of a united Opposition, felt the BJP's decline in seat numbers is an ominous sign for the saffron brigade in 2019 General Election.
Dec 08, 2017, at 11:07 pm
Kolkata, Dec 8 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced Rs 3 lakh compensation to the family of a migrant labourer from her state who was killed in Rajasthan recently.
Mamata Banerjee remembers J Jayalalithaa on first death anniversary
Dec 05, 2017, at 08:54 pm
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday paid tribute to late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on her first death anniversary.
Road accidents have reduced in West Bengal: Mamata
Dec 04, 2017, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said road accidents in state have reduced in the state by 16.06 percent due to continuous monitoring and campaign.
BJP leader Suraj Pal Amu, who threatened Deepika Padukone over Padmavati, resigns
Nov 29, 2017, at 06:17 pm
Chandigarh, Nov 29 (IBNS): Haryana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Suraj Pal Amu, who threatened to behead Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali over the Padmavati row, resigned from the party post on Wednesday, media reports said.
Mamata condemns killing of journalist Sudip Datta Bhaumik in Tripura
Nov 22, 2017, at 12:31 am
Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the killing of journalist Sudip Datta Bhaumik in North eastern Indian state Tripura, media reports said.
Mamata Banerjee mourns Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi's death
Nov 20, 2017, at 10:09 pm
Kolkata, Nov 20 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday mourned the death of former Union Minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi.