Patna: Sharad Yadav calls for grand alliance at national level, Mamata Banerjee slams Centre
Aug 27, 2017, at 11:39 pm
Patna, Aug 27 (IBNS): Rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav on Sunday said a grand alliance will be formed at the national level to take on the BJP at the next Lok Sabha elections.
Mamata Banerjee visits flood affected areas of North Bengal
Aug 22, 2017, at 12:34 am
Kolkata, Aug 21 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday visited the flood-hit areas of North Bengal for inspection.
Obscene attack on Mamata Banerjee: Bengal CID summons CPI-M leader Gautam Deb
Aug 18, 2017, at 03:04 am
Kolkata, Aug 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has served a notice to Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Gautam Deb in connection with its ongoing investigation into his alleged 'obscene' attack on state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, sources said.
Gorkhaland Movement leaders calls on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Aug 14, 2017, at 02:45 am
New York, Aug 13 (IBNS): A delegation of Gorkhaland Movement leaders called on the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh here on Sunday.
Mamata Banerjee launches “BJP Quit India†movement
Aug 10, 2017, at 01:18 am
Kolkata, Aug 9 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched the “BJP Quit India†movement in Medinipur.
Mamata Banerjee congratulates M. Venkaiah Naidu on being elected Vice President
Aug 06, 2017, at 03:47 am
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday congratulated M. Venkaiah Naidu on being elected as the Vice President of India.
Sonia Gandhi wishes M. Venkaiah Naidu on becoming Vice President
Aug 06, 2017, at 03:41 am
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IBNS): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday wished M. Venkaiah Naidu on being elected as the vice president of the nation.
Mamata Banerjee condoles Sontosh Mohon Dev's death
Aug 02, 2017, at 10:15 pm
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday condoled the passing away of former Union Minister Sontosh Mohon Dev.
Mamata Banerjee remembers Mohammad Rafi on death anniversary
Jul 31, 2017, at 09:36 pm
Kolkata, July 31 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday remembered Indian singing legend Mohammad Rafi on his death anniversary.
Kanyashree Prakalpa: West Bengal govt to soon launch K3 programme for university students
Jul 28, 2017, at 10:49 pm
Kolkata, July 29 (IBNS) The West Bengal government on Friday celebrated the international recognition and appreciation received by the Kanyashree Prakalpa here.
Mamata Banerjee remembers Mahashweta Devi on death anniversary
Jul 28, 2017, at 02:09 pm
Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday paid tributes to late writer Mahashweta Devi on her death anniversary.
Mamata condemns right-wing organisation's suggestion to remove Tagore's writings from textbooks
Jul 26, 2017, at 02:36 am
Kolkata, Jul 25 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday slammed a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated educational outfit for its recommendation to remove Rabindranath Tagore's writings and several other topics from school textbooks.
Mamata Banerjee meets Rajnath Singh
Jul 26, 2017, at 01:26 am
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Tuesday (July 25, 2017).
2 suspected Maoists nabbed with firearms near Mamata Banerjee's Kolkata residence
Jul 25, 2017, at 12:27 am
Kolkata, Jul 24 (IBNS): Police on Monday held two suspected Maoists from Harish Chatterjee Street area, metres away from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's house, under Kalighat Police Station limits in south Kolkata, officials said.
We supported Meira Kumar in Presidential polls: Mamata
Jul 17, 2017, at 11:39 pm
Kolkata, July 17 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her party voted in favour of Meira Kumar in the Presidential elections to protest against BJP's 'injustice'.
Centre provoked external forces to create Basirhat riots: Mamata
Jul 08, 2017, at 10:20 pm
Kolkata, July 8 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday attacked the Centre over the spiralling communal violence in state's Basirhat area and said the Centre provoked external forces to create the situation along the sensitive Bangladesh border.
Basirhat riot: Tripura Guv, Sanghis spreading bile, says TMC
Jul 05, 2017, at 06:23 pm
Kolkata, Jul 5 (IBNS): The Chief National Spokesperson of All India Trinamool Comgress Derek O'Brian accused Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy and BJP faithfuls of spreading bile against the state government.
I have been threatened and disrespected by Governor: Mamata after Bengal riots
Jul 04, 2017, at 11:46 pm
Kolkata, July 4 (IBNS) After communal riots singed a region of North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on Tuesday over an “objectionable†post on Facebook, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday blasted the state's governor for what she called a "threat issued to her over phone on law and order situation."
West Bengal govt wins UN Public Service award
Jun 24, 2017, at 01:12 pm
Kolkata, June 24 (IBNS): The United Nations has accorded the highest award, the first place for Public Service to the West Bengal Government for its scheme titled "Kanyashree Prakalpa" at a ceremony held at the World Forum, The Hague.
Jun 19, 2017, at 11:10 pm
Kolkata, June 19 (IBNS):West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said their decision on Presidential Polls candidate will only be announced after the meeting of the opposition parties on June 22.
Mamata Banerjee leaves for The Hague ; Darjeeling continues to boil
Jun 19, 2017, at 06:00 pm
Kolkata, June 19 (IBNS) : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday left for The Hague in the Netherlands to attend a UN meet as unrest continued to rage in Darjeeling where an indefinite strike called by the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha entered the eight dayhe eighth day.
Swami Atmasthananda passes away, Narendra Modi,Mamata Banerjee condole
Jun 19, 2017, at 02:50 am
New Delhi, June 18 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the demise of fifteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math- Swami Atmasthananda.
Darjeeling unrest likely to escalate today
Jun 18, 2017, at 06:49 pm
Darjeeling, June 18 (IBNS): Amid escalating tension in the hills of West Bengal, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)'s protests over the demand for a separate state in Darjeeling are set to intensify with party chief Bimal Gurung asking his supporters to defy curfew and assemble at Chowk Bazaar on Sunday, media reports said.
2 GJM supporters 'killed' as police allegedly open fire on agitators in Darjeeling
Jun 17, 2017, at 10:15 pm
Darjeeling, June 17 (IBNS): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) leaders claimed that two of their supporters were killed on Saturday as police opened fire on them.
Mamata Banerjee opposes Centre's move to make Aadhaar mandatory
Jun 16, 2017, at 10:55 pm
Kolkata, June 16 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday opposed Centre's move of making Aadhaar mandatory for opening bank accounts and financial transactions of Rs 50,000 and above.
Jun 10, 2017, at 11:53 pm
Kolkata/Darjeeling, Jun 10 (IBNS): Nearly 48 hours after West Bengal's "queen of hills" Darjeeling was turned into a war zone due to a political violence, superintendent of Darjeeling district police, Amit Javalgi, has been sent on a compulsory waiting, officials said.
Present situation in Darjeeling is under control, peace restored: Mamata Banerjee
Jun 10, 2017, at 01:32 am
Darjeeling, June 9 (IBNS): After the passage of twenty four hours since the violent protest of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) broke in the hills, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that the situation in Darjeeling is currently under control and peace has been restored in the area, according to media reports.
Army starts patrolling in violence-hit Darjeeling
Jun 09, 2017, at 02:56 am
Darjeeling, June 8 (IBNS): Army was called out in Darjeeling at the request of the West Bengal government to control the situation arising out of a violent protest by the Gorkha Jamukti Morcha on Thursday, media reports.
Mamata Banerjee calls farmers firing incident as 'unfortunate'
Jun 07, 2017, at 04:55 am
Kolkata, June 6 (IBNS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she was saddened by the death of farmers in alleged police firing in Madhya Pradesh.
My apprehension came true, says Mamata on dip in GDP growth rate
Jun 02, 2017, at 01:12 am
Kolkata, June 1 (IBNS): Attacking the Centre once again for the demonetisation and its negative impacts on Indian economy, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said that her apprehension proved to be true regarding the severe loss in jobs and decline in productivity, at the time when India's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate slipped to 6.1% in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016-2017.